Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-02
NO QUARTER WAS GWEN.
Terrible Cholera Riots in
Asiatic Russia.
Awful Scenes of Carnage in
Tashkend.
Superstitious Natives Rise in Bloody
Revolt.
The Russian Governor Put to a Cruel
Death-Troops stubbornly Re-
slated in Quelling the
Uprising.

6p. PETERSBURG, Aug. l.-Letter5 re-
ceived here from Tashkend, town OF
Asiatic Russia, in Syrdaria, report that
news with regard to the serious riots in
that place. July 9th, in connection with
the cholera epidemic, has been sup
pressed by the governments; the strict
est censorship is being exercised. From
these letters it is learned that the native
Sarts, believing that the doctors were
poisoning patients who We're suffering
from cholera. became greatly excited
and determined to put an end to the
murderous practices which they imag-
ined were being employed in the cases
OF unfortunates stricken with the ter
rible disease. The widest rumors were
currentof cruelties inflicted by medical
men in causing the immediate death of
patients, and these stories had the
effect Of arousing the fury of the people
to the highest pitch. Five thou
sand Sarts suddenly invaded
the Russian quarters and wrecked
the residence of the deputy governor.
who Fed on the approach of the howl.
ing mob His fight was discovered.
however, and be was pursued and over
taken in the street BY the infuriated
crowd. who mercilessly vented their
fury y,on the helpless official. He was
maltreated in terrible, manner. His
plea for mercy was in vain, and, after
being trampled upon, be was assailed
with shower of stones, until bis life
was beaten out.
The authorities having become aware
OF the state OF affairs in the town. took
immediate steps to suppress the dis
orders and protect other officials.
A body of troops hurrieds to tie
scene. Arriving at the place where
the defiant Sarts had assembled, the
troops opened fire, killing several OF
them. The Sarts, armed with pistols
and daggers, held their ground and
made desperate resistance TO the soE
EdieFs. The two forces closed in on each
other, and furious hand TO hand fighf
resulted. The maddened Sarts, when
their pistols had been emptied, slashed
furiously about with their daggers, doing
much execution with these weapons.
The drilled and better armed soldiers
were unable to overcome their fanatical
opponents, and additional troops had to
be sent to their assistance. They were
reinforced by a body of Cossacks, and
finally the riot was quelled and the mob
dispersed.
The Sarts were not disheartened, and
collected around the mosques, and tax
ing these edifices, defied the authorities
to do battle with them. A large number
of soldiers we're dispatched to the scene,
and attempted to dislodge them from
their strongholds. + The Sarts made
sturdy resistance to every effort of the
soldiers to drive them, from the build
ings, and fred from loopholes with tell.
ing effect upon the invaders. The troops
at last concentrated their forces, and
making grand assault, triumphantly
carried the mosques, and scene of car
mage ensued. The fighting inside the
structures was of the most desperate and
sanguinary character. Although the
Sarts found they could not cope with
their military opponents, no quarter was
asked for, nor was any given, and they
fell by scores before the weapons of the
soldiers.
The character of the struggle may be
imagined when it is known that sixty
Sarts were killed and hundreds of them
wounded. The soldiers, too, suffered
heavily, the Russian loss being fifteen
killed and many wounded. Many ar
rests have been made of persons con-
cerned in the disorders. 1t is feared
there may be a renewal of the trouble,
and precautions are being taken accord
ipgly.
Cholera has made it's appearance in
the prison at Tomsk, the capital of the
government of that name. In West
Siberia. Already ten cases and eight
deaths have been reported by the prison
authorities.