The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-06-30
fatal RIOTS in LODI
STREETS RESEMBLED BATTLE.
FIELD...TERRlBLE EFFECT.

Shoot Women and ChiIdren-Thou-
sands of Men Shot Down-Work-
men Lead Crowd of $4,000 People.
LODI, June 25-The city resembles
a shambles, and the terrible scenes
of the last two days will never be
wiped from the memory of Polish peo-
pie. Altogether ten regiments are en-
camped in LODI. The fighting spirit
of the people is fully aroused. They
have tasted blood and want more.
Certainly the revolutionary spirit is
abroad, and it remains to be seen
whether military measures will have
the same effect as previously.
The soldiers are showing what ap-
pears to be wantOn cruelty. Satur-
day afternoon they shot and killed
two women, a mother and her daught-
er.
Since the arrival of reinforcements
actual fighting in the city has stop
ped, but the outbreak is by no means
quelled, and fresh collisions are ex-
pected mOmentarily.
1t is quite impossible to give the
exact number of killed and wounded,
as reports vary according to the quar-
ter from which they are obtained. Ger
tainly the killed number more than
100, possibly 200, and the wounded
five times as many. An official report
- =;
largely increased by the neglect of
persons to remain indoors. Others
who insisted on looking out of doors
and windows when vOlleyS were being
fired upon the rioters by the soldiers
were taking risks. Residents of the
city say that they received no orders
to remain indoors.
The present trouble began at LODI
last Thursday after the funeral of the
victims of the conflict between troops
and terrOrists the previous Sunday.
The Christians were permitted to
prohibited from doing so, and the
police secretly inferred the bodies of
the Jews at night, which excited in
dignation, and terrorist riots were mi
tiated Thursday.
The most serious phases of the riot
erately pillaged liquor shops, and soon
the leaders, infiamed by drink. led
crowd of at least $4,000 to further and
more serious attacks. Police and mil
itary were attacked whenever they
appeared in small force, and many
individual members were killed.
After pillaging the liquor shops the
crowd set fire to them and prevented
the firemen from extinguishing the
blaze. This was repeated deliberately
at many places.
Friday the fury of the mob found
full vent, and even children, caught
! by the cOntagiOn, were seen kissing
flags and heard swearing that they
were ready to die for liberty. A Jew
ish girl mounted box in the market
square and addressed an immense
throng.
Suddenly the police appeared and
| fired a volley and the girl fell dead.
Market gardeners coming in were
slain and their carts were used in
building barbados. Wires were then
stretched in front of these barricades,
and the police were unable to charge.
Meanwhile the mob had secured arms,
and revolvers were freely used. Final
ly the military secured the upper
hand, but not without considerable
losses to themselves and fearful
slaughter to the rioters.
The soldiers exhibited the utmost
carelessness as to whether they kill
ed peaceful persons or rioters, and
as a consequence many women and
children were among the dead.
The streets on Friday resembled
battlefield The houses were barrl-
caded with boards and mattresses,
and for hours volleys and individual
shots were heard in every quarter
of the city. Until late at night the
Cossacks were busy collecting bodies
of the dead and picking up persons
seriously wounded. The bodies were
carried off in carts to neighboring
church yards, hence the impossibility
of giving an accurate estimate OF the
dead until order is completely restor-
ed, if, indeed, the full story is ever
told
Robbing the Dead.
Shooting was renewed this evening.
Cossacks are robbing the dead of jew
elry and money.
has been shot by strikers.
Today at Baluty, a suburb of LODI,
four Cossacks were killed and Is 9th
ers wounded by bomb which was
thrown into their barracks. Twenty
three of their horses were killed.
Big Mines Change Hands.