The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-09
CITY IN FLAMES.
A Massacre Of Russian Citizens
at CrOnstadt.
snI.llo,.r- Efr.o N, the Pnonln With
Soldiers Fire on the People Wit
Machine Guns.
A FIRE is STARTED
Telephone Communication With
Capital Is Cut OFF.
Battle in the Streets Lasted All
Night.

st. Petersburg. Nov st is re-
ported that a massacre occurred at
Cronstadt last night and that the in-
fantry, using machine guns, fired on
the people. The city is reported to be
in flames. Telephone communication
with St. Petersburg is interrupted, but
the telegraph lines are working.
The British embassy here has re-
quested General Trepon to protect
the British subjects at Cronstadt.
Report of Mutiny.
Cronstadt, Russia Nov. 9.-The
troops here have mutinied and are
piilaging. Firing Is going on In me
streets The Inhabitants are panic
stricken and are fleeing from the
town.
Sailors Started Trouble.
London. Nov "A dispatch to a
news agency from st. Petersburg
says that the sailors of the Russian
squadron at Cronstadt mutinied last
night, overpowering their officers and
landed and attacked the shops. public
buildings and spirit stores. The troops
were called out and fighting ensued,
during which machine guns We're used
and many persons were killed or
wounded. In addition number Of
houses were set on fire. The fighting
lasted all night long.
Strikers DeraiI a Train.
Warsaw. Russian Poland Nov s.
A freight train on the Warsaw -Brest
line managed by soldiers OF the rail-
way battalion was derailed by strikers
today near NOvo Minsk- The con-
ductor was killed and several sol
diers were injured.
Jews Burned Alive.
Odessa, Nov. 9.-Authentic accounts
received here from various points in
Bessarabia show that the anti-JeWish
nal lres fharl1 followed the III
as at Odessa, varying only in the num-
Der of victims.
At Kishnieff, the disturbances were
preceded by infammatory speeches,
gen darmes and city officials near the
governors house asserting that the
Jews had attempted to take the life Of
the local bishop and intended TO loot
the treasury. The mob thus melted
started the bloody work Carrying
ikOns and portraits OF the emperor the
mob proceeded to AIeXandTOvskai,
Pushkansgaia and Gostinkai streets,
devastating and piNRging unhindered
Attempts at self defense were Quelied
by the troops. Ninety per cent Of the
killed and wounded were victims Of
bayOnets and rife bullets. The meet
ing was accompanied by atrocities sirn-
liar to those witnessed at odessa and
continued for two days They stopped
as soon as the governor received an
order from st. Petersburg. Seventy
Jews were killed and 120 were wound
ed. Order is now restored.
A mob at ISmal, BeSsarabia burned
alive eleven Jews who had hidden in a
hay rick
The town of Kalarasch, Bessarabia.
was entirely devastated and burned.
Fifty-nine Jews were killed or perish
ed in the flames and 200 fled to a neigh
boring village where the peasants beat
a number of them to death with
cudgels and burned three Jews after
drenching them with petroleum.
Gar Sees the Fire.
st. Petersburg, Nov. g, $3.50 D. M
Intense excitement prevails here ow-
ing to the alarming news from CrOn-
stadt According to the reports a mu-
tiny Of the sailors occurred during the
night and was followed by a regular
battle with the troops during which
machine guns were used. The work
men sided with the sailors and hun
dreds were killed or wounded. Later
the torch was used and the town is
now in flames. 1t is reported that
the flare of the fire can be seen from
the windows of the emperor's palace
at Peterhof. The inhabitants at Cron-
stadt are in a panic. The boats to st
Petersburg have stopped running and
telephone and telegraphic communfca-
tions have been severed.
Tt is impossible now to verify the re-
ports or secure details of the happen
ings.
Soldiers Join Insurgents.
81. Petersburg, Nov. 9.-A force OF
Uhlan cavalry sent to Cronstadt from
Peterhof is reported to have Joined the
Insurgents. 1t is also reported that the
artillerymen of the fortress have Joined
the insurgents.
Spencer Eddy Takes Action.
st. Petersburg, Nov. $3.50 P. M
The American charge d'anaires, Spen-
Ger Eddy, has telegraphed to the COVER
nor of Cronstadt requesting protection
for American interests there.
The most recent reports from Cron-
stadt say that the navy club has beer
wrecked. that many shops have beer
burned and that a great crowd of riot
ers, including sailors, are marchine
through the town shooting and other.
wise terrorizing the population. People
are fleeing from the city on boarc
steamers for st. Petersburg Th,
clergy of Cronstadt have organized E
procession, hoping to prevent the
spread of incendiarism and pillage.