Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-06-15
RUSSIANS AGAIN
MASSACRE JEWS
AS Result of Bomb
In Religious Pro.
cession.
SITUATION GROWING WORSE
Staying of Ministers Boasted
in Parliament Unless Death
Penalty is Abolished.

Bialystok, Russia, June l5.--So far
Us can be ascertained, thirty Jews
we're killed during yesterdays out
Freak here. The hospitals are filled
With the wounded, but it is impossible
o ascertain the correct number OF
casualties as many of the injured are
hidden in private houses. All Jewish
shops on the four principal streets
we're sacked, The military and police
patrols now guard the streets and NO
civilians are allowed to leave their
houses. A sort Of armed truce has
been established pending complete
restoration of order.
According to information furnished
an Associated Press correspondent
who arrived here this morning, the at.
tacks on the Jews were provoked by
the throwing of bomb into a religious
procession yesterday, seriously wound.
ing priest, Father Fedaroff, who was
at the head of the procession, and sew
eral of his assistants. This aroused
the Christian population and although
the perpetrators of the outrage were
unknown, the responsibility was plac.
ed on the Jews and the mob formed.
which for several hours ravaged their
quarters. About twenty persons were
killed and a number were wounded.
Russians Acquitted BY Jury.
KursK, Russia, June 15-Thirty peas.
ants who were charged with devastat-
Ing an estate near here of M. Stichin-
sky, the minister of agriculture, have
been acquitted by jury owing to the
testimony furnished regarding the ex
treme harshness of the superintendent
of estates.
Peasants Taking Lands from Lords
Tver, Russia, June If-Cossacks
and dragons have been dispatched to
two districts here where the peasants,
losing patience at the inactivity OF
Parliament, are taking possession of
the lands.
Situation Grows Worse.
ST. Petersburg, June 15.-The Press
In unanimous In its profound pessim.
ism over yesterdays event in the lower
House of Parliament. The situation
is strained to a breaking point. The
attempt of the military procurator,
General Pavloff. in behalf of War Min
lister Rudiger to shift the responsible
ity for military executions to the Min.
lister of the Interior, is palpable evas.
ion of the issue raised by the House
and echoed throughout the country.
The result is that storm of indigna-
tion has been aroused and is being
augmented by the cool attempt of the
government to invade the inviolablity
If the members of Parliament and its
demand for the expulsion of NJ. Ulian
off and its Haunting of the procurator,
Pavloff, Is now a question.
Minister'S Death Publicly Boasted
M. Alladin, the leader of the peas.
ant workmen group, openly boasted
Yesterday from the rostrum that the
death of the ministers would be the
rejoinder to the govern.
ment's refusal to abolish the death
penalty. Some newspapers believe
Yesterdays events definitely fore.
shadow the governments intention ito
dissolve Parliament and they emphas.
lze the military conspiracy of officers
Of the guard regiment which is pro
unchecked before everybody's
eyes at the Capitol. Agitation among
the workmen here is increasing and
several strikes are already in opera,
tion.