The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-03-28
ROUMAH|AN RIOTS
NOT ANT|-SEMITIC
C ANTAcUZENE BLAMEs AGlTA-
TON IN RUSSIA.
REFORMS ARE PROMISED
Peasants Continue to Loot and Burn
In Several Districts-Troops
Concentrated to Defend
Jassy.

LONDON, Marcn zO-l ndJ INC Itou.
manian government considers the re-
cent trouble in Moldavia and Walla-
CHA to be a result of similar disturb
ances in the adjacent provinces of
Russia, and not of an anti-Jewish
character, is evident from communi-
cation made by Premier Cantacuzene
and telegraphed by him from Buchar-
est to London. The premier says:
THE grave troubles which have
broken out in Roumania do not arise
from any anti-semitic feeling. They
are of a well defined agrarian charac-
ter. The peasants are not only de-
vastating the houses and farms of
Jewish farmers, but also those of
Roumanian landed proprietors. 1t is
undeniable that these sad occurrences
are in part a result of the agitation
now prevalent in Russia, especially
in Bessarabia, which borders on Rou-
mania. @s.
THE Roumanian government is TAX
ing energetic measures to restore or
der and it hopes that by active mill
tary Intervention rioting quickly will
be suppressed. Immediately there
after the government will introduce a
series of measures providing for the
necessary agrarian reforms"
Peasants Plumber and Burn.
Bucharest, Roumania, March 90
The plundering continues on a large
scale in the districts of Roman, Put
ma, Jassy and Botosahni.n The peas
ants are setting fire to everything
within reach, but they flee on the ap-
pearance Of the soldiery.
The foreign consuls at Jassy have
asked the authorities to take meas.
ures to protect the resident foreign
ers, and the project of Jassy has given
assurances that the necessary pre-.
cautions will be taken.
The minister of war has ordered
the mobilization of four additional
regiments at Jassy, where 10000
troops already have been concentrat.
ed At Jassy the artillery is encamp.
ed on the principal street. All the
shops in town are closed. It is re-
ported that a very large number of
peasants, estimated at from 10000 to
$4,000, are ready to advance and at
tack the place. Copies of manifesto
were distributed in Jassy Sunday &C.
cusing the government of responsible
ty for the recent disorders and advis-
ing the people to take the law into
their own hands. The author of this
manifesto, the procurator of Vaslui,
has been dismissed from office.
A condition of anarchy prevails at
Nanolossa, and the reports from that
village are alarming.
Troops Kill 200 at GaIatz.
A bloody encounter between peas.
ants and military is reported from
Galatz, where on Sunday the troops
fired on a gathering of peasants kill.
ing 200.
From Vaslui it is reported that or.
ganized bands of robbers are maraud.
ing the district. The leaders of these
bands have assumed the title of gen.
eral' and contributions are being lev.
led from all villages and farms.
Reports from the naphtha districts
show that this section of the coun.
try is still quiet.
Austrian gendarmes at Zenatzy
have arrested some Roumanian sol
diers who were endeavoring to sell
loot.
The situation arising from the agra.
rian revolt has become so serious
that the Roumanian parliament is con.
sidering the advisability of investing
the government with extraordinary
powers.
1t is declared that the health of
King Carol has suffered as a result
of these disorders.