The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-06-30
RUSSIANS KILL 1000 POLES
PEOPLE AROUSED TO FIGHT FOR
THEIR LIBERTY.
and Children and Then Rob the
Dead-AwfuI Carnage.

Sunday in St Petersburg. While If
is not yet possible to ascertain the
exact number Of the victims, estima-
ties place the killed and wounded as
high as 1000.
Since the arrival Of reinfOrcements
this morning actual fighting in the
city has stopped, but the outbreak is
by no means queIled, and fresh COLI
siOns are expected mOmentariIy. The
city resembles a shambles and the
terrible scenes OF the last two days
viii never be wiped from the mem
DRY Of the Polish people. Altogether
ten regiments are encamped- in LODI
The troubles here were initiated by
the Polish social democrats and Jew
ish Bund, who determined to avenge
their comrades who were killed in the
riOting last Wednesday. Thursday
the feast of Corpus Christi passed of
quietly, but in the night wOrkmen at
tackled the patrols. In this fighting
two officers and seven COssacks were
killed. One Of the latter was shot by
girl Of 13 years. At dawn yesterday
began day of terror.
The casualties UP to noon today
added eighteen killed or wounded to
yesterdays appalling total. So far as
yet ascertained $50 persons were kill
ed outright in the fighting yesterday
and fOTty-One more died in the hOspi-
tails during the night Of the wounded
800 suffered only slight injuries which
were attended to by the ambulance
surgeons
The Hospitals Filled.
All the hospitals Of the city are fill
ed to overlooking, and owning to the
insufficient number Of beds many Of
the wounded are lying on the floors.
closed and business is at a complete
deadlock The rioters this morning
attempted to set fire to the govern
ment offices, but were scattered by a
strong force Of troops.
BaFFicaded in Streets.
The city was given up to bIOOdshed.
Anarchy and street fighting prevailed
all day Barricades were hurriedly
constructed in the Jewish quarter at
dawn. Men climbed to the roofs Of
houses, cutting telephone and tele-
graph wires TO use for entanglements
in the streets while others cut down
telegraph poles and used them in
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
D o
diers- This started the blOOdshed,
which continued until after nfghtfaII-
At II o'clock all the factory hands
struck and f1Ocked into the streets
| COSsacls dragons and infantry
charged the dense, surging mObs time
after time, firing vOIIey after yOlley.
The ritOers later replied with revOlv-
ers, while their comrades on roofs
and in windows Joined in the fUsil-
| lade. Some dashed vitriOl from points
Of vantage upon the troopers in the
streets below. The burning fluid drove
/ its victims into a frenzy and led to
| scenes Of a terrible character.
Fought the Entire Day.
Fighting continued throughout the
day and only diminished in its inten-
| sity at -nightfaH, when the city was
plunged into darkness, as practically
/ all the street lamps had been destroy
ed Even then occasional vOIIeys and
isolated rifle shots were heard in diff
| ferent quarters, the troops having or
| ders to shoot any person appearing
on the streets.
/ The dead were carried to the Gene
| teries in military wagons, the troops
acting as palIbearers- This morning
many dead and wounded were still
/ lying in the streets and courtyards
/ Terrible, indeed, is the plight Of the
wounded, for medical aid is almost
unObtainable-
| The fighting spirit Of the people is
fully aroused. They have tasted blood
| and want more Certainly the revOlu-
tiOnary pirit is abroad, and il remains
I to be seen whether military measures
/ Will have the same effect as previous
/ ". Today at BaIuty, a suburb Of
/ LODI, four COssacks were killed and
sixteen others wounded by a bomb
which was thrown into their barracks.
/ Twenty-three Of their horses were
| killed
Occasional voIIeys are still fred by
police or gendarmes in response to
shots from houses
Show WantOn Cruelty.
| The soldiers are showing what ap-
I pears to be wantOn cruelty. Late this
afternoon they shot and killed two
women, a mother and her daughter.
The funeral Of the victims Of the
| shooting OF Thursday and Friday took
place today surrepddOusly in various
I outlying villages.
1t is quite impossible to give the
! exact number killed and wounded as
reports vary according to the quarter
from which they are obtained Ger
/ tainly the killed number more than
100 and possibly 200 and the wound
i ed five times as many. An official
/ report says the number Of the casu-
alties was largely due to 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.
/ Residents Of the city say that they re-
/ Ceived no orders to remain indoors
The present trouble began at LODI
/ last Tuesday after the funeral Of the
victims Of the conflict between troops
and terrOrists, the previous Sunday.
The Christians were permitted 70
bury their dead, but the Jews were
prohibited from doing so, and the pO-
lice secretly inferred the bodies Of
the Jews at night The most serious
phase OF the riOting developed when
the crowd deliberately piIlaged liquor
shops and numbers OF persons, in
famed by drink, led a crowd OF al
least $1,000 to further and more seri-
Gus attacks Policemen and militia
Il were attacked wherever theyappear.
ed in small force, and many indfTi-
dual members were killed
After pillaging the liquor shops the
crowd set IRE to them and prevented
the firemen from extinguishing the
bIazes This was repeated deIIberateI5
at many places.
Streets Resemble BattleReld-
) The streets on Friday resembIed Z