Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11
HURL BOMBS At TROOPS |
Battle Occurs Between Dynamiters
and Cars Soldiers.
RIOTING AT MOSCOW
Brutal Disorders in the Old Capital When
Cossacks "Calm" the
People.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 9,-The
throwing of bombs at the troops in Tif1is
yesterday evening, which resulted in the
soldiers firing on the people, appears to
have been the outcome of a delibera tely
organized plot.
Ten bombs were thrown simultaneous
~ in the vicinity of three barracks in
widely separated quarters of the city.
Shots also were fired at the soldiers as
they rushed out of the barracks, but the
loss of life was confined to one Cossack
and one bomb-thrower. In addition
twenty persons were wounded.
Quiet at Moscow.
MOSCOW, Oct. 9.-Order was re-
stored in the streets at II o'clock last
night.
1t is officially announced that among
the wounded are five Cossacks, four gen
darmes aid a number of policemen.
A pitched battle between crowds of
strikers and Cossacks took place short
ly before noon Sunday. The troops fired
three volleyS at the strikers and the lat
ter replied with revolvers and stones.
After the fighting was over men, wom-
en- and children were dragged into the
projects courtyard, the gates to which
were also closed. Thereupon began what
is known as giving a lesson to "intel-
lectuals." Scores were taken to q long
stable. Along the sides were drawn up
two lines of picked troops, mostly Cos
sacks. The victims were made to run
the gantlet. There were fifty men on
each side, who brutally struck them with
whips and the butt ends of rifles.
Running the Gantlet.
The victims of this ferocious brutal
ity are forced to run the gauntlet until
they drop fainting or dead. They are
then picked up and removed to prison,
the inirmary or mortuary. Such bru-
tally it is impossible to parallel in any
civilized country. The unfortunate crea-
lures are taken from the streets to this
peculiar Russian form of execution
without the possibility of offering any
defense or hearing what accusation is
made against them.
1t is stated that the bomb that was
thrown at the game market killed
twelve Cossack patrols. 1t is impossi-
BILE to confirm the report but it is GER
tain that a number of riderless Cossack
horses returned to the barracks after
the collision with the bomb.
1t is feared that employees to the num-
Der of 10000 in the great factories may
join the demonstration. The populace
is exasperated to the last degree less by
the open street fighting than by the
action Of the police.
Trepoff Says All Is Calm.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct 9.-Gen
Trepoff, assistant minister of the in
terror, has been informed by telephone
from Moscow that no serious disorders
occurred there last night and that the sit
uation was slightly more reassuring this
morning. The strike is spreading, how
ever, and the authorities evidently are
very apprehensive. They are hopeful,
however, that the st. Petersburg work
men will not be affected.
Tamper with Railroad.
A serious development at Moscow to-
day was an attempt to interrupt railroad
communication. The rails were tam
pered with short distance from Mos
cow, causing the derailment of a train.
but there were no casualties.
The ministry Of the interior admits
that three Cossack policemen were killed
yesterday, but has no confirmation of q
dispatch received by the Russ from Mos
cow saying that eight bakers were killed
in an ARRAY at bakery and are inclined
to question accuracy, saying that their
adviceS do not mention such an event.
and pointing out that it is hardly pos
sible for troops firing volleys from q
narrow street to injure strikers stoning
them from fourth story windows.
No Martial Law.
The report that martial law has been
declared at Moscow is authoritatiyeIy
denied.
No disturbances were reported at
Moscow today up to o'clock in the aft