Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1907 — FIFTEEN SLAIN BY COSSACKS. [ARTICLE]

FIFTEEN SLAIN BY COSSACKS.

Robberies by Russian Terrorists Inane Relmn of Bloodshed. Forty-five officials and workmen at Kuttner's spinning mills at Lodz, ItusHlan jPoland,, were shot down by a pa-troi-ofCossncks -because -a-hand of terrorists attacked a mail wagon in the neighborhood, killing a Cossack guard and wounding another Cossack and two postoffice officials. While the wagon was passing through Lonkdwa "street the terrorists suddenly appeared from a side street, opened fire on the Cossack escort, seized sl*ooo from the wagon and escaped. A moment later a patrol of Cossacks arrived on the scene and. infuriated by the fate of their comrades, rushed into the factory, whii-h was near the spot where the'rob-' hpry occurred, and began firing indiscriminutely, killing fifteen and wounding more than thirty persons. A band of terrorists lield-up-tke city ofiice of the Vistula railroad, Warsaw, and stole $5,000, after a severe fight, in which four persons were killed and nine wounded. The office was full of people and soldiers were guarding the approaches, but the terrorists attacked them with revolvers, killings two aud injuring four of the guards before they reached the place where the money -was kept. Snatching a -bag containing $5,000 the men ran out of the office. The soldiers fired a volley at the fleeing terrorists, but succeeded only in hit..ting...sexeral bystanders, ten of whom were killed aud five wounded.

Eleven of the alleged conspirators in the Plot to assassinate the Czar in his palace at Tsarskoe-Selo have been arrested at Terrioki, Finland. The secret service officials are on the trail of other suspects and further arrests are expected. It is disclosed that the conspirators planned to get into the chapel in the palace where Emperor Nicholas aud the principal palace officials worship. Concealing themselves until all the (dignitaries should be present at a service they intended to hurl a bomb at the Czar.

A revolutionist made repeated efforts to gain admission to the chapel, but failed. Finally he approached a Cossack officer and offered kimjfclO.OOO if he would allow a strangeFto ebter the chapel. The magnitude of the bribe astonished the officer, who at once reported the incident. Investigation developed the details of the plot.