Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-11-04


Let Loose All evil Passions OF
Anarchists aud Criminals Freed
From Prisonn-Lawlcssness Reigns
supreme-Vicious Attacks on He
brews-CInshes Between Troops ard
Revolution.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. .. - Dis
patches from kaZan say that indie
scribable scenes occurred there when
mob invaded the town hall and tore
down the portrait of the emperor. The
troops fred ten yolleys into the mob,
killing forty persons. Three hundred
of the rioters were arrested. During
the conflict many of the troopers were
Gismounted, thrown to the ground and
some of them shot.
1t was lawyer named Rather who
cut the emperor's portrait from it's
frame, hacked out the face, put his
head through the opening and ha-
rangued the mob from the balcony of
the town hall Later a band of work
men invaded Rattner's house and tore
him to pieces.
Lawlessness, vicious attacks on He
brews, clashes with troops and
charges by Cossacks are reported from
many parts of the Russian empire.
In Rostov-on-Don 10000 persons
gathered in a prison square and de-
manded the release of sixty prisoners.
Twenty-Five men were released, but
the more important ones were retain
ed The demonstrators were then dis
persed by troops. Several persons
were killed or wounded, and Hebrew
shops were stocked.
In Elizabethgrad loyalists bearing a
portrait of Emperor Nicholas marched
to cathedral and after service went
to the Hebrew quarter and sacked the
houses and stores. Many Hebrews
were beaten or wounded, and several
were killed
In Moscow procession of students
returning from the detention prison
with several of their comrades who
had been liberated by order OF the
governor FLASHED with workmen at the
triumphal gate Shots were exchang-
ed, and about dozen were wounded
on each side.
In kremenchug a regular massacre
occurred in a theater. where was
public meeting TO demand amnesty for
political prisoners, removal of Cossaclls
and constituent assembly. Cossacks
suddenly entered the hall fred five vol
fexe into tho attIiauea and .boreeo,J
with drawn sabers
In Kherson there were anti-Hebrew
demonstrations 4 mob armed with
clubs pillaEed stores and houses. burn
ing many OF them. Rioting continues.
In kazan tbs police and COssacks
were seemingly without any authority
turned loose on the people In front of
the assiZe court. Many school children
Y'ere among the wounded. In the night
after The residents had sought refuge
in their homes Cossacks and police
broke into ana looted stores. Kotz,
jeweler who tried to prevent them
from entering his establishment. was
threatened by police captain with
death. The fatalities were larger than
at first reported.
At Tver during the riotins there the
governor and mayor. with the aid Of
the city employees, barricaded them
selves inside the city hall to prevent
the ingreSs of the mob which had gath
cred outside the building Dragons
were fought off by the mob, which set
fire TO the building The troops even
tualiy obtained the upper hand. The
hospitals are filled with wounded.
At Kiey the populace seized the town
han and revolutionary speeches were
delivered 10 the crowd from the bal
cony when CoSsaclls appeared Some
or the people inside the building were
armed, and a regular engagement fol-
lowed, resulting in many being killed
o. wounded on both sides.
At Odessa fighting occurred on the
outskirts Of the town. \ mob. melted
by the police. attacked the Jews. and
IL is reported that hundreds were kill
Ell and wounded 1t is known that
tlirty-seyen We're killed and eighty
one seriously injured in Dalnitskaya
street.
At warsaw twenty persons were kill
ed and upward of a hundred wounded
in encounters last night between the
mobs and the troops. A crowd gather
ed before the town hall and demanded
the release of political prisoners. The
Chief of police liberated 800 who had
been arrested during the last few days.
but refused to release twelve who were
arrested by order of the central gov
eminent. The crowd then commenced
10 smash the doors and windows Of
The town hall whereupon the chief of
police telephoned the barracks for as
distance, and Il force Of hussars and
Eossacks with a battery of artillery
gallOped to the scene The hussars
charged the mobs, killing sixteen per-
sous and wounding seyenty-three. Lat
er there was an encounter between in
fantry and a mob In the bank square.
when the troops fired into the crowd.
killing four and wounding thirty.
At HelSingfors all the official hu{ld-