The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-17
THE IRON HAND
In RUSSIA
"A Descent Last Night on the
ReyOlutiOnaries.
POLICE SEIZE PAPERS
Twenty Persons Arrested by the Au-
thorities 1t May Take Months
Now to Pacify the
Caucasus.
POLICE SEIZE PAPERS

| st. Petersburg, Jan II. All the mem
bers Of the Workmen's Council mum
bcring twenty-five persons, were arrest
Lea during Monday night. The police
seized many revolutionary documents
and 4 mass Of correspondence. The Gov
eminent officials consider that the future
action Of the reyolutionisis will be ham
lpcred BY the capture Of the members Of
the Council and the revolutionary docn-
nsnts.
Though the Government Is reasserting
\ . precarious authority in the cities along
| the railroads IN the Caucasus. Official
iadvices received show that the noun
I taineers are under arms in large sections
Of the Ayice-royalty The Government
lot kutgis Is entirely III the hands Of
the insurgents, who have interdietcd
taxes and are lcvying their own import
duties. The reduction OF the inaeces-
sible districts of Gori and Osuigati,
whose mountain strongholds with their
\ fierce warriors have been the despair
of all conquerors, win involve cam
lpaign of weeks and even months. with
the cooperation OF mountain artillery,
in comparison with which the operations
in the Baltic provinces are ehill's play.
The troops IN the Caucasus being made
iquate the Government has decided to
send there large force composed Of the
veterans returning from Manchuria, per-
haps seven army corps.
No figures regarding the force now in
ManchuriG have been given out, hut
The inclusion in the budget Of an item
Of $4,000 900 for the construction of
barracks for these troops gives some
indication of their strength. Though
the progress Of the revolutionary pro-
paganda among the troops has largely
been Hullifed by the events Of Deem
her, the red leaders arc renewing their
campaign aud are disseminating thou.
sands of copies OF the appeals Of the
Saratof Peasant League, the Union Of
Liberal teachers and other organizations,
declaring that the Government has per-
ished By its own hand and that the
loyalty Of the soldiers is due to the
champions OF the people
AT penza, Major General Lisoyiki,
who WAS said 70 be under sentence
death by the hghting section on the So
cial revolutionaries, was fired at three
times Monday and killed The assassin
escaped. At Riga, Liyonia. band Of
reyolutionaries Monday fell upon three
lieutennnts Of police and killed them
with reYolvers The essassins escaped.
The lieutenants were returning from q
conference at the palace Of the COVER
nor general.
The emperor, in rescsipt TO this Me-
tropolitan Antonius, president OF the
synod, invites him TO convene an extra
ordinary church council, pursuant 70 a
desire expressed by the synod year
ago, to consider reforms IN the organi-
zation Of the national church, This viii
be the first council OF the kind since
the patriarchate OF Nixon in 1855, and
the emperor's decision to call it signi-
fies the downfall of the cdiacc OF secular
authority and bureaucratic restrictions
completed By II PobIedonostesea md
the restoration of the apostolic control
al the church. II Is understood that the
the council win meet IN the autumn.