The San Francisco call., 1905-05-12
CARS TROOPS
PROTECT JEWS
Ordered to Shoot if Fur
ther Attempts Be Made
to Molest the Israelites
QUIET AT ZHITOMIR
Local Authorities Are Car
rying Out Instructions
OF Minister BouIigan
LONDON, May 1.-THE Jewish
Chronicle to-day announces:

AOANbO1N, May -Iue JEWISH
Chronicle to-day announces:
We are informed on high authority that i'm
portant developments may be anticipated in
the situation of Jews In Russia. We are
informed that a measure Is more than under
consideration which will give unhoped for re-
and residence will be granted in all cities
ana towns. but not in villages. as the au-
thoritfes are not willing to run the risk OF q
repetition of the Kishenev affair.
We understand that the murder OF Jews
causes the Government more anxiety than OF
persons of other -nattonalities because OF the
reprobation II arouses in Europe.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 1.-THE
Novosti. the Jewish organ, claims to
have information showing that the
massacre Of Jews at Zhitomir was reg
ularly organized, while the Syn Otet-
chestva says Jewesses were assaulted
during the attacks made upon the
Israelites at Gostyn. The Government
papers are not permitted to print de-
tails of the recent attacks on Jews.
At the Ministry of the Interior no
detailed report of the rioting at Zhit-
onir had been received up to o'clock
this morning. A brief dispatch an
nounced that the published reports
were exaggerated and added that all
was quiet there to-day and that the
local authorities had carried out the
instructions sent by Interior Minister
Bouligan to maintain order. Troops
had been brought to Zhitomir from
Vassalki and notice had been given
that If any further attempts were
made to modest the Jews the soldiers
would fire on those caught in the dis
turbances.
The Minister of the Interior says
that a special circular was issued to
the Governors on April %, in view of
the propaganda spread by the So
called Monarchist party against the
educated Jews and other classes ac-
cused of stirring up revolt and revolu-
ton, instructing the Governors to take
especial precautions to prevent race
or class strife.
The committee of Ministers has
asked the Emperor to authorize the
project of homesteading crown lands
by peasants.
ZHITOMIR, May 11-Order has been
entirely restored in Zhitomir and en-
counters and excesses in the city and
its environs have ceased. The city to-
day bore much the same aspect as st.
Petersburg showed during the week
following Red Sunday" with cavalry
and infantry at every turn. holding in
check the restless population, and the
rough and intractable elements. many
of whom are anxious to renew tumults.
but were deferred by the strong hand
of the authorities.
The sensational reports of the massa-
ere of hundreds of Jews were over
drawn In all there have been eighteen
deaths; sixty-five persons were wound
ed and have been cared for in hospitals.
while twenty-six others of the injured
received attention at their homes for
slight contusions received in street
fighting The greater portion Of the
victims are Jews. OF these fourteen
were killed, one of the sixty-two taken
to the hospitals dying of his injuries.
Two Christians were killed and one
was mortally wounded. dying in a
hospital.
Among the killed was Police Lieu
tenant Kuzaroff, who was shot twice
in the back on Sunday afternoon as he
emerged from the door of a restaurant.
The murderer, a Christian named
Siedorhukwas, was arrested and many
other disorderly characters and agita-
tors have been jailed.
LODI, Russian-P Poland. May 1.-two
Jews have been attacked and robbed
in the outskirts of this city by a band
of men. The assailants evidently in
cluded Cossacks, one of the victims
managing to tear off portion of a
Cossack uniform. The affair is being
investigated.
MINI NOvGORoD, May 11.-Lieu-
tenant Colonel Greschner of the gen.