Crisis in Russia

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1468, 28 October 1905, Page 3

Crisis in Russia

i » —_ Revolution Threatened J Battleship Blown Op Troops v. Workmen Severe Fighting—Many Casualties A Bridge Destroyed Shifters to be final Proposed Revolutionary Govsrnmeiit Press ABSOoiation.—Copyright, Ss. Pktbusiidrg, Oct. 27 Seven thousand workmen rnr; at the Nvaski works, when the Cossacks attacked thorn and wounded 100. Stow iniurod ono offioer and Boven Cossacks. Tho nilway bridge ovor ihe Obvodny Canal, South St. Petersburg, has bs-u destroyed. Theworkinon ou the now AdrnirJiy works, St. Petersburg, where the now vessels Bayan, Pallada, and two othors an nnder construction, have struck, «> a'so havo tho workinon in another naval yard. Tho leadors of tho Social Democratic Party have organised a salo of arras. The strikers will have 25 cartridges to oach rifle. Tho Ministry havo confirmed the estitimates, which aro intended to improvo tho railway men's conditions of service aud wages. Hevolntionaries mot at tho the University of St Petersburg and announood the formation of a provisional Qovernmnt at Khurkoff.

Tho Governor of Kharkoff has boon arrested.

Collections have been tnado at the St. Petersburg University in suppoort oi an armed rising, St. Petersburg, Oct. 27 The infjnlry volleyed tho strikers at Zgierz, and a number of tho latter were killed and wounded. The Dragoons, charging and volloying, dispersed 4000 workmen parading at Pabiaoioo with red flags. Two were killed and 14 wounded. Tho strikers havo a complote raastory of the municipality at Kursu, Revolutionary Meeting Attended by Officers and Soldiers Formar Me Inflammatory Speech s Press Association.—Copyright, St. Petersburg, Oct. 27.- . Great meetings havo been hold at St. Petersburg University! many offioers and soldiers being prcsrat. Several of tho formor . Bpoke fearlessly of freedom, while other sppakots mado violent denunciations of tho Czar and bureaucracy, which did not evoke a protest. Tho authorities hoaitato to use force. It is roported that in the doling at Ktarkoff many were killod, Molincil of Ministers fie W Appointed President Ammunition Seizes! by Siiiksrs Troops Patrolling St Patersburg Ho Slilk or Bread in tlisCily A Battleship BuwJ St. Petersburg October 27 % A ukase has placed General Trepoff at the head of tho St. Petersburg garrison, Tha Council of Ministers havo reconv rnonded tbo Czar to estr.blsh a Cabinet, tho Promior's title to bo President of the Couucil, with the riqhfc to propose candidates for Ministerial'pasts except those of Foreign Affairs, War, Marine, and Minister at the Court.

Count deVitto has been appointed President, with wide power, . , Ho has summoned tho Council,' and dooided to immediately grant freedom to the press and tho tight of meeting, Cars filled with arms and ammunition which arrived at a Finnish railway station from St. Potorsburg wcro emptied before tho polico camo to tab possession. J Thero were no arrest?.

■ Milk carts at tho same terminus wore provented from leaving tho town. The polico are no', interfering with tho strikti'B in many quarter?, St. Petersburg is without bread or milk,

General Trepoff has ordored all the provision shops to re-open, othorwiso the Bhopkoeper.> will bo deported within 24 hours.

Troops are quartered in every part of tho oity, and Cossacks aud infantry are patrolling tho streeu'i. Workmon's meetings continue in differout quarters, St, PETBiisr.unG, October 27 Advices from Sebaitopol statn that incondiiirios havo burnt tho battleship Kniaz-Potomkin, A patrol of infantry at Warsaw refused to guard the street, Coal in Lodz is 20 roubles per ton. The majority of Ministers favoured en immodiato constitution. The minority eecurod 11. do Witto's appointment. It is doubtful if hi* liberal programmo will be of any avail now. Anothor version of M. do Witto's reply to tho deputation of workers is that ho said thai uuivcrsal Buffrago would lead ti bribery, and give capitalists the power. He instanced America, and added thai if tho famished people of Moscow aud other cities attneked the striken) and the Government .fell, the working class would rule, His hcrcrs lomainsd unmoved. Tho railway lico to Finland is the only railway working. Sir Charles Hurdingo, Bdlish Ambassador, saiied opportunely, "3 tho strike has since oxtendod I > the dockets and noaicon. Steamboat traffic at Kronstidt has beon suspended, Sir PffiiwßtißG, Oct. 27 General Trepoff has issued a proclamation ordering tho troops and police to act | most vigorously, and ahr.ys to uso ball cartridge, Vast revolutionary meetings aro held in St. ."elenbiirg, The sontiiiiou 1 ," Wo must meet force hy force," \w cnthusiiwiically applauded. LONDOK.Ojt.27 j The Timet St. Potorcljurg corrospouj (loiit wires ili.r, there aro one million Birikers in linssia. The officials of the Departmont o f W<>p and CoiiiUjiuniciition havo ii'mikloiihl thoir posts. [ The polico demiud uu inctoase of p:iy.

Gonoral Tropoff told the oolonols (bat they woro empowered ti fito on any gathering of upwards o£ six people. There ate sixty thousand troops in St. Petersburg. The ciiy is divide;! into four sections, and a division of infaulry, with horses and guns, is posted in each. Three thousand students at Kharkoff, altor'pillaging ihe armouries, barooadwl the windows and doors of tho oaihrdm], universiiy, and courts of jumieo, and burnt the atcbivos and hoisted <ho rod flig. Tne irtops surrounded thorn. Martial law lias been proclaimed, and a counuittcß of public safety has enrolled civilian inililia to guard tho town,

Tho couiuiitteo induced tho barricades to surrender thoir arms and evnounto thoir positions on condition that they' wore not to be arrested or prosecuted.

Sovon hundred and fifty thousand nilWiiy men bavo struck, All tho prinoip >1 lines except that to Finland are paralysed, Tho Siberian hues are affected.