Rock Island Argus., 1905-01-25
REVOLT IN POLAND
Citizens and Soldiers Killed IN
Battle at Ra.
dom.
FINLAND IS RESTLESS, TOO
RISING and Disturbances Elsewhere
In the Old
World.

Berlin. Jan. 25-A battle between
the troops and the citizens OF Radon.
in Russian Poland. resulted in the
killing of an officer and between 40
and so soldiers and nearly 100 work
men and reservists. The citizens lat
er attacked the public buildings with
dynamite. and many were completely
wrecked.
Troops now hold the town. parading
the streets and firing whenever Il
crowd assemblies. 1t is believed many
more persons have been killed in this
way. According to the newspaper re-
ports, the uprising at Radon was
| caused by the news of Sundays mas
sacre at ST Petersburg The workmen
quit their places Of employment stimuli
| taneously and paraded the streets.
shouting Down with the czar. Down
with the murderers of children
Some men had revolvers, while 9th
ers carried explosives. Their clubs
attracted the attention of the reserves
in the barracks. and they broke down
the gates and joined the mob.
The governor turned out the troops
to suppress the outbreak, but the riot
ers violently resisted. Their leader
discharged his revolver and the cap
tain of infantry fell dead. Another
officer also was shot. The commander
of the gendarmerie then ordered his
men to fire on the ringleader. and the
latter fell badly wounded. Gendarmes
and troops advanced and there was n
desperate fight over the body of the
ringleader who. after the demonstra-
tors had been driven back by bayo-
nets. was hacked to death by the
swords of the gendarmes.
The mob thereupon rushed on the
troops and a struggle occurred at
close quarters in which another officer
and 40 or 80 soldiers and nearly hun
dred workmen and reservists were
killed
4 general strike will begin at Lodz,
Russian Poland, tomorrow. The gar
rison there has been ordered to be
confined in barracks in order 10 be
ready for any emergency.
In Finland. Too.
Helsingfors. Finland. Jan. 25.-Thon-
sands of workmcn joined in 4 demon
straticn here. Assembling on the huge
steps Of the Nicolai cathedral they
paraded the streets till midnight. way
ing red flags. The windows of public
houses. hotels, breweries, and num-
Der Of newspaper Offices were broken.
The police interfered late. arresting
50 of the workmen.
Cities of Europe Feel shock.
London. Jan. 25.-Thc shock of the
Russian disorders is being felt in
many cities of Europe. a dispatch
from Geneva says revolutioaist lead
ers there are leaving for Russian cit
les TO encourage and direct the strik-
ers IN their rebellion.
In Milan Turati. a socialist deputy,
4 large crowd. He con-
demncd the Russian autocracy and
declared his intention to introduce
resolution of sympathy of the Italian
with the strikers in both
houses of parliament.
Groups of young men gathered be-
fore the Russian legation in Brussels
last night. throwing stones and shout
ing. Down with the assassins.'' The
police dispersed the mob. The minis
ter of foreign affairs called at the
legation To express his regret
Trieste Crowd D-nounc-.-
Trieste. Jan. 25-Sevcral hundred
workmen assembled before the Rus
sian consulate here last night crying:
Down with the czar, Down with ty-
ranny, Down with absolutism, The
police dispersed the crowd without
difficulty 4 few arrests were made.
vienna Meeting Dispersed.
Vienna. Jan. 25-Workmen held Il
meeting in a hall here last night tol
discuss the Russian situation. A.
soon ass the first speaker mentioned
the word ST. Petersburg the police
official who always attends such meet
ings ordered the meeting TO be dis
solved His order was carried ont
amid considerable tumult and protesta-
tion. but there was no disorder.
Paris student. R~bun~d.
Paris. Jan. 25.-The students of the
Latin Quarter. including a number of
Russians. held meeting yesterday in
symparhy with the St Petersburg
strikers and attempted to- make dem
The police broke up the
meeting No serious incident occur
red.
Italians Cry -Butrhery--
Rome. Jan. 25.-In the chamber CT
deputies the socialist members gave
notice of an Interpolation of the gov
ernment asking If the ministry had
10 81. Petersburg the
feeling of Indignation and horror of
Italy for the .butchery of the strikers
in St. Petersburg
Red Flag Flies in Finland.
Helsing gfors. Finland. Jan. 25.-
Thousands OF work men joined in 4
here last night Assem-
bling on the huge steps of the Nicolai
they paraded the streets till
midnight. waving red flags. The win
dows of public houses, hotels. brewer
and A number of Offices