Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-02
Official Reports Of
Killed Far Below
the Truth
Drunken Soldiers
Stay and People
War on Troops

London. Jan. 31.-The Nails War
saw correspondent telegraphs that
street fighting continues and the mob
is growing in a dangerous fashion.
There have been frequent collisions
between the people and soldiers. The
revolutionists attacked troops with re-
volvers and knives. The principal dis
turbances yesterday occurred in Nov
iswiat street, a leading business
thoroughfare At II O'Clock Sunday
night a regiment of infantry marched
to this thorOughfare from Smolna
street, when somebody fired on them,
whereupon the trooph were ordered to
form a square and fire from the four
sides.
Drunken Soldiers Stay.
Criticism of the troops must be
qualified by the fact that they are
fighting under very trying conditions,
being constantly exposed to snipers
and occasionally stabbed by passers-
by. Generally the troops are we'll be-
haved, but sometimes there are ex-
cesses by individual soldiers who
have become intoxicated. One such
soldier killed two children before his
comrades were able to disarm him.
Innocent People shot.
There have been many sad cases
of wholly innocent people shot acct
dentally as they turned street corners.
There are rumors that hundreds have
Deen killed in fighting in the suburbs;
but | have personally investigated
every such report and learn that there
has been a comparatively small death
roll
Fighting was renewed yesterday
morning, people firing from houses on
troops in Noviswiat street l cannot
find a single alcohol monopoly shop
unframed. All have been plundered
and most of them been burned.
Women Fight for Bread.
"In the VIOLA district, which is re-
puted to be the most riotous | found
reports much exaggerated, but the dis
trict is held by an enormous body of
troops and has the appearance of an
army headquarters. A mob of des-
perate hungry women tried to thrust
the soldiers bayonets aside to get at a
bakery The guard proved good ma
tured and avoided hurting the women.
| am accustomed to the sight of mis-
cry, but the haggard, starving wretch
edness of these women will haunt me
to my dying day. Troops and people
had little pitched battle here before
military rule was established. Even
now the slightest weakening of the
military would result in an immediate
recurrence of scenes of violence. Many
rioters who have been arrested were
found to be armed with long knives
and revolvers, confirming the report
that the revolutionary party some time
back succeeded in smuggling thou.
sands of revolveys.
Situation not Improved.
The situation on the whole is not
conflict, but seize every opportunity
to wreak sly vengeance on the troops.
Food is almost unprocurable, and
bread is at famine prices. Ambu-
lances are busy day and night Goa
help Warsaw"
Official Reports Made Mild.
Berlin, Jan. 31.-.The Vossische Zel,
lungs Riga letter says the official re-
port If the number killed and wounded
in the riots there is far below the act
ual number, since it only included
those delivered at the hospitals, while
unknown numbers lost their lives by
drowning. When the soldiers fired on
the crowd many rushed down the rocky
shore to escape across the river on the
ice, which breaking. engulfed them.
The temperature sank at night, caus-
ing the river to freeze over again and
in consequence no bodies have been re.
covered.
Interest centers In Warsaw.
ST. Petersburg, Jan. 31.-The day
here passed in perfect quiet. Inter.
est has been transferred entirely to
Warsaw, LODI and Libau. where a
state OF siege has been proclaimed.
Warsaw is the chief center Of interest
on account of the rioting there Sunday
and Sunday night, in which at least
$50 persons were killed or wounded.
The strike continues undated and bus
mess lis paralyzed. but there was better
order during the day. In Warsaw.
however the crisis is by no means
passed and there is great apprehen-
sion here with regard to what the night
may bring forth. The Warsaw demon.
strators evidently are in an ugly mood