The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-15

their wives aud daughters, bedecked
WIN their coslliest jewels. The lie.
works aud Examinations and con-
cert were all that were promised, ana
the thousands Of spectators were
81 delighted that they pressed for.
ward to where the bands were gta-
Toned, and were entirely unconscious
maj asthey did so, awhole regiment of
infantry, fully armed, commanded by
Colonel Jacknlck, had marched out
OF lhelr quarters, and completely sur
rounded the large crowd. When the
infantry had entirely encrcled the
crowd, the chief in command of the
camp shouted In stentorlan voice the
order IN Russian "rieper pohulaltIe
Sebrlata,n which means Now childrrn.
hmlse yourselves, AS IL by magic
me fireworks ceased the lamps were
eXtlnguished, the Illuminated transpa.
rencles grew dark, and the musicians
dropped their instruments, and they
and the eight thousand salters, well
armed, fell upon the pT6ple like so
many rarenous wolves. The women
were robbed Of their jewels, and even
OF Their dresses, and then ravlshed.
he men were Knocked down, money
ana other valuables taken, and those
who had courage enough to defend
lhelr mothers, wives or sisters, were
oayoneted and many of them killed,
and numbers of the females also met
thelr death ut the hands of the sol
diers' Others succeeded In escaping
toward morning, half naked, with
many wounds aud bruises and rs
many OF them, 1t is said, have since
died. Among them was II Polish
Countess, and her daughter of eighteen
years. Both reached Lutsk nc day.
break, barefooted and covered with
bloody rags, only to lie down to die.
Her carriage, horses, coachman and
lootman were never seen again. Hun.
dreds, especially among the Jewish
merchants, who had still strength
enough, gathered together their means
even before the sun had risen, and
escaped across the Austrian bound
AIRY. 10 seems that this ourage was
carefully planned before, and not only
with the knowledge, but with the ap-
proval, of the officers in command.
a Lieutenant Colonel of one of the
regiments in camp had room at the
house OF II rich tradesman, whose FAM
lly had made arrangements to attend;
but the officer implorcd them to stay
away, without giving them any reason. |
They needed il and were thus saved. |
The General in command Of the dis |
lrict has his headquarters at Lutsk. |
On that fearful night he attended ca
rousal at the country-seat of IA Russian
n0bleman several miles distant. some |
OF the city authorities made Il formal |
complaint to him, but he would not
listen to them and ordered them to |
hold their tongues. Despairing to have
justice done by the local military com
mander, the authorities sent a personal
appeal to the Emperor, directed to him
by telegraph.
The telegram had Il remarkable eff
feet. Those who sent the telegram
were privately informed that if they
chose to persist in obtruding them
selves upon His Majesty, they would
find the road to Siberian exile quick
er than they would like. The telegraph
operators who forwarded the dispatch
were removed. Yet the soldiers in
camp at Lutsk, guilty of this savage
outrage, received no word of censure,
but instead, Were ordered to march off
to the town OF Kryloy, where they will
receive the honor OF being reviewed
by the Gar in person. Such is the
way in which the Emperor of all the
"the firm friend and ally of
the United States and the American
people," manages to govern his Polish
subjects.