THE DISTURBANCE IN RUSSIA.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1233, 25 January 1905, Page 2

THE DISTURBANCE IN RUSSIA.

• Press Association.—Copyright,

f London, January 24 Americans take a grave view of the crisis. 5 French newspapers contain torriblo pictures of the cold blood jd massacre, f The Timeß Paris correspondent sayß 1 , tint autocracy, besides exciting the scorn > and pxecration o( tho civilieod world, has alienated what little sympathy it retained 0 y the only couutry in Europe, where • until Sunday it was*still counted as a friend. / ' Parisian crowds manifest horror and , disgust at Sunday's abominations, 1 FALL JN RUSSIAN bTOCK_ ' SPECIAL POWERS GIVEN TO THE POLICE * i Press Association.—Copyright. 1 London, Jan. 24 , The Paris and Berlin Bourses are weak 3 but th<iro is no panic. 3 Russian stock foil about I£. There was ' a similtr full in London, Consols are { quoted ar 87 4-5. Polish Socialists aroin possession of Prince Mirsky's secret circular of c addressed to liml antlnriiies, prohibiting all meetings concerning international ro* t form. In it the polce are authorised to oxcorcise unlimited powers to prevont or r break up meetings, 3 Lateb, Russian stocks fell several points on tho Berlin Bourso. | The new loan is quoted at 933-8 1 SYMPATHY OF BRITISH WORKMEN i » AN EXPRESSION OF HORROR f , London, Jan. 24 i The Westham Trades and Labour Coun- ' cil has forwarded to Mr, Balfotir a resolution expressing horror at the wamon bntohory of many of their comrades' in • St. Petersburg, and urge that a protest be forwarded on Britain's behalf, i f . THE FIRES AT SEVASTOPOL J STRIKE EXTENDING I _____ ' PEOPLE FORBIDDEN TO ; ASSEMBLE Press Association.—Copyright. S r . Pbtersbdro, January 24 f The flames at Sevastopol burst out ' simultaneously at different parts, The mou employed at the model department had barely time to escape. Tho fire was extinguished after burning , for six hours. Tho docks were save»V 1 Crowds at Moscow besieged the mws-, 1 paper offics clamouring for news from I St, Petersburg. Thousands of employees at the Bromley 'ronworks at Moscow have struck in sympathy with the St, Petersburg strikers, and have persuaded tho majority of other trades to join. The omployees of the Sijtui printing works at Mosoow have also joined. The general strike follows on the line 3 of the St. Petersburg movement, The Preleoturesbsve issued a proclamation in view of a strike in some 'of tho faotories, aid in order to avert street disturbances similar to those in St. Petersburg, tho pnbho are warned to ayoid assemblages and procflssions, othorwiseV severe measures will bo taken. ATTEMPTED MDRDER OF A GRAND DUKE ' Press Association.—Copyright. Pari?, January 24 The Petit Journal reports an attempt to assassinate tho Grand Duke Sergeß. COURT OF JOSTICE OLOSED i \ LAWYERS REFUSE TO PRAOHOB Press Association.—Copyright., St. Pbtbrsborg, Jan 24 Tho St. Petersburg Civil Department court of justice is closed, many of the lawyers refusing to practice. A number of other departments are closed. Forty magistrates havo petitioned the Government to protect the inhabitants from the result of the workers' agitation, REVOLUTIONARY ATTITUDE IN MOSCOW PROCLAMATION BY TQE CZAR MARTIAL LAW IN ST PF.TERKBURG , Press Association.--Copyright. i London, Jan. 24 Tho Daily Telograph states that at the I instance of journalists, literati, and others, a body of men of standing will be constituted a committee of future provisional a government. They are aware that failure t to Beoure a constitutional regime is equlv t alont to exile or death. ; «

—♦— ■ The World Horrified Buildings Fired in Many Paris of Sevastopol Heftobytbe Czar St Patersburgto be Under Maittal Law i ■ The Town in Darkness Government Offices. Court, and Business Placas Closed The Strike Extending '

1 Reoter states that the attitude of all . classes at Mosoow is threatening, and that > householders are arming. Other advices ptate that the Imperial i Family are at Gatsohina. ' A parly of marines at St, Petersburg on i Sunday declined to fire on the crowd, I It is understood that the Cz ir issues a i manifesto to-day,proclaiming martial law i }n St. Petersburg, and promising a commission to investigate labour grievances. A GENERAL BEATEN TO DEATD Press Association.—Copyright. St. Phtersbobg, January 24 An aged general, while sledging on ! Sunday towards the troops, was asked by an infuriated crowd whether he wbb going to order the troops to fire on them The general told the coachman to proooed, A c well-dressod man then struck him on tho head, after which he was evicted from Ihe sledge and beaten and trampled to death. GAPON WOUNDED ( CRAWLS'TO A FRIENDLY HOUSE . | A BOMB HURLEr AT THE TROOPS 0 I r| MUTILATrON OF CZAR'S j PORTRAITS a j DARKNESS IN ST, PETERBURG j SCHOOLS, THEATRES, AND | • RES rAURANTS CLOSED 1 . Press Association.—Copyright. St Pktsrrbobo, January 24. | When Father Gapon's fifteen thousand men left the Neva gate singing" God, save _ J thy peoplo and givo them victory over the _ , orthodox Czar," the command to .firo was given to tho troops. This was immediately followed by a volloy, Fa'her Gapon was thrown to the ground, an| crawled to a neighbouring honse. , Father Sergius was wounded. A committee of workers has disoussed the proposal to appoal to the embassies for foreign intervention on the people's behalf. shops in the suburbs have been pillaged, and the Czer's portrait has been everywhere insulted, The Czarina's portrait is respected. A portion of the troops at Kolpino startt ed for' St. Petersburg, and (|hon returned, There was a sharp encounter at Tuameskaia Squaro, Nevsky Prospeot, yesterday, aDd a bomb was thrown among the ( Cossaoks, The result has been censored. The inhabitants reuuia indoors, and shops, sihools, theatres, and restaurants are closed. [ The central quarters are in darkness, and houses and hotels are reduced to candle-light, j Thousands of explosives have, been stolen from jlhePutiloff work ' The police have dosed all the gunsmiths' premises. Military patrols are stationed in every quarter, ( A JAPANESE PROCLAMATION "GOD IS WITH US"/ , Press Association.—Copyright. ' LoNpou, Jan. 24 Field-Marshal Oyama's proclamation t _ referring to Russia's internal trouble states: "God is with us." DOWNFALL OF AUTOCRACY PREDICTED aUSSIANS IN AMERICA SUBSORIB* v Itttr FOR THE RIOTERS Press Association.—Copyright. L 'Ndon, January 24 The comments of many of the Frenoh newspapers on the St. Petersburg mas • saore are extremelv bitter. The papers '' predict the downfall of Ozarism. Russian residonts in Amerioa are vastly axoited. Their unions have remitted to tho rioters £IOO,OOO. QUIET NIGHT IN ST PETERSBURG UNREST IN THE PROVINCES MOSCOW PAPERS SUSPEND PUB- ] LICATION I V c Press Association.—Copyright. ' St. Petbrsburg, January. 24 It is officially stated that there were no a collisions betwoen tho troops and orowds j on Monday, and that no ono was killed or wounded, Thoro was some pilhging and window breaking, but order was quiokly restored. Tho night was quiet in St. Petersburg. There is no excitement to • day, Thousands aro idling in the streets, buKthe J military do not interfere except to hep .*' traffio temporary lull ba B P reaunred nobody, 1

Peisistent reports aro afloit ol great : 4 unrest in Odossa, Kharkoff, Sevastopol, '"* **'V| Kisbineff, Finland anJ Poland. ' / f / £ Tliore are ten thousand strikers in oow, and no newspapers are issued. \ Pobtedonostzefl, prooaraior of the floly , * Synod, is dangerously ill, ' "

THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT k

CHARGES AGAINST THE LEADERS Press Association.—Copyright. St Pktehsburg, January 24 The official St Petersburg statoment sets M forth that while the slnke was orderly it was not suppressed; bus wbsn Workers' Association overstepped its intellectual and religious objeo.ts, and fell under the revolutionary influonoos .of ' % Father Gapon, its president oonoealed from the majority'lhipaal c'baraoter 'of the iasolent politioallewWds of the petition purporting to represent labour grievances; and also concealed tllo, real purpose of ihe meeting whereto they were invited to the Square. The bloody collisions'wero the result of the refusal to obey the police regulations. The Times Bsrlin correspondent says tlmt the Russian telegraphio censorship has latterly been held in abeyance. It is clear, from what has boen tolooraphed, lhat the authorities desired the agitation to oome to a head, and did not I oppose the preliminary "organisation and t processions. The police were forbidden to prevent the development of a revolu- ] >ion, and wore .instructed to allow develop- 1L ments to ripen for the action of the milin '\ .K ~ The Kreuz Zoitung and other advooates I B of the traditional Russian policy of repres- ' v sion speak in defence of the Graud Dukes. -—— i BRITISH PRESS DENUNCIATION lj Press Association.—Copyright. j 3 LohDON, Jan. 24 ' ™ The Liberal and Radical'newspapers , scathingly denounce the incidont. " AN AFFR\Y AT SEVASTOPOL ie RIOTOUS SALIORS MALTREAT A THIIR OFFICERS ] j » SOLDIERS REFUSE TO HURT ■ THEM V Press Association.—Copyright. g St. Petkrsburg, J in. 24 1 The fire in Sevastopol was the work ov infuriated sailors who had been badly victualled and harshly treated reoontly. s Ihey rioted, and also maltreatod their officers, yelling, "Down with Admiral . > Fiohaohial"** = dtop the war 1" "Down with absolutism 1" Soldiers were summoned, but they vol* " leyed into the air, and the regiment was sent to the barraolts. The colonel, on remonstrating, was told that if they were compelled to shoot them, their officers would be targets.

The fire destroyed the nava! depots.