Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-08
FOREIGN.
The Horrors Of a Russian pr,so,
starvation, Misery, and the
knont.
RUSSIA.
nuNaEoN HoRRons.

| ~ NNhoN HoRKORS.
LONDON, December "A Paris cor
respondent forwards the second latta,
written in blood by a nihil,ss 'v =,
IroubletslSoi Fort at ST. patarsh,r ~
~ describes the narrowing treatnn,ss, 3,
OF prisoners, and says the food is nf,a.'
mouidy and sometimes nntr,a
Dyssentry and scurvy are prevaisnt
ana doctors are afraid TO tonch ~
patients. Few medicines are n ,ns
scrioed, and when ordered arc r.n.
orally countermandcd. The prisoner
rot away and exhale the odors Of dnad
pouies before life Is extinct The MN.
Der OF those who go mad i'm cpnsa.
Iuence OF their suffering daily jncrease
me madmen are strained dow
ana whipped with the knout bv tbe
Keepers, and fierce wells resonnd
throughout the night. MANY prisoners
have committed suicide. He saws nne
g,ri was outraged and then poisoned.
i,a.s are the worst enemies of the
PRISONERS. A woman with babe was
opliged TO be constantly on the watch,
ana light night and day to prevent the
rats from devouring her child. The
use 81 combs and soap is forbidden.
and the prisoners, especially the
women, whose hair is allowed to grow
are literally devoured by lice. The
lailers are meIciful only to those hay-
ing. money. Prisoners who refuse To
reply to questions are tortured. and
cases of violation OF women are fra.
qrent. The writer especially appeals
To the civilized world In behalf OF the
women in prison, whose situation, he
says, Is far worse than that of the men.
SuMMARILY SHOT.
81. Petersburg, December "A pop
ular teacher at Irkutsk named Nerss-
tojeff was arrested and shot within
twenty-four hours for striking Gen.
AnutchIn, encouragement of Eastern
Siberia, in retaliation for an afifont
given by the the general.
A DENIAL.
st. Petersburg, December THE
rumor that Russian troops are being
concentrated on the Chinese frontier
is denied.
FRANCE.
Paris, December It'll is denied that
China asks suspension of war prepa-
rations during the progress of peace
negotiations.
THE ANARCHISTS.
Paris, December 7.-Anarchist Jour
nails deprecate the holding of Il meet
ing of anarchists to-day before the
Bourse, and the authorities propose To
prevent the meeting. The police and
military occupy the Bourse, and all
approaches are carefully watched.
II a. Mall quiet in the approaches
to the Bourse.
2:30 p. m.-Small groups are gath
cred in the Place de la Bourse, mostly
out of curiosity. Few arrests. The
police keep the people moving, and
cavalry is in readiness.
$40 p. m.--Crowds finally gathered
in front of the Bourse, but soon dis
persed, and the demonstration pro-
posed by the anarchists completely
collapsed.
TROOPS FOR TONQUiN.
Paris, December 7.--Twenty-seven
additional officers and a lot of war ma
terial will he sent TO Tonquin imme-
tliately. The government has an Of
fetal dispatch from Admiral Courbet
stating that he had made preparations
for an advance on November 90. His
steam launches are ready to support
him by movements ON the canals
rear Hanoi, BacniDh and Sontay.
THE ToNQUIN CREDITS.
Paris, December I'm the chamber |
If deputies the Tonquin credit bill was
REVERE charged the gov
with concealing the truth rel
tive to the situation of affairs in Ton
luin.