Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-16
MASSACRE MOSLEMS
Sultan Protests to the Czar
 Against Tif1is Outrages.
AFFIRM RUSSIANS AIDED SLAUGHTER
Armenians In Transcaucnsia Take Advantage of Situation to Butcher Tartar Subjects of the Porte.
 Mingrelia In Revolt.

1 LONDON, Dec. 16.-A telegram re- l ceived via Constantinople reports that the Armenians in Tifiis, Russian Trans 1 caucasia, are massacring the Moslems. The Russian authorities are represent ed as supplying the Armenians with arms and ammunition. Appeals for i protection made by the Ottoman con l stll have been disregarded. A telegram from Batum says that l Tartars have burned the bazaar at Tifiis and that the province of Min grelia, Russian Transcaucasia, is in re volt.
 Dispatches from St. Petersburg through East Prussia say that the lead CTS of the post telegraph strike at Mos COW declare they will never surrender until Interior Minister Durnovo and NJ. Sevastiaaoff, superintendent of posts and telegraphs, are dismissed and their demands satisfied
 M. Gringmuth. editor of reaction ary paper at Moscow, was forcibly elected from the public baths by the attendants, who declared that man of his views could not enter
 The emperors name day, Dec. 19, will be signalized by an important peasant manifesto and the publication of the election law.
 The emperor received a deputation representing numerous leagues of pa trlotic complexion, including Prince Scherbatoff and other noblemen, all of whom are notorlously desirous for a return to the ancient autocratic regime and are therefore dissatisfied with the cabinet of Count Witte. Though they made no secret of their aspirations, the emperor did not give them the slightest hope that there would be any deviation from the promises made in the mani festo of Oct. 30.
 The general staff has dismissed 440 army officers as untrustworthy.
 St. Petersburg dispatches, via Hell singfors, Finland, say that General Linevitch has wired from Manchuria as follows: T cannot combat the growth and spread of the revolutionary movement in the army, already more than half mutinous. The reserves de- mand to be sent home immediately. Urgent"
 The greatest secrecy is thrown over the governments answer to Linevitch, which was sent via Vladivostok.
 In strongest contrast to Lineyitch's gloomy dispatch is the message the Railway Workers union telegraphed to the soldiers in Manchuria:
 Rely on us. Even if we declare general strike we will make certain that you are brought home to assist in Russia's liberation
 To this the soldiers sent back an en- thusiastic answer.
 Troops and revolutionists have been fighting in the streets of Riga while peasants in the neighborhood are pill laging the estates. They have seized the property of Baron von Loewis and carried off the owner after a regular siege.
 The Turkish ambassador at St. Pc tersburg has been instructed to draw Russia's attention to the serious situa- ton at Tifis, Caucasia, where it is al- legged the Russian authorities are dis tributing arms to the Armenians and melting them to massacre the Tartars. |.
 The Armenlans. with the assistance of troops, have taken full advantage of the opportunity and invaded Mus sulman residences, including those of Turkish subjects. slaughtering the wo- men and children as we'll as the men.