The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-29
The Structure.

Odessa, Dec 26.--The Russian SOL
dlery has as yet been unable to over
come the dauntless spirit of the Mos
cow townspeople and despite the SUI
age in military training, and their
complete supply of all warlike appli-
ances the troops are hardly holding
their own, The fighting is now going
on in every section of the city and
the dead number hundreds-some. re-
ports say thousands--and the end is
not in sight
A terrible slaughter OF revolutionar-
les took place during Sunday night and
early Monday when the terrorists at
tempted to capture the enormous am
diers BY the order of General Mist
Chenko, the famous Cossack chieftain,
who is now in command of the garri-
son. the artillery had been Instructed
to mount rapid fire guns at every win
dow and on the roof so that they COM
manded all avenues of approach to TIE
storehouses Orders had been gwen
that these rapid firers were not to be
unmasked until the people actually be-
gan to break into the structure. The
result was that the mob had. densely
packed the open street in front when
the signal was given to fire Imme-
diately as one, all of the wooden shut
ters fell back and whitening volleys
were poured into the crowds while the
guns on the roofs were turned on the
crowd that had been unable to get into
the immediate vicinity.
he.carnage was something terrible
according to private advices received
here. The crowd, stunned for a mo-
ment, turned to flee but the firing was
kept up and simultaneously there is
sued from places of concealment whole
troops of COssaeks, who using carbine
and sword, swept through the crowds
of panic-stricken fugitives. killing all
whom they could reach. Inside of an
hour the people had been dispersed
and it is declared that fully two thous-
and were killed outright and five times
as many wounded. These reports of
casualties are merely conjecture. how
ever, and it is impossible to secure
any accurate details as the government
controls the telegraph and all mes
sages are refused on the plea that the
wires are being used for government
business.
This sanguinary defeat. while it haa
the effect of dampening the spirits OF
the revolutionarles for a time, was
soon forgotten and by noon on Monday
the fighting had been renewed along
the boulevard and in many of the
cross streets in the center of the town
force of Cossacks attacked a
school house whore the leaders of the
revolutionary party were reported to-
be In hiding but were driven back
with great loss by company of for
mer reservists who had Joined in the
movement for the establishment of
provisional government and who had
been detailed especially as guard for
the leaders, Reinforcements came up
and the fighting was renewed and, at
the end of an hour, after the losses
had been considerable ON both sides
the revolutionaries retired slowly car
rying their dead and wounded with
them.
Thousands of peasants from sur
rounding districts are swarming into
the city and they are being pressed
Into service in attacking the troops.
The need of the reVolutionaries is
arms and ammunition as their stock is
running TOW but 1t is reported that
large supplies have been smuggled
aeross the border and will soon be
fhvailable. In the meanwhile the new
recruits are being armed with homel
made weapons and small bombs which
are belhg used with terrible effect
against the cossacks who are the chief
reliance of the governor general in his
attempt to put down the uprising. II
is freely admitted that the infantry
and artillery would refuse to fire on
the people, were 1t not that they, too.
are in great fear of the mounted rid
ers who fear nothing and obey the
orders OF their commanding officers
blindly. The Cossacks are kept con-
stantly piled with liquor and in their
drunken state ride ruthlessly through
the streets. killing all that they meet
The scenes within the city. accord |.