The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-08-06
TELEGRAPHIO NEWS.
Crnzed with Fear.


ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. Letters re-
celved here from Ashdend, town OF
Asiatlc Russia, IL Syrdarea, report that
the news with regard to the serious riots
in tha. place July 6. in connection with
the cholera epidemic. has been suppressed
by the government, the strlctest censor
ship beiog exercised. From these letters
it Is learned that the native Sarts, believe
ing that the doctors We're poisoning pa.
tients who we're suffering from cholera.
became greatly excited, and determined
10 put au end TO the murderous practices,
which they imagined we're being EN-
ployed 10 cases of unfortuna'es who were
rlcken with the terrible disease. The
widest rumors were current of cruelties
inflicted by medical men in cansing the
immediate death of their patients, and
these stories had the effect of arons,ng
the fury of the people to the highest pitch.
Five thousand Sarts suddenly invaded
the Russian quarter and wrecked the res
idence of the deputy governor, who fled
on the approach of the bowling mob.
His flight was discovered, however, and
he was pursued and overtaken in the
street by the inturiated crowd, VINO mer-
cilessly vented their fury on the helpless
official, who was matreated in terrible.
manner. His plea for mercy was in vain,
and after being trampied upon he was as
sailed with shower of g 'ones, until bis
life was beaten out. The authorities,
having become aware of the state of af-
fairs in the town, took immediate steps
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other officials. A body of troops buried
to the scene, and on arriving at the place
where the defiant Sarts had assem- bled,
they opened fire, killing several of them.
The Sarts, armed with pistols and daggers,
held their ground and made desperate
resistance to the soldiers. The two forces
closed in on each other, and furious
hand-to-hsnd fight resulted.
USED THEIR DAeaERs.
The maddened Sarts, when their pis
tolls had been emptied, siasbed furiously
about them with daggers, doing much
execution with these weapons. The
drilled and better armed soldiers were
unable to overcome their fsnatlcal oppo-
nents, and additional troops had to be
sent to their assistance. They were re-
inforced by body Of Cossacks, and
finally the riot was quelled and the mob
dispersed. Tue Sarts we're not dishesrt
ened, and they collected around the
mosques, and, taking these ediicss, ,defed
the authorities to do battle with them.
A large number of soldiers were dis
patched to the scene and attempted to
dlslodge them fiom their strongholds.
The Sars made sturdy resistance to
every effort of the soldiers to drive them
from the buildings, and they fired from
loop holes with telling effect upon the
invaders. The troops at last concen
trated their forces and, making a grand
assault, triunphantly carried the mosques,
and q scene of carnage eusued. The
fighting inside the structures was of
most desperate and sangulDary character.
Although the Sarts found that 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 go Sarts were killed and
100 of them wounded. The soldiers, too,
suffered heavily. the Russian loss being
Is killed and many wounded. Many ar
rests have been made of persons con-
cerned in the disorders. 1t is feared that
there may be renewal of the trouble
and precautions are being taken accord
ingly.