The sun., 1903-05-15
JEWS TORTURED TO DEATH.
SLAUGHTER IN RUSSIA CONTEN.
UED FOR A WEEK.


Special Cable Despatch 10 THE SUN.
LONDON, May 14.-The desperate eeo-
nomic situation In southwest Russia. ~
tween Odessa and the Roumanian frontieOt
has been brought to a crisis by the recene
massacres Of Jews, which, It is feared, win
be repeated. as the racial and labor conflict
in that region remains at deadlock
A letter received In Jewish phllanthropio
centre in London to-day rom the leading
Jews OF Kishinef states that shortly after
the recent outrages the president OF the
workmen's guilds. which were organised
on the old paternal lines. complained to
the Governor Of Kishinen that tho Jews
refused to reinstate the wo-kmen. Tho
Governor thereupon called the Jews to-
gether and told them in few words that
for their own good thsy had better REIN
state the workmen which they were still
averse to doing
The Jewish authorities in London con-
| strue the action OF the Governor as di-
rect threat, and they fear that further
troubles are imminent
The only despatch concerning the mas
sacre at Kishinen TO be printed in the Lon
don newspapers to-day is from the 81.
| Petersburg correspondent OF the Telegraph
This despatch says that the newspapers
OF st. Petersburg publish horrible details
Of the massacre. One carpenter had both
OF his hands sawed of by his own saw.
Some women had their eyes gouged out
and others were ripped open. Some Jews
had their arms pulled from their bodies.
Several children were flung out of windows
into the streets. Four thousand families are
said to be In want
Authentic accounts from Kishinsf 70
ceved at Jewish centres here describe the
slaughter, which 1t is said continued for
nearly week. On the first day ten per-
sons were killed and eighty injured. Tho
market was destroyed.
| On the second day the hospitals were
filed with the victims. Many others were
| lying in the streets. The town was without
bread and was short of meat. A writer
| who sent this story says:
1T was not a riot, it was slaughter.
They have killed and robbed the Jews,
outraged the women and pillagNd resi-
dences in all directions. The police and
soldiers stand with their hands behind their
backs and do not attempt to interfere,
beyond telling the mob which are Jewish
and which Christian houses. The police
dlSO pIeNtHucu pilc VcNb lIOin ChSIi
other.
@One Jewish oarman brought murdered
Jew to the hospital. The carman was car
ried thither himself twenty minutes latsr
with his skull split open. This 10 only ono
instance tending to show the careful organi-
zation of the affair, which was due princi-
pally to the anti-Semitic newspaper
| Bessardbtz Another evidence Of the or
woS ha fact that MANY ~ tha
participants in the atrocities wore the dis
tinguishing red smocks Of the soldiers and
police and stole whatever they could lay
! their hands on.
"There were many students among the
offenders including one notorious law
student of the name OF Semgrado6 Many
Gentiles protested, but were frightened
from active Interference. All the big towns
of northwest Bessarabia are incensed against
the Jews, who fear outbreaks at any time
The correspondent says fifty persons
we're killed, $50 were severely and over
1000 slightly wounded in the massacres.
ROME, May 1.-THE Aranh. Socialist
newspaper, prints what is alleged to be
an official Russian document that was
stolen from the Russian Minister OF the
Interior by Socialist. through whom 1t
came to the ApdnG Office.
The document purports to be letter
written by NJ. Won Plehwe Russian Minister
of the Interior, to the Governor OF Bessara-
bia. 1t is dated March 70, old style.
1t states that NJ Won Plehwe had learned
that anti-Jewish disorders were likely
to occur in Bessarabia, and as 1t was not
desirable that a handle be given to anti
government sentiments among . people
hitherto unspoied by the criminal propa-
ganda, the governor should try to prevent
such disorder by e1hortations, without
resortng to armed force.
The Arani describes the letter - .
"Jesuitical command, which was entirely
responsible for the massacres at Kishene6.'