New-York tribune., 1903-08-13
REPORT ON KISHTNEFF.
Il British Vice-C -Consuts account Of
the Massacre.

London, Aug IA dispatch from the brltsn
Consul-General at ODESSA forwarding the report
made by the British Vice-Consul at Odessa. '.
Bosanauet who were sent specially to kishlnen
to obtain the facts regarding the recent anti
Jewish riots there, is published to-day 1t Is
dated July Is, and generally agrees with the preVl-
Gus accounts of the occurrences. II says:
The area of the disturbances comprised two;
thirds of the town of tNshinefI The mur9ers az
occurred on Monday the second qay OF nsnd s 'iS ~
rioters in dIferent parts Of the town Many be-
which fact argues in favor Of a prearranged con.
spiracy to exterminate the Jews. TINS oshel
the articles in the "Bessarabetz.' 70 the unfounded
opfh to the GH wne e drunk ear on MONDAY and to the
belief which seems TO have grown with the zen eqa-
wished the Jews be massaered or had even
ordered it. Apparently feeling existed among
the lower classes that the Jews ought not to be
In majority at Kishineh
stop the riots The soldiers were passive f not
sympathetic spectators The police S9n{enIeo 1
til 4 o'clock in the afternoon. when the Governor
which were disregarded at length ventured to
sign the necessary order for the troops 10 pe EN-
latter used their weapons was when they bayo-
neted Christian boy who was pursuing, p es,Jisfisn sm
killed during the disturbances II resolute aettSti S
riots would have been checked at an early stage
Mr.. Bosanquet places the Jewish victims at
forty-one killed and 500 wounded, while among the
Christians one was killed and sixty-eight wounded
Oftcfal inquiries, he says, snow tlaI NONASA
were violated, but this may well represent a
small fraction of the actual number, since the jew
ish women naturally remain silent for their own
sakes, as under the Mosaic law divorce must follow
violation. The vice-consul heard of the rape OF a
girl twelve years old and of others aged thirteen
but this was only hearsay. Nfutilation and dello-
crate torture OF the victims, he says. do not seem
to have been practised. Though there were IN
doubtedly great barbarities he only knows OF one
case of mutilation. when mans eye was put out
with nail. He heard stories OF mutilation after
death and of child being torn limb from limb. but
he considers the latter story to be improbable.
considering that only two little children appear to
have perished.
Mr.. Rosanquet pays tribute to Prince Cruson,
the new Governor of Bessarabia, who, ne says,
helped him with every means IN his power, He
adds:
On the arrival OF the new Governor who is doing
population matters began to improve, and the com
mereial life of the resumed. 4 newcomer,
visiting the Jewish quarter, can see no signs or a
stoppage of business, and 1t is hoped that Jewish
prosperity, though they have not yet entirely re
covered The Jews place their losses at 2OCO'0e0
rubles, but this figure is probably an exaggeratlon
About $50 rioters were arrested and SOS were pun
ished on minor charges while 2l6 were acquitted.
Three hundred and sixty rioters viii be tried at
Tiraspol in October of which number hundred
are charged with murder in addition to other
crimes. If they found guilty they will be
fenced to penal servitude the island Of Sag
halin.