Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-09
ARE QUIETINC DOWN
Mammoth Demonstration Abandon
ed at St. Petersburg.
GREAT SLAUGHTER JEWSiT ODESSA.
Socialist Demonstrations ~ Prague
Cause SERIOUS DiaOrderE-CInnh
with TrooDs At TlaIs Causes
Ten DEATHS.

| WIN AVUuVA ~ AANAN Nt%--N~N
Ten Denths.
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st. Petersburg, Nov. G.--Sunday hap
| PLY passed in st. Petersburg without
disorders OF bloodshed The social
democrats and revolutlonists had
| planned mammoth demonstration IN
connection with the funerals Of those
Killed in last weeks riots and II was
intended to form gigantic professions
representing the various industrial pr
CARNATIONS in the suburbs and flying
red Gags bear the bodies Of the mar
tyrs" in state through the center Of
the CRY. These professions were to
unite at the Kazen cathedral; where
the passions Of the crowd might be
fred by revolutionary orators.
Late Saturday night, however, when
It became known that Gen. Trepofi
would not permit big demonstration
threatening disorder, and that the
mayor had Issued a proclamation say
ing thcg the streets were no place for
the airing Of political grievances, the
socialist leaders called of their plans,
declaring that they feared this DEM
onstrstion Of the people wns marked
for slaughter, for which they were not
prepared at present. The people will
give battle when ready, not when IRE
pofr wants It."
Odessa. Nov GA tour Of the city
and part Of the suburbs Sunday found
all quiet. The poorer Jewish quarters
suffered worst and the principal
streets, with few exceptions, were I'M
touched. Russian shops are marked
with crosses painted on the shutters
and the pri 1ate houses with ikons SO
as to protect them from the mobs.
Peasants armed with knives and
scythes tried to enter the city Satur-
day to loot the place. but they were
driven back by the soldiers.
The casualties in Saturdays distur-
hanccs exceed 140 and those Of the
preceding three days, which have been
verified, number nearly 5000. The
plundertng continued early Sunday
morning in the outlying districts, but
the city was relatively calm, though
the population is still anxious, NJ
Tho latest accounts OF the devasta-
tIon in the Jewish quarter add horror
TO the Situation. Besides numerous
lai!ls all the bakeries, shops and
nearly 600 homes have been destroyed.
The Jews killed in every circumstance
were treated with revolving barbarity
Heads were battered with hammers;
Dails were driven into the bodies,
eyes were gouged out and ears sew
cred Many bodies were dlsembow-
eEed and IN some cases petroleum was
poured over the sick found hiding in
cellars and they were burned to death.
II Is alleged that the police and sol .
dIers everywhere marched at the head
of m0lls, melting them to DESTROY the
Jews by crying "The Jews have killed
orr emperor" and similar expressions
While the mobs we're engaged in
the slaughter the soldiers busted
themselves pillaging the cash and jew
els. leaving the household goods to
the mobs The owners Of many hous-
Is got rid Of the bandits by the pay
ment Of a ransom to the police.
The police prevented any one from
ar.eAing the looters and prevented
also the Red Cross workers from aid
ing the wounded, actually firing upon
thcsf engaged in this work. A band
Of students removed much Of the
stolen property to the university,
while they also took ~ dead bodies
bf anti-Jewish demonstrators, whose
relatives Sunday bssieged the univeT-
sity, claiming ths corpses and de,
manding the release Of these demons
strators who were confined in the uni
vars!ty, They threatened otherwise
to burn the university and kill the
professors. Measures were thereupon
taken to transfer these prisoners to
the regular prison,
Rioting was resumed In the after
noon. A barricade was erected by the
demonstrators which the troops storm
ed and destroyed. Mobs driven from
one point constantly assembled at an
other. Riotlng continued In the sub
urbs until late in the evening. The
days casualties were one killed, AZ
seriously and 1870 slightly injured and
1870 persons arrested. Fully $4,000
demonstrators took part In the dis
orders. Quiet has now been restored
and the authorities have resolved to
resort to martial law II the disorders
are repeated.
Tinis, Nov. e.-Patriotic demonstra-
tons Sunday were participated IN by
10000 persons. While procession was
passing along Golowinski Prospect FIR
ing began. Bombs we're thrown at
the troops who answered with rife
shotA The dead numbered ten and
there were many wounded. In another
place a crowd Of school pupils with
revolutionary flags eolllded with 10y
Al demonstration The troops fred
In the air with a view to dispensing the
- "A a .aansFsi szsszzssS -
---a N Wnicn rour were killed ana ~
wounded.