Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-24
MANY HUNDRED SLAIN
TARTARs BUTCHER ARMENIANs
IN BAKU.
Reported Bombardment at Poti-War-
saw Strikers Resort to
Violence.

cable from Paris last night says: In
formation reaches here that after the riots
in Baku 300 corpses were counted in the
streets. Tartars were let loose on the
Armenians and the authorities RETAINED
from interference on the old plea that they
were without instructions. 1t looks as If
the Inflated Christians of the east are no
better off under Russian than under Turk
ish misrule.
cable from Constantinople last night
says: Extremely alarming reports are cur
rent here concerning the situation at Bat
and Poti. It is alleged that some YES
sells of the Black Sea squadron Russian)
have bombarded Poti. An English merchant
who has just arrived here says he was
obliged to flee from Batoum, where his life
was menaced by strikers and his office de-
stroyed. This merchant says the author
tiles of Batoum are powerless. The strik-
ers are all Georgians and are estimated to
number 10000.
The steamship lines from Constantinople
to Batoum hav. suspended service.
Violence in Warsaw.
A cable from Warsaw last night says:
The strikers are resorttng to violence. They
have destroyed the great switchboard sta
ton outside the city and cut a number of
telegraph wires.
Inc Sltuatl mere Is causing the greatest
anxiety in all circles. The assistant to the
governor general, who was interviewed to-
day, frankly admitted that the government
is at loss to know what to do. Alarming
reports current concerning the inten-
ton and plans of the revolutionary party,
and March is awaited with much appre-
henSion. The strike agitation is spreading
in every direction, and bank clerks, jour-
naliStS, office servants printers, preSSnen
drivers, stationary engineers and mechan-
t1S. in, n u
Notwit hstanding all this the city is re-
markedly quiet.
The workmen have struck in all the fac
tories of the CZernakowska district, the
chief manufacturing suburb of Warsaw.
There have been serious disturbances, and
strong forces of police and troops were
summoned. The soldiers fired, but no cas-
ualties have been reported The police ar
rested many persons, but the threats of
the mob compelled, them to release their
prisoners.
The Vienna railway is still completely at
a standstill, and there appears to be no
hope of a speedy settlement of the diff
Guilty. The directors had long session to-
day. but We're unable to find a solution.
They will renew the conference tomorrow
Western Poland is completely cut off from
communication with middle and western
Europe, except by telegraph, and no mails
are arriving or departing, the authorities
apparently preferring to hold mails rather
than send them by circuitous routes. Com
are much inconvenienced.
The city is threatened with a coal FAM
inc, the entire supply of coal coming from
the district of Dombrova over the Vienna
road. The governor general has offered to
supply military men to work the trains but
this is impracticable, the strikers have
destroyed switches. Many through passen-
gers from Moscow and ST. Petersburg are
detained here, and great quantities of per-
ishable goods from France and Italy are
being utterly spoiled by the delay.
telephone message from LODI saws the
have returned to their labors, but as the
big mills are only paying the old wages
while the pay of the men in the small mills
has been increased, it is feared that the
Improvement is only temporary.
Baku Now Quiet.
A cable from Baku last night says the
town is now quiet. All the Armenian shops
have been closed and the banks are doing
business under military protection.
Order has been restored at Balakhany,
but at Romany today strikers attacked two
factories, and as a result thirty persons
were killed or wounded.
In Baku many terrible murders have been
committed. Manager Adamoff of the Naph-
tina Refining Works, with his wife and chill
dren, was burned to death. A legal official
Lalajeff and the latter's family, have been
murdered.
LODI, Russian Poland February 23-
Only the smaller factories are working to-
day. At the big establishments the work
men resumed the strike in consequence of
the withdrawal of the concessions granted
by the employers Monday.
The railroad men struck this morning.
All the passenger and freight trains are
stopped.