Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
STRIFE IN RUSSIA.
Peasants to Get Church and
 State Lands.
STARVATION RIOTS IN PROVINCES
Agrarian Disorders Spreading Rap idIy-workmen Oppose Douma's Land Distribution Scheme.
 Csar's Ironclad Car.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 9.-A large automobile just completed for the czar is said to be completely bullet proof.
 A report here says that meeting between the kaiser and Emperor Nich- olas is expected next month.
 Governor Kuehter of Grodno, with in whose jurisdiction the town Of Bia- lystok is situated. has been recalled Serious allegations regarding the re- cent massacres at Bialystok have been brought against him. n
 The first paragraph of the proposed agrarian law-viz, the augmentation of the lands of the peasants by the ex- propriation of all state and crown do- mains and church and monastery lands-has been accepted by the com mission of the lower house with prac- tical unanimity. The commissioners have now locked their horns over the mode of appropriation and the method of disposal of private estates, and the end is not yet in sight.
 A correspondent has just completed q tour of the provinces of Samara and saratov. He reports that the drought is finally broken, but the rains have come too late to save the crop and help the peasants. who are in pitiable con dition. Their cattle have either been sold or are starving in the fields. The government relief granaries were com pletely emptied during last years famine.
 The present agrarian disorders, which can be expected steadily to grow worse, are due largely to the necessity of the peasants seizing food and forage to preserve their lives and save from starvation the remainder of their cat. tie. These disorders have reached the highest pitch in the province of yo ronezh. where the troops and Cossacks although in considerable force, are practically helpless and on the de fensive. Many peasants have beer killed and wounded in desperate at tscks on the military patrols and tho rural guards.
 Near Tambov peasants on the estate of Princess Bariatinsky attacked z commissary and a posse of rural DO lice. The commisssry and four DO licemen were seriously wounded. IT another section a body of peasant. armed with pitchforks and spades re sisted squadron of dragoons. Be cause of this resistance the troop, fired. killing three peasants anC wounding many others. At Kedabey southeast of Tifis. hand 10 hand fghi has occurred between Cossacks and an armed band of peasants, with th. result that several men were killed Or 10th sides.
 There has been a fatal encounter al -rassnopolsk. in the province of Pc zolsa. between rich peasants and pool peasants. The poor men were incens esl because the rich men had sent { telegram to the lower house protest ing against the proposed distribution of land. An encounter resulted. s1t In the fighting one of the wealth, peasants killed four and seriously wounded several of the poorer men
 In st. Petersburg a thousand work men met and passed a resolution op posing the agrariau programme of th' group of toll in the lower house. TheJ declare that fearful consequences would ensue if this programme becan' effective and urge the members of tn group to recoznize their error and co operate with the Social Democrats and the Lahorites.