The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-13
GIRL ASSASSIN
Of GENERAL MIN
PUT To DEATH

st. Petersburg Sept. ls-'Long live
the social revolution for land and
liberty"
These were the last words OF Zen
aide Konoplianikovo. the girl who as
sassinated Gen. Min last month and
who was sentenced TO death by a court
martial They were uttered as the
rope was placed around her neck. She
refused To see priest prior TO the eX-
ecution.
She mounted the scarold with a firm
step and would not be aided. on a
photograph she sent TO her sister she
wrote these words: MY life was all
had to give"
QIUET AT WARSAW.
Warsaw. Sept. 13.-This city is quiet.
The authorities are suppressing every
slight attempt TO start aDti-Jewish
attacks. on account of the large Ger
man interests in the banks and COM
merce OF Warsaw, German interven-
tion is feared in case OF serious dis
order.
MASSACRE THREATENED.
Odessa. Sept. 13-Anti-Jewish agita-
tion is rife. Blank spaces throughout
this city have been plastere1 with
proclamation issued by the union OF
Russian people" urging people TO COM
action has aroused grave apprehension
among the peacefully inclined, both
Jews and Christians. IL Is reported
here that the Jewish town OF Koopin,
in the district OF Kamenetz has been
burned by peasants from the surround
ing country. Some OF the inhabitants
are said TO have been killed in flight.
while many perished I'm the flames.
THE SIEDLCE MASSACRE.
St Petersburg. Sept. 1S.-The re-
sumption OF telegraphic communica-
tion with Siedlce has enabled the press
of st. Petersburg for the first time 10
present a picture of the conditions In
the ravaged town AS In the case OF
the massacre at Bailystok later mes
sages greatly reduce the number or
dead from that given I'm early reports
The property losses, however, from
the fury and cupidity OF the mob and
the destruction wrought by bombarl-
ment and subsequent fire, are placed
variously, running to several hu ldret
thousand dollars.
Although IL is reported officially that
A persons were killed, correspondents
50 corpses most OF Jews when
have been gathered on the streets III
houses and in various places for burial.
The number OF corpses buried previously
or consumed I'm burning buildings may ag-
gregate another score on this number.
A pitiful feature was the death at first
of many wounded persons, who were
abandoned by their friends in houses from
which the people were forced TO flee for
their lives Firemen are searching de-
serted houses for bodies
There is reason 10 believe that the at
tack on the Jews is traceable 10 the muir
der of an official on Aug p and the
events of Saturday supplied the neces-
sary spark 10 infiame the passions OF the
soldiers This view is supported by an
article in the semi-official Russian news
paper published In Warsaw, which at
tributes the rage shown by the soldiers
to this cause The eXcesses were ag-
gravated, according to the correspondent
OF the Novoe Vremya by the weakness or
the local governor Engelke. who was
only temporarily I'm charge during
change OF governor generals and who was
unable promptly 10 put stop 80 the dis
orders. which had been a long time In
A SERIOUS DRAIN.
The repayment of money stolen from
the postal department in transit on trains
is becoming serious matter for the gov
For the first eight months or
the year 1906 $Sl5sOO has been taken. Tho
cabinet Yesterday decided to reimburse
this money in instalments. The sum Of
81 800 600 also was voted as a loan TO the
Zemstvos TO replenish their Golfers FOR
hospital. school and soup kitchen pur-
poses.