The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-04
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BERLIN. Jan. 2-The Cologne Tolks
Zeitung has dispatch from Krusche,
Russia, confirming fragmentary reports
Of the massacre OF many Catholics by
Cossack soldiers in q Catholic church at
that place. Between 20 and 100 Catho-
lies were slaughtered, and a great many
more injured. The details of the outrage
show that the church had been menaced
for some time by Cossacks, and that the
Catholics guarded it for more than week
against attack. Early in the morning of
November 10, the project of klingenberg
reached Kruschs from Kovno, accom-.
panied by q detachment of Cossacks.
They entered the church. where about
seventy Catholics were gathered.
The Cossacks, cursing and yelling,
rushed toward the worshipers. knouting
them and striking them with swords until
tho church echoed with the screams of the
wounded. Some Of the Catholics fed TO
the belfry. where they rang the bells in
alarm, summoning the rest of the in
habitants. The result was that l, 600 peo-
pie soon collected around the church and
the Cossaeks were forced out of the build
ing. Only the project and his deputy sue
ceeded in resisting the efforts of the in.
habitants. and they, it is stated, retreated
TO the organ loft. from which place they
opened ire upon the people in the church
until the project escaped.
Later in the day detachment of 600
Cossacks was sent from kovno to Krusche,
aimed with rifles, lances aud knouts.
Upon arrival near krusche they were
divided into two attachments. One
body surrounded the town on all sides.
the other rode at a gallop towards the
Catholic church and dashed, with lances
down, into the crowd outside of the
building, spearing. shooting and flashing
with knouts all who came within reach
Many persons were killed and wounded.
The Cossacks then rode their horses into
the church, and the massacre of the people
inside began. The unfortunate Catholics
threw themselves on their knees in a
| corner and prayed for help, but the Cos
sacks shot and speared right and left until
the door and walls of the church were
drenched with blood. Tho Cossacks
| smashed er1ciaxes. eandlesticks and
images. They rode over people right and
left, and dragged the bodies of dead aud
wounded to a cesspoo. and threw them
| into the hole The people fed in ali direc-
TONS. bat were pursued and captured or
badly wounded by Ccssasks o. the detach-
ment detailed To surround the town.
Some we're SO psnic-siricken that they
committed suicide by jumping into the
river. The rest were sarrouded By Cos
sacks. who drove them To the market
/ place. Here every man, woman and child
OF the iosa was ordered TO be logged with
the SnoaI doctor prescribed the num-
( Der OF lashes which each person could
aeae. The victims had their clothes torn
from them and were logged until many
OF them were almost dead They after
wards clothed themselves as best they
could and we're then driven TO prison.
RonE, Jan. 3,-Dr Zerr. Roman Catholic
elsaop.of TisasPoi, Southern Russia, who
arrived December Is ia order 10 arrange
/ for the removal Of the friction caused by
the pores recent utteTancA. as TO the con-
/ dillon Of Roman Catholics ia Poland. had
an audience With bis holiness today. Its
expected that the audience will lead 10 re-
sumption Of the diplomatic relation. be.
tween Russia and the Vatican and prevent
ihe papAl protest against ;he treatment of
/ Catholics n Poland from being published