Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1906-01-02

Associated Press Dispatches BY specih Wires.
Moscow, Russia, Jan. /. Night, via
st. Petersburg, Jan. 2 2-Exoopt for
the numerous military patrols 10 the
streets and the pillars Of smoke float
ing above the ruins of iactariea and
houses IN the Presna district, there is
little TO recall the nightmare Of the
last 10 days. As II by magic. In "a
hours the appearance ci the city has
changed. The stores everywhere have
been reopened and the streets are
crowded with holiday shoppers, making
helatod purchases for the Russ ian
Christmas, which, according TO the
Julian calendar, falls on Sunday next.
As the early Northern night fell the
guards were doubled, but the electric
street lamps brilliantly lighted the
shop windows, reassurine the people,
who fingered on merrymnkinQ with
the careless indifference Of the Rus
slams Ito -the dramatic tragedy Just
ended. Tho Presna district, however,
presented another picture. There
/ people by the hundreds, who had been
burntd out, we're excitedly searching
the RUNS OF bsmuuning the iusa OF
dear ones. while the police and troora
continued their hunt for hidden revolu-
tioniH.s.
a number Of Druiinista, surrounded
in a sugar factory in the suburbs last
night, surrendered this morning, when
they found that further resistance was
useless. The only other warlike incl
dent was a rear attack made BY q
body of Druiinists upon a detachment
Of troops stationed at a bridge with
instructions 10 cover the work Of the
hremen. The soldiers when attacked
turned right about face and fred q
volley, killing three students and
wounding several others.
This was the ooldest day Of the
winter, the Thermometer registering
l8 1egiees below zero. The roaring
fires, at which thu pickots are warm.
ing themselves, give touch ol
pioturaaquenesa to the streets.
Two important captures we're mad,
today Volkoff and Malinod, the chief
OF the fighting organization and mem
bers of the National Revolutionary
Committee. The authorities are
promising amnesty for information
regarding the leaders and the hidinl
places of arms, but only a few ar
betraying their comrades. IL is under
stood that the prisoners will be tries
by oourt-martial, and some Of th,
papers say those caught with arms u
their hands will be given a shor
shrift.
Ths lists Of the casualties and Iosse
to property are being compiled a
Gov. Gen. Doubas30if's Is headquarter
and are promised tomorrow. At tn
hourse today a prominent mnnufao
turer estimated the damage done il
the burned district at s., 600 000. Tn
American factories, of which the New
YORK Airbfake Co., the Barry Boile
Co. aud the Singer Manufacturing Co
are the principal owners, have no
suffered. The employees Of the airbrak
company, whose works are situated
at Luhertzi, attempted tc seize th
premises, In order to get possession q
the explosives, but a squadron O
Dragons was dispatched 70 the seen
by Gov. Gen. Doubassod, and the troop
prevented the strikers carrying on
their plan. Their leader. who wa
marching at the head OF the men, wa
shot down by the officer in.commanl
of the Dragons, which caused a panic
and the strikers fled.
Although the strike IL OF, some O
the factories have decided that it
useless to recommence work a few day
before Christmas aud have dismisse
their wolkmen until January Dist
Most OF the other undamaPed iaotofie
have resumed work. The railroads an
telegraph lines are resuminR bushes
slowly. The directors Of the kaza
line have dismissed the employees {
the line and are engaging q new force
using as a nucleus a few trustworth
veterans. Other roads probably wi
follow their example.
Bakhmut, Russia, Jan. IA larg
lumber Of rsvolutionists from the fac
tories in the neiRhborhood made a
attack on the barracks YESTERDAY
Three companies of infantry and
D squadron OF calvary replied with vo
2 leys, and a vefitable battle follow eC
lasting from 8 o'clock in the mornin
until 4 o'clock in the Afternoon
About noon a company Of Cossacl
arrived and the insurgents we're placs
between two fires, with the result thl
they had suffered heavily.
It is stated that 800 workmen we
killed. The troops had thres kill'
and seven wounded.
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