Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-11-17
THE JEWS SEEK
SAFETY In FLIGHT
LITTLE FAITH PUT IN PROMISES
OF PROTECTION.
ALL TRAINS CARRY CROWDS
Rich jews Deposit Jewels in Bank
Before Leaving. Governor Tries to
Prevent Exodus From Odessa,
Where Panic Reigns.

st. Petersburg. There is every rea-
son TO believe that the fears of mas
sacre of Jews at st. Petersburg and
at Moscow are unfounded. The alarm
Ing reports look more like a campaign
OF the revolutionary extreme elements
to take advantage of the nervousness
OF the people and authorities for the
purpose of terrorizing both into ac-
qulescence In their demands for a ma
tlonal militia. The Jewish quarter of
st. Petersburg is heavily guarded.
Notwithstanding the assurances Of
protection, hundreds of Jews and
many others are seeking safety in
flight. All the trains leaving st. Pc
tersburg for Finland are crowded
Many rich Jews deposited their jew
elry and other valuables in banks be-
fore leaving.
st. Petersburg.-A dispatch to the
Russ from Odessa, says:
Reports that it was contemplated
to massacre the Intelligencia here
created a panic. A general exodus
was only prevented by the measures
taken by Governor General Kaulbars,
but the situation continues threaten
ing"
The dispatch describes at length the
atrocities which occurred at Odessa,
saying that the Bartholomew massa-
ere pales IN comparison with what
happened here, and lays the princi-
pal responsibility on Prefect Neu-
hadt, who twice prevented the city
council from telegraphing to Count
Witte a demand for the prefect's re-
moval. The correspondents say that
practically only rich Jews were able
to buy off the police, and did not suf-
fer during the horrors of last week.
st. Petersbnrg.-The declaration
of martial law throughout, Poland is
evidence of the determination of-tthe
government to try to nip in the bud
the movement to regain the autonomy
which the kingdom of Poland possess
ed under the constitution which was
suppressed after the revolution OF
1868. The ease with which the Firms
striking at the opportune moment
compelled the government to make a
complete surrender, encouraged the
Poles to attempt a similar stroke, ana
the government has received advices
which leave no doubt that a broad
conspiracy was organized to attain
this end. The leaders of the move
ment propose to adopt the tactics fol-
lowed in Finland. The government
will resist to the utmost.
Count Witte himself believes that if
the government is forced at this juno
ture to grant autonomy to Poland it
might mark the beginning of the dis
memberment of the empire. The hope
of the government is that the Poles
are striking too late, as the railroads
throughout Russia have resumed ope-
rations and the transportation of
troops is possible Nevertheless the
government will be in quandary
should the passive resistance in Po-
land change to an armed uprising.
The demand for the leveling of Ill
ranks and the abolishing Of the priv
ileges of caste which was the chief
Characteristic of the early days of the
French revolution has seized upon the
Russian people, and even the town
council of st. Petersburg in response
to numerous petitions has requested
the government to abrogate the rule
by which the center of the Nevsky
Prospect and other fashionable thor
oughfares were kept free for the pri-
vate carriages of the aristocracy, thus
crowding the public carriages to the
curbs.
Warsaw, Russian Poland. The gov
ernor general has ordered the militia
to take possession of all the stores of
coal, with the object of depriving the
population Of fuel and compelling the
strikers to resume work.
The delegation of lawyers of War;
saw who went to st. Petersburg to OBJ
tain an interview with Count Witte,
report that the Premier informed
them that the government would not
abolish the Martial law until the dis
turbances cease in Russia Poland.