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BALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1907.
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A REPUBLIC PftOCLAIQ
flM "fS WHITE GASE
DYMPLOSION
III!,! TO SUICIDE
t'MID MURDER AND PILLZ
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SHATTERED
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BotU Expressed . Themselves m Not
Skiing the: Propel Persons, to JJIJ
on v.ikm JCiwo ' Governor". Otnn
-Made Statement In Regard to His
position Mid Read 'letter He Had
Written, to Ifffs. Linn, Sister, of
(the Murdered Man, in Which He
Said He Knew of the Whites Guilt
and "Would v Not Pardoa , Them
Unless K'Was Recommended bjr
Mrs. ' Shrrrlll Sensational Affida
vit and Counter Charge.
.' v The hoarlng In regard to granting
, a pardon to Chalmers L. and Thomas
White, the two young men ol Con-
. &rd who . were convicted In Rowan
. county ' of the murder of Russell
' . Sherrlll. who, It v was claimed had
ruined their niece, Annie White, was
' begun this morning. The fatal affair
, ; occurred at Mt, Ulla, which' Is IS
miles from Salisbury. It has been
only a llttlo more than ' two years
''since the .tragedy was enacted, and
the public U yet familiar with the
. facts, for the case attracted state
wide Interest at the time. , ' ,
.The Whites' come of a prominent
" ; family and are connected wltht some
- of the most Influential and wealthy
-' people In the town of Concord. They
have served a little more than two
, years ot their term. , s 'V.y
, . - - .. n'tlLi.Mlruj.ilL.wi .''..:'"
u.lLt,U(;niui View nimu(i.
" When the hearing, was begun this
morning, which was about 'l 1 o'clock,
- the governor made a v 'statement,'
which was as follows: n . f..;-!
"Before commencing this .ease 1
. want to make a statement in regard
to my position In the matter, i As la
known to all of you,. I prosecuted the
Whites and thay were convicted and
. were sentenced to six years in the,
State Prison. I do not think i the
sentence was excessive. '- ' -
"On yesterday Mr. Llan (attorney
for 'the prosecution), showed me a
letter' that I think you gentlemen
ought to see. - This is a letter writ
ten in 1805 to Mr. Unn then Miss
Sherrlll, In regard to whether or no!
application had bean filed for ( the
pardon 'of these men. ;, ' . . '
4 The letter was here read, and was
as follows;
, , . Sept. 25th, 105.
Mrs. P. D. Linn, --
R. F.D. No. I,
- - '. i- Salisbury, N. C. . ;
. pear3Mrs. Wnn: Your letter re
celved. There has been no applica
tion for the pardon of the Whites as
yet. Whan it comes up J will con
sider it dfcrerully. They are de
mandlng that I refer the matter to
theouncl of Btate, saying I have
no right to pass upon it. i This t gel
frora a prlvata letter. - I have not
made up my mind yet what I will
do, but it will not be heard even by
the Council of State for two or thro
years, perhaps more, and you wilt
hu trtvnn amAla lima A ein notltlnn
and-have counsel to -represent you. I letter bu insofar
j i. ",.M I am concerned and so far as they
Of course If I passed on it, I would' M ,rt .. i,.va BhRniiite eon.
refuse It, as I know their guilt, un
less-; your mother, recommond It." ,
The remainder of the letter is of a
personal naturo and haa no bearing I
nn the raw. . ' v.. J
"I understand also that Mr. Bar
ber said yesterday that I had said
at the lime I had prosecuted this
TP
In a little niore. th
; one Jfcr and a half j
wEjii-ms
. Has made the phenom. -
enaVrccord 'of adding' i-.'
( more than '" - -
.. . ....... - ,
r:r.v ctrcninERS
'There's a E:i:on
case tiiat in ease I wa elected Oe-,
ernbr.' that these Whites should not
be pardoned as-long as I was Gover
nor of North Carolina. v, i
; "Now as. I told you, I prosecuted,
I thought they were guiltyi They
are entitled, however, to a fair hear
ing,' but It would' require a good: deal
of evidence to disabuse my mind of
the views that ' I have formed In m
gard to the case. 1 do, pot, think
ft&t I ought to sit la the case, and
I am not going to sit in the case
unless' both Sides demand It, and
, even then I would sit in - it against
my wishes. I do not think It would
be right to these prisoners, and I
dcrnot think it would be right to me,
for gentlemen to come here and In
slat upon my sitting In this case and
then in case I should decide for or
against It-deny the pardon or grant
a conditional ; pardon.-then to feci
that they did not-have a fair chance,
that It was -tried by a man who was
iecassarlly biased. Now I want to
retire from this case. I do not want
to have anything to do with It.
"So far for ray position.
"Mrj B. R. Lacy,' treasurer ' of the
state, was1 talked to lit regard to this
matter by some parties from Concord,
and from their representations to him
he conceived the Idea that the Whits
ought to be pardoned. Ho has more
than once requested me, to. pardon the
Whites. That he thought they ought
not to be kept'lB the state prison any
lonsrer. That they had done notmng
more than he would have done or any
father or nncleweuld have done to
wards protecting tneir niece Dr.nnuBn.
ter, arid, therefore, ne asked me to
pardon these parties. Mr;' Lacy does
not think ihat he ought to sit In this
case. He nays nis.mina aaa oeen j
prejudiced that it would take the
utranvest testimony to change nts
views and he is not willing to sit on it.
H Col. Grimes, Dr. Dixon, and Mr. Joy
ner have not formed or expressea, an
onlnlon as to whether or not these ftien
ought to be! pardoned, and I think the
proper course to take woum do ror tw
Lacy and myself to retire ana lei vol,
Grimes,. Dr. Dixon and Mr. Joyner
hear iti . or U any of yon gentlemen
nhipct tn the council of state hearing
tt. -rhi al1dwme-t otB.merr
wno Know noininar awui
are not in: any way Interested. , Then
let them make Known, their decision
to 'me and I will be governed by it,
. "Consult together and let me'know
what you will do gentlemen. It Is my
wish to retire from this case."
Mr.' L)nn then said: -
"I wish' to say that we know and be
lieve 'that whatever - may be your prl
vate opinion that you iwlll be guided
In , this matter for the best Interests
of the state of North Carolina, and we
are perfectly willing and we ask that
both of -you Rentlemen sit and hear
this matter.":
'overnor Glenn: "
"Now In regard to that letter that
has been referred to, in which I say
that unless Mrs. Sherrlll recommends
lh nardnn that I would reftMW now
suppose that I should go on and hear
this case, and from what was brougnr.
to my attention should feel that 11! was
my duty as a,sworn offlcer 'of 'NorthTmaglng.. several other.
Carolina to grant or refuse the par
ton. as 'the case might be, say; suppose
I should grant -V conditional.' 'pardon,
then that letter, was made known to
the public what - kind of position
would that put me in In North Caro
lina? .- It would put me In such! a po
sition that I cannot afford 'to hear this
case. ' I want these men to have a trial
as fair and Impartial as God and man
can give them. If they ought. to be
pardoned, pardon -should be granted; "
they ought not to be pardoned. It
should be refused. They should have
a trial by Impartial mon Just as lq a
Jury trial." "
Mr. Stlckley (for defendants):
'I did not. know several' weeks ago
when Mr. Rogers, Ml Cannon and I
wrote you In regard to this case 'of
are concerned, we have absolute Con
Adence in you and Mr. Lacy doing
what Is right, but in view of this lot
ter and In view of-the statements that
appear therein, are willing for th
course to be taken that you have sug-
gested. Feeling as you do, I only, think
It would he fair to -you gentlemen to
tata the course that you-suggest." r..; i
Governor Glenn : c . -..- :
.. "Gentlemen, I again repeat that I da
not think that Mr. Lttcy and I ought
to Kit In this case. Here art all letters
and petitions in reference to the, case.
The evidence Is over in the .supreme.
courC room. Ton gentlemen can take
Just such-steps as you see fit. , I da
not propose to mention the case again
to any of you. '5 I will ask Mr. Grtifteu..
as ranking state officer, . to . act . -as
chairman..1 Whatever; you gentlemen!
'decide to do will be my position, . I
cannot sit. - I feel that I would be. ft
prejudiced Juror. So Is Mr. Lacy he
I for, and I against, We are not quali
i Bed to sit in the case."
I Mr. Lacy then said: ' i
! "I do nbt hesitate to say that f would
do the best I could, hut I tell you
frankly that I am prejudiced. . I have
i tried to got. the governor , to pardon
these men and I am hot the man to
! recommend that sort of thing and then,
' : (Continued to Page Two.) v ;.,
four lien are: .Killed and
' Several Injarcd
l- J i fit"
THE DEPOT BLOWN UP
The Disaster- Occurs on the South
, era : Yard at Atlanta -Besides
i Dealing Death to Seme- and
( WoiuWing Others the Explosion
Wl'0(i.?ht Much Damage to Prop-crtj-f
(J3f Leased Wire to The Times.)
Atlanta! Ga.. March 27. With a
deafentn'g dctoiiffifion that cchol
throughout the ecntor of tho ty and
shook buildings to their foundations,
forty cases of-dynamite caps exploded
1b . box car standing on a sidotrack
at the Southerajtallway -freight depot
on Poters Street, shortly after 8
o'clock this morning, and as a result
four arc dead and three injured.
Part of the . freight depot was
blown In. and several box cars re
duced to kindling wood, where any
part of them could bo found.
Tho dead:
Will Smithy coloncd laborer.
Et White, 'colored laborer; lives at
Bast "Point.
Will "Jenklas colored laborer;
home, McDonough, Ga.
' Pink Moore, colored laboror;, died
on way to the Grady Hospital.
Theinjured: .Walter S. PUllpn,
white; clerk; lives at 47 Walker
street; ' CUt on head. Alf Smith, col;
ored laborer; cuts and bruises. Eu
gene Wilson, colored laborer; blown
across -depot under ' pile of freight;
cut on head and otherwise bruised.
. Beside dealing .out death to some
and 1 maiming 'others, the .explosion
wrought havoc to the extent xf sev-,
oral thpusahd dollars. v
it is tho Donor tnat tee explosion
was caused by a negro laborer jam
ming thenar door against a box of
the .dyaamito caps. - x -
MM AT ELIZABETH CITY
j (Special to The Evening TimesJ
Elizabeth Clty.'N. C, March 27. A
large . portion- of Poindexter street
north of Matthews street was swept
by fire last night, 1' totally destroying
nine ''mercantile establishments, and
The alarm was turned in at " 10
o'clock, the flames being then confined
to the CHtve ; Grocery, where the fire
originated. The entire department re
sponded, but JiJfas Impossible to save
'i . : ,Ua..w . ..
flames were prevented from spreading,
and by midnight seemed to be entirely
under control.!
Watchmen were placed around the
burned .building and. -everything "be
came quiet, but at 3 o'clock th!8,morn
lag the buggy - and wagon , establish
ment of B rough ton & Etherldge .be
came : Ignited from the intense 'heat
fronf-tho, Olive Grocery walls and
burned like tinder. .
Adjoining Broughton & Etherldge
were, the H. H. - Lavenstein furniture
stores, tho largest in the city, and ad
joining these was the large hardware
house of, D. M.-Jones Company., ,
The department was soon - again at
work, ' but there was no pressure and
the crews of the steamer were so
thoroughly exhausted from the long
fight in the first part of tho rllght that
they did not get the steamer at work
until the "fire had 'gained toe much
headway to-be checked.
The flftmes crossed the eastern side
of
the street and wrought havoo
among
there..
th
e
clothing
establishments
1
The
following were
anjong the
lnftrn?.t 1 - '
Olive-Grocery, $8,000. , " ;
"Breughton & Etherldge, $8,000.
H. H Lavehstein, J10.000. -
D, M. Jones Company, 16.000. .
Lavensteln Brothers, 10,600. :' ,j . ..fc.
Joe Elsenberg, 1,B00. ' " ' s
L. Lavensteln, 18.000."
T. .W.-Wlllias, $2,500.
L. S. Gordon. $!, WO. " "''
B. T. Harris, $1,600. . f ' i
Charles Ai Johnson, $i,000.
Tho D.'. M.'. Jones . Company saved
probably $25,000 worth of their stock;;
the others lost everything,
s The'" damage ' to "-"the' buildings Is
heavy. V The stores occupied by H. "H
Lavensteln - are totally destroyed, the
walls of th others are standing. Some
of tho stocks were partially - Insured.
L. LaVensteln had no insurance at all.
Loved a Woman Not Wisely
Bat too Well 4 -
his ownVows broken
Another Woman Who llcally Loved
Him Walls; to Had Heart-Hunger
for the : Mail Whose llody Now
Floats Sdmcwlu-iv in the Waters
of San Francisco Bar,'
(By Leased Te Times.)
Ban Francpeta. fal., March 27.
Unable Wforsel the sweetheart he
tame ucaws thclontiiient to wipe from
his mctnotydtef'arted'by her refusal
to answer hi pifHdiiyr 'letters begarins
forgiveness, Arthjir 8.! Lee, 2Z years old,
a traveling salesiiiaii. took his life yes
terday. .1-' .
His body now. Ihuils somewhere In
the waters of Jlie bay. In today's
(nulla tb New York are pasHlng two let
ters, one telling Nellie Kane, pretty but
fickle, of tho jsari ince mado In he?
name; tho ottier can ylng the news tnat
it la feared will Imuk tho heart of -a
pretty southern woman whom Lee a a
yotli adored.- .
The message, will reach BavanHah,
Ga,. where,! Lee's lather was chief of
police until hh death, and where a little
woman lives rind waits for him to re
turn and redeem the vows he made tw
years ago. She U Ethel Lee Hague.
Lee came toJSan Francisco last August.
For a month all was well. Then he met
the first frieiu he found In New York
after leaving tho south. This man i
Harry -Sural, now stationed at the
Presidio. .?. "
"She two - "had an appointment for
Monday night, hut Lee did not meet
his friend, 'Yesterday Burns reoerved
a letter. from Lee telling of hlB unre
qulttal JoVe Jor Nellie Kane. -
"I have stood it us long as 1, can,"
he said, ; and am going to end It all
by drowning. Will you be kind enough
to , let my . mother know that I, am
deadT", ..:.'; Jl V ft '
'-Lee" itiiftther" ftvfs at 200 tejtst-'ih
Street, :New York, and Nellie Kane
Uvea - at- 448 Kycet-.and Lexington
Avenue that city. Besides his mother,
Lee leaves a brother and sister. -
All the buildiiiR were insured, though
for nothing like their value.
" The flames were checked about sun
rise this morning.
, This Is the worst fire that has visit
ed this city since the burning of the
Norfolk and Souther Warehouses and
yards three years ago.
REPORTED LOSS 0F POUR ,
HUNDRED THOUSAND.
j (By Leased Wire Sto. The Times.)
Elisabeth City, N.;; C., March 27. A
disastrous fire swept the business
portion or Elizabeth -City,' N, C, early
today, causing a loss of $400,000.
The firemen have gained control over
the flames though the Are is still burn
ing. . i
SENTENCE OF , ,
WALKER DEATH
: 4 '
(Special to Tho Evening Times.)
Fayettevllle, N. C , March 87. The
condition of Tom Walker after his at
tempted sulriao yesterday i afternoon
wa,s such as to allow his trial to con
tinue this morning. He was brought
Into the courtroom on a' stretcher.
Walker made a contesaion, in which he
stated that he alone did: the shooting
and killing. ' .',
-The base Is now In; the hands of the
Jury and a verdict ;ta -momentarily ''ex
pected of murder In the first degree.,'
.-.The Jury, after being , out i twenty
minutes, returned a verdict of murder
In the first degree. : . Judge Webb at
once ' sentenced the' -prisoner tb hang
on April 16th, at I o'clock, ' The exe-
cutlon-wllr be public.",. ' i;: V"- ' ,
Richard Mansfield 111.
(By Leased Wire 'io The Times.)
'" lVew 'York. March t7--hlchard Mans
field, the actor, is at his home, Ne. 1310
Hlverslde'lDrlVe seriously-01 'and bit
terly . chagrined at having ; been atom
pelled to abandon ' his' toivr., . w ' ' . '
Siltfnt Smith, Money Lord,
Dies In Japan
CONTROLLED ST. PAUL
i
Through I)ppreslou in Storks
His
Estate is Said to Haxe HI trunk'' la.
nine Brtween Ten , an j t wenty
MillionK-Wrdded Recently a Di
vori;e.WIfe. (By Leased Wire to The Times.)'
ill
New York, March 27. James
Henry Smlt.h, dnc of the wealthiest
men In New York, died lost night In
Kioto, Japan, where ho had gono on
hla honeymoon tour. The news came
hero today. 1
Mr. Smith and tho divorced wife of
Rhinelandcr Stewart were married In
Scotland on September 13 iast. They
started immediately upon a world
girdling tour. .Smith inherited his
fortune, which 1b estimated at about
$20,000,000, from an uncle. Ho was
known as the wealthiest bachelor In
tho world. "Silent Smith" was the
sobriquet won for him by his taciturn
manner.
Mr. Smith's death could not have
occurred at a moro unfortunato pe
riod, so far as its effect1 upon his
estate Is concerned. Tho recent de
pression in tho stock market had
caused a vast shrinkage In tho value
of his holdings.
"It will be found that the value of
Mr. Smith's estate has depreciated
between $10,900,000 and $20,000
000," said o.ne man who spoke with
authority. .
In Control of St. Paul.
in wall street Mr. Smith was re
garded as being in virtual control of
St. Paul. He did not own. I majority
of the stock, but his block pf shares
hwas sft.hji.g;e,as.ta, plce Wm.iu the
position of holding 'the balance of
power. Tho stock could not be
manipulated without his aid.
(Continued on Page Seven.) ,
A FIGHT TODAY
AT THE CAPITOL
y ':
Assistant Attorney General
One of the Participants
INSULTED MR. BRITTON
Mr. Clement--' Declared' if He Pub
lished .Certain Things Connected
M'ith the Wearing He Was "No
. Gentleman, a Cnr and a Dog"
Trouble Immediately Followed.
Mr. Edward E. Britton, city edi
tor 'of tha News and Observer, and
Mr. Hayden Clement,' assistant at
torney general, went after each other
in the office ot the governor's private
secretary this afternoon immediate
ly after the conclusion ot the White
hearing. No damage was done,1 for
Col.- 'Arlington ruBhed between the
two men before -.any blows eould be
passed. ; ' " ; ,(
- The trollbl iiroRfi nvar (tin tluhll-
cation of the Affidavit read by Judgs
Montgomery and' the other evidence
growing'' out of the Introducing ef
the affidavit.; Col. Paul B. MjanB,
of counsel for 'the Whites; asked Mr:
Britton If ha expeoted to sy any-1
thing- In regard' to the affidavit, and
Mr. i Britton replied that 'be' did not
know, but did .not cafe1' be dic
tated 'to in regard' to -What he pub
llshed; that '-he Knew 'his "cuBiness,
Col. Means said it should not be pub-'
llshea'MY.' Brlttbh i-epired that Coli
Means, Was. 'one of ths attorneys tor
.(Contlaaed on Pas Two.) :,
THAW FACES THE
BOARD OFllACY
Motber and Wife on Hand to
' - Aid Him
EVELYN'S FACE IS SAD
Peabody Declares Thaw is Keady to
Submit to Any Reasonable Test,
Tho Commissioners Consult With
Justice Fitzgerald Thaw is Anx
ious to Testify in His Own Behalf.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New York, March 27. Harry K.
Thaw today faced the lunacy board
which will decide his fate.
If he 1s found to bo of unsound mind
at the present time he will In all likeli
hood spend his remaining days In the
asylum for the criminal insane' at
Matteawan.
Should its members conclude he is
sane, his trial for the sensational mur
der of Stanford White will be Imme
diately resumed.
Thaw, anxious to go before the com
mission and testify in his own behalf,
was In court early and greeted the
commissioners cordially.
His mother, as well as his young
wife, Evelyn, were on hand to aid him.
Both will take the stand if the pris
oner's counsel deem it necessary.
The outcome ot the inquiry depends
greatly upon the impression Thaw
creates individually.
Confer With Fitzgerald.
. The members of the commission
conferred .with Justice Fltxgerald in
i the " private chambers. It was theugbt
that the conference was ta determine
the best mode of procedure. The con
ference began at 10:30, when the Justice
arrived, accompanied by Morgan J.
O'Brien, lawyer for the commission.
The Jury was in the box, Thaw's ar
ray of counsel were at their tables,
District Attorney Jerome and the
newspaper men waited in open court
for Justice Fitzgerald and the com
mission to tome out of theischambers.
During the tedious wait Thaw spent
his time in the Tombs. MrB. Evelyn
Thaw, the Countess-of Yarmouth and
her mother, Mrs. William Thaw spent
tho time in an ante room awaiting the
result of the conference.
Statement by Peabody. ,
A .Russell Peabody, counsel for Har
ry Thaw, made this statement today:'
"Now that the commission has been
appointed, Mr. Thaw has decided not
to oppose a legitimate examination.
His lawyers will now place him in the
hands of that body. Indeed, we will
place no obstacle in the way of the
commission gettingat the exact truth
as to the present nmntal condition of
the defendant. More than that, we wilf
aid the commission In every way to
that end. Of course, we will not stand
for any sensational tests such as tho
pricking with needles and the lighting
of matches, which we consider bar
barous. If it Is necessary for him to
do so, Mr. Thaw will go on the stand
before the commission to testify In his,
own behalf as to his mental state.
, "Mr. Thaw firmly believes that the
commission will declare him to be
sane,, and ho knows, and we know,
that that will mean his ultimate ac
quittal." The session began at 11:25 a. m.
The members of the lunacy commis
sion took seats inside the rail and Mrs.
William Thaw and Evelyn Thaw occu
pied seats back of the prisoner, who
was brought Into, court at 11: SO.
Justice Fitzgerald excused the Jury
until next Monday morning.
Addressing the Jury, Justice Fitzger
ald said: .
"Gentlemen of tha Jury, I am going
to discharge you. until next Monday
morning. Of course,'- you are not to
read the papers nor most you speak
of the case among yourselves, nor must
you form any opinion or express any
to any one concerning the case. Tou
will report back here at 10:30. a. m.,
next Monday."
The Jury thereupon filed out of tha
court room and soon sifter Thaw was
iaKQu away. - ? .
.District Attorney Jerome and .'.Mr.
Hartrldge then conferred with. Justice
t-iugeraja. ,,j :,. .. v.
The Countess1 of Yarmouth and Mrs.
George:! Carnegie,' who had gone to
he Tombs to see, Harry, entered the
court room' before Justice Fltxgerald
began his, remarks. f. .
The prisoner had been In court for
JUBt fouf 'minute. ( "
j "' Faces of "Sadness. . ' '
.: He. nodded cheterfuly to,hls.relailves
as he came In Bhd again Ss he left tlie
room: 'The members of the tHaw fam
ily who remained"- after the Jury had
retired looked sadder than en any pre-
(Contlnued on Page Seven.) .
1
t icession cf Feccctlc
HIDEOUS ATBQGITIES
:i BY PEASAriTS FOLLflVi
Troops ,Massl
the Qntskirts of ;
(P-uchareet t.ffi to Revolting
Peasants Reported to be Marching
on ' the Capital Large Bodies of
Police Stationed In the , Hebrew
Quarter to Irotect the Jews from
Massacre Fifty Thousand Teas
. ant Are ,; Threatening Jessy-,
Four More " Regiments : Ordered
There as Reinforcements. .
(Special Cable to The Times.)
Vienna, March 27. The peasant re
volt in Rou mania came to a head to
day when In the midst of slaughter and
pillage a republic was declared in the .
district of Fenesti. t '
The ringleaders of the revolutionists
gathered In the ministerial palace In
the town of Fenesti, drew up a defiance .
of the government and publicly , an.
nounced that Fenesti had seceded from
the rest of Roumania.
The proclamation of independence.
when read to the , mob of rioters out
side the palace waa received with
great cheers. Its effect was to drive
the peasants into a frensy. ' The moo '
sallied forth from the town and made '.
directly for the teeldeoc of the nearest
of the great land owners. The ,- pro
prietor was dragged from the bouse and
butchered. Afterwards his body ; was ;
soaked In tar and burned- The estate
waa sacked. . -, -
MarcHuui on the rabnal."
, Then the hand attacked the pext jot "
the land owners and killed him, also
pillaging the estate. : The same tactics ?
were pursued by the mob throughout .
the Fenesti district. . The government .
agents were powerless. "Reports from
Bucharest today declared that a great -band
of the revolting peasants waa -,
marching on the capital. One report
had it that the peasants number 4,000. v
The authorities immediately proclaimed . s
a minor state of Siege in the city. .
The troops left . in Bucharest were
being massed at the outskirts of the city
to repel the peasants before they , were ,
able to enter. All the field pieces avail
able have been placed in position out- '
side the capital. The troops have been
given orders to mow the peasants
down with shrapnel if they refuse to .
retire.
Hebrews Look for Massacre.
The Hebrews of the city are In great v
est fear. They believe that the peas
ants are marching on the city, bent on
a terrible massacre. They believe thati .:
the authorities will permit the mob to
plunder and kill in the Jewish quarter
In the hope of thus appeasing the re-
volters. ' , '
Large bodies of police have, been sta- .
tloned in the Jewish quarters by di
rection of the city authorities together -s
with as many troops as could be spared :"
from the defences on the outskirts..
Still the Jews are in terror. . ,
The attacks on the Jews in the coun
try districts and in the larger, towns , .
continue. The latest occurred at Ba- .
cestl. - A band of the revolters marched
upon the suburbs of the town and
slaughtered all the Jews who had not .
fled. ' :,
Several of the mob found a mother-
and new born twins and wrung the
children's necks before her eyes., Then .
they killed her with a blow from the .
butt of a rifle. ., , ",'" " '
Fifty thousand furious peasants sur -.
round Jassy, ready to attack It at any -
hniip aii tha.Ahntui. r' closed and -..
artillery is camped n the; principal ..
'street. Four more regiments 'have-beeh,.v
ordered to reinforce 'the 12,00b 'troop
now concentrated In the towit.v ' f
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