New-York tribune., 1905-12-25

Moscow, Dec "a, 5 p. m.-Artillery, rife and
revolver firing continued throughout the day.
but the noise of the battle has now somewhat
sbated The guns have been bombarding one
barricade after another, the cannonades being
followed by charges by the dragons. who set
fire to the wreckage
The area of the fighting to-day was more ex-
tended. and included Trabnois Square, sadovia,
Karetnaia and many other streets
The revolutionists apparently have not in the
least lost heart, Notwithstanding Saturdays
heavy casualties II is now known that five
hundred is a moderate estimate of the losses.
and many more persons fell to-day.
The insurgents had few successes They sur
prised force of gendarmes in Karetnaia-st- to-
day. killing or wounding twenty Of them Since
then artillery has been firing uninterruptedly
in that section of the city.
In many cases dragons fired into private
houses where they suspected rebels had taken
refuge.
In nearly every district large numbers Of in
nocent persons were accidentally killed or
wounded.
Late this afternoon it was reported that fight
ing was proceeding in the outskirts of the city
and that there were heavy losses on both sides
All through the day bombs were thrown in
the streets.
The troops hold the railway stations, but the
numbering of freight cars continues. Three
hundred of these cars have been entirely
stripped on the Kazan Railway siding alone,
London. Dec. 25.-"The Daily Telesraph's
correspondent at st. Petersburg. describing the
fighting at Moscow. says:
The first shots were fired by the revolutiona-
r4es on the troops outside the F1dler ocnooa,
which was surrounded The revoiucolaLles
Fsfty-five minutes had passed and the com
rnander of the troops was about to give tne Or
der 10 fire when a volley came from tne mouse.
Several soldiers were killed or wouhoeo ING
troops Immediately replied.
Soon A white handkerchief was waved from
Viii yi4e Ere and -they retired and again bonn
bsrded the house Shortly afterward white
flag was again waved, and the surrender Oh 'Ho
revoutionaries was completed
The correspondent also describes the fighting
In other sections of the city, resulting in every
case in the defeat of the insurgents He says:
The desperate courage of the mob was mar
vellous Units of threes. tens ana hunoreGs 7I
would sally forth, be driven back anu IaiI'
again against the enormous odds, eager 10 a. a.
complish the impossible. Early in the evening eVii!s
the hospitals were filed and private o"eiiihs
houses we're crowded with the wounded
Tn nr5rcinaG tboroughfare, the Tverskaia'
looks Ike q street In city captured py d Lo1 1
eign foe Bivouac fires burn IN tne sIee''' anu
rifles are stacked on the pavement. .,o5 IN
During all this needless enuSlon OF olOoo -
Cgd Noscov rhe people were shopping, Vlsltlhs
and otherwise carrying on the ORDINARY oCcut0
tons If nothing in particular was was. sUr,e portant
manifestation of Russian anarchy ana VIII prove
as the anarchists assert decisive 80 Isr as oie
judge, they VIII END IN the ,s co-nk -. p,,ssSa
OF the anarchists. VINO VIII po 9iiei'>~A -
for several years. -,
There is stI hope that popular reactionsLs .Ls
movement may be avoided, out tfe "rs'" VI 0
PEASANTS is waxing strong ,y.se o5
IN the station at YeIna. OF the Kier ana
voronezh line. entire families OF railway olicIa
and strikers have been literally cur dr 70 pcn- c,
by infur:ateG peasants ana tneIe IL OI4Iei 10
mulatfve evidence of a determination on Iiie
part OF the peasants 10 oppose tne stIIhe .Ih',as
The 9narchis:s have not dislodged the govern
ment imprisoned Premier Witte or deposed u4s
Emperor. but they nave struck d . oeausy .., go
wanton blow al the empire. Already huhslS
bands are pil.aging wherever they can AS an
Instance at the station OF 49,, ce-s loaded
with neeessaries of life for the Christmas tide
4 ukase win be published In dsy or TWO
enSodying the new electoral oi,.,"o law anu
daGe Tor the elections to the oounla: -.
The severest criticism is directed against inc
government for falling 10 adopt PrompIly re-
Tesstve measures against the reVolueioii