Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-06-29
FLAME IN RUSSIA
REACHES ODESSA
STRIKE AND BLooOSAED HAVE
BROKEN OUT
GEN. KUR0PATKlN KILLED?
Rumor Of Capture of Large Force Of
Russians -Japs Continue to Ad.
vance in Manchura and Cars Out.
posts Under General Lmevitch Re
tire Under Pressure

s. Petersburg. June 2S.-rhe wave
Of llsorder sweeping over Russia ap.
peared at Odessa. where general
strike accompanied by hloodshed and
Disorders have broken out There We're
several collisions between the military
and strikers Monday night and ycster.
ia, in Two of which volleyS were fired
10y troops, No report ot the extent OF
the casualties has been received An
official statement, dealing only with
n, initial encounter Ot Monday night
declares that tive persons were killed,
Another encounter occurred yester-
DAY afternoon and number OF at
,ackS were made on individual police
men a press dispatch received last
night SAID that 400 armed workmen
bal rica ted suburb and repulsCd an
attack Vt a company of cossarkS Re.
Inducements. of three companies Of
cossacks We're sent to the suburbs. but
the result of their attack on the strik-
ers is not vet known.
terday will affect the chief cities UNI
touched by earlier notifications.
Jap Advance Continues.
ST Petersburg. June Is. a. ma
report received from General Line
witch indicates that the Japanese ad.
vance continues stea lilly and the Rus,
sian vanposts, under pressure are re.
firing fighting.
Secret Meeting Surprised.
Warsaw, June %. A secret meeting
oI POO socialists in the forest of
Hquerez. near LODI. was surprised by
Cossacks at noon yesterday Eighteen
socialists We're wounded and 1870 ar.
restel The authorities received in.
Formation of the meeting being held
and sent a squadron of cossaCks who
surrounded the forest and fired into
the socialists, taking them entirely
unawares. The wounded were taken
to hospitals at LODI and those arrest.
Ell were sent 10 prison at Lenshyca,
20 miles distant The authorities are
making an insistent search for 50.
CiaIist leaders In the course of the
search yesterday a number of persons
We're killed or wounded. All the res
teurants and liquor stores have been
ordered closed.
Peace Conference in August.
St. Petersburg. June % The for
eisn Office issued a communication
confirming the statement made in the
Associated Press dispatches thai Rus
STA accepted the first ten days Of Au.
gust as the time for the first meeting
a. the plenipotcutiaries to take place
The precise date depends upon the
time of the arrival in Washington of
the Japanese representatives.
Violence Denounced.
Warsaw, Russian Poland. June Is
The day passed quietly here Polish
papers last evening unanimously
condemned the strikes and resultant
disturbances, which they say can only
lead to bloodshed and distress
kuropatkin a Prisoner?
St Petersburg, June 2S.-A rumor
spread throughout the city last night
that General Kuropatkin had heen
killed. This rumor was connected
sometimes with a report that 10000
Russians had been cut off by General
Nogi's army and that General Kuro-
ratIlin was taken prisoner
Nothing confirmatOry Of these ri
mOrs has been received either by the
general staff OF press dispatches.
Members Of the general STAFF say
that no reports Of special importance
have been received.