The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-09
SCENE OF CARNAGE.
Police and Soldiers Aided the Rioters
ut Odessa in Attacks on
LEVIN.

Jews.
Odessa. Nov. IA tour Of the city
and part Of the suburbs found all quiet.
Whole rows OF shops that were pill
laged IA been boarded up. The poor
Jewish quarters suffered worst. and the
principal streets with few exceptions
were untouched. Russian shops are
marked with crosses painted on the
shutters. and the private houses with
tkons. so as to protect them from the
mobs. Peasants armed with knives
and scythes tried tn enter the city Sat-
urdny To loot the place. but were driven
back by the soldiers.
The casualties In Saturdays dis
turbances exceed lao. n those OF the
preceding three days. which have been
verified. number 5000. The plundering
continued early this morning In the
outlying districts. but today h city
was very calm, though the population
In still anxious. n latest accounts of
the devastation I'm the Jewish quarter
add horror To the situation. Besides
numerous mills. the bakeries. shops and
nearly 600 homes have been destroyed.
The Jews In every Instance were treat
ed with revolving b~arbarity. Heads
were battered with hammers. nails
were driN n into the bodies, eyes
gouged ouI and ears severed. Many
Coolies were diembov'sd. and In some
cases petroleum wuS ..uurcd e the
sick lying In elias and they were
burned to death.
IL In alleged that the police and
soldiers everywhere marched at the
head OF the mobS, inciiing them To de-
stroy the Jews by crying the Jews
have killed our emperor" and similar
expressions.
While the mobs were engaged 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 pay
ment OF a ransom To the police. The
ralIcc prevented any n from arrest
ing the hooters. and prevented also the
Red Cross workers from aiding u
wounded. actually firing upon those
engaged Ia his work. \ band OF stu
dents removed much of the stolen
property to the university. while they
also look twelve dead bodies OF anti
Jewish demonstrators. whose relatives
today besieged the university. claim
ing the corpscs and demanding h re-
lease OF thos" demonstrators who We're
confined In the university. They threat
ened otherwise to burn the university
and kill The professors. Measures were
thcreupon taken 10 transfer these pris-
uners To the regular prison.
Sunday Was Quiet.
81. Petersburg. Nov. sunday hap
pity passed Ia 81. Petersburg without
disorders or bloodshed. The social dem
oCrats and rcvolutionis;s had planned
"A mammoth demonstration In conne
ton with the funerals OF those killed In
last weeks riots. and IL was Intended
io form gigantic professions represent
ing the various industrial associations
u the suburbs and dying red flags,
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IN state through the center OF the city.
These professions were la unite at Ka-
zan cathedral. where the passions OF
the crowd might be. fired by revolution
AIRY orators. Late last night. however.
when IL became known that General
Trepon would not permit a big deinon-
stration threatening disorder, u hat
the mayo had issued IA proclamation
saying that the streets were no places
for the airing Of political grievances.
the socialist leaders called on their
plans. declaring that they feared this
demonstration OF the people was
marked for slaughter. for which they
were not prepared nj present. The peo-
pie viii give battle when ready. not
when Tr"pon wants st."
Accordingly the funerals were held
IN private ~ workmen attended me-
mortal services In the various mills. AL
tNohKu ltt NATURALIZATION NaE " ltlNiiy
abandoned. tens Of thousands of spec
tators flockcd TO the NevEky prospect.
The broad t~horoughfare In front OF the
Kuzan cathedral was blocked by q
great crowd az people. but there was
no attempt NJ disorders. and no ut
tempts To use the squRdrons of hussars
CosHacks and cuirassiers were held q
reserve In the side streets.
Most Serious in Finland.
The most serious feature OF the stu
alton ~ la Finland. where socialists and
re"volutionists are threatening TO go TO
such extremes AS Ia brighten many OF
the constltutionalists whose aims do
not include separation OF the grand
duchy from Russia.
The government, on q OF the
railroad strike. IT. greatly h~nmpered I'm
returning to Finland troops who were
withdrawn for protection of the capital
during the recent crisis. -he Finnish
revolutionists are known to be well
armed. The governor general OF Fin
land arrived here yesterday TO confer
the situation.
Text Of Amnesty ukass.
The text OF the imperial manifesto
granting amnesty To political prisoners,
signed by Emperor Nicholas yesterday.
declares that by virtue GO thS intention
expressed In n manifesto OAtober 30 to
accord the population inviolable princi-
pies OF civil liberty. free pardon In
granted To political criminals OF vari-
u categories, including participators
In strikes and those responsible for
breaking OF contracts.
The pardon extends To those row In
prison and TO those not yet tried or on
whom sentence has not been pro-
nounced. Persons convicted Of crimes
committed over ten years q are TO
be released to be sent To Siberian col
onics. Those Ia are now colonists
there will be allowed. after four years.
to choose their place of residence. but
are prohibited from living In 81. Peters,
burg or Moscow for three years.
Thousands Were Killed.
London. Nov. The Odessa corre
s%pondent OF the STANDARD under date
OF November g. 8 y. M, sends further
sensational OF the riots there.
He says:
There have been more horrifyinR
and ficndish cruelties. but
the districts where these took place are
cordoncd by troops. Probably the
total killed will number $500 and the
wounded 10000. In the suburb or Mol
devunka alone 100 victims remained In
the streets from midnight until noon.
the authorities FASTENED To coll
icct and bury them In great pits I'm
order TO conceal their Two