Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-01
RUSSIAN SHIPS
FIRE ON A mob
REPORT FROM CONSTANTINOPLE
SAYS THAT POTI HAS BEEN
BOMRARDED.
SERIOUS TROUBLE
IN REMOTE COUNTRY
Three Hundred Victims of Riots at
Baku Counted in Streets 49, Situa-
ton in Poland Trial to Follow
Shot on Neva

alarming reports are current concern
ing the situation at Batum and POtl.
1t is alleged that vessels of the Black
sea squadron (Russian) have bonn
barded mob at Pot. An English mer-
chant says he was obliged to flee from
Baum, where his life was menaced by
strikers and his Office destroyed. The
authorities are powerless. The strikers
are all Georgians and are estimated to
number 10000. The steamship lines to
Batum have suspended service.
Cannot Be Reached by Wire.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 2j.-Poti, said to
have been hombarticd by the Black sea
fleet, cannot be reached by telegraph
The latest private reports from the eau
casus say trouble has broken out at
Balakhany, near Baku. The military
force of the whole region is declared TO
be inadequate TO suppress the disorder
and spreading Of the racial con1es: is
generally anticipated. Thousands of
Armenians are said 10 be leaving BaEu
and Batum. The Arnenians and Mus
sulmans are practically in a state OF
open war.
800 Corpses Counted in Streets.
Paris. Feb. 25.-After the riots at
Baku 300 corpses We're counted in the
streets. The dead are said to hare been
largely Armenians
Strike Breaks Out Afrsh.
The strike has broken out afresh
at the Putilof iron works. All the
men walked out Friday. The minor
1ty at first objected TO a renewal of
the strike whereupon conflict oc-
Cured between the two factions. which
required a strong force Of police to
quell. Troops have again been requisi-
toned TO patrol the Putjlon strike
zone
1t is reported that Maxim Gorky.
the Russian author and trader OF the
reform party, who was imprisoned in
connection with the rio1ing in St. Pc
tersburg. will be released on $3.50
bail.
Court Martial Ordered.
Grand Duke Vladimir, con mander
OF the military district of ST. Peters
burg, has issued an order of the day
ordering the trial by court-martial OF
Capt. Davidon. of the Seventeenth bat
terry of the First regiment of horse
artillery of the guards. and three other
officers and three men of the First
battery OF the guard artillery brigade
in connection with the firing in the
direction of Emperor Nicholas OF
charge of case shot at the ceremony
1f h1
Duchess Elizabeth has been appoint
ed commander of the Fifth Kief Gren-
adiers in succession to the late Grand
Duke Sergius.
Police May Strike.
Warsaw. Feb. 25.-The police OF this
city threaten to strike for higher pay
They constitute an Independent brce
paid by the city and at present receive
six dollars per month and their uni
forms. The police subsist chiefly on
money obtained from other sources.
They will present formal demands for
an increase of pay to the chief of police
Saturday.
The operating departments OF the
Warsaw division of the St. Petersburg
railway have struck. but train service is
maintained with the aid of the army
railway corps. The strike on the Vienna
and Vistula railways continues.
Cossacks and infantry are guarding
the telegraph lines Of the Warsaw-St.
Petersburg railroad fearing that the
strikers will cut off communication be-
tween the two cities. The mails from
Warsaw TO LODI, distance of 50 miles.
have to be delivered in carts. Railroad
strikers Of LODI. who are coming here
to attend conference with the strikers
of Warsaw. are obliged to travel by road.
A policeman was shot and killed by
student in a disturbance at the Vienna
railroad station Friday. The police at
tempted to disperse great crowds which
had gathered there and arrested a stu
dent. A mob tried to rescue him and
policeman drew his sword. whereupon
student killed him and disappeared in
the crowd.
Says Situation Is Improving.
Imperial Councillor Mienkin. who be-
cause of the illness of Gov. Gen. Tcher1-
koff is virtually acting as governor
general of Poland, Friday made state
ment regarding the situation in Poland.
He said that with the exception OF War
saw the condition of affairs throughout
Poland was improving. the strikers were
returning to work and disturbances were
decreasing.