Eureka Reporter | 1905-06-09 | Page 2 | Police Fled from Rioters

POLICE FLED FROM RIOTERS crowd clamored for funeral march in memory of russian sailors st Peters burgAt a great demon sunday evening in the lonsk gardens near Tsar selo the 5 persons present clamored tor a funeral march in memory of the hus sailors who had lost their lives in the naval disaster in the sea of japan the members of the orchestra became alarmed and fled from the platform when M former mayor of baku rose and said let us all by rising show respect for the victims down with the war we have had enough blood some eight policemen entered the farther end of the hall and elbowed their way through the crowd towards M whereupon cries were raised of let us attack the police chairs were seized and hurled at the police the crowd being led by a col onel with a drawn sword the police men fled order being restored a number of speeches were delivered on the national crisis sud denly the police reinforced to between and again invaded the hall and rushed on the audience with drawn swords and drove the people from the hall many persona were in aured