Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-02
THOUSANDS ARE SHOT DOWN
In Odessa Many Persons Are Killed
and Fully 1000 Are wounded-
Stores Are Looted-Trepof Re.
tanned in Office by the New Premier.
Who Has Faith in His Strong Arm.
(RN Associated Preasl


Socialists and rcvolutionaries who he
licvc they have the government
Stampcded are bending every effort 10
keep the movement going and To pro-
cil:itate a catastrophe from whcn
they hope il Socialistic republic will
emerge
THIS Is contamination as little
Ia be desired by the majority of Lib
erals, especially the Zemstvos. as the
government itself. and therein lies the
chici hope that the force gathering
under the banner of Count Witte is
sufficiently strong to make Roadway
against the revolutionary movement
and the spirit of unrest throughout
tho country.
Tre3oH to Stay.
Against the demand for tho removal
OF General Trepoff, Count Witte, how.
ever, is inneXible. He informed n
delegation from the strike committee
which called on him today to demand
the release OF their imprisoned com.
rades and the removal or. General
siil1Ssp9it athat ~ wopld be- madness, y
INN 10 dismiss tiie oiiiy man ca iist
of maintaining order in the city at the
present juncture
Nominally Tor the purpose of per-
fecting the organization and for gath.
ering funds. the strike committee in.
night decided to call off the st. Peters.
burg industrial strike at noon Friday
next. but 10 resume at an oEpori,ipc
moment
Railroad Men Continue Strike.
me ST. Petersburg Railroad men
have resolved to continue their strike,
declaring that the soldiers of the rail
road battalion will desert If a little
persuasion in the shape OF train wreck
ing is employed No newspapers viii
be issued tomorrow and probably not
until Friday at noon.
The only papers now appearing are
the Official publications and the Work
mems Gazette. which tomorrow Will
contain an article attacking Count
White and General Trepoff, calling
former By name of SLY fox" and the
latter by The designation of raven
Gus wolf"
Many Persons are Slain.
Twenty persons were killed and up
wards OF hundred wounded in en-
counters tonight at Warsaw between
the mobs and the troops
AT kicff the governor general has
resigned because he was not hermit.
ted To take strong measures 10 pre
vent the riots. Indescribablo scenes
occurred last night, when the mob in
vaded the town hall and tore down the
portrait OF the Emperor The troons
fired ten volleys into the mob. killing
40 persons.
Three hundred of the rioters woro
arrested. During the conflict tho
troopers were dismountcd. thrown IN
the ground and many OF them shot
Jew Batting Started
Jew batting started ut midnight.
Strong patrols passed Frequently. but
they looked smilingiy on and gave n,
rcnly Some hours later Cossacks
arrived. but lhcy did nothing 10 pro.
tect the property of the storckcercrs.
police and Cossacks pickering part
OF The plumbers. Seine Of the soldiers
were arrested for stealing.
Al O'Clock tonight. notwithstani.
ing dclngc of rain. the looting was
resumed The Jews fired from the
balconies OF iheir houses on the troops
and on The professions of ioyolists
The soldiers returned the fire. Tho
residences and Offices of many wealthy
Jews we're wrecked. The Jews now
threaten IN massacre the Christians
tomorrow.
Rabble Rules Odessa.
despatch from Odessa describes
that city as having dreadful day.
the defenceless population being nc