The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-11-10
.BUTCnfRY OF
JEWS IN ODESSA
BODIES DIsMEMBEREp AND DIS.
EMBoWELED - SICK ARE
BURNED TO DEATH.
POLICE LEAD THE RIOTERS
FATAL ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN
POLICE AND POPUlACE
CONTINUE.
ARM FOR FINAL STRUGGLE
ST. PETERSBURG LEADERS SAY
THAT NOW is NOT THE
TIME TO STRIKE.

Odessa, Nov. z. - The latest ac-
counts of the devastah n in the jew
ish quarter add horror to the Situa-
ton. Besides numerous mills. all the
bakeries, shops and nearly 600 homes
have been destroyed. The Jews killed
In every instance were treated with
revolving barbarity. Heads were bat
tered with hammers; nails were
driven into the bodies, eyes were
gouged out and ears severed. Many
bodies We're disemboweled. and in
same cases petroleum was poured
over the sick found hiding in cellars
and they We're burned to dea.h.
1t is alleged that the police and SOL
diers everywhere marched at the head
OF mobs,
lnciting Them to Destroy
the Jews by crying "the Jews have
killed our emperor" and similar ex-
pressions. While the mobs We're en-
gagged in the slaughter the soldiers
busted themselves pillaging the cash
and jewels, leaving the household
goods to the mobs. The owners of
many houses got rid of the bandits by
the payment of ransom to the police.
The police prevented any one from
arresting the hooters and prevented
also the Red Cross workers from aid
ing the wounded, actually firing upon
those engaged in this work.
Russian Shops Marked.
A tour of the city and part of the
suburbs yesterday found all quiet
Whole rows of shops that were pill
aged have been boarded up The
poorer Jewish quarters suffered worst
and the principal streets, with few ex-
ceptions. We're untouched. Russian
shops were marked with crosses
painted on the shutters and the pri-
waite houses with ikons so as to pro-
tect them from the mobs.
The casualties in Saturdays dis
turbances exceed 140 and those of the
preceding three days, which have
been verified. number nearly $500.
The plundering continued early yes
terday morning in the outlying dis
tricts, but yesterday the city was rela-
lively quiet, though the population is
still anxious.
Demonstration Called Off.
st. Petersburg, Nov 7. - Sunday
happily passed in ST. Petersburg with
out disorders or bloodshed. The So
cial Democrats and revolutionists had
planned mammoth demonstration in
connection with the funerals of those
killed in last weeks riots, and it was
intended to form a gigantic procession
representing the various industrial or
CARNATIONS in the suburbs, and, flying
red flags. bear the bodies of the
martyrs" in state through the center
of the city.
Late Saturday night, however, when
1t became known that Gen. Trepoff
would not permit a big demonstration
threatening disorder, the Socialist
leaders called off their plans. declar-
ing that they feared this demonstra-
ton Of the people was marked for
slaughter, for which they were not
prepared at present. The people will
give battle when ready. not when
Trepoff wants it,
Will Arm for Final Struggle.
Accordingly the funerals were held
in private and workmen attended
memorial services in the various mills.
The revolutionary leaders here an
ticipate period of comparative quiet
and speak of the great strike simply
as "maneuver" which forced auto.
cracy to make concessions.
we haven't any intention of end
ing the fight now" said one of them
yesterday, "but will organize and arm
the people for the final struggle. We
expect nothing from bureaucracy.
and only by popular uprising can we
achieve our aim, which is a constitu-
tional assembly,"
Grave in the Provinces.
While the news received from the
provinces indicate that something like
normal conditions are being restored
in many regions, the situation contin-
ues grave in the Baltic provinces. the
caucasus, Odessa and other places in
the South, where the outrages gener-
ally have taken an anti-Jewish nature
Fatal encounters between soldiers
and populace and anti-Jewish excuses
are reported from many places in the
provinces. A hundred were killed
and 600 wounded at Berdicheff. indie.
scribable horrors are being witnessed
every day.
The massacre and pillage of the
Jews continue at Kishineff
American consul Wants Troops.
From Riga Consul Bornholdt tele-
graphs Charge D'affaires Eddy that
the situation was extremely serious.
that considerable American interests
were ENDANGERED, and demanded mil