TROUBLE IN RUSSIA.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1558, 14 September 1905, Page 2

TROUBLE IN RUSSIA.

ATROCIOUS DEEDS.

MASSACRE OF ARMENIAN 3. By telegraph, Press Asa’n, Copyright Borlio. Sept. 12. Tho Voseiaoho Zeitung’s ConstantiDop o correspondent states that the Porte s about to present Russia with o note protesting against tho massacres of Armenians and Mahommodana in tho vioimty or Turkoy.

St. Petersburg, Sopt. 12. Prince TBisanoff, a Caucasian landed proprietor, has boon assassinated. Uori, Viceroy of tbo Caucasus,refused to allow Armenian communities to organise militia in solf defenco under Russian officers. Thousands of Tartar horsemen are crossing the Perso-Russian frontier and joining tho insurgents in theU&ucasus, I A holy war has been proclaimed.! Armenians were massacred without respect to age or sex and mutilated. Children were thrown to tho dogs. The survivors were foroed to embrace ißlamism. I Tartars desecrated ohnrobes at Baku and stole eaored vessels. Thoy riddled with bullets an ikon of the Virgin.

TARTARS MASBAORE 300 ARMENIANS.

By telegraph, Press As3’n, Copyright Received 9.45 a,m., Sept. 18. St. Petersburg, Sept. 18. In a fight between Socialists and Cossacks at Tiflis 30 of the former were killed aDd 50 wounded. Tartars at Minking, in the Caucasus, massacred 300 Armenians. There is no truce between Tattavs end Armenians at Baku, but less fighting.