The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-15
TOLD ~ 4 XY 4wO090
TIE Du1ohegy q Jews b. 4nogla'
oeaphioally Described.
1xpogisnco Of IN Dyo-Vitnoo0 and
Victim a the Riots Wt1tto0 By
and napino BY the Mob
aud Soldiers.


Perhaps no subject has attracted more
WIDESPREAD attention within the last few
weeks than the extraordinary migration
Of prosecuted Hebrews from Russt:s and
their advent upon our shores. That those
who have already arrived are but fore
runners of vast emigration IL regarded
a. certain. The narrowing tales Of the
sufferings and bsarhnarOus treatment to
which they have been systematically
subjected, and tllegrowing field Of bitter
hatred and fanaticism toward those left
behind, make it mOrslly certain that, on
the receipt Of the news Of the safe ar
rival and friendly welcome OF their CO.
religiOnis.s in free America, u large pro-
pOr. ion Of the two million Jews within
the Russian dominion will follow their
example and turn their faces westward
to seek liberty. home aud fortune in the
new palestine beyond the Atlantic.
A Russian Jews experience, written
by himself, showing, perhaps, more f1l-
" than anything that hrs yet (Deen pub
lished, the condition Of that unfortunate
people under Russian persecution, has
been forwarded to the Star and Is given
below. josef Parvins, the author Of this
striking narrative, Is teacher Of Russian
and other languages, He fled from kielf
to escape the persecution which he 50
carefully and graphically depicts and 10
now IN inmate Of the Refuge Of the
Hebrew Emigration society ON Wards
leland. In preparing this statement for
the Star Parvins was assisted by fel-
low refugee, Leon Landesberg, also q
man Of education and refinement. The
story Is printed without alteration or
comment:
II am native Of KieR and resided
there during the outbreak on the eth
and 26th Of April last (old style) with
my sister, In Glibotchisky street. l am
not married, and my personal loes In
consequence of the riots amounted to
but little. The riots commenced ut 10
q. m. on the 18th. A mob numbering
about $40 men and women asse! bled in
Alexander market place and began
to smash the windows of the Jewish
houses in the place. The intelligence Of
these proceedings was Immediately
conveyed to the authorities, and In
about half an hour the military were
brought to the spot under command Of
Gov. Gen. Drenteln. The presence Of
the soldiers had the effect Of deterring
the rioters for some little time from pro-
ceeding in their violence, but ~ the tor
nler did nothing to cause the mob to
disperse, but remained in one spot As
mere spectators, the people took courage
and resumed their violence. They ut
first attacked some Jews who happened
10 russ by. In one instance Gen. DreI4t-
elm rode upon the spot where q Jew was
thus being nlaltreated by Il crowd Of the
rnffians assembled, but all he did to
check them was to say: 'Tisne, tisne'
(quiet). This mild reprinland was of
course, quite lost upon them. was my
self present throughout all these, us
we'll a. many of tho subsequent scenes.
! was not recognized by the mob As a
Jew, and was, therefore, by my saving
appearance, enabled to mingle with
them without being mOlestesl.
"Having committed several acts q:
violence in presence Of the military
with perfect impuni:y, they became EN-
tOltlrilctl and proceeded ut last tO the
work Of plumber and rapinc. As the
mob proceeded from street to street III
search Of Jewish houses, they were fol-
lowed Nv the whole force Of the mill
it,ry, and AS the rioters stopped 1T 4
ho.s,. the soldiers drew I'D on the OplN,-
site side of the street and witnessed
their work Of destruction without the
least hin,lrance OH their part. Many vi
the soldiers even awaited themselves OI
the scenes OF disorder and r,lpillc to steal
some of the property that they could
conveniently carry away with th'm.
The usual mode Ui procedure GA the
part OF the nl0ts on entering Il Jewish
shop or house was to smash every piece
Oi furniture that they .Ound there, and
~ carry Off will, them everything o!
value they could lay their hands on.
The wrvckages were sometimes thrown
through, the windows int" the streets {;
f.wtIcr-I,c.iS were rip.Na. open and the
feathers turned out into :!Ic street in lh"
same manner About :O'c;M.k the mob
entered Il synagogue. where they wreck
ell the furniture, lore in pieces the scrolls
of the law ami then tluli:: everything
into the street. They did the same in
the house ri IL Jcwisl, clergyman which,
aIininel the synagogue.
"Whcn toward evening passed Al
cxandrowSki street found all the jew
ish Shops piul,.lcrcd and quite empty,
without doors and windows. On the
quay I found the Commercial hotel
in tic. same condition. and Of the in
mates ] met an acquaintance named
Luzar Man,ski, severely wounded in
the head: another old NAN h!ct .!in. pro-
f,,sc!y: an old woman ais" wounded in
the head. aud \ Young woman with an
arm, hruk ken. All these had tried ~ pre-
vent the I,ol, from entering the hOtc!,
and had defended themselves. came
next to the Sampson fountain, where
the mob had commenced the work Of
r:,va.e and p'um.ler. There ! seized an
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