Troubles in Russia

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1362, 26 June 1905, Page 3

Troubles in Russia

Fatal Rioting in Poland

An Attack on the Lotlz Barracks

Prea Absooi ation .—Copyright. Si Petersburg, Juno 25 Dhtails fi'Qin Lodz show that tho Social Domocrats and a Jewish baud instigated the rioting to avongo tho death of 57 workmen who wore killed on Wednesday. Seven Cossacks and two officers were killed.

Oh Thursday a girl of thirteen years shot a soldier, Two bombs thrown into the barracks on Friday killed twenty soldiers, and workmenjrom tho roofs poured vitriol on tho soldiers, who fiercoly volleyed on the crowd.

Terrible Slaughter Two Hundred and Twenty-Four Deaths Hospitals Crowded St Petersburg, June 24 A general strike lmsbeon declared at Lodz. Inns have been pillaged, and the people aroin ft state of panic. Traffic is interrupted, Tbo revolver firing is almost continious in different quarters- and brracades havo been erected. The troops, stirming a crowd, killed 60, and, wouuded 200. . Martial law has been declared.

.Two youths havo been arrested near Gatchima for being in possession of bombs. The Russ has been suspended (or a month for publishing tho Zetnstvos' sldress to the Czar.

It is officially announced in St Petersburg that the Czar's speech was misinterpreted, as tho speech was not intended to dxtcud tbe'priiiciplc of the rescript till March 3rd, or to grant anything resembling the Parliaments of Western Europe. Tho words clearly sbov/ed that the represent*'! lives of tho pcoflo would be eoovoked under conditions responding to tho Bus.elan autoeratio principles. Open Revolt at Lodz People Panic-Suricketi Maiiial Law Proclaimed

St. Petersburg, June 25. Two hundred and twenty-four wore killod at Jjodz.

The Cossacks robbed tho dead of their joffcls and money. Tho hospitals are crowded. The I wouoded are lying on the Hosts.. Tho shocking sod rioting continued on , Saturday, tho rioters attempting to flro the Government offices. Tho bomb thrown into the Cossack burrucks on Saturday killed' 14 and wounded 15.' The Committee of Minister.! opined that though an equitable solution should place i the Jews on a legal equality with tho rest of tho Russians, the step was impossible owing to tho certainty of the outbreaks and popular ill-will, and tboy therefore decided to leave the -problem to the Representative .Assembly. Tho Czar approved. ' Six. revolver shots were fired at M,: Smilsky, M, Bul.iguinoV secretary, who was mistaken for liulyguine near tho >pot where M. do Phtovo was assassinated. The criminals escajed. M, Smilsky, who escaped injury, occupied M. Bulygaine's carriage Two Thousand Gasualtifis Sad Plight onto teded JPrajta iiinefttton.— Qgpjfiaht. >St Pbtbbsb.org, Jimo 24 It is believed there were 2000 casualties at Lodz, and thai there were no lccdical uion to assist tho wounded,