The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-06-29
IN RUSSIA
JEWS ANo POLISH SOCIAL DEMO
Gratis BEGAN THE RloTlNo.
1900 DEAD AND WOUE3ED
cessaeko, Dragons ard Infantry
Charged int Fired volley After
volley into the Meta.

LODI, RUSSIAN PoLAND-"nisck
Friday" In lodE. surpassed all he
horrors Of Red Sunday" IN 81. Peters.
burg. While it IN o yet possible to
ascertain the eNact number Of the
victims, estimates place the killed and
wounded as high as 1000.
There was a renewal OF the blood
shed Saturday morning. A regiment
OF dragons and n Of infantry have
been ordered here from Warsaw.
So far as yet ascertained $50 per.
sons were killed outright in the fight.
ing and forty-one more died in the hos
pitals during the night. OF the
wounded 800 suffered only slight in
juries which were attended by the.
ambulance surgeons.
The Hospitals Filled.
All the hospitals Of the city are
filled to overlooking, and owing TO
the insufficient number Of beds many
wounded are lying on the floors. An
the shops. stores and factories are
closed and business Is az a complete
deadlock. The rioters attempted to
set fire to the government offices. but
were scattered by a strong force of
troops.
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
riodng last Wednesday. Thursday the
feast OF Corpus Christi passed off
quietly, but in the night .workmen at.
tackled the patrols. In this fighting
two officers n seven Cossacks were
killed One OF the latter was shot by
a girl OF 10. At dawn began a day
OF terror.
Barbados In the Streets.
The city was given up 10 bloodshed
Anarchy and street fighting prevailed
all day. Barricades were h~urrledly
constructed in the Jewish quarters at
dawn. Men climbed 20 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
others.
Early in the day two bombs were
from the crowd into the bar
racks killing or w~ounding twenty sol
This started the bloodshed,
which continued until after nlghtfRl
A. II O'Clock all the factory hands
and nockod into the streets
Cossacks. dragons aud Infantry
the dense. snrging mobs time
after time. firing vollcy after yolley
The rioters later replied with revol :
rers. while their comrades on roof and /,
n windows Joined IN the usslllade :
Some dashed vitrol from points Of ,
'autage upon the troopers In the !
treets below. The burning fluid drove :
"a victims into a frenzy and led tc >
Genes OF q terrible character.
Fought the Entire Day.
Fighting continued throughout tho
and only dImins he'd To its lnyeu y
lily az ulghtfan. when the city wat D
,iunEed into darkness. az practically v
~ the street lamps had been dc s
Even then occasional vulleyti
nd Isolated rifle shots were heard ir Il
quarters. the troops havine D.
eceived orders 10 shoot any person o
.ppearing on the streets.
In the morning many dead and C
rounded were still lying IN the streets {,
nd c~ourtyards. Terrible. indeed. 6 S
be plight OF the wounded. for medical
ia Is almost unobtainable. n