Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-11
TERRORISTS
In SlEDLCE,
THIRTY-sIx HOURS OF INDIscRt
INMATE SLAUGHTER AND
PILLAGE PASSED
HUNDREDS OF VICTIMS

City Is Now In FIames-Artlllery ID
Used And Numerous Buildings Ara
Destroyed - Report That Three
Thousand Are Wounded.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 10-Fighting
which broke out in Seidlce, Russian
Poland, aSturday night, developed
Poland. Saturday night, developed
yesterday into carnival of indiscrim-
mate slaughter and pillage in which
the soldiery and mob took the part Of
the unfortunate. Jews were shot and
bayonetted in the streets Of the town
and the houses and shops were sack.
ed. Valuables were carried off and Of
fered for sale by soldiers to passen-
gers on passing trains. In addition td
the Jews, number of Christians, even
some officers, met death in the fight.
Ing. A conservative estimate places
the number of victims at 140 Reports
from Warsaw and other towns in the
vicinity of Seidlce place the number Of
| NiCIllllS dL SeVSTdl nuIlQT6Q.
Massacre Surpasses All.
Six buildings are now in flames,
add another terror to the killing and
plundering of the last SO hours. AS
far as 1t is possible to learn 60 persons
were killed and 200 wounded.
i A Jewish massacre surprising In
seriousness all previous ones in this
vicinity, took place here Saturday and
j Sunday. 1t was carefully planned be.
4 forehand, the soldiers warning all
II Christians In advance to hang out
ikons so they might remain undisturb.
ed. Saturday night the terrorists kill.
ed two soldiers Thereupon the Libau
regiment broke forth and began mur
dering Jews on every hand and con.
: tinued the slaughter all night Satur
day and all day Sunday.
The CHASTITY work continued unit!
! early this morning, when the govern.
or general telegraphed for permission
to use artillery Four batteries open.
ed fire down Pienlsna, Warsaw and
Aliena streets, inhabited by thousands
of Jews. The destruction was horri.
BILE. 1t is estimated that two hundred
Jews were killed and a thousand
wounded. Three thousand prisoners
are in custody, great many of whom
are wounded. Not soldier was kill
ed.
Using Artillery.
: Warsaw, Sept. 10.-The artillery
: was used in Seidlce this morning.
Buildings on Pienkna, Warsaw and AL.
lena streets were destroyed Accord
ing to reports two hundred Jews were
killed and three thousand wounded. A
telegram this morning from Seidlce
says that rioting and shooting contin.
ues. Revolutionists are firing at the
soldiery from windows and the troopa
reply with volleys.
; Brlton Escapes Assassins.
Baku, Sept 10.-Leslie Urquhart
the British vice consul here, who was
!. decorated by King Edward for hero
ism in rescuing English isolated al
Ealalthna from Tartar insurgents dur
ing the massacre of 1905, and who is
, one of the most prominent men in the
:. oil region, was the victim of serious
I attack Saturday night in the center. ot
the city and miraculously escaped
I death. Though he was fired at eight
times at short range, his only injuries
= were six slight flesh wounds.
! The motive for the crime has no,
i been established, but it Is believed to
be p revolutionary act patterned afte1
the attack on Germans at Warsaw pre-
ceding the attempt on the life of Gov
ernor General Skallon.
Shot Is Fired.
= Mr.. Urquhart, who was unarmed
). was driving in his carriage at Z o'clocl
: Saturday evening, when shot wal
= fired from the pavement, the bulle
> passing through the back Of his car
: riage. Immediately a second assailan
: leaped from the crowd to the step d
:, the carriage and fired bullet which
!. : penetrated the fieshy part of his hand
u Mr.. Urquhart, who is tall and strongly
: built. jumped up to grapple with hi.
i assailant, but the horse bolted, throw
ing him violently to the pavement
where he lay half stunned. His as
sailant was the first to rise and fire(
the other six shots from his automati.
: revolver at the PROSTATE body, foul
of them going through the vice con
/. sul's waistcoat and two through hi.
It trousers.
h Mr.. Urquhart was able to rise ant
?. pursue the man who had attacked him
s but he escaped in the crowd WheI
e Mr.. Urquhart was undressed and ex
d amined it was found that he had beer
8 grazed five times on the abdomen ant
wounded on the hand.
The authorities are actively investi
eating the affair, but thus far no ar
rests have been made.
D. Reoret the Attack.
st. Petersburg, Sept 10.-The Brit
e ish embassy has received from the for
4 eign Office expressions of the govern
d ment's regret Of the attack in Baku
e. September IInor, Rritiah Uica Cnns,i