The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
BIG RIOTS
IN STREETS
Of MOSCOW
Many Are Injured in
Revolutionary
Outbreak,
Crowds Clash With Police
From Noon Until
Evening.
Great MObs Move Through the City
singing and Shouting Long
Live Freedom

MOSCOW, Dec. 1S.-IhlS city was
the scene of a revolutionary demon
stration to-day from noon till nearly
evening Probably 5000 persons act
ually participated. Fortunately the
agitators did not succeed in drawing
the workingmen from the factories
into the disturbance and after many
collisions the police firing blank vol
leys and charging with their sabers.
the crowds finally were dispersed.
Many We're wounded and more were
arrested. AS far as known, none of
the rioters was killed. One police
man is reported fatally injured. Many
on both sides were roughly handled
The authorities knew in advance
that trouble was impending and many
houses along Tverskaia street were
specially guarded. Several squadrons
of mounted gendarmes were concealed
in the oourtyards OF houses ready for
an emergency. The crowds began TO
collect at midday in Tverskaia street,
students, young men and women mix
ing with the general public. The thor
oughfare was soon congested with a
mass of humanity which converged to
Strastnia Square. There 5000 persons
assembled, many armed with clubs
and carrying flags. The crowd, sing
ing, moved toward the palace of
Grand Duke Sergius, the Governor
General of Moscow.
BREAK INTO GROUPS.
The police attempted to block the
street whereupOn the trouble began
in earnest The crowd broke through
the Gordon and one policeman was
knocked down and, it is thought, IA
tally hurt. Battalions of police were
brought up at double quick to rein
foIv
stones were freely used by the mob.
and the police, under orders of their
chief, fired several blank volleys. while
mounted men charged, using the fats
of their swords. The mob fought
stubbornly, but finally broke and
sought shelter in the side streets.
Many of the demonstrators paraded
on side streets in smaller groups, wav-
ing flags and singing. A crowd of 500
where revolutionary flags were hoisted
amid shouts of Long live Freedomi''
The police were not prepared at this
point and the crowd, gathering in
volume, moved from the square to
Neglina street and Koominestki
bridge, the chief street of Moscow,
where the police met them. Another
stubborn fight ensued, ending with
three blank volleyS and Sa Der charges.
The disturbance continued at isolat-
ed spots throughout the afternoon.
Many shops were turned into hospi-
tails, where the wounded were tempo
rarily cared for.
The workmen held aloof from the
demonstration, employers having CIV
en- them warning that any who parti-
eipatec would be dismissed.
DEMANDS FOR REFORMS.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 1s.-The
disturbances were to-day confined to
Moscow. The Socialistic revolutionary
party in st. Petersburg has decided tc
abstain from further demonstrations
many of their leaders having been ar
rested or wounded on December II
and no further trouble Is likely unless
mobilization of reserves is proclaimed
for this city or in the event of the fall
of Port Arthur. Meanwhile a grour
of lawyers is collecting evidence upor
which they purpose to institute pro-
ceedings against the police for the al
legged i'll treatment Of prisoners in the
affair of December II.
A meeting of 404 undergraduate
girls of the medical institute TO-DAY
passed resolutions of sympathy with
Sasonieff, under sentence to imprison.
ment for the murder of Minister vor
Plehve. Another resolution adopted
demands liberal reforms. The meet.
ing wound up with shouts of "Dowr
with autocracy" and Long live free.
dom,"
At a banquet of engineers to-nigh
resolutions similar to those adopted b,
the Zemstvoists were passed.