The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-03
BARBAROUS WORK
OF THE C0SSACKS
Revolving Cruelty Practieed Upon
the Polish People.
CUT DOWN WITHOUT MERCY
WHOLE COUNTRY IN STATE OF
FRENZY.

May >, Oil p. m.-The
w May day death roll totaled sixty
two including ten persons who
died i'm the hospitals during the night.
Probab bly, 2C0 were wounded
Crowds gathered at the Tenth dis
trict police station this morning, where
thirty victims. men and women, and
three children were awaiting identifica-
iiou
Some minor disturbances occurred
today la different sections of the city
but no casualties have yet been re-
ported.
Soldiers Were Nervous.
All day long infantry and cavalry
patrolled the streets, which were
crowded with people who did not spare
their criticism of what was generally
termed unnecessary slaughter The
popular irritation could not be con-
ceaIed. The soldiers evidently we're
nervous. and open outbreaks resulting
i'm d repetition of yesterdays terrible
scenes were only averted by the evident
desire of the authorities to prevent a
clash. coupled with the fear inspired
by the soldiers bullets. The population
is most bitter against the military. and
the government officials expect many
attempts at revenge upon the officers
commanding the troops, all of whom
are known
Polish Press Silent.
The Polish press is silent on the sub
jeCt of yesterdays happenings The
official Russian paper prints d short and
entirely inaccurate report The gov
ernor general of Warsaw Is said to be
greatly upset by the turn of affairs
The Uationalists have arranged the
usual demonstrations for tomorrow,
the 1l4th anniversary of the prOclama-
ton of the Polish constitution and dis
turbances are highly probable The
woTkmen arc i'm an ugly and uncertain
mood The workmen in all the fac
tories struck today. and great efforts
are being made to bring about a gen
eral strike, but this IL not likely to be
successful. The people have not yet
recovered from the exhaustion and
losses resulting from the last strike
Conflicting Reports.
Reports conflict regarding the begin
ming OF yesterdays encounter in
Jerusalem street. According to the
most generally accepted version the
authorities had forbidden workmen
marching in procession to carry red
flags, but the workmen decided to
ignore the order When the procession
reached Jerusalem street the police
ordered the Workmeu TO stop. but they
refused TO 90 SO, and "a police officer
thereupou fired revolver. giving
signal for the infantry to fire. 1t ap-
pears that I'm other cases the demon
StTatOrs We're the aggressorS. but that
i'm this instance the soldiers fired first
Workmen Exasperated.
The Industrial population are deeply
eXasperated over the sanguiuary re-
suits Of yesterdays encounters The
strikes inaugUrated on a large scale
here. at LODI. and other cities are
rapidly spreading and $1,000 persons
are out OF strike in LODI. COssacks
are patrolliug the streets of Warsaw
by companies on account of the danger
TO smaller attachments
y great crowd. which gathered today
i'm front of the police station to which
the cuTpses Of those killed on Monday
had been taken and demanded the
bodies Of their dead, was dispersed by
CoSSa ckS-
According to an official statement the
dead not including those of the
wounded who died i'm hospitals, num-
bered tuirty-one. The majority Of the
dead were working people
In LODI, according to an official re-
port four women were killed.