The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-23
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 nanian troops in this town to stop the rioters, the peasants at first got the upper hand because the soldiers, acting upon the orders of the prefect of the town were not permitted by their off cers to open fire. In the face, how ever of the nenaces of the furious peasants. some of the soldiers did fire against orders. This volley killed fir teen of the rioters and wounded forty five. whereupon the peasants withdrew.
 IA more successful attack was made at Vaslui, to the south of Jasey. Here a, body of 1000 forced thir way into the town. The prefect of Vaslu did not have sufficient troops at his com mand to stop the onward march ot the infuriated countrymen. He stood by A. helpless witness, whil the rioters, in an incredibly short space of time plundered practically all the buildings on the three principal streets of Vaslui, and then set them on fire. The peas ants had footed freely, and the fire completed the work of destruction.
 The prefect sent in hurried call for achievements, and the peasants in lg- norance of this step, remained in the town until the soldiers arrived There then ensued serious fight up and down teh burned streets. The soldiers were victorious, and twenty rioters were killed and many were wounded The commander of the troops, Major Calori, sustained serious injuries.
 The entire Roman district was up in arms. Here the authorities were powerless and the peasants pillaged, burned and devastated everywhere. All the buildings in tn village of Halan- cesti Herlesti, Holcisteni and Ninelu- sen were demolished, and the villages are now nothing morethan heaps of ruins.
 It is estimated that not less than 5000 fugitives have crossed the from tier into the Austrian province of Bu- kowina where they are being cared for as well as possible.
 The most serious fight of to-day oc- cured near Piatra, a town about six tv miles southwest of Jassay Several thousand peasants marched against this town. where an entire regiment of l infantry was stationed The soldiers charged the peasants with fixed bay onets. The peasants replied to this 1 onslaught with rifle and revolver fire, 1 and then the troops began shooting back. The fighting lasted over an ! hour before the rioters retreated. They had forty-two men killed, sixty-seven l wounded, and 25O of their number were 1 carried off prisoners by the soldiers. | The troops had eight men killed and ! twenty-seven wounded.
 The estimate of 10000 Jews without | homes is considered here to be conserv- 1 ative. Most of these fugitives saved absolutely nothing, escaping with their bare lives. Four thousand Jews fled l to Bucharest, where the authorities are making every effort to assist them, but nevertheless they are almost all oblg- ed to sleep in the open air.
 The entire garrison at Bucharest k being held in readiness for service 1T lthe disturbed district. Reinforcement ito the number of 1890 men have beer lbrougat into the city by special train Flight thousand reservists have beer called to the colors.
 The fugitives who have escaped int Austria tell dreadful stories of the out krages to which they have been subject ed, but tonight they are so worn ou | with their flight, or still under the spel of the fear that drove them from Rou lmania. that no one can give a detaile, ,account of his or her experiences. Flu gitives from Botoshani, vino were tn first to reach the frontier, declared to
 night that a body of 1000 peasants sue
 ceeded in forcing their way into tow
 after midnight. The people of Boto
 sahni had been informed of their com
 ing, and most of the women and chil
 dren had been started toward the iron
 tier. The men remained behind fo the purpose of offering resistance an
 defending their property. The report
 are to the effect that the bloodthirst,
 rioters killed many in Botosahni, bu