The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-10
THE SEIDLCE
MASSACRE
Russian Troops Fire on Citi-
zens All Sunday.
BRITISH CONSUL Is SHOT
Hundreds Killed or Wounded BY
IndiScriminaie Firing By En-.
ragged Soldiers.

ST PETERSBURG, Sept l0-Spe
cial dispatches from Sledlce. Russian
Poland. relate that massacre OF po'
lice and soldiers began at $ o'clock on
Saturday night, and Immediately aft
erward the troops attacked the Jews
Of that city.
All Sunday the soldiers fired on
civilians, Christians or Jews, robbing
and numbering them without discriml
nation. Hundreds OF persons were
killed or wounded. Three streets were
devastated.
Troops have surrounded the city and
refuse access 10 Il.
Terrorists shot and killed two sol.
dlers guarding government alcohol
store at Siedlce, and a detachment OF
Infantry rushed up and fired yolley
into the crowd, killing two persons
aud woundlng two.
Then the terrorists retallated by be.
ginning "A massacre OF policemen and
soldie~s patrollIng the streets. and the
Infatuated troops attacked the Jewish
quarter OF Sledlce. destroying the
houses and shops
A late report says that over 100 per
sons were killed or wounded and that
the town Is In flames.
The sentence of death has been i'm.
posed upon Zenaide Konoplianikovo,
the girl who assassInated General Min
at Peterhof. She was condemned on
Saturday by court martial TO be hang
ed. and the sentence will be carried
out tonight.
A regiment OF infantry has been
sent from Della 10 Sledlce 10 restore
order
The Jews there are panic stricken.
Many alarming reports are being cir.
culated In Warsaw.
A special telegram from Baku says
Leslie Urquhart, the British vice con.
sui here, who was decorated by King
Edward for heroism IN rescuing Eng
lishmen Isolated at Balakhna from
Tartar insurgents during the massa-
eres OF 1905 and who Is one of the
most prominent men In the oil region
was the victim of a serious attack by
rebels In the center of the city, but
tremendously escaped death.
Though he was fired at eight times
at short range. his only injuries wero
six slight flesh wounds. The motive
for the crime has not been established.
but it Is believed to be a revolutionary
act. patterned after the attack on Ger
mans at Warsaw preceding the at.
tempt on the life OF Governor General
Skallon.
Mr.. Urquhart, who was unarmed,
was driving in his carriage at o'clock
Saturday evening when shot was
fred from the pavement, the bullet
passing through the back of his car
riage. Immediately a second assailant
leaped from the crowd TO the step OF
the carriage and fired bullet which
penetrated the fieshy part OF his hand.
Mr. Urquhart, who is tall and strong
ly built, jumped up TO grapple with his
assailant, but the horse bolted, throw
ing him violently TO the pavement
where he lay half stunned. His assail-
ant was the first to rise and emptied
the other six shots from his automatic
revolver at the PROSTATE body. four OF
them going through the vice consul's
wastcoat and two through the trous-
ers. Mr.. Urquhart was able to rise
and pursue the man who had attacked
him. but he escaped in the crowd.
When Mr.. Urquhart was undressed
aud examined it was found that he
had been grazed five times on the
stomach and wounded on the hand
The authorities are actively investl
eating the affair, but thus far no ar.
rests have been made.