New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-12
DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES.
OUTRAGEOUS TREATMENT OF PEASANTS IN
GALICIA
THOUSANDS OF THEM SCARED INTO EMlGRAT
ING TO AMERICA BY INFAMOUS OFFICIALS
A VICTIMS STORY OF BRUTAL TREAT
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TKIBUsE-I

pittsburg Dec. 11.-Max Schamberg, Austro-iiun-
garan Consul at Plttsburg. expects 10 receive oruer'
from the Government of Gacia TO collect evidence
and probably forward witnesses for the trial OF "oo
Government officials who are charged with maX'ns
common cause with certain steamship and railway
linese In forcing about $4,000 men, women ana
children to emigrate TO America These Government
officials some Of them Of high rank, received bonus
for each emigrant transported. Treason was the
favorte charge on which the heads OF families were
frightened into selling their humble homes ana neeins
the country About $4,000 of these people have
come TO Pittsburg within the past two years anu
the majority are working in the Connelisvnie CONC
regions The gendarmes at four points on inc
Galcian frontier either brbed or their lmprlsoh
ent secured Oh false charges and through these fonr
outlets the poor peasants without passports were
driven over the mountains in droves, put on Hesh'
trains and carried to Hamburg where they wero
shipped to America. Anton Czadon was one oi .no
victims To-day lie purchased tickets ID uhs oi'!
for Trieste and will return TO his native land TAXING
his wife and child with him. He has oeen "orhns
IN the Connellsville region for two years. Czsdoh
told the following story. IL Is laif sanhpio u '"'
treatment of all. He said:
At came from small hamlet. about 100 miles east of
Cracow My occupation there was that OF farm
laborer. but the hut lived in was my own' ana We
had a COW and pigs. One evening, upon return
ing from my days labor, found man, VINO iooheo
like an official, talking to my wife, She seemed much
fricbtened When / stepped into the room the man
gave me a hard look and then said In deep voice
Anton Czadon you are charged with high treason.
Some one heard you speaking i'll of His Majesty the
Emperor. The punishment is DEATH but the Emperor
is willing to be enient, and will be salshed you
leave this country in a weeks time and sail lor
America never TO return
"While talking he pulled out OF his pocKef long
,aner affixed TO which was a large red seal. He
ba xrprV Uell knew
could not read IT, never having gone to school, lie
aid that the document contained the charges and the
verdict signed by the Emperor's own hand was
ignorant but supposed would have TO co. though
had never said bad word against the Emperor
The man then told me to sell my fruit, my corh
and my pigs and get the money ior MIN oeioie 'i,9
end of the week l obeyed, for knew that II did
not | would be thrown into prison and co"hiueu po
sides only got half the value Of my property being
forced 70 sell so quick The man showed up promptly
a week after his first VISIT and asked me no" muo"
money 1 had l told him AGO gulden 'aOout @loo'
He said that enough TO pay for my passdeo ar"
that of my wife and child. he then tooh ''o
money from me and ordered me to be ready 10 starC
at 6 O'clock the same night. About fifty other men
I'm nv village were accused OF the same criuio anu
suffered the same punishment know no" tnat "o
,pere all innocent The nearest railway station was
across the frontier In Silesa, about 100 miles us@n
We had TO walk. -Four men on horseback ariheu
with pistols long whips guarded US Inc uniry
was terrible hard for the women lhe c2y
through which had TO pass being very russeu. go
From the minute started until we arrived AZ ~ Jul
destination none of received morSel 10 eau hns Tl
drop TO drink Two babies died on the roal, "ih,t ht
some of the sank down from eAnaus uon, oJ T
a cut from the whips OF the men OH hois0'"oA
put them on their feet again. -, uos ..,,or
e. don't know the name Of the railroad stStion.
b,,t Know that about 300 men, women and children
who seemed 10 have come from villages IN my ooun @
trv were waiting there when we arrived. We weIe
led on water and bread and then put on boau ualn
composed of covered freight cars. don't KNOW "haC
cities we passed through, but the journey lasted day
from the train taken to the quay ana ioaded
on a big steamship. on this ship there were sready
about 500 of my country ymen. Upon aTTNai IN
New York the majority were put on board a long
train and brought straight to Pittsburg, athough we
had maid our fare only as far as NewfOrk Oh our
arrival at this place of us were sent % the coke
regions and Others 10 work on the railroad Every
thing seemed to have been pre-erranged Now
know that we took the place OF strikers though dd
NOT know then why number OF men attacked US
With bricks and clubs when were going to work on
the first day.