The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-19
THREW AT HOLY IMAGES
Russian Students Kick Up
Another Big Row.

ST Petersburg, March 19 The stu
dents organized what was intended to be
an imposing demonstration in front Of
the cathedral of Our Lady of Kazon,
the occasion being the anniversary Of
the death of Vetrora, the girl who COM
dungeon of the political prison in the
fortress of St. Paul in order to escape in
famous prosecutions.
Immense crowds assembled on the
NevSkOi PrOspekt, the principal street
of the city, and the adjacent thorough
fares. The military, in even greater
numbers, occupied the district, closed
the entrances of all houses and shops,
patrolled the streets and time after time
cleared the pavements, making many
arrests, including teachers and pupils OF
the higher grade girls school Several
of these young women resisted arrest
The demonstration was held, but, owing
to the presence of the troops, it was
rather a mild affair, although for a time
serious consequences seemed likely to
follow the brutality of the COSsackS
in driving back the people with whips.
A number of students who had re-
Gently protested against the exeommuni-
cation of Count Tolstoi. assembled in
side the cathedral and began smoking,
shouting. throwing things at the holy
images and whistling while the sacred
elements were being prepared for the
sacrament Thereupon the congregation
began to thrust the disturbers outside
and a general fight ensued-
One of the cathedral banners was
seized by the students. who used it in
the fighting outside the cathedral, where
prOclamations were thrown among the
crowd containing such phrases as Long
live liberty and free government" and
Down with the car and Down with
the rotten officials.
Finally the students unfurled a red
flag and an attempt by the police to
seize it was the signal for general
fight.
London, March ia later dispatch
says:
disorders continued until evening From
700 to 500 students were driven by the
police and Cossacl0s into the surrourd-
ing yards. where they were detained for
examination by the minister of justice
Faces were cut open by the whips of
the Cossacks. Old women were crushed
almost to death. child is killed and
it is reported that there are other fatai-
tiles though 1t is impossible to confirm
pected."
Many of the participants in the DEM
onstration were factory workers. Tie
authorities having anticipated trouble
and the rioters were vigorously met
majority Of them being prevented fro..l
entering the square. For a time however
they blOckaded the NevSkOi Prospeka,A
During the disturbance one of the stu
dents read a proclamation by the stud
eDtS committee demanding the abolition
Of the military service regulations and a
jury trial for Karpovich, who shot ard
fatally wounded the minister of pubic
instruction, M. Bogoliepoff last month
A rumor was in general circulation
that or three persons had been killed but
no eye witnesses of these reported fatalf-
ties can be found
A curious crowd remained in the vfcsn-
ity of the scene of the disturbance ur~iI
late in the evening and persistensly
spread reports Of horrors in Moscow 1t
is asserted, though without demonstra-
BILE foundation that the chief of police
was killed