Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-12-26
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THOUSANDS SLAUGHTERED.

Moscow, Dec. 23-The revolutionists
planned an uprising last night with the
intention of proclaiming provisional
government. The Governor of Moscow
discovered the plot and determined up.
on a policy of ruthless suppression.
lie massed twenty-five thousand troops
and the slaughter began with the
streets full Of people. The troops fired
grape from cannon into a procession OF
workingmen. The latter had erected
barricades which fell before the mil
itary assault. Mobs pillaged two large
firearms stores for weapons and dis
tributed them in the streets. Continu.
Gus street.fighting followed, the can.
non roaring and the machine guns
working as fast as they could be fired.
One band of rebels made desperate
fight from house to house, using ma
chine.guns against a battery. The in.
surgents are now occupying isolated
positions in various parts of the city,
defending barricades with rifles and re.
volvers against machine guns. 1t is
impossible to estimate the number OF
dead and wounded. There are prob
ably thousands. Students, including
girls, are fighting behind the barri-
cades. The military apparently has the
upper hand. The outlying districts
are said to be in the complete posses
sion OF the workingmen. officers order
the troops to kill the people on the
slightest sign OF resistance. The pre-.
, lecture of police has been partly des.
! troyed by bombs.
, MEETINGS PREVENTED.
! st. Petersburg, Dec. 23.-All meet
! ings are being prevented in this city.
The leaders OF the workingmen are
plotting to destroy this city's bridges
and railroads by dynamite. The Fin.
! nish railroad men have refused to join
the strikers.
FALliERES MAY SUCCEED.
. Paris, Dec. 23-The election of
president to succeed Loubet will take
place on January 18th. Fallieres, the
president of the Senate, Is the leading
candidate. Rouvier Is regarded as the
dark horse.
coASTiNG STEAMER ASHORE.
Seattle, Dec. 23.-The Alaska com.
pany's steamer Portland is ashore at
Spire island She Is probably total
loss.
FIGHTING CONTINUES.
Moscow, Dec. 2i.-The fighting con.
tinues. But few successes have been
gained by the reyolutionists. The
killed are estimated at five hundred.
ODESSA MAY FALL.
Odessa. Dec. 2i-The garrison here
is passive II Is feared that the revo.
lutiOnaries may capture the city.
REBELLION IN WARSAW.
Warsaw, Dec. 24.-Here the situation
is serious. The socialists have pro.
claimed an armed rebellion.
CAPITAL is QUIET.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 2i.-The situa.
.tion here is quiet.
DISASTERS IN LOS ANGELES.
/ Los Angeles, Dec. 2i.-The Van.
nuys Broadway hotel has been burned.
Loss, 100000. The guests narrowly
escaped.
Three street cars here colided and
forty persons we're injured.
: MANcHuRIAN OPEN DOOR.
! Peking, Dec. 25.-Baron Komura has
departed with the draft OF treaty
the result of which will be that sixteen
Manchurian towns will be opened to
foreigners soon.
4 MARINE DISASTER.
\ Monteyideo, Dec. 24.-The steamers
Belanoch and Canning came into col.
lision here, and the Bellanoch was
sunk.
7 ANARCHIST OUTRAGE.
! Barcelona. Dec. 24.-An anarchist at
tempted to stab Cardinal Cassanas and
was arrested.