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Show MASSACRE OF CHINESE MINERS IN SIBERIA VICTORIA, T, C.. May 22. Del ail? of thc massacre of nearly 200 miners., mostly Chinese, by Russian troops at Bodaibc. Siberia, iast month, were received re-ceived by tho stoamship Awa Mara, which arrived from tho Orient today. Tho massacred miners were pnrt of a largo force of men employed by the Russian corporation lo y ork in the'Lina mlno. The workmen had been discontented discon-tented for mouths because of unfair treatment and wretched working conditions. con-ditions. Thcj' petitioned J'or reforms and a.n increase of waos, but Iho company com-pany t refused to receive tho petition. A strike was called and the police and detachments of soldiers were sent to protect tho properly. A petition wns sent lo tho duma and the company was urged to 'yield on somo miuor points. A dispute arose rc-E;ardin rc-E;ardin the settlement and somo of the loaders of the striae were arrsted. A meeting of tho miners was called and hundreds of men alliercd about thc general offices, which were occupied occu-pied by Russian soldiers. When the miners were about I f0 yards from the building thc troops oponcd fire, killing kill-ing 107 mon and wounding S3, most of them fatally. The workmen were 11 11-nrmed 11-nrmed and fled in confusion, |