Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-02-28

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London Times says: The jewish ques
ton continues to agitate the Russiat
mind in various ways; and the commit
tee now, or recently, sitting on the
subject does not yet seem to have ar.
rived at any satisfactory conclusion
Not long ago attention, both here
and abroad, was called to u rather re.
markable pamphlet by M. Demidoif
prince of San D)nato- not prince
Demldoff, as he is often called, in which
the Jewish side of the question wa;
fairly taken up, and equal rights and
laws were very ably advocated for al
Hebrew Russian subjects. Another
pamphlet has now just appeared, or
the other and more favorite anti-Se-
mitic side OF the question, issued by
Kieff, by general Kositch and his staff
officers, who last summer made a
thorough military and statistical
Inspection of the several districts bor-
derng on the Austro- German frontiers.
Gen. KoSitch was chief of the staff OF
the 18th army corps, commanded 10y
the Grand Duke Vladimir in the Turk
ish campaign and is now at the head of q
corps at Kietf. In all probability il
was the movements and reconnaissance
es of Gen. Kositch and his officers on
the southwestern frontier which SC
constantly startled the German and
Austrian press, and led them to write
OF Russian war preparations few
months ago. Gen. Kositch, ten Off
GERS and a number of cavalry devoted
themselves to the critical examination
of seven districts in four months; and
the following is their account OF the
Jewish population, reproduced by the
Novoe Nremya, in opposition to the
recommendation OF NJ. Demidoff:
In these seven districts the Jews
number 43, 400 souls, or Is per cent OF
the whole population. The fishing in.
dustry is entirely in their hands. The
manufactures are principally held 10y
Jews and foreigners; and those belong
ing to Russians do not constitute one
fifteenth Of the whole number. Nearly
all the mills arc rented by Jews, anC
are kept III q most unsatisfactory
state. The timber trade is also mon.
opoiized by them; and they are charged
with horse-stealing and cattle-lifting tt
an enormous extent. Their iniuence
in every direction, is described as mos
pernjcious. There are altogether eight
so-called agricultural colonies of Jews
who are exempted from military ser.
vice, in order to induce them to devote
their labors exclusively to cultivation
OF the land. The experiment, however
of forming Hebrew farmers, even with
this privilege, has utterly failed. They
rent out their properties ON most
profitable terms; and turn their atten
ton, as usual, chiefly to bargaining
and usury, preying upon the Russian
peasant, and keeping him in ''com plett
economical subjecton." Finally, in
case of war, these Jews, say the officers
will not scruple in tho least to serve
the interests of the enemy if he pays
them well to do SO.
The following account of the bruta
behavior OF Siberian officials toward 6
simple exile appears in the latest
number of the Siberian Gazette, fur
nished by M. S&urotof, who writes
from the spot:
"a certain doctor was detained as q
criminal az tho Tux aiiiii5A proyiuvo, y;
Tobolsk, and forbidden 10 practice
On Oct. 23 he received an order that
he was to be removed to another
locality. Being very ill and completely
bedridden, he ut once got two doctor,
to certify that he could not leave in his
then state OF health. This testimony
was utterly disregarded, aud on the
following day the assistant police,
master, with number of police and
soldiers. entered the dwelling and
ordered him to get up. He SAID thai
he was To weak to rise. The assistant