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Show 'SET 'US : ElfE," ISr MHifc . : : 0P-Ti5j5 KUS3IAN WGSBN; PAPSDS ARE KE?T SILENT . SaBSBSSMBSBSSJBSSBSSBBBBaBSBSBSBBSSSBMZeSSJBSeBBSBBB Brief Allusions Made to the Shot Fired at the Czar; ; Empire Believed to Be on Verge of Revolution. , - BTJiXETnr. . ST. PETZSSBT7U0, J an. 20, 7 . m. The strike situation la extremely bad. The strikers are parading the city and closing shops. Over 100,000 are now out : Beports from the Interior are to the effect that efforts are being made to induce workmen in other cities to join k -and make the strike general thxough-ont thxough-ont Base la. - ' : " ' , ST. PETERSBURG," Jan. 20. A .petition .peti-tion to Emperor Nicholas, now clrcu-latlngVaf clrcu-latlngVaf wbrkmen's meeting for signatures, sig-natures, bitterly complains of the desperate, des-perate, condition, of the workers and their "deprivation of human rights." The petition expresses devotion to the Emperor and concludes: "Be merciful to us. Let us live.. If thou leavest us In this position we prefer pre-fer to die." ; Attitude of Press. Nothing better Illustrates the conditions condi-tions in Russian journalism than the appearance of the St. Petersburg papers pa-pers on the morning after" an occur rence which nearly added another vio- j lent death to the history of the ruling family of Russia. There are prominent headlines, but .almost no editorial reference, ref-erence, and the most brief mention possible pos-sible of the unexpected bail of grape shot around the little chapel In which . .the Emperor-1. the Romanoff family 'had gathered -o the great religious festival of the Epiphany and blessing the waters of the Neva. - Pacts Are Suppressed.' The account of the stately ceremonial prepared by the court marshal ,1s long and rich In detail, describing the appearance ap-pearance and garb of the Individual participants and the progress of events from minute to minute. Appended to this court circular are short paragraphs from various papers, alluding In the most guarded terms to the unexpected danger In . which his Majesty' stood. These add practically nothing to the knowledge of the event In spite of half a day's opportunity for Investigation and Inquiry. Omen of Providence. The Novoe Vremya, which publishes the most extended account, shows that chief Interest In the Incident followed the second and third shots, but offers no explanation. The paper editorialises editorial-ises briefly on the Inexcusable carelessness careless-ness of permitting so perilous a happening hap-pening and on the general joy at the escape of his Majesty, and the relief to strained nerves. It concludes by expressing . the hope that the miraculous miracu-lous escape of the Emperor from mortal danger while engaged In the pious rites of the faith may be an omen that Russia Rus-sia Is under like protection; that providence provi-dence Is watching over those who live by faith and that she may emerge In equaPsafety from the perils In which she now stands. Other papers publish less regarding the event, not even the names of the officers commanding the battery or the artillerymen tending the guns are given. giv-en. The reader Is left largely to draw his own conclusions as to the connection connec-tion between the sounds of the salute and the patter of the balls about the pavilion'. wrecked. The printers, numbering about 100, promptly quit work and the agency is now sending out Its news In stenciled sheets Instead of printed. The troops have been called out. CHXHA WXLXt BE2CAXH HBUTBAIi AS IH THE PAST, . SAYS AH OPTICIAL. S SBSWMBSWBSS PEKING. Jan. 20. A high official of -the Chinese Foreign office said in an interview in-terview today that the neutrality of China was assured now as hitherto. , ' Every precaution had been taken, the official declared, and he could only sup-pose sup-pose that the present, Russian complaints com-plaints were Intended to constitute a pretext for further demands as compensation com-pensation for the loss of Port Arthur. The official emphatically denied that there was any connection between Chinese Chi-nese neutrality and antl-forelgn feeling. feel-ing. Instancing the prompt suppression of the disturbances at Shanghai In .con- . nection withi the delay In brtngins to trial the Russian sailors who .killed a Chinaman there as the result of a dispute dis-pute about the hire of a Jinrlksha. GRAVE VIEW IS TAKEN OF THE, INTERNAL SITUATION IN RUSSIA LONDON, Jan. 20. The London papers today and their St. Petersburg correspondents corre-spondents take the gravest view of the Internal In-ternal conditions In Russia. The majority express the belief that yesterday's Incident Inci-dent -was a premeditated attempt on the life of Emperor Nicholas, and maintain that the strike is much more a political than an industrial movement. In short, they consider that the Empire Em-pire is on the verse of a revolution. It Is alleged that he St. Petersburg manufacturers have decided to reject the ' demands, and that the orthodox priest. Father Oopon. the Icturesque figure who has constituted himself the leader of the strike movement and possesses the men's complete sympathy, threatens to march on Sunday at the head of 100.000 strikers -to the winter pJac with a petition for political rights, and that he will refuse to depart until the document Is presented to the Emperor. J Many Sick and Wounded. TOKIO. Jan. 20. It Is stated that there are 18.555 sick and wounded Russian Rus-sian prisoners at Port Arthur. Of these 3657 are connected with the navy. STRIKERS FORCING , MEN IN, GOVERNMENT OFFICES TO QUIT ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 20. The employees of the Sangalll Kollnkln spinning mills ceased work today and considerable further accessions to the ranks of 'the strikers are expected in, the course of the day. The men already out in pursuance of the plan to enforce a general strike are parading the streets of the Basil Island, district compelling work shops, printing print-ing works and small shopkeepers to close. It Is estimated that the bands so engaged aggregate 6000 men. They have broken into several factories and Into the printing works -of the academy of science, forcing the employees to Join them. The management of the printing works, which Is a Government establishment, estab-lishment, acting on the . advice of the police, agreed to the men giving ' up work so as to avoid a disturbance. . Practically all the small establishments establish-ments In St. Petersburg are already closed In response to the demands of the strikers, while the printing works and tobacco factories are following suit. One of the deputations of strikers visited the office of a recently established estab-lished news sgency and' Informed the printers that unless they joined the movement the Building would be . .-- . - r ' '-. 1 . - . , . ; .; , ' I |