Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-09-13

ere was in progress yesterday dele
CATION of citizens asked the governor
to order the troops to cease firing, but
the governor replied that the citizens
must deliver up their leaders and the
revolutionists or otherwise the city
would be bombarded. The authorities
assert that Is terrorists have arrived
here from Warsaw and that they must
be arrested before any of the inhabi-
tants are permitted to leave the city.
1t is reported that 200 persons,
mostly Jews, were killed, many 10
their flats.
Unspeakabe Horror.
The scenes Sunday and yesterday
were OF unspeakable horror. Every
where there we're screams and cries
mingled with the sound of shooting
Artillery was used in Siedlce Mon
day morning. Buildings on Pienka,
Warsaw and Aleina streets have been
destroyed. According to reports 200
Jews were killed and 5000 were
wounded during the pogrom.
The revolutionists are firing at the
soldiery from windows and the
troops reply with volleys.
The Libau infantry regiment took
the principal part in the massacre.
Some passengers on a through train
we're hit by stray shots on Sunday.
The loot offered for sale by the
soldiers consists principally of jewelry
and clothing.
The massacre was started by terror
lists and directed against the soldiers
and police The latter, driven mad
with fear and rage, retaliated with
frightful results.
The savagery of the soldiers in
their bloody work is almost unparal-
leled, even by comparison with other
massacres which have cost the lives
of thousands of Russians. Neither
Jew nor gentle who comes within
reach of the soldiers or police is
spared Old and young, men and
women, and even babies, are butch
cred in the most cold-blooded manner.
The troops desire only to kill, and are
careless of who their victims are
Peasants Devastate Estates.
Voronezh, south Russia, Sept. Ii
A correspondent of the Associated
Press has just completed an investl-
CATION of the recent uprising of the
peasants in this province. He gives
the story in great detail, following the
progress of the peasants throughout
their march of destruction. The up
rising lasted IL days, during which
142 estates were ravaged, the manor
houses, stables and outbuildings plum
dered and burned, horses and stock
run off or manned and left to die, and
surplus hay, fodder and grain put to
the torch. In the single district Of
Bobrov SO properties were destroyed
and fired, the light of the flames iIlum-
mating the heavens for a distance of
60 miles. Mobiles and other landed
proprietors generally fed in terror to
the cities, only few making any at
tempt to protect their property.
Troops, mostly cossacks and drag
cons, were slow in arriving but when
they did put in an appearance, they
shot and fiogged the peasantry into
submission, and village and city jails
are still filled with peasants await
ing trial" although hundreds have al
ready been deported to Siberia BY
administrative order"
Massacre Follows Bombs.
Warsaw, Russian Poland Sept. II.
"A bomb was thrown in the market
square OF Rudgusowska province,
Warsaw, yesterday afternoon, killing
one policeman and wounding another
Later another bomb was thrown at
the entrance of the Zarardow Spin
ming Works in this city, severely
wOunding a policeman and a janitor
Troops thereupon fred in all direc-
tons and killed or wounded 40 per.
sons.
Short shrift for Revolutionists.
Riba, Sept. 1.-THE revolutionists
who fired on the patrol Sunday were
tried by drumhead courtmartial yes
terday and executed.
Revolt Over Girls Murder.
St Petersburg, Sept. 1L-There
was a revolt yesterday in the central
detention prison of St Petersburg. in
consequence of the death of Nile.
Semenova, a girl Of p, young and
enthusiastic social democrat, who was
shot and killed instantly by a SEN
try when she showed herself at the
window Of her cell overlooking the
courtyard Furious prisoners ex-
PEELED the warders. barricaded the