The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-22
MORE RIOTS
AND BLOODSHED IN THE Cz.lps
DOMINIONs.
a Jewish Anarchist Said to Have
Caused the Trouble by a
Bomb.

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Bomb.
A dispatch from Bialystok, Russia
says a jewish anarchist threw a bomt
among the Corpus Christi PROCESSION
which was in progress there on Thurs
DAY and killed or wounded many per.
Sons. In consequence the Christians
attacked and massacred the Jews and
demolished their shops. Hundreds OF
persons Were killed or wounded. The
bomb was thrown from the balcony { I
a house In Alexandrov street. A Prus
sion Clergyman named Fedetoff was
among those killed by the explosion,
Immediately after the explosion
Jows began to fire With revolvers from
the windows OF the house into the
crowd. Soldiers surrounded the house
and fired two volleys into the windows.
Meanwhile the enraged Christians at
tackled the jewish stores In Alexan-
drov and Suraz streets, demolishipp
The fixtures and windows and throw
ing the goods into the CUTTERS and
beating and numbering the Jews. A
crowd of Jews fled to the railroad alta
tlon, pursued by the mob, which kill.
ed many Of them there. Thee Jews
were thrown from second story win.
doWs OF the railroad station building
The signal for the outbreak, whicn
apparently was deliberately planned,
perhaps counterstroke for the mur.
Ger of Chief Police Derkatchoff on
June 10, which was attributed tc
jewish Bundis, Is given as the explo
sion Of bomb during q religious pro.
cession. This was followed by ravol
ver fusliades In several quarters OF
the oity. The police are said not
to have attempted to interfere In the
early stages Of the riot. The Jews
who number three fourths Of the pop
ulatlon of the city, Off ,red the bes,
resistance possible, many Of them be
Ing armed but were unable to pre-
vent the pillaging Of their homes and
places OF business. Finally tho mill
cary interfered, but aocordtng to ad.
vices received at ST. Petersburg
Without being able to restore order.
tS5info1c,ments have been rushed &c
Blalystok, from GrOdno.
According to reports received Satur.
lay trvm Blalystok fusilladipg has
continued throughout the city all day ,
jews firing from the windows OF their
houses, the soldiers answering with
Volleys, crowds Of peasants armed
@ith clubs and scvthes pillaging ano
beating jews and cavalry pa5rols
huntinR Down plllaRers. The city
mas oeen cordoned in order to prevent
the ingress of more peasants. Many
persons are reported to have been
Wounded but the number Of dead ia
said to be comparatively small. R1aot
Jttiils OF Ffiuay's disturbances ara
lacking; bat Tlurs lays plIlaging l.
attriou6ed largely 20 peasants froiG
0ne country.
Tne Jews are Il ,elng from Blaly
stok 10 Ghe neignooring forests and
moos are pursuing tnem. Da5actl-
nentS Of dragons nave bsen sent out
90 protec6 the J,ws J.ws arriving
st BallysGok on rail way trains have
oeen dragged out of the cars an
many OF them have been murdsred.
Troops nave cleated tho railway s1a
tion Tne bebt sGUreS In the city had
been sacxed, and manY were dead
and wounded. Figures, however
we're not given, and probably the
cau.ualties are not known in Blalg.
stok owing to the conOlnuanos Of the
disorders.
a dispatch from ST. Petersburg
says disorders appear to have broken.
out at Bialystok Friday Afternoon
With even greater fury than charac-
teriZad rnurs lays rloLs. No dispSlcA.
es nave been received direct ftnm
Blalystok, wnere the telegraph Off ~
III closed, but semi-ufiiciai mes,ak 90
from Grodno and Minsk report that
Jhe ex,esses were started again today
by the throwing OF several bombs. The
crowds, according to these dispatches,
then opening fire on the police sta
tion, to which the troops rcolied, and
there was u constanG interchange of
shots between Jews in their houses
and soldiers In tine streets.
A mob OF peasants, armed with clubs,
scyJhes, etc., VINO had found their
say in.o the city Thursday, was par
tiolpating In the rtotiug. A dispatch
from Minek sCaJe3 Gna6 Gne autnOriOieB
had been fully foruwarned of the pos
sloility Of trouble Thursday, and had
recallot. q battalion OF infantry and
several sQuadrOnB Of cavalry from their
summer camp to strengthen the gar.
rison, but without overawing the for.
menters Of trouble.