The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-05-02
GENERAL STRIKE
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About a hundred persons were killed
or seriously wounded. according 20 the
reports women and even children shar-
ing the fate of the men.
CORRALLED. THEN SHOT.
At Lodz workmen attacked the police
with bombs and were charged by dra-
| goons and Uhlans. who cut of the bomb
! throwers. drove them into a house, sur
| rounded II and then fired upon those in
side killing three persons and wounding
| many
According To the reports which have
! reached st. Petersburg from Kalsz. the
! workmen there for a time had the upper
| hand OF the police and gendarmerie. dis
arming and stoning them until rescued by
| squadron Of cavalry.
The early morning reports today say
| the Polish press is intensely excited by
yesterdays bloodshed and II is feared
| the trouble will he renewed.
The only place IN European Russia
where trouble occurred yesterday was at
Minsk. which. strictly speaking. belongs
90 Poland. The reports received here
say there were bomb throwing and nring
upon Cossacks and patrols from windows.
but the fatalities were few.
CAUSED EY TERRoRIsTs.
The official account OF the bomb explo-
sion here at o'clock yesterday morning
droly attributes II 10 explosions In chem
stry but Il undoubtedly was one OF
these accidents, now OF such frequent oc-
currence caused by terrorists loading
bombs.
OUTwARDLY QUIET.
Warsaw, May a--The city is apparently
outwardly quiet this morning but the SIT
uatiCn is none thu less grave workmen
are going from factory 10 factory compell-
ing their col rades TO strike and the prob
ability or further conflicts arouses the
keenest Apprehension
The bodies OF the thirty odd persons
killed by the troops on Zelazna street
yesterday are stu lying In the morguo
Lwait!ng Identification. Ten or the wound
ell, who were taken 20 hospitals died or
their wounds
WOMEN AND CHILDREN ATTACKED
During the encounter on Jerusalem
street, the troops not only fired n volley
but used the butts or their rifles and their
bayonets and swords. Many women and
children had their heads and limbs
broken. Some Of the injuries were OF a
terrible nature and there were cases
where the soldiers entered the courtyards
OF houses and attacked those hiding there
When the troops fired after the bomb
was thrown near the Vienna railroad sta
tion four persons were killed and seven
were wounded. All the windows In the
neighborhood were shattered. Today the
scene of last nights bomb explosion is at
tracing immense crowds.
FIGHT IN A CHURCH
At Katisz. Russian Poland. during a
service In a church yesterday the congre-
cation began singing patriotic songs !
whereupon soldiers and police entered the !
building and attacked the people wound.
Ing many ~ them. free fight ensued. !
during which weapons were wrested from
the police, shots were exchanged and |
stones were thrown.
A dragoon. a woman and a man were |
killed inside the church. A squadron
OF cavalry was summoned and dispersed |
the crowds The church was closed for |
reconsecration.
There was an explosion in the police |
station OF Minsk yesterday evening. fol- /
lowing which n crowd fired on a detsch- /
ment OF Cossacks. The latter replied and |
order was soon restored.
The strikers at Lodz now number 5000. !
r.oAN PLACED AT A PREMIUM
Toxic. May 2.-The tabulations OF the !
subscriptions to the fifth loan OF 10000
600. have not yet been completed but !
there are indications that the entire loan !
has been placed Mt n premium IL IL evil /
dent that some ~ the large interests were |
temporarily withholding their slbscrip-
tions In order to obtain part OF the loan
at the best possible rate.
The $500 900 subscribed yesterday was
largely at n premium and the majority OF
the subscribers were from the smaller In
vestors and capitalists.
KISSED HIS SOLDIERS.
Gunshu Pass. Manchuria. May A
touching incident occurred during the
Easter celebration here.
After the morning service, all the troops
I'm the region around headquarters were
drawn up in line before General Isne-
vitchs tent and the comma nder- in chief
came out. greeted the troops and passed
down the line. saluting each and every
soldier with kiss
All the men were much moved and
many Of them wept.
The incident served 10 increase their
boundless worship Of the old. gray leader.
General Linevitch continues energeti-
cslly the reorganizations OF the various
departments Of the ramy
Stan Captain Sherboursky. who has
returned here after making a reconnois-
sance on the Mongolian frontier, reports
that THOUSAND Of Chinese bandits under
japanese leaders are moving beyond the
border.