The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-28
DAYS OF SLAUGHTER
FRIDAY and SUNDAY AT LODI
SEE much BLOODSHED.
Word From All the Cities of Poland
Indicate That the Trouble Is In
Its Infancy, and General Rev.
oiutionary Uprising Is Expected
at ANY Time.

warsaw, June zo.-- NoTu IeCelSeu
from ali the cities of Poland indicates
that the present trouble is in its in.
fancy and general revolutionary up
rising Is expected.
Five regiments from the st. Peters
burg garrison reached here Sunday
afternoon and were Immediately sent
to those cities where garrisons were
not strong. A proclamation of martial
law can be expected during the day
should the disorders increase.
LODI, Poland, June 25.-"Black
Friday" in LODI surpassed all the hor-
rors of "Red Sunday" in st. Peters
burg. While it is not yet possible to
ascertain the exact mum Der of the VIC.
Tins estimates place the killed and
wounded as high as 5000,
The troubles here were initiated by
the Social Democrats and the Jewish
bund, who determined to avenge their
comrades killed in the rioting Wednes-
day.
Thursday the feast of Corpus Christi
passed off quietly, but during the night
workmcn attacked the patrols. In this
fighting two officers and seven Co.'S
sacks were killed.
At dawn Friday commenced day
of terror. The city was given up to
bloodshed. Anarchy and fierce street
fighting prevailed all day Barricades
were hurriedly constructed in the jew
ish quarter at dawn. Men climbed to
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and telegraph wires to use for entan-
clements in the streets, while others
cut down telegraph poles and used
them i'll strengthening their barbados
which already had been constructed
and in building others.
Early in the day two bombs were
thrown from the crowd into the bar
) racks, killing or wounding twenty SOL
diers. This started the shedding OF
blood, which continued till after
nightfall.
At II o'clock all the factory hands
} struck and hocked into the streets
Cossacks, dragons and infantry all
charged the dense, surging mobs time
after time, firing volley after volley,
into the serried mass.
The rioters later replied with revolv-
ers, while their comrades on roofs and
in windows joined in the fusilade.
Fighting continued throughout the
day and only diminished in its inteps.
ity at nightfall, when the city was
plunged into darkness, as practically
all the street lamps had been destroy
ed. Even then occasional volleys and
isolated rife shots were heard in diff
ferent quarters, the troops having re.
ceiyed orders to shoot any person ap-
pearing in the streets.
The casualties up to noon Saturday
add eighteen killed or wounded to Fri
days list So far as ascertained 1870
persons were killed outright dnring
the fighting of Friday and 4 more
died in the hospitals during the night.
OF the wounded $50 sustained only
slight injuries, which were attended
to on the spot by ambulance surgeons.
All the hospitals of the city are filled
to overflowing aud owing to the in
sufficient number of beds many of the
wounded are lying on the floors.
All the shops, stores and factories
are closed and business is at COM
plete standstill.
The rioters Saturday morning at.
tempted to set fire to the government
offices, but were scattered by strong
force of troops.
LODI, Russian Poland, June &c.
Gen, Shibtof, commanding the troops,
who has been on duty constantly for
the last three days, stated at midnight
that he now controlled the situation,
and declared that he believed the trou-
bic was practically over. Even while
he made the statement, the sound of
revolver and rifle firing could be heard
from the suburbs, where the striking
workmen We're being shot down by Cos
sacks and the infantrymen who are pa
trolling the tsreets.
There are still nearly 100 bodies in
a temporary morgue established by or
der Of the military. Many of the
wounded are expected to die, while
other wounded are in their homes with
out medical attention because they are
afraid that if they ask for help from
the doctors their relatives will be ar
rested Tor completely III the riot and
will suffer.
Strikers held number of meetings
at which they threatened dire ven
geance for their comrades already
slain. Socialistic leaders told them
that they should be willing to sacrifice
their lives as protest to all Russia
that they are no longer slaves, and
that they demanded the right to live
as men. This had the effect of stir
ring up the desperate feeling, and later
ON in the day resulted in several
clashes with the soldiers, in which the
strikers suffered severely.
1t was reported last night that a
largenumber Of small bombs and pack
ages of vitriol had been Struggled into
the city and that these would be used
today against the soldiers.