Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-02
REPORT ON RIOTING AT RIGA.
Preclpitated by Students, Fiity-Three
Persons Killed and One Hundred
And Fifty Wounded.
STRIKE At BATOU SPREADING.
Cars Reception OF Workmen Expect
ed to Produce Good Results--Mir.
skys Retirement Discussed.

Warsaw, Feb. ?, 12:is p. m.--Ths
morning passed quietly. The factory
districts are strongly guarded by troops.
Warsaw continues In a state OF siege.
Serious disturbances are expected this
evening.
All the bodies Of those killed IN tho
riots have been removed from their
homes to police stations. The rela-
lives are not permitted to bury them.
From the police station In the now
SWAT district alone the corpses OF 80
men and two women were taken Mon
day night I'm four hospital vans to the
Jewish, Lutheran and Catholic ceme-
tcries, and win remain there for identl-
hCntion until Tuesday. TWenty-one
bodies are still unidentified.
During the riots of Sunday and Mon
day the workmen's residence district
was unprotected by police and the
hooligaus seized the opportunity to
plumber many dwellings. A large body
Of workmen yesterday went 10 suburb
where criminals abound and instituted
rigorous search Of their homes Wher-
over they wer1 able to Identify stolen
property the workmen promptly killed
the persons who had 10 In their pos
session About r. hundred other Grim
| iuals were injured in fighting with the
Workmen. The latter were not only
actuated by revenge for their losses,
| but were enraged because the hooligan
! element brought discredit upon the
| strike movement.
The local newspapers resume publica-
! ton tomorrow. The editors met this
! morning and unanimously agreed that
! as the censor would not permit them
TO tell the truth regarding the disturb
| ances they would absolutely refrain
from mentioning the subject except In
the official reports which they are COM
PEELED to publish.
In pursuance OF the governor gener-
| ais proclamation OF state OF siege
orders have been issued prohibiting as
semblages IN the streets or meetings In
! private houses and directing the police
/ and military TO disperse all street gath
| erngs. Any one found In possession
! Of weapons and selling arms without
| permission Is liable 10 punishment In
| the event Of disturbances balconies and
! windows adjacent To the scene OF the
disorders must be vacated and closed.
| The occupants of houses will be held
| responsible should stones or leaflets he
| thrown therefrom, as well as those ac-
! tually guilty of throwing them. All
/ violations viii be punished by fines or
/ imprisonment, These orders win be en-
forced I'm the cities Of Warsaw and
! Dodz and throughout the governments
| OF Warsaw and Petrokow.
A telegram from Czestochowa, Rus
| sian Poland, says all the factories there
| are closed, and serious disturbances are
! reported to have occurred. The Social
! lists are very strong there.
| The Warsaw-Viepna railroad shops
! ARE closed At Pruszkow this morning
| 1900 men struck.
All the factories are closed at Ka-
| lisz.
The strike AT LODI continues without
! disorder a deputltion Of strikers re-
! guested the authorities TO close all the
! liquor stores az otherwise the work.
| men would not be RESPONSIBLE II dis
| turbauces occurred, The workmen
! themselves are watching the liquor
| stores to prevent drunkenness.
RIOTS AT RIGA.
St Petersburg, Feb. 2--The latest re-
| ports received by Consul General Watts
/ from the American consuls in Russia
| indicate a cessation Of the trouble I'm
| most of the industrial centors OF the
| country.
The consul at Riga reports that the
| UOting al that place was preCipitatcd
! by students and r0Ndes who fred on
| the police The police and troops re-
turned the fire and 53 persons were
| killed and $50 wounded.
! At Reveal the soldiers were obliged
! 10 defend a factory on Saturday against
| % mob Three rioters were killed and
several others were wounded.
BATu STRIKE SPREADING.
Batu, Caucasla Feb 1.-THE strike
| which started here yesterday is be-
coming general Large bodies Of men
are crowdng the streets, the quays and
docks are deserted and the military are
| patro!Iing the town.
GAR AND wORKMEN.
81. Petersburg, Feb 2.--rhe Novoe
! Vremyu says the empeTor's reception Of
| the workmen delegates az Tsarskoe-
Selo yesterday was an event OF excep-
| tional Importance awakening the hope
| OF the establishment Of internal
peace which constitutes the best guar
| antee and ~ an indispensable condition
! OF peace abroad and fruitful labor at
| home The paper adds that it trusts
the event will greatly facilitate the
| restoration OF internal order OF which
! not only the workmen, but all Russia
has such great need
MTRsKY's RETIREMENT.
st. Petersburg Feb, 2,-The papers
/ TO-DAY DISCUSS the retirement or lUNeflpi
Minister Prince Sviatopok-Mirsky. The
| Noyoe Nremya says,
"The circumstances Of Syittopolk-
Mirsky leaving the ministry OF the In
terror calls forth sympathy towards
| this sincere, good man and hls unrea-
! lZcd hopes"
The Russ refers 10 the administration
OF syiatopolk- Mirsky rs u ministry Of
good intention and adds that TN
view OF its short duration IL would
be unjust 10 demand any results"
NJ. Bouignns appointment as minis
ter OF the Interior, was signed yester-
day. although n has not yet been pro-
mulgated. II Is believed his appoint
ment win b, only temporary.
The friends of Prince Sviatopolk-
| Mlrsky express regret for the sake ~
his future fame that he did not resign
the moment 1t became apparent that
the policy Of which he assumed Office
was not attalnable,