The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-10
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YoRKToWfy, VA, March o.---The friend
and admirer OF The Times Dispatch who
consented about fifteen days q go to al ow,
tho use Of 4 d personal letter II cypher
to a friend OF his IN ST.
veying tho first real news of tho disasters
that had befallcn tho Russian arms which
we're received BY the subject OF tho Car.
has again furnished the following Tor
publication Tho letter comes from a,
wealthy resident Of Gottschen. where the
great summer palace OF the Husslall ass.
large and lays about 80 or 30 miles from
st. Petersburg and Is ut present the DOM
3icilc OF the ruling Ro1nanoff
LETTER FROM RUSSIA.
d Gottschen, Feb. ] 3, & 1904 858
3& 4Ycs Sir,--1t's laughable. my idea. was
20 before, and SO the others. Just like
King David says v n OF la II the time VIII
the strong part overcome the wealt.''
Often seen the case. Sam and aI-ews. See
where Sam Is playing now head or all.
As, e. I heard twice before, and ~ looked,
through with reasonable mat ters. AZ the.
same time two or three papers fclled IN
and I notice the sensibility. the wisdom
strength and mistakes. And 1t sis big.
mistake and my hopes to be as great
big mistakes as ever done. The advice
from brother looked backways, how far
YOU went and open your eyes good belore
you tart to 70 any farther. The children
tried sleepy feeling bad, no place to rest
fauiet, half starved scared besides. vror-r;
Red and 4 Cold weather. e now could they
stand. Il didn't like - t. at the beginning
and L don't like It now. have al 4 l
want round me. I have lied down, OF
course. thinking about Ezekial 3sths and
Goth chapters. Il 5s K
Il Lord In the heaven. remember ne
times. Kishineff, Mobllere. Lnpland. Po-
land and all tho others. II hope that He
viii remember the blood which been
washed BY them, hands and clothes. and /
covered the ground. 5255
+ Men, women ana children. young birds
and grooms. loves forever q estroycd.N
Some care was done in many places.
Right smart uneasiness In the country:
they are fraid for the powers should take
up. ss33s5 s,ss ia RI 5t6i46 , E
Last yenr nc growth wasn't very good
short i1llb bread, money besides. Tho chill
sGren Is wake: studying and looking for
the future. II should keep on like 1t Is
row, will be outbreak at once hone
that light will come in our place. II
tina t Should BIO then will be able to see
each the other; money Is 1nlgh tyl slack
and been kept mighty close. How she
could stand 4 don't know. The blowing
witt, empty pockets. no sense, and no ::
reason and I'm the same. s1s8 f8
THE TRANsIAT1oN. sA
8 This AIuscovite likens tho present Rus
So apanese war unto the American Revo-4
luton and forecasts he final result as
victory for the weaker nation. the j a pa
nese, as when American Independence
was wrested from the English tyrant.
The pronoun5SI represents the Russian
public and shows their aversion to the
present slams OF the Russian ministry in
an unjust and heathenish conquest Tor
3nercenary guin.8 s5ig SKIS u.
8 Tho children represent tie Russian
troops, both army and Eavy, and hey are
pictured AZ undergoing the severest sus-9
.fering and privations,8 bounded by their
officers, half clothed and half starved,
through the duplicity and bribery o. those
in charge of the stores. That they are
really afraid of the jubilant Jap ic quite
evident.
Having lied dowr'' mears that the
Russian public were covered into public
prayer three days ont of the wee.s. be-
SIDES Sunday, for the success Of the
Russian cause, and that the larger por-s
ton Of tfeni Instead of following he
Of tho Greek Catholic priests,
were Offering petitions to lie great,
Jehovah to remember The great Russian
smassacres, as he states. The thirty
eighth and thlrty-ninth chapters Of the
Book OF Ezekiel, to which lie refers,
contain striking likenesses TO the 4pres-#
ent conflict and need to be :caI to be-
appreciated, The nlassacres are de-
scribed at length, ard form su bject matter
too horrd and revolving for pubic print.
The base practices picture scenes too
horrible for civilizations eye. AS tho
letter vaguely hints these people are
only waiting Ia catch the government in
n cramp before inalgurating a rcvolu-
tor Of stupendous scope. 81 $5 E l53{
SHORT OF PROVISIONS.
S Owing to tho failure OF last years
crops, the government is short Of pros
visions of all kinds and seriously lland-
Sdicapped from lack of funds the sinews
of war. The populace Is pictured as with
holding their offerings Of money purpose
lly the government Isl presented In the
light OF great big bluff. and the 'flnls'..
as fearful finsco for the Russian arms.
sist OF three pounds of rye bread In
peace and FIVE pounds on a war footing,
per diem. His pay Is two cents per day
ont OF which he Is supposed to got his
washing smoking and cobblng done to
his rawhide boots, On special OCCASIONS
3lle may receive an allowance OF barley, q
and about one-quarter Of a pound OF beef
bone, Tho officers fare like the favored
few of fortune.
The Wholesale massacres are due entire
" to religious fanaticisn and the dorIl-
nering depotism OF the cruel Slay,
Tho Jews. & tho Poles, and the patient
Laplander, al fare alike In The common
racial hatred.
4 OF the latter people, a little interesting
matter may be mentioned, This country