Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-03
LOSS or LIFE GREATLY EXAGGERATED
Total Number of Dead aud Wounded Less
Than twenty-five Hundred.
STORES ARE OPEN AND STREETS cRoWoFn
People Prepare for Holidays, Indiffe
Recent Scenes Of Turmoil.
RAPID cH'NGE IN SPIRIT OF POI
for RevOIutionists Continues,
covites Are Making Prepa
tions for Christmas.


MOSCOW. Jan. 2.-(Via St. Petersburg,
Jan. 2 p, m)-It is impossible to ascertain
the total losses resulting from the ten days
revolt as many OF the dead and wounded
have not been reported at the hospitals.
public or private. and some of the bodies
were incinerated. But personal tour Of
tho hospitals shows there were 5is killed
and LOGS wounded. One hundred and sew
enty-four of the injured taken to hospitals
have since died. The troops list nine killed.
Of whom two were officers. and ifty-one
wounded. Among the killed or wounded
were a number of children, the returns
generally showing that innocent persons
suffered the heaviest The final figures OF
the casualties will closely approach $500 the
original estimate In these dispatches.
The stories of the discovery of great heaps
Of dead in the Presna district. as well as
other sensational stories printed by the
local papers, like the statement that over 400
revclutlonists are stll holding the Prok-
haroff mills, turn out after an investigation
to be untrue. There has been no fighting at
the Prokharoff mills since Saturday.
An eyewitness of the surrender of the
last batch on Sunday says that two of the
ringeaders were shot without even the
semblance OF a trial.
The property Of foreigners in the Presna
district has been destroyed to a considerable
extent, among which is a five-story brick
building belonging to a naturalized Amer
lean, NJ. Straboloffski who has lodged with
the American consul, Mr.. Smith. a demand
for damages against the Russian govern
ment, which will be forwarded to the en-
bassy at st. Petersburg. -Four similar de-
mands for damages have been lodged with
the British consul and seven with the con-
sui OF Germany by German subjects.
Preparing for Christmas.
MOSCOW. Monday. Jan. 1--(Via ST. Pc
tersburg, jan 2.J--Except for the numer-
Gus military patrols in the streets and the
pillars of smoke lazily floating above the
ruins of factories and houses in the Presna
district, there is little to recall the night
mare of the last ten days. AS II by magic
In twenty -four hours the appearance of the
city has changed. The stores everywhere
have been reopened and the streets are
crowded with holiday shoppers making be-
lated purchases for the Russian Christmas,
which. according to the Julian calendar,
falls on Sunday.
AS the early northern night fell the
guards were doubled. but the electric street
lamps brilliantly lighted the shop windows.
reassuring the people who fingered on
mcrrymaking with the careless Indifference
OF the Russians to the dramatic tragedy
Just ended.
The Presna district, however presented
another picture. There people by the hun
dreds who had been burned out were ex-
citedly searching the ruins or bemoaning
,he loss of dear ones. while the police and
troops continued their unceasing hunt for
hidden revolutionists.
Drujinas Surrender.
batch of Drujinas surrounded in a
sugar factory in the suburbs during the
night Surrendered this morning when they
found that further resistance was useless
The only other warlike incident was a rear
attack made by body of Drujnists upon
detachment of troops stationed at a
bridge with instructions TO cover the work
Of the fremen. The soldiers when attacked
turned right about face and fired a volley.
killing three students and wounding several
others.
This was the coolest day of the winter
the thermometer registering Is degrees be-
low zero. The roaring fires at which the
pickets are warming themselves gives Il
touch OF picturesqueness to the streets. Two
most important captures were made today
Nolkon and Malinon the chiefs of the
lighting organization and members of the
national revolutionary committee. The au-
thorites are promising amnesty for infor-
nation regarding the leaders and the hid
ing places Of arms but only a few are be-
traying their comrades. II is understood
that the prisoners will be tried by court
martial and some of the papers say that
those caught with arms In their possession
we're given n short shrift. The list of the
casualties and losses to property are being
compiled at Governor General Doubassoff's
headquarters and are promised tomorrow
At the Bourse today prominent manu-
facturer estimated the damage done in the
burned district at $5,OoOOOO.
The American factories, OF which the
New York Air Brake company. the Barry
Boiler company and the Singer Manufac-
turing company are the principal, have not
suffered.
Protects Explosives.
The employees OF the air brake company,
whose works are situated at I.ubertzi. at
tempted to seize the premises in order to
get possession OF the explosives, but a
squadron OF dragons was dispatched to the
scene by Governor General Doubassoff and
the troops prevented the strikers from car
rytng out their plap Their leader. who
was marching at the head of the men. was
shot down by the officer in command of the
dragons, which caused a panic and the
strikers fed.
Although the strike is on. some of the
factories decided that II is useless 20 re-
commence work four days before Christmas
and have dismissed their workmen until
January a. Most OF the other undamage,
factories have resumed work Tie rail
roads and telegraph lines are resuming
business slowly. The directors OF the
Kazan line have dismissed every Official or
other employe OF the line and are engaging
en- entire new force, usirC a nucleus a
I few trustworthy veterans. Other roads
probably will follow their example
Government is CONFIDENT
ST. PETERSBIRG, Jan. As p. m.-The
governments strongly worded announce
ment yesterday that II purposes TO pursue
To the bitter end the policy of putting down
the reds, following on the heels Of the
crushing Of the revolt at Moscow. demon.
strates the confidence of Premier Whites
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