The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-13
MASSACRE OF
RUSSIAN JEWS
Dispatch From British Consu
General at Odessa.
6ARBARITIES WERE PLANNED
OFFICIALS DID NOT ATTEMPT TO
INTERFERE.
sAR8ARITIES WERE PLANNED
: ONION. Aug. IA dispatch from

ONDON, Aug. ia dispatch from
the British consul general at Odes-
sa, forwarding the report made by
the British consul, V. Bosanquet, who
was sent specially to Kishineff to OBJ
tain the facts regarding the recent anti
Jewish riots there, is published today.
Mr.. Bosanquet's report, which is
dated July 26, generally agrees with the
stories Of the occurrences cabled to
the Associated Press. 1t says:
The area Of the disturbances COM
prised twO-thirds of the town of kish-
ineff. The murders all occurred on
Monday, the second day Of the distur-
Dances. They were perpetrated by
bands Of rioters in different parts of
the town. Many believe they were the
work Of organized companies which
fact argues in favor of q prearranged
conspiracy TO eXterminate the Jews.
Various Causes.
IF this belief is not accepted the
riots must be attributed TO the articles
in the BesSarabetz. the anti-Semitic or
gan in Kishineff to the unfOunded re-
port of, the Jewish murder of a Christ
ian priest, to the wine drunk early on
Monday and to the belief which seems
10 have grown with the continued in
action of the authorities. that the lat
ter wished the Jews to be massacred or
had even ordered il. Apparently, a
feeling existed among the lower classes
that the Jews ought not to be in ma
jority In Kishineff.
The local authorities took no eff
fective step to stop the riots. The SOL
diers were passive if not sympathetic
spectators. The police cOntented them
selves with the arrest of minor Grimm
ais until 4 O'Clock in the afternoon.
when the governor, who had remained
at home telephoning orders which were
dlsregarded, at length ventured to sign
the necessary order for the troops 70
be employed. The one case I heard of
IN which the latter used their weapons
they oayOnetted a Christian who was
0Ursui0g a Jew with stones This boy
was the only Christian killed during
the disturbances. If resolute action had
been taken by the authorities. I be-
heve the riOt7 would have been checked
at an early stage"
Murder of Victims.
He places the Jewish victims al forty
one killed and 12O wounded, while
among the Christians one was killed
and siXty-eight wounded. Official in
queries, he said. show that three wo-
men were violated. but this may wei
represent a small fraction of the actual
number since the Jewish women natur-
ally remain silent for their own sakes.
as under the Mosaic law divorce must
follow violation, The vice consul heard
OF the assault of a girl twelve years old
and Of others thirteen. but this was
only hearsay. Mutilation and .deliber-
ate torture of the victims, he said. does
not seem TO have been practiced.
Though there were undoubtedly great
barbarites. he only knows of one case
of mutilation. when a mans eve was
put out with a nail. He heard stories
OF mutilation after death and of Il
child being torn limb from limb but
ne considers the latter story to be very
improbable, considering that only two
little children appear to have persisted.
Situation Improving.
Mr.. Bosanquet pays a tribute to
Prince Urusoff, the new governor Of
BeSsarabia, who. he says. helped him
with every means in his power.
'On the arrival of the new governor
who is doing all he can to gain the
confidence Of the Jewish population, q"
adds the vice consul, matters began
TO improve and the commercial life or
the town was. resumed. A new conner
visiting the Jewish quarter can see no
signs OF a stoppage of business and it
is hoped that Jewish commercial affairs
are in a fair way to regain their pros
perity. though they have not yet en-
urely recovered. The Jews place their
losses at two million roubles. but this
figure is probable an exaggeration.
"A bout $50 rioters were arrested and
3OS were punished or minor charges.
while PIC were acquitted. Three hun
dred and sixty rioters VIII be tried at
T1araspOl in October. of which number
100 are charged with murder in addi-
ton TO other crimes. If they are
found guilty they will be sentenced to
penal servitude on the island of SAX
hahn"