Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-06-26
Situation in Russian Poland


st. Petersburg, June pa message
received here from Warsaw says that the
Jewish quarter of the city is now in full
revolt. 1t is expected that a repetition
of the masstcres of LODI will occur in
the Polish capital Great crowds have
assembled in the streets and these are
being constantly augmented. Barrcades
are being erected in various parts of the
district, and street cars have been over
turned to form the nucleus of such street
defences. The shops and stores in the
district are closed aud business is at
standstil. Bloodshed threatens to de-
velop at any moment, as both the troops
and the people are in an ugly mood.
Thirty=four battalions of troops are
bivouacked in the streets, giving it the
appearance of camp, and patrols are
circulating everywhere. The slightest
alteration between the people and the
soldiers is almost certain to bring on
riot.
At Czenstochau, last night, a bomb
was thrown at the chief of police as he
was riding in carriage. The officer and
seven civilians were seriously wounded.
LODI, Poland, June 26.-Lodz, this
morning, presents the appearance of an
armed camp. Troops hold the streets
and no citizens are allowed to leave their
homes without permit. The town has
been declared by M. MaximOvitch,
Governor General of Warsaw, to be in
state of siege, and General Schutleworth,
commander of the LODI district, has
been placed in command of the troops,
which hold the city.
The awful slaughter of Friday and
Saturday has had a quoting effect and
there has been no general fighting such
as marked those two bloody days. In
the outskirts Of the town brawls between
civilians and soldiers have occurred at
intervals, but there has been little blood.
shed. The brutality of the soldiers has
greatly alarmed even the rioters, who
prefer keeping oat Of the way Of the Cos
sacks and dragons. All industry is at a
standstiI today. The stores are closed
and no factories are operating. Many |
people have left the town, and others are
Fastening preparations to get away until
the troubles are over
Warsaw, Poland, June 6.-The so.
cial democratic party of Poland aud Lith-
uania did not succeed in bringing about
a general strike in Warsaw today, as d.
rected in the proclamation issued on Sat
urday, calling out all workmen as a pro-
test against the massacre at LODI. Many
of the factories are closed, and some OF
the stores and shops are affected but the
ltrike is far from being general. The |
strikers have picketed the factories and |
efforts are being made to call out the men
who are working. In several instances
wOrkmen who refused to listen to the de- !
mands Of the strikers were shot by the
pickets as they started to enter the fac
tories. Troops hold all the principal
streets and the public squares this morn
ing, and the soldiers have orders to fire
upon theslightest provocation. No news
papers made their appearance this morn
ug. The casualties during the riots as
today were SCI killed and over
700 wounded, many of them seriously.
General Schuttleworth declares that Or
Ter has been restored.
st. Petersburg, June 26.-Following
he riots which have occurred at LODI
md the disturbances at Warsaw, reports
cached here today of serious agrarian
disturbances in another part of Russia.
In the Kharkof district of European
Russia, the peasants have arisen and
lave burned the domains OF several land
'wners. The local authorities are
'owerless to deal with the peasants and
ave wired for troops.