The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-05
Attack Was Not Provoked; Sol
diers Violated Orders.
Action Arouses Great lndigna
ton Among All Classes.
Many Women and Children Are
Among Dead and Dying.

were htilSu VI WOuuuSu III uiSluI pduScS
in various quarters of Warsaw during
the day. The troops apparently were
uncomfortable and violated all orders
to act with moderation. They fired
into crowds of demonstrators, and
wOrkmen in retaliation resorted to the
use of firearms and bombs. Many wo-
men and children are among the dead
and dying. What approaches a reign
of terror now exists. the city presents
most gloomy aspect and the temper
of the entire community augers i'll.
May day opened with every prospect
that the recent gloomy forebOdings
| would find contradiction in peaceful
ending. Glorious weather ushered in
the beginning of the celebrations and
all factories, shops and Offices of every
description we're closed. The streets
were crowded from early In the morn
ing with gaily dressed people and
troops. Children everywhere enjoyed
themselves in the warm sunshine. The
presence of numerous patrols of Co.'S
sack cavalry and infantry was the
only reminder of lurking danger
No untoward incident was reported
until afternoon. The first disturbances
occurred between / and o'clock, when
q procession of several thousand
workmen carrying red flags marched
along Zelazna street The demonstra-
tion was quite orderly and proceeded
without molestation for some distance.
Suddenly several squadrons of Uhlans
appeared, but without interfering with
the procession, and took up position
along the sidewalks while the work
men passed through the lines. Then
a company of infantry approached
from the front and Immediately the
cavalry
Charged Into the Procession,
driving it with the fat of their swords
into disorganiZed mass. When the
cavalry withdrew the infantry fired a
| volley, Whereupon the demonstrators
| turned and fed. The infantry con-
| tinued TO discharge volleys into the
| retreating, shrieking multitude. Thirty.
one persons were killed and many
wounded, and of the latter it is believ-
ed that fifteen will die.
The shooting Is described as having
| been quite unprovoked. 1t has aroused
the most intense Indignation among
| all classes in Warsaw. Many of those
| who were killed or wounded were shot
in the back. showing that they were
running away when they were struck.
Another terrible scene was enacted
at o'clock p. N. at the corner OF
Zlota and Sosnore streets, when work
men fired from behind wall at pa
troll, which Immediately opened fire on
the passing crowds, killing or wound
Ing twenty persons.
The first bomb throwing occurred ut
1888 p. m. when bomb was thrown
into a Cossock patrol near the Vienna
station. Three Cossaeks and one po-
lceman were killed and two women
who were leaving the station at the
time were severely injured by the ex-
plosion OF the bomb. Cossacks and in
fantry fired number of volleys and 1t
is reported that numbers of persons
were killed or wounded. Troops sur
round the whole neighborhood. 1t has
been impossible up to the present time
to secure accurate information as to
the casualties in this affair.
At 1:45 p. m. disturbances broke out
at the Zombowska gate of the suburb
of Praga, across the Vistula river. A
great crowd had assembled there,
threatening the troops. when hussars
fired upon the crowd and killed four
and wounded many others. In Jero-
solini street a man fired into patrol
from the roof of a house, but without
result
Disturbances Occur at Lodz.
II was reported by telephone from
Lodz In the afternoon that a crowd
there had stoned a military patrol,
whereupon the soldiers fired and killed
two men and wounded boy. Later a
similar scene occurred in Balueki
square III LODI, when two persons were
killed, and at 3 p. m. bomb was
thrown at a patrol in Lodz, but it was
not effective. The patrol fired into the
crowd and killed two and wounded
three pSISOnS.
A student who was distributing proc
lamations in VIOLA, suburb of War
saw, at night was killed by patrol.
In Nawrot street here at night pa
| troll killed woman.
The days bloodshed is likely to very
seriously affect the situation and may
| cause general riot The temper OF
the people is at white heat and there
is much apprehension regarding the
| possible outcome of May s, the 114th
anniversary of the publication OF the
| Poland constitution, when disturbances
| always occur. There is now every ap-
| pearance of trouble.
All the ground that has been gained
| since the disturbances of last January
has been lost. Only passenger trains
are leaving Warsaw and these are
crowded with refugees and manned by
officials of the engineering department.
| oil the engine drivers, fremen and
| porters having quit work.