The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-01-26

you soldiers are our brothers; you
can not shoot these little ones" they
exclaimed. But as the pickets and
patrols continued driving OF the peO-
pie the demonstrations began to give
way and the bitterest insults and oths,
in which the Russian vocabulary is
particularly rich, became frequent.
1--WE are not Japanese; why brutal
ize us? Will you shame the mother
who bore you, who was Russian like
ourselves" were some of the cries that
were heard.
Later such exclamations as "scoun.
drels," ''mercenarles," dogs and
worse were heard.
Every time the troops moved the
crowds hissed them. Strikers also
gathered at the entrance of the Grand
Morskaia and of the avenue leading
to the Moika canal. The crowd at the
latter place swelled to huge proper.
tions, blocking the bridge across the
canal. The order came at 1: 80 p. m.
to clear them off. The colonel COM
manding the horse guards uttered a
short. sharp command; the troopers
drew their swords and advanced at a
quick trot, and then broke into a gal
lop. heading straight for the Moika,
where they were lost in cloud Of
snow. Shrieks from the wounded re-
sounded. Then came a deadly silence,
broken only by the galloping of ambu-
lance horses.
The next 20 minutes passed without
incident. Nothing indicated the ap.
proach of the horrible butchery which
was destined to stain the corner of the
admiralty gardens with human blood
The crowd there persisted in refusing
to move on, clamoring for the empe-
ror and continually hurling abuse at
the troops. but attempted no violence.
guards formed and marched at double
quick towards the fatal corner. Events
followed with awful swiftness. The
commanding officer shouted "Disperse,
Dispense! Dispersed"
Many In the crowd turned to fee,
but was too late. A bugle sounded and
the men in the front ranks sank to
their knees and both companies fired
three volleys. the first two with blank
cartridges and the last with ball A
hundred corpses strewed the sidewalk
Many women were pierced through the
back as they were trying to escape.
Mangled corpses of persons of all ages
and both sexes strewed the ground
One boy of 13 had his skull pierced
and rent by bullets. Great spalshes
and streams of blood stained the snow
1t was now the turn for the crowd
stationed at the Marskaia entrance to
the square where the horse guards re-
peated the exploit with which they
had cleared the Moika, and drove the
people pell nell down the thorough.
fare.
A crowd quickly formed outside a
drug store and an orator was found
for the occasion. Standing on the
steps of the drug store he addressed
the impromptu meeting thus:
Comrades: We came humbly and
peacefully to meet the emperor and
lay our grievances before him; but the
emperor refuses to see us and instead
soldiers were sent to shoot us down.
Then all can say he Is no emperor"
C"Down with the emperor" shouted
the crowd.)
I'VE have suffered under the sway
of the Chinovinks." ("Down with the
Chinovinks!') I'VE hoped for redress
but hope is no longer possible; we can
win our rights only by fighting"
("Down with the autocracy!" yelled
the crowd) Our only chance of re.
dress is from representatives of the
people" C.Long live the constitution
al assembly!'O "Then all ! have to
say is to arms, comrades, to arms!"
"To arms!" was the thunderous re-
sponse. The crowd, now aroused to q
state of frenzy, at the sight of the
wounded who were being brought out
Of the drug store and placed in an am
bulance. saluted them as martyrs.
Every head was uncovered as the VIC
tins were conveyed away.
st. Petersburg. Jan. 23.--At Kolpi.
noff. near the capital, 10000 workmen
attacked division Of infantry at Nos
koksh railway crossing. Fierce fight
ing is reported and 700 were killed
Officials withhold the military casual
ties. Eleven infantry regiments guard
the Baltic shipyards. Workmen have
seized an ammunition depot In south
western suburb and established q
bomb factory.