Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-07-08

Jitomir, July 5.--Coming horrors
were felt Ia Jitomlr long In advance
of the maasacres.
The Christian population talked
aloud Of a girl who vas killed by the
Jews for their Easter Of Jews who
sold documents relative TO the war
Tor the benefit OF Japes and her red
headed allies, (England and Amerlca).
The Iews we're openly accused Of the
internal unrest, az we'll a. OF the
Russo-Japanese war. The war Ia
highly unpopular in yalhynia prov
incc and the reactlonary party used
this fact IN order TO Increase the
feeling OF hatred toward the Jews,
who we're declared 20 be the authors
Of the disasters Ia Manchur'a.
In March the so.callod black sot.
mia" composed Of the yilcsi aud
basest elements of Jitomir. vas or.
ganized by the police eommissary OF
the arst district. Kuyaron, assisted by
Rakusa. a IRE arm merchant; Bars
sshewsky. an oHiclal. and certain
Chublnsky. Proclamatlons we're spread
everywhere: "Kin the students,
schoolboys and dirty Jewsl"
On April rs, Assistant Commlssary
Anderson organised young peasants
and delivered an addToss 10 them
against the Jews. asking the peasants
10 arrange patriotic dcmonstra'
iion which might Impress the dirty
viilains"
Slack sotnia's Debut.
A few sklrmlshes occurred every
day after this meeting. Two days
afterward child was murdored
some passcrsby wee beaten with
stocks, or an old man was wounded.
Tho municipality OF litomr became
uneasy. bal the police assured the
public ,ha; everything would be
quiet, Rumors OF the most alarming
character were spreading, the Jews
hegan to organize In self-deiense.
The massacres xere expected on
Easter sunday aud Monday. l'he Jew
lob artisans subscribed $1,000 to buy
weapons. The two holidays. how
ever. passed quietly. and the op.
timistic Jews began 20 laugh at the
community OF self.deieuse
But ON May the police themselves
began 70 take measures, II vas ro-
ported that the black sotnia' would
march on the next day with a blue
hammer with an Inscription; Death
10 tho Jews" The Jewish popula.
tlon Was panic-stricken, the commit
tee OF selfeefeuse put out patrols
recommending the Jews 90 avoid
any encounters with the h0oligaLI
The latter became more and more In
sOlent, but the latter we're oonced'I
Ing In Rll ways possible.
BOmbarded Their Bosts.
On May 9 about twenty-five boats
were going down the river IetogoR
In ten Of them only Jews were sit
ting Suddenly several Russian peas
ants appeared on the left bank OF the
river, which " known BY the name
Of PavIlkoykA. and where the Jewish
population is very dense.
On the right bank OF the river
Toteroii. there ~ ouly a Village, Psy'
ahtchi, where no one was present n
THAT hour, as May Q Is st. Georges
day. gnd the peasant 20 into the
scp9n field. The peasants who an
peaged In Payilkoyha began 10 ins6lt
the Jews. One OF The Jews insulted
them In return. The peasants then
threw stones at the boats, wherenpon
n Jew nred In the air from re.
IFOlycr. The peasants ran away. |
After a quarter OF an hour forty men
led by a blacksmith who was armed
with u knife. began 10 throw stones
.at the boats and 0red several shots.
The peasants OF Fsyahtchl village
soon returned from the field. climbed
'up Three Brothers" hill and threw
Pslones ~ the people below.
omcer's Futile Appeal.
Among the people was an ofhcor.
IN. Fenkleylch. Judging the situation
10 b. very serious. he hurried up 10
|Ihe governor Of volhynla 20 ask that
'repreasiye measures BE- taken. he