The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-28
REBELS MAKING
THEIR LAST STAND
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sensa have asfsihed eytfy ZACH 0f tAair
ilRes with relied trees and teleElarh
poles and street cars IN front of vhicA
they have constructed a net werk % en-.
sAnniemenia ARTILLERY 10 being uFed
mefssiessiy. Two on the four urenadler
regiments have returned 60 duty and are
ngAting on the alec of the government
Troops also have arrived from g. re.
tereburg.
fighting at Railway stations.
Moscow, Dec. "a. 49, The insurgents
attacked both che Kasan and Nlchoiai
railroad stations, and a lively fuslllada
ensued between the mob and the troopa
occupying the depots. Three hundred
revolutionary militiamen arrived here
by special train from Perovo. on the
Moscow-Kazan line, Rt about IL o'clock
a. M, and q crowd OF 1000 strikers, In
Guiding several hundred local militia
men, Joined the new arrivals outside the
Kazan station.
The combined forces seized an adjoin.
ing provision store, whence they opened
IRE on the troops posted In the station.
The latter replied, and after a couple OF
hours brisk exchange OF shots, the
building held b ythe mob was set on IRE
and burned down. Meanwhile the revo-
iutionists had bombarded the Nicholai
station from the workshops Of the Yaro-
slavi railroad, a detachment Of grena-
diers on the roof OF the Nicholai station
returning the IRE. The stations at Pc
rovo and Liubertsy are in the hands OF
insurgents and red fiags are flying from
the buildings.
= Building Fired Hundreds Perish.
A terrible holocaust occurred at the
Sytin works, where 5000 workmen
were suddenly surrounded by cavalry
and artillery. The latter fired at the
building, which was soon in flames.
Hundreds persisted in the confiagra-
ton. It is definitely established that
the revolutionists have six automatic
guns. Gov. Gen. Doubassoff has
taken vigorous measures 10 discover
concealed arms, holding owners VI
houses responsible and ordering the
conhscation OF all properly where the
presence of arms or bon1s Is dis
closed.
Troops Lose 800 Men.
Libau, Dec. 81. - The government Is
c~ensoring all telegTams from Moscow.
80 that II is exceedingly difficult to learn
the true conditions existing there. TRAY
elers who left Moscow on Sunday, how
ever, say that though the strikers were
being beaten in the street battles they
were lighting with the utmost courage
and had inflicted great losses on the
troops. The soldiers are reported TO have
lost 800 men by sunday.
The troops have been rendered ex-
tremcly savage by their losses, and their
officers find II impossible to restrain the
men from perpetrating the most savage /
tortures on anyone falling into their
power. Many innocent citizens have
suffered at their hands, as we'll as
wounded strikers who have been cap
tured. Patrols OF troops ride through
the city firing Immediately II they see
wen three or four people together on
the streets.
Strike May Collapse.
London, Dec. 27.--A dispatch 10 a
newB agency from odessa says that the
general strike there Is only partially sue
cessful and that probably II will collapse.
The strike committee Is threatening Q
resort to arms, and the governor gen.
oral has announced that he will deal In
a drastic n with any such attempt.
The correspondent adds that while the
people OF odessa are In q state of nerv-
u tension, the city at present is tran
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