Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-09
DISORDERS SPREADING.
WOrkingmen Oppose DOuma's
Land Distribution Scheme
Cars IrOnCIad Car Feature.
GOVERNOR KUCHTER RECALLED
It Is Expected that the Present
Agrarian Disorders Will Grow
Steadily Worse.

ST. PETERSBURG, July "a large
automobile just completed for the car
is said to be completely bullet proof
A report here says that a meeting
between the kaiser and Emperor Mich
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.
The first paragraph Of the proposed
agrarian law-viz, the augmentation
of the lands of the peasants by the ex-
preparation 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 vet In sight.
A correspondent has just completed
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 a pitiable con-
dition. Their cattle have either been
sold or are starving in the fields The
government relief granarles 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 Vo-
ronezh, where the troops and Cossacks,
although in considerable force, are
practically helpless and on the de-
fensive. Many peasants have been
killed and wounded in desperate at
tacks on the military patrols and the
rural guards.
Near Tambov peasants on the estate
of Princess Bariatinsky attacked a
commissary and posse of rural po-
lice. The commissary and four po-
licemen were seriously wounded. In
another section a body of peasants
armed with pitchforks and spades re-
sisted q squadron of dragons. Be
cause of this resistance the troops
fred, killing three peasants and
wounding many others. At Kedabey
southeast of Tifis, hand to hand fight
has occurred between Cossacks and
an armed band of peasants, with the
result that several men were killed on
both sides.
There has been a fatal encounter at
Krassnopolsk, in the province of Po-
dolia, between rich peasants and poor
peasants. The poor men were incens
ed because the rich men had sent q
telegram to the lower house protest
ing against the proposed distribution
of land. An encounter resulted, and
in the fighting one of the wealthy
peasants killed four and seriously
wounded several of the poorer men.
In st. Petersburg a thousand work
men met and passed resolution op
posing the agrarian programme of the
group of toll in the lower house. They
/ declare that fearful consequences
would ensue If this programme became
effective and urge the members of the
group to recognize their error and co
operate with the Social Democrats and