The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-20
A BONE WAS Thrown.
Who Threw 1t Is Still Unknown at
BialYsfOk


GrodnO, Russia, June Glowing to
the refusal of the censor at Bialystok
to permit the free telegraphing of the
result of the investigation by the As
soeiated Press there the correspondent
came here. The anti-Jewish rioung at
BialystOk is now ended. The troops are
in full control and in view of the out
cry raised 1t is certain that the authOri-
ties VIII not permit a renewal of the
horrors recently witnessed at Bialy-
stok.
This entire region is greatly excited
owing to the fear that the Bialystok
massacre was only the signal for
general attack on the Jews throughout
the Pale and in Poland but if any such
conspiracy existed it is too late to carry
out the plans as the most imperative
orders to prevent further outbreaks
have been issued to the governors and
governor generals from St. Peters burg.
When the correspondent arrived at
BialystCk SUNDAY morning the worst
was already over. but on all sides there
was revolving evidences of savage bes-
tiality on the part of blood-drunken
mobs which sacked and burned the
Jewish houses. shops and stores. For
y hours with slight abatement dur
ing the day time they made orgie Of
blood. and pillage went on unchecked.
The inhumanity displayed would have
done credit to the MongOl hordes of
Efenghis Khan in his cOnquests of China
and Central Asia early in the thirteenth
century AZ lltSl DD4AEE ana troops
urged on the mob but, finally, when
dismayed by the bloody deeds accom-
plished, they reluctantly sought to obey
the orders OF their superiors to put an
end to the work of the rapacious bands
Of rOughs who were so far beyond con-
troll Of the local forces that regiment
after regiment had to be thrown into
the city before order could be restored.
During the rieting the Jews were
hunted down by ferOciOus pursuers
who in the frrffTr of ~ae ,o%
content with killing more victims but
tore them to pieces like wild animals
And. while this was IN progress. the
troops either stood idly by or. as was
more frequently the case fred into the
houses and shops where Jews were con-
cealed under the pretext that they be-
lieved them TO be revolutionists. but
really to make way for the murderers
soldiers wake
While il is impossible to get the ex-
act hgures, the visits Of the cores
pondent to the hospital and cemeter-
rs snaDle hlm to approximate the
KILLED at 100 Jews and 20 Christians and
the wounded al $50 Jews and seven
Christians
The question Of the origin Of the
massacre was carefully investigated.
Although many of the Jews denied that
bomb was thrown at the Corpus
hFlsu procession Thursday, the fact
iiat pomb was thrown is esta blished
pEgond doubt, but the question Of
VINO threw the bomb remains unsettled
The accounts of impartial witnessed
however, demonstrate that an insulting
ely outraged the Jews who attacked the
lellslous procession. Then from one
S-Q OF the city to the other the police
spread the report of the attack. thus
aiming the religious fanaticism of the
lIlstians and setting loose the worst
sIsnents upon the Jews. on whom the
ready turned.
Inc Jews at first fought with revol-
sGs ane bombs and with their weapons
1ns majority of the Christian victims
~sLe killed But the Jews were soon
oNSi Wneimed and fed for shelter like
agDi1s 70 warrens. into cellars or at
elcs- ne soldiers watched this chase
- seo1leiiery, sometimes laughing with
nun eiehce, but never falling to fire
mo ny houses where Jews, sometimes to
sis number Of hundred, We're making
stand against their assailants. The