Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-16
Such Believed to Be the
Purpose of Russia
as to Jews.
MORE OF HORRORS
Developed in Dispatches
From Vienna and
Berlin.

London, May 16.-It is believed here
that powerful influences in st. Peters
burg, including NJ. Won Plehwe, min
ister of the interior, are in favor of
the practical determination of the He
brew element as a measure of nation
al solidification. The ultra pan-Slav-
ist newspapers frankly acknowledged
this motive, and propagate the doc
trine that whoever kills Jew is
good Russian patriot. Little hope is
entertained that the attitude of the
Russians will undergo any substantial
unless, indeed, it should become still
harsher.
Thousands of Jews are migrating
southwark, often without any definite
idea of whittier they are bound or of
how to obtain food by the way. The
forced exodus from Kieff alone in
wolves $1,000 persons, whose losses
from the sale of immOvable property
under dureSs run into millions of ru-
bles. The most grievous aspect of
the situation is that no friendly ha-
ven opens before the wanderers. In
hospitable Russia stretches north and
east. Equally inhospitable Roumania
lies to the west. The outlet south is
blocked by the Black sea. The emf
grant aid societies of Little Russia
and south Russia are working day and
night to deal with the problem, and
are inducing many Christians to open
their homes to the refugees pending
arrangements for migration.
Confirms Early Reports.
Vienna, May 16.--A dispatch from
Kishineff confirms the account of the
Jewish mechanic who was bound to
a board and his hands sawed off with
his own saw. With fiendish cruelty
the murderers deferred his fate, leav-
ing him helpless until they had made
victims of hit wife and daughter be-
fore his eyes Then they slaughtered
the women with an AK in the most
horrible fashion. Many Jews hid
themselves in closets and cellars,
where they were killed. Bodies have
been discovered in many strange hid
ing places.
Horrible Scenes of Butchery.
Berlin. May 16.-Reports received
from Kishineff say that during the
three days massacre of the Jews 4S
persons were killed outright, so have
since died of their wounds, and up
ward of !, 900 were injured. Nine chill
dren were murdered in horrible
manner. One child was found with
its body split in two. Most injuries
were inflicted with pieces of furniture
and heavy sticks. Such was the fury
of the crowd that many of the bodies
were unrecognizable.
The Tageblatt publishes a special
dispatch from Kishineff which says:
"On the evening of the second day
Russian doctors, who were moved to
pity by the horrible sights they had
Witnessed, drove to a distant station
and sent a telegram to St. Petersburg
informing the authorities on what
was happening.
Atrocities Carefully Planned.
The murderers and robbers were
well organized. The attack had evi-
IDENTIFY been carefully planned. They
worked in groups of eight and ten.
"The total number of the murder
ers did not exceed 800, whereas. there
were 5000 soldiers and 300 police in
the city. The military and police
calmly looked on while the atrocities
were being committed. making not
the slightest attempt to stop them.
They gladly accepted many a good
piece of loot thrown them by the
ruffians. In some cases the barbar-
frho
their awful work. One band in par
ticular took possession of the dwell
ing of jew in good circumstances
and which promised to yield valuable
plumber and leisurely killed and
robbed. The cut-throats murdered
the mistress of the house and subject
ed her daughter to worse fate
"The band then turned its attention
TO the safe in which the owner had
deposited his whole fortune In the
meantime the head of the house was
drifting from one police station to
another, seeking official after official,
entreating vainly for help and police
protection. The members of the gang
worked over the safe for 10 hours be-
fore they were able to open it, and
during all that time the owner could
not find single officer of the law or