Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-26
FIFTY THOUSAND OF THEM MASsED
Over 10000 Troops Now at Jassy and
More Are Being Hurried to the
Scene of the TroubIe-SeveraI Con.
flicts in Which Number of Per.
sons Were Killed.
(By Associated Press.)

BUCHAREST, ROUMANIA, Mar.
25.-The situation arising from the
Agrarian revolt has become so serious
that the Roumanian parliament IS
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of invest
Ing the government with extraordi-
nary powers. The minister of war.
General Mano, has ordered the mobil
ization of four additional regiment,
at Jassy, where 10000 troops already
have been concentrated At Jassy
the artillery is cncamped on the prin.
cinal street All the shops in the
town are closed
1t is reported that very large
number of peasants, estimated at from
forty to fifty thousand are ready to
advance and attack the place. Copies
OF minifosto were distributed in
.iassy yesterday accusing the govern
ment OF responsibility for the recent
disorders and advising the people to
take the law into their own hands.
The author of this manifesto, the
present currato of Vaslui, has been
dismissed from office
condition of anarchy prevails at
Nanolossa, and the reports from that
village are alarming Another en-
counter between peasants and mill
tary is reported from Galatz, where
on Sunday, the troops fired on gath
ering of peasants, killing twenty-five.
From Vaslui it Is reported that or
ganized bands of robbers are maraud-
ing the district. The leaders of these
bands assumed the title of general"
and contributions are being levied
from all villaged and farms. The
plundering continues on largo scale
in the districts Of Roman. Putna, Jas
sy and Botosahni
The peasants are setting fire to
everything within reach, but they flee
on the approach OF the soldiers.
Several Serious Conflicts.
There have been several serious
conflicts between peasants and troops,
notably at Bacesh, in the district of
,Naslui, where 1000 peasants, armed
with rifles and revolvers, attacked a
company of soldiers. The troops fir.
cd several volleys, killing 40 peasants
and. wounding large numbers, but the
soldiers We're so greatly ounumbered
that they finally were obliged to re-
treat.
AT the village of Telcorman. in the
Alexandria district, peasants sacked
the synagogue and burned forty
houses.
The rioters also demolished and
completely pillaged Zimnicea another
village in the Alexandri district. The
army reserve men are fraternizing
with the marauders and participating
in the work Of plumber
The total number of troops now in
Moldavia is $3.50, but large rein
forccments are still required.
Not An Anti-Semitc UPRISING.
LONDON, Mar 25.-That in Molda-
via and Walachia, to be a result of
similar disturbances in the adjacent
province of Russia and not of an anti.
Jewish character, is evident from
communication made to the Associat-
ed Press by Premier Cantacuzene and
tclegraphed by him from Bucharest
to London.
The premier says: "The grave trou-
bles which have broken out in Rou.
mania do not arise from any anti-Sem-
itic feeling. They are of a well de-
fined Agrarian character. The peas
ants are not only devastating the
houses and farms of the Jewish farms,
but also those of Roumanan land
proprietors. 1t is undeniablc that
these sad occurrences are in part a
result of the agitation now prevailing
In Russia especially in Bessarabia
which borders on Roumania.
THE Roumanian government is
taking energetic measures to restore
order, and 1t hopes that by active mil.
itary intervention the rioting quickly
VIII l>e suppressed. Immediately
thereafter the government will intro
duce n series of measures providing
Tor the necessary Agrarian reforms"