Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-26
TREATED As CONylCTS.
iNNoctNT 10 &c SENT OUT
OF RUSSIA IN CHAINS,


the uumnisiing - Crn,. t,leum.
saA-es .iispi.a- the rnSa. J.~i,s
Esiias- CLOSELY Usstdti.
tolegrnphed the fact Of my having
seon Jews expelled from Moscow In
chains. but a. the censorship has become
40 strict could no, enter into details !
received Information that n convoy VI
prisoners was about 10 be dispatched u
certain time from the prison tpercsor
luyal. and | accordingly proceeded 10
tho spot at the time indicated a.
rived nj the small western door o. The
prison a. the invalids Of the convoy were
being brought out and placed on three
springicss carts There were about eight
or ten IN each cart mot jews. old meu.
old women aud others, Of various ageu,
plainly In exircnc debility
They seemed utterly helpless and caro-
less and presented a very sad sight \
few women were present, evidently In
tercsted Ia the fate Of the prisoners
They carried bags aud tins. which saw
at once wero meant 10 DO given to some
loved one In the convoy. ! noticed two
OF these women particularly. the one a
very ladylike person OF middle age. with
regular features. telling that she was
not a Russian. Her companion was q
mere girl OF perhaps sixteen OF seven
teen. with an undoubtedly jewish coun-
tenance.
Ny Information waa that there would
be either two or four Jews Ia the convoy,
Tor very few now remain In the prison.
the rest having been removed. and IL
was by their features, bearing and dress
! should recognize them. While ! was
thus observing things around mo tho
proce, ion Of prisoners began to defilo
from tho small door mentioned They
came two by two. chained together by
handouts, and closely guarded by prison
wArlonA The prisoners were Of both
sexes aud varied In age, appearance and
drclA Some wore prison garments, some
wore their own clothes aud some the con.
yiot's dress with tho yellow diamond ON
tho back
Two INNOCENT JEWS
As the convoy passed the group %
women alongside whom stood, noticed
commotion among them. Tho Russians
calculated prayer. after their wont. tho
elderly lady and girl bocame excited. I
scrutinizcd tho prisoners closely, being
well STARED ut by them and scowlcd ut
by the guard. but could detect no jew.
Features upon which vice and crime and
misfortune aud misery were stamped In
lndchblo stains there wcro In plenty. but
among these noticed no jewish face.
just ~ the rear was coming up, aud IN
the fifth row from the last, noticed two
handsome open couutcnnncca.
These were what | was In search Of.
There could not be a moments hosila-
ton. Herr were two Jews Tho ono
was sialwart, elderly man, with beard
and rudy face, ON whom prison life had
been able 10 do little hurt Tho other
was likewise tall. with short black beard
aud more pronounced jewish features
The two Jews were chained together
Probably thoy aro to be sent TO tho same
ncighborhOod.
As I expected, the lady and girl were
looking for these two prisoners, like my
self, aud attempted 10 pass tho bags
with the little new Kettles and panni.
kins TO their relatives or friends. Tho
nearest wardcr, seeing tho attempt,
shouted "NoolEa," or THAT "a not nj.
lowed" and raised his drawn sword as
II 10 strike the girl, who was In front Of
her companion. Falling back with a
sigh. tho girl seemed not TO despair. but
10 hops for another chance, with that In.
domiiablo perseverance 70 characteristics
Of the race.
sImcT GUARDS.
Aftorward at tho railway station I
saw the anne pair engaged on tho same
merciful errand. but whether they sue.
cocded or not | do not know. could
not help them. but only might have
compromised them with tho authorities
by inquiries After travelling by railway
TO one Of the western provinces within
tho pale the jewish prisoners will be-
marched on. presumably. NJ they are AZ
tho moment / write, In chains, TO tho
destination assigned them.
The names OF these two Jews | could
get " Il wurc necessary, aud know that
they arc not charged with any onensc,
but are merely being sent away by tho
ezars ukaso, aud not having money
enough to pay their railway expenses,
or, more probably, having given over TO
their dear ones the money thcy possessed.
they are ignominiously herded with
criminals, aud chained like them.
! once thought Of taking a camera "a
photograph them, but do not think thu
evidence 50 obtained would be stronger
than that now gwen. II Ia no. easy tC
photograph particular individuals In q
crowd In motion, nor can II DO don,
without exciting notice. As was thro,
times warned by tho sentry that It wa,
not allowed "to look" rs ho put Il. prob
ably | should have been expelled like q
jew " had been caught photographinl
what the Russians consider is u priyai,
affair OF their own. Having seen what
! have recorded, no honorable person car
dispute the evidence have only seer
two that IA true. but had been al.
mitted into the secret Of what was going
on earlier should have seen many
Moscow Cor London News
How 10 Strengthen tho Eyes,
A simple and excellent plan to prcsery,
and strengthen tho eyes Is this; Every
morning pour some cold water into You