The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-10-16
CONDEMNS The GDSSACES
RUSSIAN GENERAL TALKS or
AMUR RIVER HORROR.
Man Who Conquered Manchuria Claims
to Have Known Nothing of the
Wholesale Slaughter Of Chinese.

General Baron Alexander Kahlhahrs.
! the Russian commander who conquar-
ed Manchuria and added ID to the nos
sessions of the Russian Empire, was a
passenger on the city of peking. en-
route 10 Russia. lie has been ordered
| To report to the Russian capital from
Where he VIII assume command OF the
! MOSCOW district, which is one of the
most Impol tqnt places in the Russian
army. This promotion was made as tne
result of the success of General Kahl-
bahrs, Ia overthE)Wmg Chinese rule in
Manchurian province.
General kahlbaLrs has been accused
Of being responsible ior one of the most
horrible massacres Ia the history
which occurred at Bladivoschenck on
the Amur river during the Boxer up
rising. The innocent Chinese who re-
sided opposite the Russian town, where
driven into the Amur river by the Rus
Sian soldiers and drowned or deliber-
ateiy slaughtered TO the number Of
5000 to 1000 Men, women and children
We're killed alike The river was liter
ally checked wich the bodies Of the in
nocent victims Of Russian ferocity.
The former commander of the Man
churian proVinc where this horror oc-
CURED disclaims all knowledge or re-
sponsibility however for the atrOcity
by his men. In speaking of the affair
to fellow passengers aboard the Peking,
he said that neither he nor any Of his
officers knew anything Of the massacre,
until some time after il had occurred.
In explanation Of the affair he has
been quoted as saying to his fellow
passengers that the Amur horror was
entirely due to the wild ferocity Of the
COssacks.
"They are wild SET Of half sayages,"
he is quoted as stating "and they got
beyond all control and committed that
deed. Neither i, nor any OF my officers
knew anything Of the act until after
1t was committed and no order was is
sueu for such a thing"
In obtaining possession of Manchuria
the Russian government is enabled 10
open the way for the completion Of the
Trans-siberian railroad through that
province down TO Port Arthur.
This will not be the first time that
General Kahlbahrs has visited Amen-
ca, although this was his first visit TO
Honolulu. He entered the Russian
army In 1861 and has had a very bril-
liant career. lie was Minister of War
for Bulgaria and was also a member
Of the International Commission which
fixed the boundaries Of the Balkans in
The year 1879. lie intends TO proceed
by easy stages TO ST. Petersburg.
Baron Kahibahrs, a commanding Gg-
ure in strictly undress uniform Of linen
helmet and coat and dark gray trOus
ers, but in face ana carriage pre-epl-
nently the general officer, wandered
abroad in the streets Of Honolulu this
morning. The general asked his way
10 a book store, bOWing with Oriental
courtesy for the Information.
,lu-tIng the street his military eye
was caught by the. sight Of native
coming down Fort street on fine
D., "A NJ
cling while under the perfect control Of
the rider Late acquaintance with cos
sacks and the stunted Siberian ponies
made the sight a welcome one 10 mill
tary eye, and the gallant officer halted
in mid street to admire the centauf IKE
sympathy between man and beast, TWO
mules attached TO Pains arks were
stroling up the street and stopped at
the generals elbow who was then NOV
ed to inquring
"Are ali the horses here like thatY'
referring to the horse and not the
mules Are they native bred|' Aftef
being Informed that there We're plenty
Of good horses on the islands the gen
eral added They ride we'll" evidently
meaning the natives, and WIN couf-
teous thanks proceeded 10 look oyer
the curios I'm the book store window
General Kahlbars is an early riser lie
ordered a carriage last night to be at
the wharf at o'clock this morning.
Vixen the carriage arrived he was al
ready waiting for 1t and stepping into
Il he drove out to the Pail and was back
in town by the time ladies were be-
gining to arrive to do their morn
ing shopping.
Baron Kahlbahrs was quite indignant
that any attempt should be made TO
connect him with the Amur river mas
sacre. In speaking Of this matter ne
said: II was thousands of miles away
from Manchuria when that Amur river
battle took place. ! was IN Paris at
the time and not until some time after
IT, was ! ordered TO China.
1.-THE Russian government does not
approve OF such measures as were
taken there and the affair Is being
carefully investigated. The men who
are eulpable I'm the matter VIII be
severely dealt with for our government
deplores any such useless slaughter as
that Is reported 10 have been"