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go-round will be the circulation of this
Russian official lie!
Il have collected right from the
spot the real facts OF the case. ignor-
ing the official accounts, even those
not under Russian censorship. and
Strengthening out the whole chaotic
tangle of numberless facts and rumors
into one coherent chronological mar
rative. Whether America is able to
take action or not, 1t is well that her
people shall know what the facts are.
Here, then, is the truth about Kisch-
ineff
THE anti-Jewlsh troubles at Kish-
ineff during the two days of the Rus
sian Easter, April 10 and 90 exceed in
cruelty and brutality all the anti-Jew
ish disturbances which have occurred
in Russia during the nineteenth cen
tury. The following are some of the
facts which the Russian government
will never be able to disprove;
ION April 10, the first day Of the
Russian Easter, and toward midday
band of street urchins, under the lead
ership of some older persons, COM
menced to break the windows of the
Jewish houses in the square called
Novi Bazaar. The police admonished
the ruffians, but did nothing to punish
them. Encouraged by such unexpected
forbearance by the Russian police, not
only the gamins but the Russian work
men commenced to assemble, with
cries of Catch the Jews
-In this crowd were seen, besides
the workmen. small merchants, arti-
sans, theological students, and even
civil servants in uniform. Most OF the
crowd wore red shirts. The leaders
were two representatives of the pro-
fessional class named Possargewski
and Semigradow.
EARLY in the afternoon the crowd
dispersed, small parties going in diff
ferent directions. Then terrible pill
lage began. Armed with bludgeons,
axes and bars of iron. the wreckers
battered the doors of the Jewish
houses and shops. Furniture was
smashed. bedding destroyed and mer-
chandise carried OF. Nearly all the
robbers attired themselves anew on
the spot with clothes stolen from the
houses.
Things that could not be destroyed
or carried away were soaked with
petroleum and burned.
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to London correspondent of the New
York Evening Journal. He said:
The Dark Ages have returned. The
news from Kischineff puts back the
clock of European time. which already
is slow enough in Russia. The Middle
Ages are outdone and the worst massa-
cres even of the medieval Ghettoes
have been surpassed in Bessarabia.
The Russian official account tells
US that the Kischineff riots began with
the maltreatment of Christian wom-
an by the Jewish proprietor OF n
merry-go-round. What a grim merry
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ing tortured. received similar treat
ment. Children were taken to the top
floors to be thrown from the windows
to the ground.
The police not only did not protect
the Jews, but guided the mob to the
Jewish houses. because In several
cases Christian houses had been at.
tackled by mistake.
Toward evening the barbarism
reached its apogee. The robbers cut
the throats Of a few Jews and soaked
pieces of linen in the blood. This
crimsoned linen was then attached to
canes to make flags. Other brigands
ripped men open and stuffed the
corpses with feather bedding.
Another party made speciality of
crucifying the Jews. driving large
nails through their feet and hands.
The merchant Galauter defended his
children with a revolver. but was soon
overpowered by mob, who tore out
his eyes and tongue.
"A well-known Jewess sought to de-
fend herself by throwing hot water on
her assailants. but was dragged into
the street with her child, and both
were bludgeoned to death.
These scenes lasted until midnight,
when a few hours of quietness fol
lowed. On Monday morning. the city
being dominated by strong patrols of
soldiers. Jewish deputation visited
the governor to demand efficacious
measures for protection. but that Of
fetal replied nonchalantly that he
could do nothing, as he had not re-
ceived instruction from st. Peters
burg. The deputation wanted to re-
main in the courtyard of the COVER
nor's residence, but the governor or
dered them driven out. Then the mob.
encouraged by the governors attitude,
resumed the work OF pillage and
slaughter.
what did the soldiers and police
do?
In Gastinaio street an officer met
the robbers, laden with loot from the
Jewish shops, told them to drop their
booty and rife a Jewish shop nearby.
The police showed the mob those Jew
ish shops whose owners had escaped
by displaying Christian images in the
windows. The Jewish inmates of
these houses were crucified, while the
soldiers and police formed circles in
which Jews were battered to death.
In Armianskaia and Kchazalam-
piewskaia streets the soldiers and po-
lice took a large share in the pillage.
Two under officers tortured a Jewess
in the presence of their soldiers and
murdered her afterwari.
And the great public society. what
Is 1t doing? Society promenaded or
drove through the city to gaze at the
interesting spectacle. and many of the
Russian aristocracy melted the mob.
This was the case during the attack on
the jewelry shop of Atowslsy. Some
Russians. it is true. tried to save the
Jews.
with fiendish energy the brigands
devastated the synagogues. the keep
ers who resisted being murdered.
Many synagogues. including the great
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side and gently waving his trunk. OF
course he was made TO kneel IN order
that we might mount him, and. OF
course. he grunted us he did so. and
we mounted ladder and climbed over
into the howdah, cllnging on for dear
life rs he slowly and ponderonsiy rose.
The town of Amber. dating from the
second century. stili nostles In its
charming gorge in the hills, with tho
lake at its feet. and II Is protected by
tho ancient wall which eirdles the sur
rounding hills. its watch towers in
ruin. but It's old fort on the highest
hill OF all. in perfect preservation.
many times restored. dare say.
We wound our slow way up the
hillside. through tho beautiful arch of
the palace wall and on up into large
court. where under an enormous pepul
tree the monster knelt. the ladder was
produced and we clambered down IL.
After presenting the elephant with a
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synhsogue in Siennaia place, were en-
tered and wrecked, the rolls OF the
thora being mutilated and desecrated
In an indescribable fashion.
These scenes of violence lasted un-
Ill Monday evening. Then the author
tiles declared they received orders to
use rigor and to employ armed force
to restore order. Then. as II by the in
huence OF magic wand, rioting
ceased.
''what has the Russian government
done?
1T has granted beggarly 5000 rou-
bles from the Jewish fund OF Koro-
bochin shor. the tax on Koscher meat.
for the unhappy survivors. and the
chief OF police of Kischineff had an
nounced that pillagers who restore
stolen property within two days Will
not be punished Could there be any
better proof that the Russian govern
ment treats the Jews as a people out
side the law? note that the COVER
nor of klschineff says he asked for
Instructions on Sunday at o'clock
and received them from st. Petersburg
oh %HN"Aa9 fNtulnbs II 3D. NllilloNtl
Plehwe delayed his answer twenty.
four hours, and If this is the truth,
the Russian government indirectly
provoked the massacre of the Jews by
treating the Jews as pariahs. The
Christian president Of the chamber Of
artisans has declared In an official
speech that they could not blame the
brigands. because they believed they
were acting in conformity with orders
from St Petersburg"
Dispatches from Philadelphia rela-
tive to the atrocities are as follows:
That the Russian government gave
full consent to the ruthless and bar
barous killing of the Jews in KischI-
men. Bessarabia, is the charge made
by Jews in this city.
Jacob Ginsburg. manager OF the
PHILADELPHIA Jewish Evening Post, has
received information that document
has been unearthed In the office OF
the Russian minister of the interior.
NJ. Won Plehwe. revealing the fact that
the deeds of violence in Kischineif
had the approval of the Russian gov
ernment. The paper is addressed to
the governor of Kischineff and is
dated April 5. two weeks before the
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-28

THE police remained inactive
around the wreckers. but arrested
some Jews who tried to protect their
houses and shops. The governor wired
for instruction to St Petersburg. but
gave instructions at the same time
that no private message should be ex-
pedited TO st. Petersburg.
Toward 4 O'Clock the slaughter be-
gan. Jewish houses were entered; the
mob demanded all the money and
Jewels OF the occupants. Afterward
the men were battered to death with
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-28

few buscuits and some pieces OF sugar.
which he received with evident pleas
ure. we were taken up noble flight
of marble stairs past the place where
we were told goat is sacrificed each
morning to the terrible Kali, the wife
of the god silva the Destroyer. in
place of human sacrifice OF former
days. through the small and dainty
rooms of the ladies' Of the harcm, and
even TO their marble bath; out ON to
fiat roof from which we had a love
lake and even beyond the "enclrcline
hills" and finally into small court,
where. by a fountain surrounded by
palms, lemons and many different
ferns. we sat down to rest. and, II
must confess II. eat our lunch. 1t Is
n lovely palace, with its screens Of
pierced marble. its doors of sandal
wood inlaid with ivory arches and
columns OF carved alabaster and lat
ticed galleries. and II lies silent In
the brilliant sunshine except for the
patter now and again Of barefooted
native coming to exhibit some sort Of
a deformity and get baksheesh. One
forgives 1t the few rooms inlaid In the
detestable mirror mosaic, and tries
not to think of the slain kid. but goes
softly forth with the rustic of the
palm leaves and the bubbling OF the
fountain in ones ears. and the maze
of delicate columns and lacy marble
screens filling ones sight.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-28
An Old Manuscript.

The earliest extant manuscript OF
the Hebrew Old Testament is n copy
OF the Pentateuch. now In the British
museum and assigned to the ninth cen
tury. and the earliest manuscript bear.
ing precise date lis copy OF the
prophets, at st. Petersburg, dated A.
d. GIG. while tho majority OF the man
uscripts belong to much later periods.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-28
Laraest Insect in ths World.

The stick insect OF Borneo is the
largest insect known. Specimens thir.
teen inches in length have been cap.
tured. The insect exactly resembles
piece OF rough stick, and when resting
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-28

zangwill's Story of the Massacre.
A vivid and thrilling description of
the Kischineff massacre was given by
the celebrated author Israel Zangwill.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-28
sultan sI.ty Years oId.

Abdul Hamid. sultan OF Turkey, has
just passed his sixtieth birthday
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-13
SECRETARY ROOTS RETIREMENT.

Mr. Roots declaration that he has no
intention Of leaving the Cabinet will be
commonly accepted as expressive Of an
intention to remain until the close Of
the present Administration. This an
nouncement will be welcomed by the
country and by the army. for which Mr.
Root has done better service than any
other Secretary of War within the mem
orv OF living man. excepting the War
Secretary" Stanton.
II is commonly known that Mr.. Root
is keeping his place at a pecuniary sac
rince. which II is good for the country
that he should feel able TO make. II IS
this common knowledge. we suppose, to-
gcther with the knowledge that he has
carried through two Of the most import
ant measures OF army reform. which
has given rise to the ruraors OF his re
tireuaent.
hut there are still unsettled problems
In the War Department. in the admin
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-13

" exaggerated its effectiveness. And
had Admiral Sampson not been with
the New York and Massachusetts ae-
tually out of fighting range at San
tiago. he would havewon in that com
bat honors rivaling those already won
by Dewey at Manila.
Just that unhappy slip blasted his
laurcls. and left him with an ungra-
cious credit contest on his hands for
honors which would otherwise-in
spite Of any and all skeletons in the
closet-have gone to him unchal-
lpnCed.
1t IS a mysterious lotteIy-that Of
reputation. And It's mystery only
decpenS as one studies the ms and
outs Of n case like Admiral Simpsons
lifted caPriciOusly to a dazzling
height Of fortune, only to be dashed
from it suddenly through some equal
ly unfathomable caprice.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-13
THE WORLD OF POLTTICS-GOSSIP, VIEWS AND INCIDENTS.
to
Young lay Remno s-Hoa m

as executive clerk upon his retirement
from Congress at the close OF his pres
ent term. In the resppOrtionment OF the
State last summer Mr.. Young's district
was divided, and he was not renOmi-
mated. chiefly for the reason that he did
not desire another term. II has been
reported that Mr.. Young would be named
by Governor Pennypacker as librarian
OF the state, but he was not an aspirant
for the place, and his friends. II Is said.
advised him against accepting 1t. In
stead they have promised 10 restore him
10 the once in the Senate which he hIled
for fifteen years. from 1873 TO 1892. with
the exception OF six years. from 1879 70
1888. During part of this interim he
was chief clerk of the Department OF
Justice.
His return to his former place in the
Senate will be welcomed by his old as
sociates, and no doubt his duties viii
be as congenial to him as are those OF a
Representative in Congress.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-13

The practice marches are serious
There are casualties. The German nffi-
Ger is not content with mere practice.
He feels impelled to harden his men to
the conditions OF real war as nearly as
may be.
Therefore we hear Of killing when an
artillery battery dashes out 10 make
time 20 a point that is TO be held against
an imaginary enemy. We see trem"n-
dous charges by cavalry-such herce
charges as the famous one Of q few
years ago when two bodies of cnvalry
rode into each other so desperately nat
the ensuing collision caused heavy loss
OF life
Many ingenious and costly contTiV-
ances are used TO perfect the shooting
and hghting qualities OF the mon The
German army has heavy swinging man
ikins now. mounted on rockers. Ihese
are charged by infantry with dubbed
musket. bayonet and sword. and each
soldier must down the manikin engaged
by him. AS the stability OF the thing is
dishoarteningly great the men learn TO
thrust and strike with strength and
skill that should overpower mere human
enemies with ease
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-13
ARMY MANEUVERS IN GERMANY.

The artillery has had to fire at wooden
figures of mounted men which are drawn
rapidly across the field of fire from one
masking copso or other cover TO another.
The battery must gallop into position.
wheel and deliver it's fire during the ex-
tremely short interval while the fgureG
are in sight. There is rivalry between
batteries. ald they rush like madmen to
get into position and get their shots in.
To test the new infantry rifle IS. as
well as the firing abilities OF the soldiers,
dead horses are suspended on wire cables
and whiskcd swiftly across the plain The
chief object is TO perfect the power Of
body OF infantry 10 ward OF the attack
from charging cavalry by shooting 1t
down before il can possibly reach the
men, even though the mounted force
should burst out OF ambush and have
only a short distance TO charge
This new infantry arm IS somew hat
larger in caIiber than most OF the new
arms used IN European arm es. and the
Germans believe that IL will stop an enc
my better than the smaller bullets that
may pierce a man without checking his
rush.-New York sun.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-13
THE WORKERS.

Warriors OF Peace, whose laureIs drip
no dew of blood or tears
Whose Victories past shall nerve your
arms through all the coming years.
sun shall be yours. when. with the west
erins sun,
You homeward wcnd your glad though
weary way.
The smile OF God for duty nobIy done.
And Loves sweet welcome at the close
Of day.
Though careless thoughtless minds may
fail TO comprehend your toll,
Breasting the seas. tanning the wilder
ness, filling the stubborn soil.
IL honors Heavens behest for, at the
birth
Cr this fair world. twas thus His
mandate ran:
The pleasures and the treasures OF this
earth.
10, they are his whose life is lived for
mani"
Robert Mackay in Success.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-13
Days Are Numbered.


On the face OF the returns Butler has
4 majority OF 1000. but this was not suf-
ficient margin 10 deter the Hon. George
c. r. Wagner from beginning a con-
test As an undertaken he would under
take anything-that was what was said
of him. The evidence is all in now and
has been sent from ST. Louis TO Wash
ington. It comprises hundreds of am
davits and thousands of pages OF printed
estimony-enOugh TO engage the atten-
tion Of the committee for weeks il it
should attempt the task OF reading all
Of it.
Even il Mr.. Butler is again unseated
and Mr. Wagner is admitted. the lat
tsr's term OF service must necessarily
be short, as but three weeks more re-
main Of the session. and it is quite i'm
possible TO have the case considered in
the House before the closing days. II
may not be disposed OF until the last
day of the Fifty-seventh Congress. An
instance occurred a number OF years
ago where a contestant was seated few
minutes before the hour Of final ad-
journment. and for the half hour Of his
actual membership the contestant drew
the full salary of SO, 900 due for two
years. II seated however. Wagner will
only draw a salary from the date Of the
election last November
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-13
The NaVy We Need.
Battleships Enough to Defend and En-
force the Monroe Doctrine.

Assistant Secretary Darling. of the
Navy Department, declares that we
ought TO have a feet of at least fifty
battleships where we have today, built
and building, but nineteen.
The sober sentiment Of the country
viii sustain the Assistant Secretary's
Judgment. Three fourths Of a century,
ago, in the Administration Of Presi-
dent John Quincy Adams. with n
population only one-seventh of that
of 1903, the United States pos
scssed twelve ships-of- line, besides
many frigates. While our population
Las increased sevenfold, our war fleet
has not grown in like proportion.
We should enter ON a policy Of ma
val development which would involve
Inc building Of ~ least four ships
of-the-line year. That policy by
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-13
Heroes and History.
Some Reflections Suggested by Admiral
SIMPSONS Case.


What strange accidents make and
unmake heroes How often truth mods
while history casts up its reckoning
How seldom is the light let IN on a
great soldiers or a great statesman's
. greatnessl
Such reflections are suggested by
the pathetic disclosures Just made IN
the record on which Congress is asked
to grant a pension to the widow Of
Rear Admiral William T. Sampson.
That record shows what was already
well known to the American public
that from the close Of the Spanish
war till the time Of his death, about
a year ago, Admiral Sampson suffer-
ed from an incurable brain affection.
il also shows-or at least indicates
that that affection had already be-
gun to develop when, on the outbreak
of the Spanish war, he was nominated
acting commander-in-chief of the
feet destined for the Cuban block
ade.
We have no desire to revive any Of
happily forgotten controversies of the
Santiago naval campaign. Another
generation viii have to sift the evil
dence in that passionate dispute. But
one can easily gather, both from tes-
timony given and from testimony
withheld, that Admiral Simpsons
role IN those West Indian operations
was not an altogether self-inspired.
spontaneous and responsible one.
That he did his duty 10 the limit of
his ability no one viii question. But
10 what extent he was capable of alb
solute control and direction will re-
main forever one Of the chief mystic
ries Of a much befogged historical
episode.
Enthusiastic panegyrists have tried
to write the Santiago blockade into
fame as a marvel of tactical ingenu-
ity. The fact is, however. that the
blockade, rs executed, presented mo
special difficulties, and accomplished
It's object, not by virtue of its owr
excellence. but in spite Of many OBJ
vious miscaIculations and mishaps.
Yet the history of the moment wild
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-13
IN THE COURTS AND CAPITALS OF THE OLD WORLD
Russian Nts and Expelled From Switzerland Finds Hsg c%T@ Again" Hi

as an anarchist by the Swiss authorities.
The court. however, took into considera-
ton the plea of the prince that his pres
ence on Swiss soil was through no fault
OF his own; that having been arrested
by the Italian police as an anarchist, he
had been conducted by them to the Swiss
frontier and put across It. without any
regard TO his wishes In consequence
thereof the judges eontented themselves
with letting him of with a fine Of 81.
and. while maintaining the decree Of ex-
pulsion against him. directed that he
should be conducted to whichever from
tier OF Switzerland he wishes.
A wanderer and an Exile.
This, however. will not help him much
For the very moment he sets foot in
Germany. France. italy or Austria. the
four countries that encircle Switzerland.
he Will at once be arrested for vio-
Iating the DEGREES OF expulsion prOuounc-
ed by these countries against him. In
deed. If he sets foot in Germany he
stands q very fair chance Of being con-
Quoted TO the eastern frontier Of the en-
pire, and being put across the border
line into Russia-that is to say. deliT-
cred into the hands and tender mereies
OF the Russian police. There was case
OF this kind only the other day, which
aroused a storm Of Indignation through
out Germany against the police officials
Indeed, at the best, the poor prince
seems destined 10 spend the remainder OF
HIS life in the position OF a species OF
human shuttIecock. batted about from
one country TO another without being
allowed to aIight anywhere He is mar
ried 20 a German baroness, who has, like
himself, been concerned in a number of
nihilist conspiracies and has undergone
Imprisonment in connection Herewith
both in Russia and in other countries.
She is a relative Of the DowaSer Duchess
OF Wellington. and a very accomplished
woman. quite as passiOnately devoted
10 the nihiIist cause as her husband
While from a Russian point OF view they
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-13

Mr.. Cannon's advocacy in the House OF
Representatives Of an appropriation TO
complete the Capitol building, and for
the erection OF an outside structure for
Office rooms. is well worthy OF favorable
consideration by Congress. The widening
OF the Capitol building TO the west and
east, in the center. was designed by Mr.
Walters many years ago. The western
extension was carried out. greatly TO the
Improvement OF the structure. But the
eastern projection has not yet been be-
gun.
The dome extends nine or ten feet be
yond the main wall TO the east. as a re-
suit OF the failure 10 carry out the pro
lection. When that is done the archi-
tectursl appearance OF the building on
the east will be greatly improved. and
the additional room is much needed. Mr..