The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-17
PLANNED DEATH FOR
ALL JEWS.
He Says tho Authorities Made No
Effort To Check the Murderers.
Massacre Outcome Of Con-
spiracy To Kill All
the Jews.

London. August ia dispatch from
the British consul general at Odessa for
| warding the report made by the British
vice consul at Odessa, V. Bosanquet. who
was sent specially to Kishinef to obtain
the facts regarding the recent anti
Jewish riots there. is published today.
I Mr. Bosanquet's report. which is dated
July rs. generally agrees with the stories
of the occurrences already cabled. 1t
says:
| The area of the disturbances COM
| prsed two-thirds Of the town OF kishi-
nef. The murders all occurred Monday,
the second day OF the disturbances. They
were perpetrated by bands OF rioters In
different parts Of the town. Many be-
lieve they were the work OF organized
companies. which fact argues In favor OF
pre-arranged conspiracy to extern1nate
the Jews. If this belief Is not accepted
the riots must be attributed to the arti-
cles in Tho Bessarabetz, the anti-Semitlc
organ In Kishinef. to the unfounded re-
port of the Jewish murder of n Christian
priest to the wine drunk early on Monday
and to the belief which seems to have
grown with the continued inaction of the
authorities that the latter wisher the
Jews 10 De IndSShCTeQ OF NAu EVEN Va
dered it. Apparently a feeling existed
among the lower classes that the Jews
ought not to be a majority in Kishinef.
Rioters Not Checked.
The local authorities took effective
step to stop the riots. The soldiers were
passive If not sympathetic spectators.
The police contented themselves with the
arrest of minor criminals until o'clock
in In ID
who had remained at home, telephoning
orders which were disregarded, at length
ventured to sign the necessary order for
the troops to be employed. The only case
l heard OF In which the latter used their
weapons was when they bayonetted u
CHRISTIAN boy who was pursuing q Jew
win stones. This boy was the only
christian Killed during the disturbances.
II resolute action had been taken by the
duthoTlues L believe the riots would
nave been checked at an early stage"
Mr. Bosanquet places the Jewish vic
TINS at forty-one killed and 1903 wounded
whlie among the Christians one was KILL
ed and sixty eight wounded. official in
quirles, ne says. show that three women
were violated. but this may well repre-
sent small fraction Of the actual Num-
Der. since the Jewish women naturally
remain silent for their own sakes. as I'M
violation The vice consul heard NJ tho
rape of a girl II years old and another
aged Ii, but this was only hearssv. Mn
tlatlon and deliberate torture of the vic
TINS, he says, does not seem to have been
practiced
One Case of Mutilat ton
Though there were undoubtedly great
barbarities he only knows of one case of
mutilation, when a mans eye was put
out with a nail. He heard stories of n1u-
tlation after death and of a child being
torn limb from limb, but he considers the
i"etci STORY De Iruproh,+.r-
have persisted.
Mr.. BosanQuet pays a tribute to Prince
Urusoff. the new governor OF Bessarabia,
who he says, helped him with every
means in his power. ION the arrival of
the new governor. who is doing all he can
to gain the confidence of the Jewish
population" adds the vice consul, mat
tiers began to improve, and the CONNER
cial life OF the town was resumed
new conner visiting the Jewish quarters
can see no signs of a stoppage of bust
ness and It Is hoped that Jewish CONNER
clal affairs are on a fair way to regain
their prosperity, though they have not
vet entirely recovered. The Jews place
their losses at two million roubles, but
this figure is probably an eXaggeratlon-
About $50 rioters We're arrested ana
EOS per punished on minor charges, while
PIG were acquitted. Three hundred and
sixty rioters will be tried at Ilraspoi, IN
October of which number 100 are charged
with murder in addition to other crimes
II they are found guilty they will be
sentenced to penal seryitude on the isiahd
of Sakhalin.