Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-10

the big bazaar of the city are now in
flames adding another terror to the kill
ing and plundering which has been going
on here for the past thirty-six hours.
Frequently shots and occasional volley
firing are still heard in different parts Of
the town, but because of the general panic
it Is difficult to learn accurately just what
is transpiring.
Hundreds of Jews are assembled today at
the railroad station, awaiting means Of
getting out of town. but Siedlce is sur
rounded by troops. who do not permit exit
or entrance.
Field guns occupy points of vantage on
the principal streets.
There seems no doubt that the terrorists
are responsible for provoking the massacre
by their fusillades from roofs and windows
on Saturday against soldiers and policemen
who were patrolling the streets. Troops
surrounded the houses from which this
firing came and poured volleys though win
dows and doors. This was followed by a
search of tie premises, which soon devei-
oped into wholesale plundering. and subse-
quently into a massacre and slaughter.
The trouble began on Pienkna street and
spread rapidly to a large portion of the
town. Almost all the Jewish shops have
been looted. Owners who defended their
property were killed or wounded. Any per-
son seen leaving house or looking out OF
a window was shot without mercy.
Revolt in volga.
ST. PETERSBURG. September 1O-Fur-
ther news has been received here concern
ing the situation at Kamyshin, on the
Volga 1t was reported yesterday that re-
fha a h
sence of troops and fears we're expressed
that the town might be in the hands of a
mob Communication with Kamyish'n is
still interrupted.
Attack on Baku.
ST. PETERSBURG, September 1O.-The
British embassy has received from the for
eign office expressions of the government
regret for the attack in Baku. September g.
upon Leslie Urquhart. the British vice con-
sul and assurances that everything would
be done to discover and punish the per-
petrators of the act.
Sir Arthur Nicolson, the ambassador, pe-
lieves the attack upon Mr.. Urquhart 10
have been of semi-political nature ana
committed by agitators who have been en-
deayoring to engineer another outbreak
among the workmen in the oil industry.
The Illustration of this plan was due large
ly to the energy displayed by Mr.. Urquhart.
Women Hysterical With Fear.
WARSAW, September 1O.-According to
the latest advices received here from
Siedlce the artillery opened fire at
O'Clock this morning. The cannon shots
were directed against the buildings from
which the terrorists had fired on the SOL
diers. The sound of the big guns sent a
number of women into a state of shrieklng
and hysterical fear Over $50 Jewish shops
were looted. Christians escaped the mas
sacre by hanging holy images and crosses
in their windows. The soldiers got quite
out of hand. Most of the persons arrested
are Jews and they were beaten without
mercy. The soldiers are drunk and be-
having with brutality.
Was Prepared Beforehand.
BERLIN. September l0.--The correspond
ent at Warsaw OF the voss:sche Zeitung
says in dispatch that the outbreak at
Siedlce apparently was prepared before
hand. Bands of strangers, ostensibly SOL
diers on furlough, took most active part
with the soldiers. At one stage of the fight
ing the Jews succeeded In driving the SOL
diers back. The victims are counted by
the hundreds. Many houses in S:edlce are
burning and nobody is trying to put out the
fires A great many arrests were made to-
day. but there are few Jews among the prls-
oners.
According to the Warsaw correspondent
of the Lokal Anzeiger, the authorities had
streets from until 10 o'clock this morning.
Twelve rounds were fired and four houses,
from which shots had been fired at the SOL
d;ers Yesterday were completely destroyed.