The Washington times., 1905-06-25
WARSAW AFLAME
WITH THE SPIRIT
OF ARMED REVOLT
Bloody Encounters Oc-
cur Between Officers
and Citizens.
WOMEN ARE NOT SPARED
WOMEN ARE NOT SPARED
Patrol Shoots Down Mother
and Daughter for Utter
ing iaunts.

WARSAW. June 25--warsaw has be-
come infected with the revolutionary
spirit which has broken out in Poland.
and caused death to probably thousands
and injury to many more at Lodz. in
the past four days of rioting Conflicts
between the soldiery and citizens have
begun. ard the disorders that have pre-
vailed at Lodz may be repeated here
unless the troops and police are able
to cover the spirit Of the socialistic
element and put down the mobs with
an :ron hand
Up TO midnight it was known that one
soldier had been shot dead In reprisai
the troops Of the patrol to which the
murdered soldier belonged fired into
house that sheltered the assassin, kill
ing four men. fatally wounding two
women. and injuring score of others
Soldiers OF an infantry detachment
cold bloodedly shot down a mother and
her daughter who taunted them with
revolutionary cries. Two gendarnles
were fatally wounded by the bursting OF
bomb, thrown into a detachment OF
mounted Cossacks-
Cried "Down With the Gar"
Promptly at 6 o'clock last night thou
sands of socialists and striking laboring
men, emboldened by the partially sue
cessful fight their comrades had made
against the authorities at Lodz, after
being harangued by several socialistic
leaders. began to parade through
Grzysbowska street Their leaders held
aloft huge red flags and all were sing
Ing and shouting taunfs at the few pc
hee visible, The cry Down with the
Czar" was frequently heard.
At the corner On Wronia street, where
the mob had gathered in numbers
aid Increased in its Spirit of defiance
on the way, the authocfties made a de-
termined effort to bring the procession
TO g halt IN order to disrupt its march
and scatter the marehers.
A patrol Of mounted gendarmes. the
men with drawn sabres. blocked the
entire width OF the street. AS the pro-
cessfon came near, the officer in COM
mand called to the marchers TO disperse.
Hurled Bomb at Soldiers.
the leaders of the socialists. ran for
the mounted soldiers and then. turning,
lcO anu IuSuS ais escape.
The bomb exploded under the horse OF
a gendarme- The animal was blown to
pieces, and its rider and another soldier
were SO frighfully injured that it is
not expected that they can recover. The
confusion resulting from the bursting
bomb added to the excitement, and for
a time had auieting effect upon the
| marchers. The noise OF the explosion
drew a still greater crowd, however,
which packed tha adjoining streets OF
Leszno and Chiodna- The troopers,
| REINFORCED by 8 detachment OF foot
gendarmes and infantry patrols. who
came to the aid Of the mounted gem
| darmes on the run. made a determined
assault upon the mob.
TWO volleys were fired by the foot
soldiers into the marchers, the officers
giving the order TO fire Immediately
! and without calling upon the peop4e to
| fall back and disperse.
| 1t is not known how many were killed
| or injured by the fire from the troops.
The marchers withdrew sullenly. but
quickly. with their manned comrades
and order was partly restored
Secret Officer Muulated.
! Later on the remnants OF the mob
captured a secret officer. and upon the
unfortunate man took revenge for the
killing OF their numbers. The agent Of
the police, who was recognized by cus
of the socialists. WIS shot six uzaeA.
stabbed twice, and left for dead. He
| was later found by the police, and
despite his frightful wounds. the sur
gecns say he has fighting chance fog
| his life.
1sr,xr ~ a
| sack patrol was passing down Krons-
| tantin street, one Of a number or the
| police and military squads that Were
| sent 10 every section OF the city "a
restore order and to prevent the forma-
| ton of mobs. man who came hers
| from I.odz leaned from the window OF
a house and shot des d one Of the SOL
Ciiers of the patrol.
The revenge OF RS comrades was in.
| stantaneaus. Iney surrounded the
house. a low. poorly constructed dwell
ing. and. without calling upon the man
to surrender, poured volley after vollsy
| through the windows and doors Whom
they had ceased firing four men in ths
/ house were dead two women were %
badly shot that they cannot liye.s and
| the remaining persons who were in thl
house. who numbered score. were m
more or less seriously wounded.
| Shot Two Women Dead.
Early in the evening a patrol pass sing
near the gas works was taunted with
revolutionary cries by two women. 8
mother and daughter. Without a wol
| of command from the officer in chesxs
two soldiers of the patrol shot tne sWs
i women dead Their bodies we';e NJ
touched by the soldiers and were les
| to lay where they fell
The official reports OF the r.oeinY 4
Lodz. Official in that they are shat j