Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-07-01
FATAL RIOTS IN LODI
STREETS RESEMBLED BATTLE
TERRIBLE EFFECT.
Fighting Spirit of Polish People Is
Fully Aroused-Soldiers Are Cruel
Shoot Women and Children-Thou-
sands of Men Shot Down-Work-
men Lead Crowd of $4,000 People.

LODI, June 25.-The city resembles
a shambles. and the terrible scenes
of the last two days will never be
wiped from the memory of Polish peo-
pie. Altogether ten regiments are en-
camped in LODI. The fighting spirit
of the people is fully aroused. They
have tasted blood and want more.
Certainly the revolutionary spirit is
abroad, and it remains to be seen
whether military measures will have
the same effect as previously.
The soldiers are showing what ap-
pears to be wanton cruelty. Satur-
day afternoon they shot and killed
two women, a mother and her daught-
er.
Since the arrival of achievements
actual fighting in the city has stop
ped but the outbreak is by no means
quelled. and fresh collisions are ex-
pected momentarily.
1t is quite impossible to give the
exact number of killed and wounded,
as reports vary according to the quar-
tainly the killed number more than
100, possibly 200, and the wounded
five times as many. An official report
says the number of casualties was
largely increased by the neglect Of
persons to remain indoors. Others
who insisted on looking out Of doors
and windows when volleys were being
1n rio NV 10
were taking risks. Residents of the
city say that they received no orders
to remain indoors.
The present trouble began at LODI
last Thursday after the funeral of the
victims of the conflict between troops
and terrorists the previous Sunday.
The Christians were permitted to
bury their dead, but the Jews were
prohibited from doing so, and the
police secretly inferred the bodies of
the Jews at night, which excited in
dignation, and terrorist riots were mi
tiated Thursday.
The most serious phases of the riot
ing developed when the crowd delib-
erately pillaged liquor shops, and soon
crowd of at least $4,000 to further and
more serious attacks. Police and mil
itary were attacked whenever they
appeared in small force, and many
individual members were killed.
After pillaging the liquor shops the
crowd set fire to them and prevented
the fremen from extinguishing the
blaze This was repeated deliberately
at many places.
Friday the fury of the mob found
, full vent, and even children, caught
by the contagion, were seen kissing
flags and heard swearing that they
were ready to die for liberty. A Jew
ish girl mounted a box in the market
square and addressed an immense
throng.
Suddenly the police appeared ant
fired a volley and the girl fell dead
Market gardeners coming in were
slain and their carts were used il
building barricades. Wires were thel
stretched in front of these barricades
: and the police were unable to charge
, Meanwhile the mob had secured arms
and revolvers were freely used. Final
{ ly the military secured the uppel
hand. but not without considerably
, losses to themselves and fearfu
slaughter to the rioters.
The soldiers exhibited the utmos
carelessness as to whether they kill
ed peaceful persons or rioters, AM
; as a consequence many women AM
children were among the dead.
. The streets on Friday resembled
battlefield. The houses were BARR
> caded with boards and mattresses
and for hours volleys and individual
shots were heard in every quartz
of the city. Until late at night tn
Cossacks were busy collecting bodie
: of the dead and picking up person
: seriously wounded. The bodies wer
carried off in carts to neighbour
church yards. hence the impossibilit
. of giving an accurate estimate of tn
dead until order is completely restol
ed, if, indeed, the full story is eve
told.
g Robbing the Dead.
Shooting was renewed this evening
S Cossacks are robbing the dead of jew
}. elry and money.
t A factory owner named Newman
has been shot by strikers.
Today at Baluty, suburb OF LODI
four Cossacks were killed and 16 oil
l. ers wounded by a bomb which wa
l. thrown into their barracks. Twent.
n three of their horses were killed.
d Genoa.-A hostile demonstrate