Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-27
Casualties Reported to Have
Been Frightful.
DEAD MAY REACH $4,000
END OF THE UPRISING DECLARED
TO BE NEAR.
Arrivals of Government Troops-Rev-
olutionary Leaders Still Hopeful
of Success-Minor Collisions.

ST. PETERSBURG, December q, 125 ..
m-An inspired statement IN the Slovo to-
day says the government expects the revolt
at Moscow to be completely crushed within
four days. The duration of the rising is
explained by the small number of troops
available. Many OF the soldiers necessarily
were employed in guarding the government
buildings, leaving a comparatively small
number available to cope with the insur-
gents over the wide area of the disturb
ance. Fresh troops have now arrived and
the end is said to be near.
The Slovo says: THE grenadiers have
wiped out the stain on their honor with
blood, fighting In the front ranks at their
own request"
From an independent source the slovo
declares 1t has learned that the bloodshed
at MOSCOW has been frightful and that the
casualties will reach 1900. and that about
100 Red Cross workers have been dispatched
IRON st. Petersburg to Moscow to aid in
caring for the wounded.
Ihe paper also says it has learned that
the arms of the revoutionsts mostly came
from Germany and Belgium, whence they
were shipped to England, transhipped there
and smuggled into Russia through Finland
and the Baltic provinces. Continuing the
Siovo remarks: When our plenipotentiary
sought to prevent the sailing of those yes
sells, through the consuls. the latter refused
to act, as all the vessels flew foreign flags"
Revolutionists Hopeful.
The information of other papers is that
while admitting that the revolutionists are
showing signs of exhaustion they do not
regard the issue as decided. The Molva
(Russ), which reappeared today fans the
flames by holding out encouragement of
the success of the revolt. The paper de-
cIareS that the area of the fighting is in
creasing instead of diminishing. and asserts
q will
of barricades. Even If the revolt fails
now the Molva says, 'ft will be recon-
menced in January or February"
This also Is the view of the revolution
airy leaders here who, however, have not
vet given up hope of success. In any ca Sc
they assert they can in the aHtme keep
the government engaged in suppressing
continual uprisngs, from place to place be-
iieving that each city and town should
have its baptism of blood as preparation
for the final upheaval.
In spite of the bad prospects here the
leaders of the revolutionists are continuing
their desperate efforts to bring on a general
conflict. At Kharkof yesterday the flag
of armed revolt was raised, but according
to reports the troops which had been
largely reinforced put down the outbreak
merciessly. The members of the so-called
provisional government, composed of TWEEN
ty-two delegates, which has been sitting
there, were captured early In the day and
later when the red flag was raised and
barricades were erected around the Hell
tonists were holding, cannon were brought
up and the revoutionists were given ten
minutes in which to surrender.
Battered Down by Artillery Fire.
They then sent out an enissary, who was
seized by the military commander, who then
gave the command to the artillery to open
fire on the works, which were literally bat
tered down over the heads of the revolu-
tionists The latter although unable to
make a defense. held out until three-quar-
ters of their number were killed or wound
ed. when the remnant, 1877 men. surren-
dered
Lieut.. Gen. Mistchenko. who commanded
a COssack brigade in Manchuria during
TIE Russo-Japanese war. has arrived at
Moscow, and may have taken over the
command OF the troops there. He had
narrow escape from capture by the revo-
lutionists at st. Andrews Monastery, on
the outskirts of the city, where the rail-
road track was blocked by barricades 1t
freight and passenger cars. The general
and two members of his staff managed 20
get sleigh and reach Moscow by making
a wide detour, but fifty officers returning
from Manchuria, who were left behira
were captured and forced to give up their
arms They begged to be allowed to keep
the gold swords given them Tor bravery
but the revolutionists refused their re-
quest.
Minor collisions between the troops ana
sIlhtiS, "a NlpHl LLtTe are almost 0bJFJ
stili out, are taking place constantly in
ST Petersburg. Cossack patrols are Charg-
ing and dispensing wOrkmen whenever they
collect. The most serious affairs occurred
at the Narva gate and on the Moika canal
in which fifty persons were killed or
wounded.
Automatic guns have been mounted on
the bridge over the FOntanka canal from
which they can sweep the Nevsky prospect
in either direction, and also both ways TO
the canal The battery is inclosed in col
lapsible shed in order not to attract tSo
much attention.
10000 Killed and Wounded.
LONDON, December 27.-A dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph Company from
St Petersburg says that yesterday Gen.
DeduIin, the prefect of police, received a
message by telephone from Moscow that
the killed and wounded up to that time
numbered 10000, and that the insurgents.
who numbered 60 600, had six machine guns
o. the latest pattern