The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-03
SHOOTING Is RESUMED
After a Quiet Night, Odessa IS Mass
ere Is Resumed,

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Odessa, Nov. 3, 1912 p.m.-After al
fairly quiet night, shooting again CONS
menced this morning. The Red Cross
is busy attending to the wounded.
Up to the present time no Christian
principal hotels are full Of the better
class. Of Jews seeking refuge from this
weeks disorders. There was veritahlel
reign of terror on Oct. 81.
After the emperor's manifesto grant
ing constitution to Russia had been
published, the Jews made the Russians
furious with rage by making promi-
nent display of red flags, trampling on
a portrait of the emperor and tearing
down the emblem of the crown. Late
in the afternoon there was firing In
sacre of Jews commenced and lasted
during the night of Nov, /. All Jews
found in the streets were severely beat
en- and many were killed in their shops,
which were ruthlessly pillaged.
Whole Streets Destroyed.
In the Jewish quarters on the out.
skirts of the town, whole streets were
destroyed, the soldiers apparently look
ing on. Crowds of workmen. rowdies.
women and children laden with all
u
streets, quarrelling over the spoils.
Bombs were thrown in various parts
Of the town. Late that night patrols
of soldiers and Gossacks restored soma
semblance of order.
The pillaging was continued yester-
day and there was heavy firing all over
the town. Nobody was safe in thu
were. caught by the troops were shot
al: siUht The shutters n all houSaa
were ordered closed and people de-
tected shooting from windows were
promptly shot. The soldiers used ma
chine guns to clear away the crowd
from the vicinity Of the port. In fact,
there was indiscriminate shooting
everywhere in town.
Firing Still Going On.
Firing is still going on as this dis
patch is fled. Trade is at complete
standstill. Provisions are still obtain
gas and waterworks are working. 1t is
impossible to make correct estimate
!. Of the number of killed and wounded.
Bodies Of police escorted by squads
of infantry are placarding the city with
| appeals from the mayor to all peaceable
| citizens to remain indoors.
] The recriminaticns of the different
IacJlOnS In regard TO Jne responsibility
! for the outbreak are bitter. Official
circles blame the Jews, but the liberal
/ leaders declare the disorders were en-
| gineered in st. Petersburg.
| Jews Are Accused.
A leading general in an interview
| today argued that the disturbances
| were the result Of the behavior of the
Jews, who rudely shocked Russian pa
| triotism by the manner in which they
celebrated on Tuesday the publication
] Of the imperial manifesto.
/ TThey abused their new found free
dom,' he declared, "by tearing down
the national flag, hosting revolutions
ary banners, insulting the emperor and
i Boosting that they alone gave Russia
J freedom. -
! On the other hand the liberal leaders
say that the simultanity with which
/ the disorders broke out in many towns
| proved that they were dictated from
St. Petersburg in revenge for the con.
cessiohs recently granted, and with the
object of creating the impression that
| the Russians did not desire the new or.
! der of things. The liberals contend
/ that the governor had all the means ia
stop the outbreak in the first hour. and
/ that his inactivity during the three
] Continued on I'd Page, 9TH Column.