The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29

soldiers. This is much greater than
IL indicated by direct gdyices. which In
1000 casualties estimate the dead at
about 200.
Massacre at Lodz.
Lode, Russian Poland. June 26.--
"Black Friday In Lols surpassed all
the horrors Of RED Sunday" In st. Pc
,ersburg, While 1t Is not yet possible
20 ascertain the exact number of the
victims estimates place the killed and
wounded as high as 1000.
Vengeance Cause Of Rioting.
The troubles here were initiated by
the social democrats and Jewish bund,
who determined to ayenge their COM
rades killed In the rioting on Wednes-
day.
Thursday, the feast OF Corpus Christi
passed of quietly, but during the night
workmen attacked the patrols. In this
fighting two officers and seven Cos
sacks we're killed. One OF the latter
was shot by girl OF 10 years.
At dawn Friday commenced day
OF terror, given up to bloodshed. An
archy and fierce street fighting pre-
vailed all day. Barrlcades were hLr-
riedly constructed In the Jewish quar-
ter at dawn. Men climbed TO the roofs
OF houses, cutting telephone and teie-
graph wires to use for entanglements
in the streets, while others cut down
telegraph poles and used them In
strengthening their barricades, which
already had been constructed. and In
building others.
Bomb Starts Carnage.
Early In the day two bombs we're
thrown from the crowd into the bar
racks, killing or woundlng 20 soldiers.
This started the shedding OF blood,
which continued until after nightfall.
All the factory hands then struck
and flocked into the streets. Cossacks,
Dragons and infantry charged the
dense, surglng mobs time after time,
firing yolley after yolley into the SER
ried mass. The rioters later replied
with revolyers, while their comrades
on roofs and In windows Joined in the
fusillade, Some dashed yitriol from
points OF vantage upon the troopers in
the streets below. The burning fluid
drove It's victims into frenzy and led
TO scenes OF a terrible character.
Fighting continued throughout tnoj
day and only diminished In its IN
tcnsity at nlghtfall, when the city was
plunged into utter darkness, as prac-
tically all the street lamps Nad been
destroyed. Even then occf vol.
Ieys and Isolated rife shots were heard
In different quarters the troops hav-
ing received orders to shoot any per-
son appearing in the streets
Dead Scattered About Street.
The dead were carted of to the
cemeteries in military wagons, the
troops acting as undertakers. But Sat
urday morning many dead and wound
ed we're still lying In the streets and
conrtyards.
Terrible, indeed, is the plight .: the
wounded, for medical aid Is unobtain-
able, and many are dying for the lack
thereof There was renewal OF the
bioodshed Saturday. A regiment Of
Dragons and one OF infantry have
been ordered here from Warsaw.
The casualties Saturday add IS killed
VI WO1huEl w n lIuhJ - hVUdlliHE AOluls
so far as yet ascertalnabIe 100 persons
we're killed outright during the fight
ing of.Friday and Al more died'in the
hospitals during the night OF the
wounded 900 sustained only slight IN
jurles, which we're attended to on the,
spot by the ambulance surgeons.
Uprising Feared.
81. Petersburg. June 2G.--The news
OF the troubles in Poland caused the
greatest excitement in the working
mems quarters OF st. Petersburg .apd
extra regiments have been stationed
In the districts where an outbreak may
be expected to quell an uprising by the
severest measures. Much apprehen-
sion is felt in Official circles over the
events OF the coming day, and there is
every probability Of movement far
more serious than that OF last January.
Nothing approaching the disorders In
LODI, which passed far beyond the scale
of recent demonstrations and approx
mate the dignity of actual insurrection,
recalling the days OF the commune in
Paris. has been recorded in Russia since
the street nBntlnB at WarBaW curing the
Polish revolutions OF 1880 and 1863.
Rioting in Warsaw.
Warsaw, June 26.--Rioting was be.
gun here Saturday night Gendarmes
charged a crowd and infantry patrols
fired two yollsys. Three men were
wounded. The crowd was also armed
and fred upon the troops. A secret po-
lice agent was stabbed. Professions
were formed at six o'clock In the even
ing and marched with red fags. A
mounted patrol crossed the procession
and one OF the marchers threw bomb,
which exploded and wounded two gend-
armes. The man who threw the mis-
sile escaped.
Many Isolated Attacks.
The most serious phase OF the fight
ing between the military and strikers
is at an end, but there are still isolat-
ed attacks In the suburbs. At Balnty
Sunday morning Cossacks attacked a
Jewish family OF FIVE persons who