The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-04
FINLAND IS FREE BUT \
TROOPS OCCUPY CAPITAL

emit gives an unconfrmed report that
Kishinef has been absolutely destroyed
by fire. He says that the three sub
urbs Of Odessa, Persessyp, .Seaslav and
Moldvandak, have been completely dew
astated. Isl
The Kietf correspondent of the same
paper says that the British consulate
has been riddled with bullets. The sit
uation there, however, he adds, is i'm.
rowdies stopped everybody in carriage
or afoot and compelled all to prove they
were not Jews before permitting them
to 60 on. Ladies dresses were torn
open to discover If they were wearing
crosses. The British consul was stopped
by leveled rifles in the hands of sol
diers, who, however, permitted the mob
to wreck the house Of a wealthy. Jew.
Nearly all the houses and shops display
ikons and other Christian emblems.
Officers Join Finns.
A dispatch to Reuters Telegram com
pany from Haparanda, Sweden, says
that the military officers at Kotka, vi
borg, Frederik shamm, Lovisa and Borga
have pledged themselves to assist the
civilians in defense of the fatherland.
A company of Russian artillery which
had advanced toward Helsingfors was
forced to retreat without an engage
ment. " j.
The Kieff correspondent Of Reuter- IS
Telegram company, under date of Nov.
3, says: -.
''The jewish quarter has been given
over to pfunder, rapine and murder ever
since the emperor announced the grant
ing Of a constitution: On that day,
during a monster demonstration in
front Of the town hall, shot suddenly
was heard: The Cossacks and dragons
Immediately charged into the crowd, fir
others dragged :. away the dead and
wounded, numbering more than 100,
into the neig ghboring court yards, while
the terror stricken demonstrators fed,
| pursued by mob Of ruffians, who at-
tackled them as they ran. e.
Jewish Quarter Is Sacked. ~@
"At O'Clock in the evening an or.
ganized attack on the Jewish quarter
began, on the pretext that during the
week a portrait Of the emperor had
been insulted in the town hall. The
lower quarter Of the town, Podol, was
sacked, and, althos the authorities prom
ised Jewish deputatlon protection, the
pillage lasted all night long. Ware
houses wera looted and people robbed
incendiarism was indulged in and many
were killed. >>-. -
On Wednesday, Acting Governor Ka.
rass again promised prominent Jewish
merchants that immediate, strong meas
ures would be taken for their protec
tion, but the pillage assumed colossal
proportions and the police and military
stood absolutely impassive, only firing
upon persons who defended themselves
against looters, and on houses where
Jews had fired on their assailants
While almost all the Jewish houses
were laid in ruins, Christian establish
ments were untouched.
Filled with Corpses. =. -.
Thousands Of families have beer
ruined and the Theater Of Anatomy j.
filled with corpses. Attempts were
made without success to wreck the Of
fees Of the liberal newspapers, and il
Is stated that some forthcoming law
suits are likely to reveal the names Of
the prom inent organizers Of these at
tacks. -. SO, - 80 - Z
"Many. corporations have wiret
Count Witte, begging protection, ani
he ordered that vigorous measures b,
, taken, but without effect. Today tn,
town is quieter, and it is hoped that tn,
reign Of terror has ended, but the Jew,
still fear to return to their homes. Re
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
st. Petersburg, timed 8 am, reports
the discovery Of a plot to massacre tn,
Jews In that city. 1t is semiofficiall,
calculated, says the correspondent, tha
at least 1000 persons have been killet
and 10000 seriously wounded in tn,
leading fifty provincial town of Rus
sia in the last twenty-four hours, ant
the death roll Is still mounting. H..