The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-12
POLICE ATTACK RIOTERS
IN ST. PETERSBURG.

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crowded into doorways and hugged tn,
walls.
aENDAKsdERY CHARGE
UPON THE CROWDS.
Dismounted police made Single at
tempt to force their way into the crowt
to wrest the flags from the demonstrators
but the Students and workmen. armed
with sticks, stood close and beat back
their assailants.
Then. like a fash. from behind the
Kazan Cathedral came a squadron OF
eendarmerie The doors of1adjoining court
yards were thrown back snd baualions OF
police came out. double squadron
charged the fank OF the demonstrators
with drawn sabers. Five other squadrons
ciroled the mob. cutting through the fringe
Of spectators, who gladly scurried to
cover.
The main wedge OF the demonstrators
STOOD fast only moment or two. There
was sharp rattle Of cudgels and sabers.
though the wounds showed the police
struck principally with the fiat of their
sabers. The women were especially fierce
In their resistance. Many were struck and
trampled. and blood streamed down their
1aceA
While the mob stood. those within man.
aged to throw hundreds OF revolutionary
proclAmatfons over the heads of their fell
lows. Tho police urged their horses fierce
ly into the crowd, driving those who re-
sisted into the courtyard, the Hotel Eu
rope and the Catholic church.
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thu policemsn des,,ted themselves To keen
inR the crowd irs.uvire.r. e
FOl1CE AVOID ALL
UNNECESSARY ROUGBNESA.
cons,8.rtn~ the lh.rn euh. ,b. rtos.rs
had put up the police acted n1mapeIy
with the crowd, avoiding brutality and
ruuehness in keeping the throns moving.
and showing really more consideration
than the police of many American cities
would do under similar circumstances
In the meantime those confined in the
courtyards. who were recognized as api
tatofv, were arrested but Others were al
lowed to go quietly home, the wounded
nrst having their injuries dressed. There
wars probably 100 broken heads and sew
eraI were severely wounded, though none
fatally. 40 far - -aseersainabIe So far
there have been over 100 arrests
The ferment continued all day and far
into tbs night, but only one or. two other
aborSiys attempts were made at demon
strStious. the police being in such force
that they had no difnculty in seizine the
ripeieaders. no resistance being made in
nny case.
nio,,e and othsr tnstit,tas hela meetings
at which f,erv speeches were made in f,-
voe of reform and the conyocation of q
national assembly.
DIOTRRss PREVAILS
IN LIBERAL RANKS.
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- 40 .u 'ne - aa'e OF, popular feel
ins' tno importance OF decisive action and
" osstous consequences OF procrash-
A.on. !e peopH OF TINS province are In
e..e VI stea1 e1ctenent- Large meet
1ngB have taken place in many towns, and
very specinc resolutions - have haan
adopted, but the bad feature Of the SIT
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