Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-29


ever, IL nearly over. Hundreds of arrests
nave been made.
MOSCOW, Wednesday, Dec. 2i.-6 =. IN,
Via St Petersburg, Dec. S.-The back
bono OF the insurrection is broken and the
uprising here is rapidly going TO pieces
The revoluuonists are able to keep up
only guerilla warfare, but the ease with
which they move small detachmcnts
from place TO place renders the task of
suppressing them slow and tedious. The
Brunnaia quarter has been cleared OF the
members of the "Drukina,' as the fighting
organization Of the revolutionists is called.
They have transferred their operations TO
East rverskaa, consisting principally OF
snping from the roofs of houses. oc-
casionally throwing bomb on advancing
patrols and making off on the appearance
~ artillery. All the troops of the Moscow
garrison, including tho former disafected
EustofT grcnaders and the reinforcements
Which are employed in crushing the Tevo-
lutlonists, arc stin insufficient TO thor
ouEhy occupy the territory won, thus
enabling the revolutionists to slip into
vacated territory so as the troops
move ON. Many OF the attacks on patrols
arc seemingly made out OF pure spirit
of brayado, since they completely fu-
remnants OF the insurrection now lack CO.
Lcsion OF a head.
stores Are ReOpening.
The city Of Moscow bears the picturesque
appearance OF a battlefield. Officers are
everywhere seen galloping through the
streets or arc being driven about in rap
idly moving sleghs, accompanied by es-
corts Of drag goons or Cossacks. The stores
were reopened and the inhabitants who
had been oooped up for hve days were
Senturing out for breath of fresh air.
The troops began operations this morn
ing at the Triumphal arch. bonbarding
and demolishing immense barricade
near the car stables of the Belgian COM
pany, which had been built behind over
turned tram cars. Thence slowly, pivoting
from the arch, the columns swept east
ward clearing all the streets OF Tverskai
and north of the boulevard. which sepa-
rated the battle ground from the center of
the city. Barrcades are not so numerous
in this region as was the case during yes
terday's lighting, and the troops encoun-
tered less opposition. A correspondent of
the Associated Press accompanied one of
the columns for an hour. during which
time the soldiers Of the Drujina nowhere
attempted TO hold the barricades. After
hring "a few shots they invariably scat
tered OF.
Houses In Ruins.
Sometimes the artillery FREQ at a barri-
cade, but the defenders usually scampered
on and then these detenses were taken
without firing shot. The work OF de
stroying the entanglements and burning
the material from which they were con
structed was slow. Occasionally when tn,
troops were fired upon from roofs the
houses were bombarded, but the occupants
had ample time to escape. The operation:
of the troops in the Brunnaia district dis
closed many interesting traces Of yester
days hghting, which brought the walls o
100 houses tumbling about the ears of thei
defenders. The ProkhOron cotton mill, tht
headquarters OF the "DruJina" ana man!
other houses for the distance of mil'
between the boulevard and the triumpna
arch were in ruins. Every street tributary
of the Tverskaia boulevard were stout!
barricaded, as many as seven being couute,
within 20 Yards OF a single street. Thes
evidently formed the first line of defenc
and the network of streets behind wer
barricaded at intervals. These barricade
were left standing, the troops having strate
Sically made a circuit to an open plail
northwest Of the city. which enabled then
10 take the revolutionists in the rear. com
pelling the evacuation OF the position prac
ticany without loss, the revolutionist
were unable TO hight the artillery with re
volvers and they possessed few rifles
House after house showed yawning chasm
produced by shells. The spirit shops an
cheap lodging houses occupied by the stu
dent rsvolutiunists were the principal suffer
ers The barricades. though they coul
not be defended against artillery, wer
well constructed OF telegraph poles, fences
heavy doors. iron court yard gates an
signs all interlaced with wire, A lumbe
yard in the vicinity furnished materis
for thirty barricades Red flags were sti
denantly noating over some OF the barriers
but throughout the district the correspor
dent saw neither Drujinists nor soldiers.
was like a deserted field over which IN
tide OF battle had swept During the morT
ing the revolutonists several times a
tempted to intercept conveys Of ammunitio
sent from the arsenal TO the troops. who's
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