The San Francisco call., 1905-05-03

WARSAW, May 2.-The May day
death roll totaled sixty-two, including
ten persons who died in the hospitals
during the night. Probably 200 were
wounded.
Crowds gathered at the Tenth Dis
trict police station this morning, where
thirty victims, men and women and
three children, were awaiting identifi-
cation.
Some minor disturbances occurred
to-day in different sections of the city.
but no casualties have yet been re-
ported.
All day long infantry and cavalry
patrolled the streets, which were crowd
ed with people, who did not spare their
criticism of what was generally termed
unnecessary slaughter. The popular
irritation could not be concealed. The
soldiers evidently were nervous. and
open outbreaks, resulting in repetl-
tion of yesterdays terrible scenes. were
averted only by the evident desire OF
the authorities to prevent clash,
coupled with the fear inspired by the
soldiers bullets. The population is bit
ter against the military, and the Gov
ernment officials expect many attempts
at revenge upon the officers command
ing the troops, all Of whom are known.
The Polish press is silent on the sub
ject of yesterdays events. The official
Russian paper prints short and en-
tirely inaccurate report. The Governor
General of Warsaw is said to be great
ly upset by the turn of affairs.
GENERAL STRIKE UNLIKELY.
The Nationalists have arranged the
usual demonstrations for tomorrow,
the one hundred and fourteenth ami
versary of the proclamation OF the
Polish constitution. and disturbances
are probable. The workmen are in an
ugly and uncertain mood. Those in all
the factories struck to-day and great
efforts are being made to bring about a
general strike but these are not likely
to be successful. The people have not
vet recovered from the exhaustion and
losses resulting from the last strike.
Reports conflict regarding the begin
ming Of yesterdays encounter In Jeru-
salem street. According to the most
generally accepted version the authori-
ties had forbidden the carrying OF red
flags by workmen marching in the pro-
cession, but the workmen decided to lg-
more the order. When the procession
reached Jerusalem street the police Or
dered the workmen to stop, but they
refused to do so, and a police officer
thereupon fired a revolver, giving
signal for the infantry to fire. 1t ap-
pears that in other cases the demon
strators We're the aggressors, but that
in this instance the soldiers fired first
The industrial population Is deeply
exasperated over the Sangu1nary re-
suits of yesterdays encounter The
strikes inaugurated on large scale
here, in Lodz and in other cities are
rapidly spreading, and $4,000 persons
are out on strike in Lodz. Cossacks
are patrolling the streets OF Warsaw
by companies on account of the dan
ger to smaller detachments.
In LODI, according to an official re-
port, four women were killed.
BRUTALITY OF THE TROOPS.
During the encounter on Jerusalem
street the troops not only fired a vol
ley, but used the butts of their rifles
and their bayonets and swords. me
heads and limbs of many women ana
children were broken. Some of the
injuries were of a terrible nature.
There were cases where the soldiers
entered the courtyards of houses and
attacked those hiding there.
When the troops fired after the
bomb was thrown near the Vienna
railroad station four persons were
killed and seven were wounded All
the windows in the neighborhood were
shattered.
At Kalisz, during service in
church yesterday, the congregation
began singing patriotic songs, where
upon soldiers and police entered the
building and attacked the people,
wounding many of them. A free fight
ensued, during which weapons were
wrestled from the police, shots were
exchanged and stones were thrown
| A dragoon, a woman and a man were
killed inside the church. squadron
of cavalry was summoned and dis
persed the crowds. The church was
closed for reconsecration.
There was an explosion in the police
station of Minsk yesterday evening
following which a crowd fired on 9
| detachment of -Cossacks. The latter
| replied and order was soon restored