Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-17
Streets Of Riga Infested by
Russian Rioters.
TO PROTECT GERMANS
KAISER MAY SEND WARSHIPS TO
RESCUE SUBJECTS.
Disquieting News From Moscow and
Other Cities-Another Massacre
Feared-Nobihty in Arms.

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RIGA. Russia. Wednesday, December 10.
via ship to Reveal. by courier to st. Peters
burg, and thence by messenger to Eydt-
kuhnen. East Prussia, December 16.-The
streets are infested with incendiaries.
Many wooden structures have been burned.
The revolutionary commtttee holds all
main roads. Incoming provisions are de-
stroyed. resulting in an enormous rise in
the prices Of food.
A mob has plundered and set fire to some
OF the Jewish houses In the Moscow suburb
Of this city. The Jews have organized
armed patrols. each a hundred strong, to
guard the Jewish quarters at night The
electric works are being operated by the
military.
Twelve rioters were killed here today.
They were shot by the military guard at
the water works. A mob OF Lithuanians
attempted to force the doors of the water
works, whereipon the guard fired. The
rest Of the rioters fed.
ST PETERSBURG, December Is, via Ber-
lin, December l6., The proletariat manifesto
created tremendous sensation on publfca-
ton, and the government accepted the chal-
lenge contained in 1t and conf1scated the
editions of all the newspapers printing 1t,
including the Russ, Syn Ontechestva,
Novavia, Masha Shisn, Nashalo and Svo
Bodanarog. but only after the papers had
been circulated everywhere.
The government announced that II would
proceed legally against the editors OF these
papers for violating the press law and 1t
has also begin arrests of members of the
committees Of the organizations that signed
the manissstc. The general impression Is
that this ert515, on the part OF the gov
eminent WIZ precipitate events.
To Protect German Subjects.
BERLIN, December 16.-In view of the
serious news from Riga and Reval. Cham
cellor Won Buelow has asked the president
of the province OF East Prussia to charter
steamers for Riga. Reval and Libau and to
place them at the disposition Of the Ger
man subjects In those cities.
ST. PETERSBURG, undated, via Eydt-
kuhnen December 16-Tonight the tele-
graph office at Kieff called up st. Peters
burg and asked whether Minister of the
Interior Durnovo had been dismissed. Re-
ceivfng negative reply. the sounder ceas-
ed and all efforts to call up that city were
vain. The same thing happened on the
1rkutsk wire.
The colonel of the grenadiers today sent
a message to the mutineers. offering to re-
consider their proper grievances If they
would submit them. He has received no
reply. Only eight operators are working in
the telegraph office. The teiegraphers' con-
gress has again resolved to continue the
strike.
ST. PETERSBURG, undated via Eydt-
kuhnen. December 16.-The battleship
Slava and the mining cruiser Abrek have
been dispatched to Riga.
Plans for Revolution.
DORPAT, Russia. undated, via Berlin,
December 16.-The plans for a revolution in
the Baltic provinces, as set forth in resolu-
tons adopted here. provide for the estab-
Ashment of a revolutionary administration
which shall boycott the representatives of
the present government, closes the vodka
shops, resist CONSUMPTION, refuse quarters
or subsistence to the troops and withdraw
deposits from banks and cease payments to
the crown, land owners and the church.
1t also provided to arm and organize the
people into militia, to respond to the call
for q general strike of the Russian prole-
tariat, to compel the convocation Of a con-
stituent assembly, the liberation of martyrs
for freedom, the immediate return OF fhs
Manchurian army and its disynandlert 70
gether with the army in European Russia,
and the distribution of their sFns arAng
the people.
REVEAL Russia, undated, Via Berli-, d.
cember 16.-The city council tonight pnssed
a resolution in favor of the removal OF the
police and troops from the city and to
rely for protection on the workmen's mil
tia. It was also resolved to transform the
city treasury into strike fund.
Massacre Is Imminent.
MOSCOW. undated, via Berlin, December
1s.-Proclamatic'l. are being distributed in
viting the peGpe 20 the Red Square Of
the Kremlin on December 10, to public
service. 1t Is believed by some that this
means massacre by the Black Hundred
after the people assemble.
Today's advices from Riga are meager.
ha
that the governor has asked for warships.
Reportr are in circulation that there have
been cNS,isions in the streets OF the city.
A letter Vritten December IL and brought
throrgA w a special engine. which was
riddled vith bullets, says that every dead
wall n Riga bears posters urging the mob
10 attack the gentry and capitalists. The
women of the better class have been sent
elsewhere and the gentlemen remaining
have formed themselves into militia and
are holding the house OF nobility, while the
soldiers hold the other public buildings.
The writer says they have resolved to de-
fend themselves to the last in the event the
peasantry secure their entrance and
Joined by the proletariat of the city.
ST PETERSBURG. riday. December IS.
via Berlin. December 16.-Strange to say,
the manifesto of the proletariat organiza-
lions, while 1t increased the nervousness or
the boerse did not cause a smash so far as
imperial As were concerned. The price of
industrial shares. however, continued to
fali, owing the scared OIL lIle
banks which are refusing accommodations
to firms. 1t is impossible to borrow on the
best of business paper at less than 10 or II
per cent.
Government Is Cautious.
In view of the evident determination Of
the government to arrest agitators through
out the country the minister Of justice has
issued circulars to courts and procurators
of provinces pointing out the necessity for
prompt preliminary investigations and
trials in order not to inhame public passion
by the reception in prison of persons against
whom cases are not clear.
private letter received here from Har-
bin dated November % denies the reports
of widespread rioting and mutiny and the
burning of Hardin on November 10. Is and
10. which were given in dispatches from
Toxic and other places. The letter says
there is much discomfort in the army on
account of the universal desire to return to
Russia and because Of the appearance of
a mutinous spirit and grumbiing. There
were many arrests made and Jewish
newspaper was suppressed for spreading the