Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-03-30
Rioters Grow BoIder Despite
Vigorous Efforts of Govern
ment Troops to Suppress
Revolt at Any Cost,
HUNDREDS SLAIN IN
CLASH WITH SOLDIERS
Villages Bombarded in Effort
to Drive Rioters From Cover
Horrible Atrocities Reported
From Turbulent Provinces,
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Huchttrcst, March 2S.-The efforts
of the government to suppress the re-
volt of he peasants have met with
only partial success. The troops now
are acting With. increased energy \
large numbe" of rioters have been
killed in the numerous conflicts with
the soldiers, but as yet there is no
sigp of a permanent ameioration Of
conditions. on the contrary, the
rioters appear bolder and more deter
mined, ANA today the situation un-
doubtedly IS aggravated.
AS IN indication Of the apprehen-
sion existing even in the capital, the
new prefect of Bucharest. as a meas
ure of precaUti9n, ordered all shops
in the city closed. This order created
the impression that the rioters We're
approaching Bucharest. and there was
wild nanic Until it was learned that
those fears were groundless.
At TirgoviStes, in the Argesh dis
trict, band of peasants yesterday at
tempted to raid an arsenal and pro-
cure a supply of rifles and ammuni-
ton. Upon being repulsed by the
troops the rioters set fire to many
houses in the town.
Several rowing bands of peasants in
the district of Teleorman were
brought to bay yesterday by detach-
ments of troops.
At VIaschka a band of peasants re-
4 Oh ON
the troops. whereupon the latter fired
on them, killing seventy men and
woundng many more. According to
an unconfirmed version of the en-
counter 200 peasants We're killed.
A squadron of hussars sent to Bray
oba came in conflict with band of
peasants, and ii is reported that fifty
peasants were killed.
A train running between Buchares'
aud Komona was stopped by rioters
and looted.
There is Il slight improvement in the
situation at Jassy. The streets are
empty and the shops shut The peas
ants there apparently are overawed
by the concentration of troops
A serious encounter is reported ia
have taken place at Papanhabestic, in
which many peasants were killed OF
wounded.
The bombardment of the three VIII
lagos in the Vlaschka district, IL
which rioters had taken refuge, un-
doubtedly resulted in a very large
casualty list, but the exact number,
cannot be learned. 1t is known, how
ever. that several hundred peasant;
were arrested there. There have beer
sangunary encounters in the distric'
,,.t4s 1s4.I 1 Ia
number killed and wounded in en-
counters with the troops at seycra
hundred
The authorities are beginning tC
use artillery to bombard the villages
where the rioters take refuge.
The peasants committed horrible
atrocities in the Buzeo district anc
the troops sent there had orders 4
suppress the disturbances at any cost
1t is still impossible to give even an
approximate estimate of the number'
killed or wounded since the beginginl
of the disorders. but there is guot
reason to believe that the reports hgV'
not been exaggerated and that Whe1
the totals finally are learned they vii
be greater than is now supposed. No
less than eleven army officers have
been killed or wounded. 1t is re
ported that in northern Moldav'a
where the rioting was temporarily sus
pended. the peasants intend to recon
mence their pillaging during the Jew
ish passover If the promises made t
them by the government are not ful
filled,
Some of the measures being adopted
by the authorities are most severe
Premier Sturdzea today secured tn
unanimous adoption of a bill by par
lament authorizing the government
in view Of the grave circumstance
throughout the country. 10 declare
state of siege wherever this may b
necessary. This ste1 can be takef
however. only by royal decree.
An official report issued this after
noon says that order has been re
stored in MoldaYa that projects ar
travelling through the troubled dis
trict duleting the agitatcd peasants
and that disputes between peasant
and land owners are being settle
amieaby.
In Little Walachia, where the trou
bles broke out later and a state q
anarchy exists. energetic measure
are being taken against incendlarisi
and plunderers.
In only a few instances have tn
rebel bands stood up against the so
dicrs. White they have attacked tn
troops. they almost always have ri
away at the first volley with a loss
themselves. The movement now, th
official report continues, Is really ser
Gus only in the district Of Teleorma
and OFT. I'm Romanatzi. Mehedint
and Doll the disturbances are decreai
ing. and the work Of pacification
progressing also in the districts
Dlmbovitca, Vlaschka and Ramnic.
The reports add that everywhei
the troous have behaved with coolne
and frmness and that no case of he
itatlon en- the part OF the soldiers hay
been reported.