Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-09
RELIEF FROM AMERICA
New York Jewish Residents Hold a
Mass Meeting and Collect s5e,soo to
Be Used in Aid Of the Oppressed in
Russian cities ~ Witte Complains
Of Lack Of Confidence.

side except In the Caucasus. AS
the details Of what happened
throughout European Russia dur
ing the upheaval arrive, the story
grows more revolting. In the Bal
tic provinces revolt and incendiar-
I ism prevailed.
/ In Poland, even the clergy.
Catholic and Protestant, partici-
pated In the manifestations in IA
yor Of autonomy.
OF the ancient kingdom In south
western Russia hardly city or
two escaped Jewish massacres.
AT Tomsk, Siberia, the whole
population OF 10000 people and
the military stood by while 500
men, women and children were
burned in a theatre.
Odessa, Nov. s.-Outward calm has
returned here but the tension is still
great. Reports that the Jews are
preparing for terrible vengeance upon
the Christians are being industriously
circulated among the lowest and most
ignorant classes and 1t Is feared that
they may lead to recrudescence of
anarchy. Reports declare that the
Jews intend to blow up churches and
distribute poisoned food stuffs to the
Christians.
New York Money for Jews.
New York, Nov. .8.-At mass meet
ing of Jewish residents of this city,
held here yesterday $56,800 was col
lected for the, relief of the sufferers
of the massacres in Russia and a re-
lief society was formally organized,
with Oscar s. Straus as president, Cy-
rus Sulzberger secretary, and Jacob
H. Schiff treasurer.
Dispatches from London, Paris, and
Berlin expressed willingness on the
part of the populace to cooperate and
to form an international society upon
the completion of the organization In
this city.
Movement Also In London.
The movement in London is in the
hands of Lord Rothschild, in Paris OF
the Jewish Colonial association, and
in Berlin of the Berliner Hilsverein
A dispatch from Paul Nathan, vice
president Of the latter organization
announced that he would start at once
for Russia. 1t is proposed to distrib
ute the moneys collected by the move
ment through the diplomatic agencies
of Great Britain, and Mr.. Schiff an,
nounced that Lord Lansdowne had
been communicated with on this point
Prof. Richard Gotheil of Columbia
university aroused considerable dis
cussion o--er the disposition Of the
funds. He was of the opinion con
trary to Mr.. Schiff, and was talking
to motion made by Mr.. Schiff thai
the funds go to the relief of all the
sufferers by the massacres, whether
Jews or Christians.
Witte Complains Bitterly.
st. Petersburg, Nov. g. Count dc
Witte continues to complain bitterly
of the lack of confidence manifested
toward him by all the elements of the
opposition at time when he stands
so much in need of the support of the
liberals. He said to M. Petrunke
witch:
II find myself confronted by
mighty ocean and with only a cookie
shell on the shore. You say this boa
will carry me across to the otlre,
shore. and l enter 1t, because there
is no other craft in sight"
The count added that he believed
IF Christ himself We're at the head o
the government the opposition would
not believe in him." and said that al
the present juncture the only persor
who was seconding his endeavor to in
troduce the new regime in a com
pletely loyal spirit was Gen. Trepoff.
Quiet in HeIsingfors.
Helsingfors, Finland, Nov. 3.-Tht
city has resumed its normal appear
ance. Work was commenced TODAY
The artillery has been withdrawn.