The Washington times., 1905-09-16
CARS GUNS KILL
TARTARS AT BAKU
Total Slain Estimated at
Fifteen Hundred.
M0BS BURNING OIL WELLS
Loss Is $eo, ooo,ooo-Machinery and
Plants Observation-Disclosures An
archy Throughout Caucasus.
M0BS BURNING OIL WELLS

BATUM. Sept 16.-The whole Cau-
casus Is in a state of the most absolute
and appalling anarchy; there is no SEM
blance of government.
Inc RUSSIAN officials. having failed by
measures of savage repression to curb
ihe turbulent spirit of the 150 warning
tribes peopling this region. are now en-
gagged in the Machiavellian policy of
setting one race against another. This
has resulted already in the wholesale
massacre of Armenians by Tartars at
Baku and elsewhere.
ST PETERSBURG, ept. I6.-Mur-
der and devastation continue in
Baku, despite the formal armistice and
it is estimated 1900 Tartars have been
slain or wounded since they started the
revolt.
Mob of Firebugs.
Cannon were fired by the Cars troops
last night into a mob of Tartars who
were sbent on burning some oil works
Driven back by the charge. the revolu-
tionists scattered. bearing away their
dead and wounded. 1t is believed 100
were killed or wounded.
The troops are tired as a result of the
work of the last few days and are in
insufficient numbers and unable TO pre-
vent pfllage and arson, which are occur
ring everywhere. AS a result the gov
ernor of Baku has issued orders to shoot
down mercilessly all incendiaries, wheth-
er Tartars or others
The work people are starving. with
rot even bread or water obtainable
$oo,ooo,ooo in Losses.
Estimates of the losses at Baku re-
ceived by the various oil companies give
a n q 70 oil <ofc ~
including contingent losses due to the
cessation OF production until the recon-
struction of the plants and the losses of
freight steamships and railways employ.
ed in the oil industry. The machinery
CT 5000 out of $500 Oil wells has already
been destroyed
Outside of Baku the losses to Russian
industry generally through the absence
CT OIL fuel are incalculable
Further disorders are expected. and
additional re-enforcements are urgently
Eowerless to control the wild, fanatic
Tartars. attempts made to reconcile
the Armenians and Tartars have been
unsuccessful. the tens of thousands of
ranks are constantly increasing consti-
tute an additional danger.
Misery Is Appalling.
The Armenian bishop of Shusha has
sent a message to the authorities at
Tifiis saying that the devastation and
resultant misery at Shusha is appalling
The fighting between the Tartars, and
Armsnians continued uninterruptedly
for FIVE days. and hundreds of killed
and wounded are lying in the streets.
The bishop adds that the greater part
of the town now consists of charred
ruins. the buildings destroyed including
the government offices. churches.
schools, and shops. He urgently appeals
for food, funds, and other necessar ries
for the starving and homeless thous-
ands.
The Baku revolt leaves no alternative
TO the industries and railroads in South
ern Russia than the adoption of the
recommendation made at the recent fuel
oil conference to employ coal instead OF
oil in q large part of the factories and
To Rent Cars.
But the furnishing OF sufficient coal is
very difficult. because OF the scarcity Of
rolling stock on the railroads. cars hav-
ing been withdrawn from the regular
service throughout European Russia to
carry supplies and men TO Manchuria.
1t is now proposed TO rent 10000 cars
from the. Austrian railroads.
A temporary reduction or the removal
of the duty on oil. coal and cattle IS
also proposed. Imported coal can be
Transported TO the factory region in
grain and other empty cars returning
from Odessa
IL is impossible to convert the NnlgI
steamers so rs 10 ena bic them to burn
coal as the vessels were constructed
without bunker ROOM The companies
are discussing the importation Of low
grade fuel oil, like the Texas product
A special conference Of the oil mer
and government representatives &c de-
wise a measure for the relief of the
situation will take place a the ministry
OF finance as soon as the ministry Of
hcials sent to Baku to investigate ths
conditions there return to St Peters
burg.
If their report justifIes IT there Is lit
tie doubt that the duties on crude oil
will be reduced OF removed. The Off
ciAIs look 70 America for supply o1 oil
as the available surplus in the Rouman
ian and Galician fields. Of which th'
1nrai mod notion Is only 9 90 Oll ha -rel: