The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-31
SHOULD lE STOPPED
By the Civilized Christian Nations
Of the Earth.
Over One Thousand Christian Men,
Womon and Children, tho
Prey of Mohammedans.

Full reports of the Baku atrocities
are published at Vienna. The massa
ores Of Klshinefr and Gomel were
child's play in comparison. Ovsr ,OO(
Christian, men, women aud children
were slaughtered within three days by
Mohammedans, amid scenes defyipe
description. Toe Victims were shot
stabbed or burned to death, their eye.
gouged out and otherwise mutilated
All this happened In the presence o1
the police force, regiment of infan.
try and several squadTons OF Cossacks
and the governor, Price Nakashides
who were unmcytd Onlookers for three
days. The officers and troops amused
themselves while the slaughterlng was
going on.
The whole was arranged by
the government to prevent the
political manifestations threatened
3y the Christian Armenian pop.
ulation. The Mohamn1edans, who
are called In those parts Tartars, we're
supplied by the government with re.
volvers and ammunition and given a
Tree hand. at the house Of Balabek
Lalayoff upward Of forty persons were
burned to death, those trying to es.
cape the flames being instantly killed,
soldiers and officers cody looking on.
Lalayef, with his old wife and nephew,
escaped to the cellar, but were found
and cruelty tortured, their eyes being
pierced. The military interfered only
when resistance was offered by the
Christians, and then the Cossacks
helped the Mohammedans to beat the
Christians. Tue wells are still full OF
coIpses.
Reuter- quotes the Peterburgskia
Tledonosti for the following account
OF the massacres at Baku: From 6
o'clock On the morning of February
20 and from noon on February 20 q
massacre without precedent anu quite
unexpected took place In the streets
and public squares at Baku. Tue
Tartar inhabitants, armed to the
teeth, attacked the Arnenians, whu
we're unarmed and defenseless, and
pitilessly massacred them, without
distinction OF rank, position, age or
SEX. The panic was general Ali
shops and places Of business were al
once closed, but the owners of them
were shot down. A sort Of turpor.
which 1T is impossible to describe,
seemed at first TO have taken posses
aion OF everybody. There appeared
TO be nobody to take the defeuse OF
the unfortunate people. The soldiers
old not attempt TO disarm the fanati-
cal murderers, who hunted nen like
wild beasts, killing them by hundreds.
1t was In vain that the defenseleas
inhabitants imp oree the governor os
telephone 10 send help. The reply
"as always the same. mo Cos,acks;
NJ guard" lb Was equivalent to uh;
verIic.: Die, since thou art taken" I"
The DUdies of men, women and chill.
dren and horses were lying In the
streets and squares by the dlzens, by
hundreds. There was no one To take
them away!
The authorities remained inactive.
Blood I'D 9cd IN streams, and every.
where The criminal apathy OF the au
thorlties was tue subject or universal
Indignation. The m .ssacre lasted al
fncsG three days. TOWARD noon on
February 19 T.rtar entered an
Armenian church and bagan to fire on
an Arm \! In soldle The police off,
car who was present arrested him, but
after"ard heu MIN at liberty without
dlsarniag him, and shouted to the
crowd. XIII MIN, or he will kill you
all" In saving himself the criminal
fired on the crowd, one OF whom ran
after him and killed him. This seems
10 have BEEN the signal In eli no
fewer than 10. 600 cartridges were ex-
pended.