The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-18
III. L1PsKI, OF sMoLENsK.

smolensk wine merchant bearing the Peter
Lipsk. He Jew and had been born in Smolensk,
where his father his father traded in
Hungarian wines Many of industry and economy
had built Lipsk very substantial
mess and Peter occupied position merchant
ond hardly to anyone in Smolensk.
When the ukase given that the Jews to
go there naturally much bewailing in Smoensk,
since nearly 80 cent of the population Of that city
sisted of Hebrews Peter the first to the
general governor, and get modica-
ton of the dreadful command which had been out
from St. PETERSBURG His efforts however were unayal-
ing and, what worse the governor Smolensk
anti-Semetic to his very marrow He not only carried
out the will of the letter
Their. His position governor that gave
absolute control of the province Of olensk and
sion OF the Jews was sent forth the general governor
bore down Jew in his jurisdiction with
and heel of iron.
Wretched Hebrews fled from the province. Many
too to take advantage Of the then existing rail-
ways, compelled to tramp many miles thru
the desert-ke country of outer Poland; harried
harassed by the Muscovite population of them fall
ing dead by the roadside, refused, of
money the bare necessities of life by the inhabitants
those villages thru which they passed.
There in Smolensk however, a number of we'll
TODD Jews, merchants principally, whose compar-
atively was worse. They were given certain
which dispose of their businesses The time
however also limited and the opposition was
offered to them great that of Them expra
time limit found themselves pennless and
their business confscated. OF these Peter Lpski
The business which three tons of Lpsks HAD
built cru1nbed eyes, morning a
sergeant of police handed passport papers,
which nitimated that he. leave the precincts
smolensk within four hours he would be
driven out of it at the point of the bayonet.
Lipski had wife and several children. He
paratively young man. certainly than 49, he
handsome, he a Of mettle, and, shrewd
and cunning He spent his hours laborosly
collecting together the remnants of his stock He bought
with what money he could get together
itors tarantass and three horses and last
went to the house of the general governor
trick obtaining interview with that semi
monarch Lipski threw himself his face and endeav-
ored Witness to kiss the boots of the czars mnon
But the general governor the mouth and
tho Lpski govelled and nlpored for time might
from sale Of his business the governor
pvo111 ictAn 70 hi
him. the end of it being the Lpski flung from soldiers
hand to soldiers hand and the Of the
or's house into the mire where moujik filthy rags
came to him and spat in his face.
That night Peter Lipsk left the city Of
Smolensk His wife children the tarantass
and in the tarantass also
wine Thru the long night the horses slouched along
for their load heavy but at daybreak they
small village, the Inhabitants which peed the Jews
with stones They later in the day upon another
village which was in uproar and distress for it
Jewish village, and the inhabitants fleeing. Here
however Lipsi able to get little water
It is unnecessary to detail the suferngs of this I'M
happy family as it traed the hundreds of weary
versts separating smolensk from Poland. harassed
they by the Russian moujks that in sheer self
defense they compelled to only by night At
each village they were refused bread water so thai
Peter was obliged to steal to keep his wife
from actually starving. At length the zone separating
township Peter presented his papers the natchanik
and received in return the the imperial
sructions, to to the in the district of
kev and then-well there he to he thought
When Peter Lpsi and his family arrived at Kuyno IL
was to find the little town perfectly beseiged by Jews
The Polish population was small, Jews out
numbered them ten For several DAYS tha once
opuent Wine merchant Of smoensk forced to sleep
IN the heds on the outskirts but possessing wits
as merchant he lost but few opportunities He had
reserved MS dozen cases of Hungarian wine these
ne took into the town and sold prices to the
tive people, living all the time scantiest of fare
spending not ten kopecks day AT the end Of week
Lpski able to purchase for a very few roubes q
small log house. rather hut the outskirts
town, and then commenced from that day forth
mendous struggle against adversely persecution
which ended shall
Poor he was, he richer than hundreds OF
his creed in the town Of Kuvno, he here
and there to lend out few roubes great interest
which brought him certain income, income
husbanded to the best of his ability. Months passed.
passed, during which,, be-
ginnngs, Peter Lpski had acquired position in the
town of Kuvno. He established himself wine mer-
chant, and, since Kuvno had important cen
ter the Christian population considerably