Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-20
Grave Conditions in Russia


received the iolloNiug dispatch from
Dyinsk (also termed DnsnstreTg), prov
ince of Vitebsk, llO miles southeast of
Riga, dated June IS:
"Finy persons have been killed in the
anti Jewish rloliDg at SlarOsielsce, not
far from Biaystok. The state OF mind
of the populace is indscribable."
A dispatch from ST. Petersburg says
that NJ. Vinaver, a member of the lower
house, yesterday received the following
dispatch from NJ. jacobson, q member
of the commission sent to Bialystok by
the lower house of Parliament to inves-
ligate the Jewish massacre there:
"Order was restored Monday. Seven
ty-eipht Jews and six Christians have
: been buried. The majority of the dead
were killed with bayonets or rifle bullets.
| The total of the dead has not yet been
established. A Cossack on Monday killed
a passing jew.
"The City Council has unanimously
declared that the massacre Vas not the
result Of race hatred, but was due to
prOvoCaliOn, aud the troops aud police
participated ia the Outrages.
"The reports hat Jews aud revolution
lists attacked the inhabitants are false. "
Private letters received in st Peters
burg from Kharkoh predict that the
entire south of Russia will be in a state
of open revolution within a month.
Dispatches from the interior Yesterday
bring The usual chronicle of murder and
robbery. Fresh strikes are reported at
KaIuga, Krsmentchug, Ihitomir, Volsk
and listing Veliki. but the success of
the attempt to precipitate general
strike is by 40 means assured. The
Nogoe Vremya. however, reports that
the engineers of tie Mos ow Railroad
have decided not to take out their To-
comotives today, The government
has made extensive preparations to meet
the strike movement. Military trains
are held in readiness at all the stations
of St. Petersburg and Moscow.
The masOns and sloneCutters joined
the bakers in the strike yesterday. and
the butchers will folio" their example
today. The prices ol bread aud meat
have been doubled.
A dispatch from Bialyslok says that
dozen of Christians Of the IoNer classes
were seen with sacks on their backs
coming from the desolaled Jewish quar-
ter to submit to the examination OF The
soldiers aud policc. II the sacks c1n-
tained p.undCr none Of it WAS seized.
As the correspondent passed through
the streets s.icwn with wreckage they
could be cen hastily barricadirg what
was left of their houses. Many Of them
adopted the alifce of placing ikOns OF
crosses on their doors in order to avert
the attacks ui the Christians.
An unknown man threw bomb at
VI. Hunberl, the governor of the
prison at Kovno, aud NJ. Akalok, his
assistant, while the men were walking
in the street there yesterday. Nj. Aka
toll was seriously wounded aud NJ. Hun
bert ard two passers-by were slightly in
ljured.
There is ferment in the local garrison
at Kaluga, Russia, the soldiers symps.
lhizing with the striking rairoaders.
The Second Reserve Regiment yesterday
refused duty, saying they would not
serve sgainst their brothers. A bat
talion of fresh troops has arrived, from
which patrols nave been assigned 10 all
the streets. The banks, post and tele
graph offices are guarded and the gov
ernment house is surrounded by troops
The feeling there is extremely uneasy
A crowd OF 1000 peasants, who have
been devastating the IuerenOii estate
near Sudzha, Yesterday routed detsch
ment of rural guards that had been sen
against them. Two peasants were killed
| The troops at AzDvsky Yesterday open
| ~ applauded a revolutionary procession
of 5000 miners and workmen.
Private letters received at st. Peters
burg from Kharkof predict that the en-
tire south OF Russia will be in state o
open revolt within month.
The lawlessness in the Caucasus il
growing. In spite of the patrols of sol
diers and police, murder and robbery
are uneheckt d in Tlfs At noon yes
terdsy Is brigands armed TO the teell
boarded a car in the cenler Of the cit
and held up and searched the passengers
taking their purses and jewelry. No al
rests we're msde. Theinterrace war be
tween the Armenians and Tartars
spreading.
tAnsa Zsdin, who gave States evidenc
At the recent trial at Riga of 30 revo
lutionists, which resulted in the impos
ton of seven death sentences, wss kille
yesterd, y in his apartments 5y three ur
identified men.