Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-06
FUNERALS OF VICTIMS HELD
No Formal Demonstration, But Thou
sands of Socialists Gather


BY Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 5.-Sunday
happily passed in st. Petersburg with
out disorders or bloodshed. The Social
Democrats and revoutionists had
planned a mammoth demonstration in
connection with the funerals of those
killed in last weeks riots. Late last
night. however, when it became known
that Gen. Trepoff would not permit
big demonstration the mayor issued
proclamation saying that the streets
were no place for the airing of political
grievances and the Socialist leaders
called off their plans.
Accordingly the funerals were held
in private and workmen attended ma
tional services at various mills. AL
though the demonstration was formally
abandoned tens of thousands of spec
tators focked to the NevSky Pros
pect. The broad thoroughfare In front
of the KaZan cathedral was blocked
by a great crowd of people, but there
was no attempt at disorders and no
occasion for the use of the Squadrons
of Hussars, Cossacks and cuirasseurs
held in reserve in the side streets. The
revolutionary leaders here anticipate
period of comparative quiet and speak
of the great strike simply as ma
neuver'' which forced autocracy to
make concessions
Thomas E. Heenan, American consul
at Odessa, has sent telegram to the
American embassy saying that since
Tuesday the bloody attempts upon the
Jews have continued and that he esti-
mates the number killed in the thou
sands. Artillery, he says, has been
employed to suppress the rioting and
the Jews have fired from windows upon
the troops in the streets. Fortunately,
ha odde thus far American interests
are unaffected.
Many Conflicts in Provinces
Fatal encounters between the SOL
diers and the populace and anti-Jewish
excesses are reported from many
places in the provinces. Yesterday and
today at Kremenchung twenty persons
were killed and eighty injured. At
Kutais a military train was wrecked
and nine soldiers killed. After the
collision the revolutionists opened a
rifle fire on the train and the troops
replied in kind. There were several
killed or injured on both sides.
At Berdicheff several persons were
killed or injured and at Minsk serious
rioting arose through the troops pre-
venting meeting of citizens. The
troops fired volleys into the crowds and
there was intermittent firing for long
time. A hundred were killed and 600
being witnessed every day. The mas
'sacre and pillage of the Jews continues
at Kisnineff.
Anti-Semitic rioting has been report
ed to be going on in Khersoff, Ekater-
inaslov. Vasilkoff. Valigua, Ivano-
Vosozsenk, Noghileff. Kelet and Uman.
At Alderman many were killed. The
Cossacks assisted in the pillaging.
From Riga Consul Birnholdt tele-
graphed Charge d'Affaires Eddy today
that the situation was extremely seri-
Gus, that considerable American inter
ests were endangered and demanded
military protection.
Lamsdorff Promises Protection
Mr.. Eddy Immediately saw Count
Lamsdorff, the foreign minister, who
promised to afford protection.
Mr.. Birnholdt later telegraphed that
a military guard had been placed at
the consulate.
A similar appeal arrived today from
George r. Martin, the American con-
sular agent at Rostoff-on-Don where
also there are American interests. Mr..
Eddy dispatched note to the British,
German and Austrian embassies, and
they practically united in joint repre-
sentationS, to which Count Lamsdorff
and Gen. Trepoff promised that all for
eign interests would be safeguarded.
other dispatches received from Odes-
sa say that the Cossacks and infantry
fought a regular battle with Jews and
revolutionaries. who were concealed
IN houses. and estimated the dead at
800 and the wounded as over 2000
Press accounts from Odessa give de-
,ails of horrible atrocities committed.
rhe tongues of Jews We're torn out by
he roots, nails were driven in the
heads OF living persons and Others were
oiled in spiked barrels. but these re-
,orts must be accepted with large
mount of caution.
No authentic figures are available