Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1905-11-02
Russian ReVOlutiOnarieS De.
mand a Republic.
TROOPS SHOOT DOWN
SCORES IN PROVINCES
Poland and Finland Again Raise
Flags of Freedom and Desperate
Fighting Is General Through.
out the Empire.

to this mornings London newspapers
represent the condition of affairs in
Russia as being extremely grave, es-
pecially in the provinces. st. Peters
burg, the dispatches say, remains
comparatively quiet.
According to the st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Daily Mail, the
revolutionaries demand the establish
ment of republic, and as the result
of this demand, the strong arm of
General Trepoff has again been in
voked. Thus, says the correspondent,
brute force and popular sedition are
again facing each other.
Even the appointment of Grand
Duke Michael as military dictator
with General Trepoff as his right
hand man, is discussed in official cir
cles.
sThe correspondent of the Daily Mail
at Kieff. in a dispatch dated Novem-
ber /, says:
THE governor general has resigned
because he was not permitted to take
strong measures to prevent the riots.
Jndescribable scenes occurred last
night, when the mob invaded the
town hall and tore down the por-
trait of the emperor. The troops fired
ten volleys into the mob, killing forty
persons. Three hundred of the rioters
were arrested.
During the conflict the troops we're
disrnounted. thrown to the ground and
many OF them shot.
1T was a lawyer named Rattnor
who cut the emperor's portrait from
its frame, hacked out the face, put his
kta nsRfs 1Na
rangued the mob from the balcony Of
the town hall Today a band of work
men invaded Rattnor's house and tore
him to pieces
''Jew-balting started at midnight.
Strong patrols passed frequently. but
they looked smillngly on and gave no
help"
Some hours later the Cossacks ar
rived, but they did nothing to protect
the property of the shop keepers.
saw some police and Cossacks pocket
ing part of the plunder. come of the
soldiers were arrested for stealing
People were seen everywhere carrying
bundles of looted silks and velvets
without hindrance. Later on vigilance
committees were formed. the members
of which stopped suspected persons
and made them disgorge their plunder
Jews Threaten MaSSacre.
"At o'clock tonight, notwithstand-
ing deluge of rain, the looting was
resumed. The Jews fired from the
balconies of their houses on the troops
and on the professions of loyalists, the
soldiers returning the fire. Residence:
and offices of many wealthy Jews were
wrecked. The Jews now threaten tc
massacre the Christians tomorrow.
A dispatch to a news agency from
Odessa describes that city as having
experienced a dreadful day, the de
fenseless populace being at the mercy
of bowling and armed rabble Of So,
900 men. calling themselves loyalist'
and led by disguised policemen and
their wretched dupes.
The dispatch says: THE Jews made
a stout resistance and their su>cessfu
bravery entailed lamentable sacrifices
1t Is impossible to ascertain the casual
ties, but rumor puts the number %
killed and wounded as high as 1000
many by bombs which the mobs uset
wholesale. Not until late at night
when the murderous work had gon'
unchecked for hours, were the troop
brought. cordons placed around thu
Jewish quarter and quiet somewhat re
stored.
ne law dDldlIlB tltlDellS ar ~
censed with Governor General Kaul
bars, who Is held to be solely responsi
Bile, since the civil governor was de
posed yesterday. The only hope Il
that the worst has passed, as in al
probability the mobs have nearly ex
hausted their stock OF cartridges"
The Odessa correspondent OF tn
Standard tell similar tale. He says
ut Is reported that the casualtie
will reach 1 900, but II is impossible t
verify this report. The last bonn
thrown In Deribass street killed fifteel
and wounded forty. Within ten min
utes eight others were killed nearly o.
the same spot. The Jews are said to b
the only persons who have resorted t
the throwing of bombs, but the ex
tremity Of their peril must be remem
bered. Our only salvation IL the com
plete military occupation of the city"