Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-02
Caused by Brutality Of
the Troops at Warsaw.
Men, Women and Children
Shot and Cut Down.
Nearly One Hundred Killed or Wounded. The
Attacks Unpro1osed.

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We're li,lcd or woun,!cd in disturbances
j" :rricaS quarters ~ Warsaw. today
Tho troops we're apparently uIIcuntrOl,-
DE and violated I'll ORDERS to act with
iaai,ritior. They Grci INTO crowds ~
.iG'" ,rStrltor@. ana NnrAi1y, in retail
ri ion resnr;rd to HI" use 4 lrcarmS aud
i'oElL". Man. women and children arc
:tn-rng The d"r.! ..rI dyiug What az
.'r"""h"s = r'ien Of terror exists. to-
'.iSht. tie 'tF rr, srn;; i most gloomy
rSr"';. ara II" ,"mn.r az til" entire
'"1lr.rnitv augurs IL.
May day ~ nod with every prcsnc-t
''iat ~. recent einnIn~ fIrcbndIn.s
,"rIl lind contradiction "c carc. Glori-
us weather Jsh' rod H. ti,c beginning
= tn celebrations ana ;ll factories.
~ ~ lrd Gifts u every description
were ,iGS'I Tho str,r.s N,rr crowded
from "-rlv ~ The morning with gaily
':t '.':."l Tr":l" ami tr"uns. Children
- c.'y'"h''-' .r'o"cd tt,.n.s. Ives in tho
f-'"rn s'r9hir". tn" ,roscI.cc Of num-
ron rItrlis T Cu~-A, cavalry AMI
infaurry v..n thc kideo n.indcr n
i''f';i"v d'''r'r. y" VI. , incident
'rae rrr"r'ed vn:il rft." &
I'll ci-: ,li-;urbln-c; occurred be-
.'v""n and p. NJ. wh,n "a procession
III several "a ruyard wnrkrncn. carry
~ i"l 'laCs. mar, he'll along Zelaxna
Sir''''. IT." demonstration was quite o.
d'iv u = riCrarded without molest
~, nv some distance. suddenly SOW
"l'l S":16r"nG az I'hlans appeared hut
ith1"i interfering with tho procession.
nnG ;ooE m Il position along the silc-
.'aiHs. whilH the wo~;>rncn passed
through the lines.
Then company of infantry an
preached from the front, ard imacdi-
Itrly tho cavalry charged into the pr,-
'"TsinH. driving il with .he fats Of thrir
swords into a disorClnizcd mass When
tho cavalry Withdrew .hc irfantry fred
= ,o'l"y. whore upon tho demonstrators
tar3od AMI hci. I'll" infantry continued
- discharge NollcNs into The rctrcating.
shri"Kinc multitude Thirty-onc persons
wcro killed. and many wounded. and or
til" latter it is believed that Il viii din.
The shooting is Described as having
l'"cr quito unprovokcl. II has aroused
TIE '"Cst intense Indignation among al,
class,a in Warsaw. Many Of those who
we're killed or wounded were shot in
ni"c away when they We're struck.
Another terrible seen" WIS enacted n
F? n'rlock r. NJ. at tho corner Of ScIot,
ana Sosrnra streets. when work,ncn
fred from behind "A wall at a patrol,
which, Immediately opened fire On tn,
passing crowds. Killing Or wounGing 20
persons.
Tho first bomb throwing occurred AT
No O'Clock. tonight. when n bomb was
thrcwn into Cossack ratrol near tho
Vienna station. Three CoSslcks and one
Policeman were killed. and two ladies'
who were leaving the station at the
tire. We're severely wounded by the OK
fanfrN fired II number of volleys. and
il is reported that many persons were
KILLED or wounded. Troops surrounded
tn" whole ncichborhood II has been i'm
possible M to the present time to So
cure accurate Information as to the.
casualties il this affair.
NJ 1".i., n'c!"ck p. NJ disturbances,
broke ont ut the Iombkowska gate Of
IN" Subui h Of I'raga. across the NiStu!,t
river. great crowd had assembled
there. threatening The troops when
!IuSsars fred upon the crowd and kill
Cd to';r and wounded many others.
In Jcrosolini street. a man fired int,
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