The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-14
POLICE RAIDERS
MET BY vOlLEY
TERRoRlSTs RESIST ARREST AND
FOUR MEN WE'RE SLAIN AND
OTHERS INJURED.
PLOT ON WHITES LIFE
Discovered by the Count Who Mott.
fled Officers But the Woudb
Assassns Esaaped--Police
Facing New Problem.

ST Petersburg. Jan. 13.-The kill
ing of four policemen and the wound,
ing of several othe-s in raid on a
meeting place of terrorists marks a
new phase in the revolutionary move
ment in Russia, and one which is Civ
ing he authorities no little concern
Heretofore it has not been the Gus
tom OF the suspects to resist the
police openly with arms.
In view Of the bloody battle Of to
day the Terrosists are encouraged
and declare that the police mus, pre-.
pare TO kin and be killed whenever
raid is made
Iodays tragic occurrence was the
re ut Of plot to kill Count Witte.
IN some manner the former Premier
was informed that two lhen had been
designated to kill him. and he se.
cured pictures of the "executioners.
When he saw the originals of the nic |
lures lettering about his house he
notified the police. The men were
placed under surveillance.
1t is understood mat ii was on
the suggestion Of Witte himself that
they We're not Immediately arrested.
but were followed in The hope that
the police would be led to the head.
Of the ploiters.
Tracked BY s'euths.
The Ter orists were followed to
their homes in the Oklita quarters
and force Of policemen was thrown
about he house A. prevent the escape /,
1f any or the inmates.
Accounts differ as to what hap
)ened when an attempt was made to
oFce an entrance into the hous e. One
eport has il that there were many
II the place and thai they drove the
olice away, disappearing before re ,
could be secured. The
loat generally accepted story Is that !,
here We're but -four of the Terrorists
resent When the police battered in
hea door the Terrorists. who we're
'eil armed opened a murde ous fire
n he officers who were punched
bout the door. The men fell rapidly
nd the police gave way. As they did :"
the Terroriste made a desperate -
ash under cover Of a smashingI
lsilade Of bullets, which literally cut IL
path for them through the police
les. r
Before the bewidered poi ce re. |
'yesed themselves sufficiently to use |
cir weapons with any degree of ac- ~
racy the men had disappeared.
A search Of the quarters, II is aid.
It only revealed a well formed plot
kill Count Wittc. but a list of
her noted men was found. all Of
hom were doomed to death. Papers
're also found it is understood. re
i.ch led TO the arrest of a number
active Teworists.
Four Officers Killed .
When the firing mad ceased II was
md that four officers had been -
led. three seriously. if not fatally
unded, while several others re. az,
we'd slight wounds Hardly one of ed
party about the door passed ,..
ough the storm of bullets. One of we
reyoiyer5 left by the Tesr5rists pfl
s found to BE- of the latest auto he
tic pattern and far superior me
apon TO the Russian service re. p
yer. II was loaded with explosive
let andsthe wounds OF the police 'S'
icated hat the same kind of bul. pre-
were used in the fight fror
his .5loody battle coming on the mir
Is of the assass' nation Of General Il
LOFT and Colonel Andrief has age
led a veritable panic In official tere
sia No off ial from the Car ne>i
n feels safe The assassination Of and
or officials in the provinces has TEN
lmed appalling proportions. and Il
bite the efforts Of tne authorities posi-
prevent news of these constant whe
ngs reachHg the public enough gov,
armed r. ind cate that the whole F,
IRE is covered by tho operations abol
ha T"rroris s. The panic has ing
bed such proportions that per men
tory orders. viEed by the Czar of a
.elf have been issued that no ver,
-y is 10 be -boVn To- Suspected NJ
orizts. They are to be executed effor
and tried 8iteruard. ever
e Ministry # Railroads has pro. mum
70 the Council of Ministers the ssea
sHiate commencement of 90,
fion Of the first section ~ the are }
r railroad designed TO give Rus. We
lire to Viadivosfok. entirely cove
gb Ru r an territory. than
ormatian was received here 70 the Q
hat The -hief IF police al Dag #every