Ogden Weekly Standard | 1905-09-15 | Page 6 | Rioting Ceases in Baku

RIOTING CEASES IN BAKU st petersburg sept 11 des patches from baku received today in licate that increased quiet and better conditions are prevailing there no further fires have occurred and the troops which have arrived there are now holding the oil fields under control the news from other parts of the caucasus however Is very disquieting disturbances are spreading all over the region more or less seriously oil men representing an annual production of pounds met today and determined to ask the state for assistance in obtaining a 20 vear loan without interest to cover resulting from the catastrophe at baku without which loan they declare of the companies would be to continue in business the meeting drew up a remonstrance which they will ask finance minister to present to emperor nicholas stating that it is impossible for the naphtha industry to exist under present conditions and tha companies would not resume operations until guarantees were given them that order would soon be restored and permanently manent ly maintained hinline inline oil regions the oil men in Novo gorod and astrakhan express fear that attempts to burn the stocks of oil stored there and they ask tor the taking of protective measures