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Show POLICE THREATEN TO 8TRIKE. New Element of Danger In Situation at Russian Capital. St. Petersburg. Threats of a police strlko nearly caused a panic hero on Tuesday, nnd though tho strike has boon postponed tho dnngcr cannot bo said to hnvo entirely passed. The ostensible os-tensible basis of police discontent Is moncntnry, Including tho accounting of the men's savings fund, for which, it Is alleged, they have not been allowed al-lowed Interest. The authorities, however, how-ever, doclaro tho troublo was Inspired In-spired by agitators. The gendarmes of tho First district on Tuesday morning refused to go on (lick- boats until authoritatively assured as-sured that their money would bo paid with full interest. The captain tried to pacify tho men with nssuranccs that overythlng would bo satisfactorily satisfac-torily arranged, but they would not listen to him. They then marched to tho Second district, whore they Induced In-duced their comrades to join them. CosBncks woro summoned nnd tho pollco wcro surrounded and threatened threat-ened with nrreBt, but they hold out until tho chief ot pollen assured them that their demands would bo Investigated Inves-tigated and nil wrongs righted. |
