The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-05-05
REIGN OF TERROR
EXISTS IN WARSAW
Nearly a Hundred Persons killed
or Wounded.
AN UNPR0vOKED SLAUGHTER
troops Deliberately iIemmed In m
re"rrnhi" Procession nnd Then
Charged tpon the tn
t~mcd Pnrndcrs.

warsaw May Nearly one hun.
dred persons We're killed or wounded
Ia disturbances IN various quarters If
/ Warsaw Monday The troops appar-
emily were uncomfortable. and violated
MI orders To act with moderation. They
hred into the crowds OF demonstrators
and workmen in retaliation resorted IN
the use OF firearms and bombs MANY
women and children are amone The
dead and dying. What approaches
REIN OF terror exists: the city presents,
most gloomy aspect and the tempe,
81 the entire community augurs in.
Day Opened AuspiciouSIx
May day opened with every prosnact
that the recent gloomy forebodIrr,
would find contradiction in noaeefri
ending. Glorious weather ushered +,
the hesinning OF the celebrations ard
all factories. shops and Offices OF oy,r,
description were closed. The street.
were crowded from early MORN
Ing with gaily dressed p.o,,
and troops Children everywhare en-.
loyed themselves in the warm sunshine
The presence OF numerous patrols o,
Cossack cavalry and infantry were tb,
only reminder of lurking danger
towardIy Attack
NO unioward incident was roportef
until afternoon. The first disturbance,
occurred between I and o'clock D. m
when a procession Of several thousans
workmen carrying red flags marchef
along Zelazna street The demonstra
lion was quite orderly and proceeded
without molestation for some distance
several squadr0ns OF Uhlan,
but without interfering viii
he procession. and took a position
Ilong the sidewalks while The work
men passed through the lines Their
company OF infantry approached from
he front and Immediately the cavalr,
harsed into the procession. driving 1
'ith the fla OF their swords into a dis
ragnized mass The cavalry with
rev the infantry fired yolley. where
pom the demonstrators turned ant
cd. The infantry continued 20 dis
barge yoilcys into the retreatinr
lrieking multitude Thirty one per
Drs were killed aud many wounded
nd Of The latter II is said Is viii die
he shooting is considered to have beer
nproyoked. II aroused the most in
nse Indignation among all CLASSES ia
arsaw. Many OF those who wor,
He'd or wounded were shot In III,
ick. showing that they were runninf
way when they were struck
Another Terrible scene.
Another terrible scene was enacted
2 p. n. az the corner OF Zlota ant
snore streets. when workmen free
I'm behind a wall al a patrol. which
mediately opened FIRE on the passinf
'wds, killing or wounding 20 persons
e first bomb throwing occurred a
p p. m, when a bomb was throw
o a Cossack patrol near the Vienna
ton. Three Cossacks and one DO
'man were killed. and two womer
o were leaving the station az the
Ie. were severely wounded by Ii,
losion Of the bomb Cossacks anc
intry fired number Of volleys. anc
5 reported that many persons wer,
ed or wounded
surrounded by Troops.
roops surrounded the whole neigh
hood. u has been impossible IN
he present time 10 secure accurate
as TO the casualties in thin
ir
Z l0.i5 disturbances broke out a
Zombkowska gate OF the suburb o.
ga, across the Vistula river
Il crowd had assembled there
atening The troops. when hussar,
on the crowd. killing four anC
nding many others.