Troubles in Russia

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1467, 27 October 1905, Page 3

Troubles in Russia

. -ji Fatal Coofiicls' ] . Wasaw Threatened with Famine Trails Paralysed Press Association,— Copyright. St. Pkekrsboro, October 26 FiFIBEN wcto killed and 26 injured in « conflict with tho troop 3 at tho demonstration at Ekatorinoslav. Strikers seized a train in tho direction of Kyzrm and travelled from station lo eta ion, plundering and destroying buildings, In a strikers' affray at the Nikolai station with engine drivers wishing to. rosuuio work several wore killed and woundod. Warsaw is isolated, and a meat and coal famine is fchriatoned. Trado at the seaports is being gradually paralysed. Tho OJpbsb trains have been stopped oxcopt to Kieff. ' Immonse meetings of, students and workmen have been hold at St. Petersburg, aud revolutionary speeches urging an armed rising delivored. Slriksrs Waite on De Witle A Civil War Probable SI Petersburg Panic Stricken Sailors Attempt Mutiny Rt. Peteksbdrh, Oct. 26 _ The editors of St. Petersburg are discussing the advisability of publishing all the news and ignoring tho censor. M. de Witte, in receiving a deputation of the Working Men's Congress, stipulated -that the interview was unofficial, as he -was not empowered to accept addresses. iSomo of their demands would bo unrealisable in any country. A constituent Assembly was at present impossible. Universal suffrage would give pre-oirjiiicnce to the wealthy, enabling thou) to iofkonoe votes. Thore was not a cultivated man in jtho whole world in favour of universal suffrage Ho added that freedom to tho press and at mootings would shortly be granted'and martial law on railways abolished. He.advised cessation of the strike and tho elaboration of pacific conditions. M. de Witte told the deputation that the State must repress the revolt, or a civil war betwoon tho people and strikers must be proelnimod. A civil war, he said, had • ■ altoody begun in Mosoow and Sharkoff. This probably rotors to the disorders in those cities, due to the famine prices, whioh in their tarn are the results of tho strikes. De Witte added: " Possibly tho Government will full, dm the' educated classes, ■who are responsible for tho struggle, will go down in the general disaßtor. A supreme Government will have no doubtful or disorderly elements. If they want to win any real good tho railway mon must terminate the strike" The congress of railway workors having he.ird the report of the deputation, a delegate remarked, "The buren'-craey will give us nothing; we must tale whal we want." £!ho congress resolved to await ll o result • i'kA th.e interview with Prince Ehilkoff, P ■ MinisW for Ways and Communications. London, Oolober 26 The TiiMf'..&- Petersburg correspondent states that the inhabitants aro becoming panic-stricken, fearing the downfall of ihe Government and tho proclamation of mob rule. A later message states' mt plundering has commenced at Bt. fttorfag, and that the polioo *ro hurriedly tooting tho house-porters to close thoir doors, Three thousand p.i'fmgcrs are Btriko. bound at the Mosoow terminus, and the authorities are sending ;hem to lodgings, sine? they aro unable lo return to thoir ' hotels, Threo uncontrolled locoraotivos slatted at full steam along thewils, and suffered .much damage until wrecked. The traffic to Germany has been topped. Th« tradesmen hi St. Petersburg are) trying to. induce carters, porters, aud butchers to attack the strikers. ' A mutiny has boon attemptod on tho battleship Katharine, and also at the fortress at Sebastopol, There were 500 .arrests.