Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-03

st. Petersburg, May IA bomb ex-
ploded early this morning in an apart
ment house room occupied by two men,
Both of them were injured, one serious
ly. The other man was only slightly
hurt. 1t is believed the men were pre-
pairing the bomb for use when it eXplod-
ed. An inquiry into the cause of the eX-
plosion is being made.
Troops and Workmen Clash.
Warsaw, May 1.-Twenty-one persons
were killed and many were wounded in
a conflict here this afternoon between
troops and Workmen at the corner OF
Zelazna and Jerosohinska streets.
A procession of workmen carrying red
flags was stopped by cavalry and infan-
try. The cavalry charged and the infan-
try fired a volley with the result already
cabled. Fifteen of the wounded were
removed to the hospital but many 9th
erS were taken to their homes.
Business Is Suspended.
Business here is entirely suspended.
No tram cars or cabs are moving. The
authorities have stopped the telephone
service
The streets are crowded. Many pa
trolls are on the streets and a strong
force is guarding the Jewish quarter.
Quiet in st. Petersburg.
ST. Petersburg, May 1.-Glorious Eas-
ter weather is reported generally through
out European Russia with bright, warm
sunshine in st. Petersburg. Everything
was perfectly calm during the early
hours, the crowd devoting themselves to
Here and there children were dancing
in the streets and courtyardS to the
accompaniment of the music Of accOr-
dions and Russian guitars.
Easter Is Peaceful.
Easter Sunday passed in perfect quiet
despite the fears that the day would
bring serious outbreaks.
Thinking Russians generally concur in
the belief that the measure of religious
liberty granted by the Car is the great
est concession to individual liberty since
the liberation of the serfs. The chief
beneiciaries will be the Old Believers,
who in the face of oppression and repres-
sion have increased until it is now esti-
mated they number 30,0O0,0 900.
They do not drink intoxicating liquors
| and do not smoke. They are frugal and
Industrious and have prospered exceed
ingly, attaining a higher level of ma
terial prosperity than the orthodox, vOd-
ka drinking peasants. In many cases
| they have accumulated great wealth.
Trouble in Poland.
| Beyond the usual drunken rows III the
industrial sections absolute quiet pre-
vailed. Up to t o'clock there had been
no attempts at demonstrations of any
kind and the reports from other parts OF
Russia with the exception of Russian
Poland also indicated that the day was
passing with the traditional observances
and without disorders. The workmer
| are making no effort to celebrate the
new style May day in Poland, where the
Gregorian calendar is followed
The only disorder in Poland, outside
| of the shooting at Warsaw, is a small
| riot at Lodz, where a priest was stoned
| leading to a scuff1e between the Grove
and the police, in which four men were
| shot.
Old Believers Rejoice.
| Moscow. May 1.-The removal of reli
gious disabilities by imperial decree en-
| abled the Old Believers of Moscow tt
| celebrate Easter in the churches OF the
| Rogoshkef quarter. The affairs which
| had been closed for forty-nine years
were unsealed in the presence of the au
thorities. Many priceless paintings anC
ikons were found to be irretrievably
ruined by dampness. The principal sery
ice was attended by the project of police
and Gen. Galitzin, aide-de-camp of The
| Emperor. who was the bearer of the lat
| The worshipers knelt before Gen
| Galitzin and asked him to express thei1
| gratitude to the Emperor and many OF
the congregation loudly invoked the Al
| mighty's blessing on his majesty. Al
| important deputation of Old Believers i!
going to Tsarskoe Selo to thank thu
| Emperor