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Yesterday Morning Infernal Machine wir Under His Carriage Bomb Throw er Captured After Taking Being Wounded by a Poison and Splinter !tF.I'- Ju'5' 28-Mlntater of had not gallopea bef0r6 th fe Von Plehve was assassU i with nnnie kij j .Ka raici u' : f'u iiwu unuer inem. , at 10 o'clock this morning while J The minister's valet, who was also on to the Baltic station to take! the carriage box, was badly wounded, and two officers who were driving: by i boinb was thrown under the min- jin a cab were injured by flying: splin r 5 carriage, completely shattering ) ters f jl Von riehve was terribly man- j The deceased minister's carriage was la Hi? - -oachman was killed and i4;beinS followed by secret service men jTr person? injured. on bicycles, but by a miracle not one ne?as?in was dressed in the uni-'of them was injured. saw railroad guard. He . - Iorce . or the explosion was so The ! tremenous that all the windows of 'ra of & I .t-ith'Dlv vnnncr man I i n ."(!.. i ft V. T T V M ft ft . I I & ' , Q Ylal fonlnn U 4. .l kv at first concealed information. ! r - v c nftr. were uiuwn ?" - in on1 ann v-. r ft. i , ..-rir rumor had it that the deed ' c"",c UA ' wrse panes r , " h,. o wnn i of the Warsaw station, one hundred m-e-ft throwing the bomb the as-! " v-. ""eu. oome 01 " ..t i -s the drosky drivers at the cab stand in Ji a little Russian accent. The pris- f11 of the statn were somewhat in- ; ,.s j Fourteen outsiders in all were in- Hwas wounded and was taken to",, x , ......, j sinsky of the guards, who was driving manier nu.-pnai su uazeu as 10 ue . . . . , v, , Bn.ol. Tt;c? rtT,n ' in a cab, sustained a fracture of the jiab'e to speak. His condition was , , i ii j. j.-, a i ft. Iaccountea ior oy me iaci mat ne iook , jeison after throwing the bomb. He Immediately there ensued a scene of wildest confusion. Police and gend- !ruul" " A "J :armfs hnrrlrl nr -frrwm ovorv r!4rotlrvn l er and had to be operated on at the , , T , , . 1 r . : and crowds gathered about the snot iospital. J where the mangled body of the minis- It is reported that six men are im-' j v feted, aM that Ave of them fled , Five minuteS after the tragedy oc ::o the Warsaw Hotel, adjoining the ; curre M Von Plehve's shockingly o, the assassination, one who was mangled body was lying in the middle icried by the bomb having been can- ; T i aih rei The hotel was surrounded by ered with a police officer's overcoat, police and all Its inmates were , witn the left arm, the bone of which j was broken off, projecting. A police la investigations of police seem to man came up and raised the overcoat tea: the crime with the plot which In order to re-arrange It, revealing for nastrated by the explosion at the'an instant the strong features of the ftrelDu Nord on April 13, in which dead minister, whose head was bat- Aaroft, ope of the conspirators, was ; tered almost beyond recognition. i-ci by the accidental explosion of an feal machine which at that -time, i was said, was intended for M. Von Mve. On the same occasion a com panion of the conspirator who was kill ed escaped. Owing to the frightful force of the spiosion on that occasion, which completely wrecked two rooms, blow- the body of Kazanoff almost to Korns, severing his head and arms iom the trunk, the heads of the police fcieve it is possible that the explosive j ?as identical with that used in to il's tragedy, which was also caused k a bomb or infernal machine of sim ilar power, and that the perpetrator as the the man who escaped at that e. As further Indication of the jfcititiy of the the tragedy with the Hotel Du Xord affair, there were in each case explosive bullets in the tomb. The crime is believed.-' to-be the out- of an international anarchist jMvement, with which Gerschunin, the 'ssian agitator whf was arrested at !e2 in June, 1903, wa3 connected, rschunin, it is asserted, was the JJnator of the murder of M. Bogoll w. formerly Russian minister of pub- instruction, and of M. Sipiaguine, ao Jas minister of the interior before on Plehve. ' ,v,ay'H trasedy occurred on the Zab prosPect, a broad thorough- S-r?dir? Up to the Warsaw depot, tlt ne the road turns sharply to the in t(2vard e Baltic Railroad sta- .a, spot at wnicn ine out- ,Krurrpd is just before a bridge 5tvR!n5 tJle circular canal on the r ?lrie of Avhich both stations - are jie bomb-thrower must have known '0U1,J y wc-U that Minister Von Plehve PISS tVlQ cnyf 4V.- J TT -3jjvi. LIIIO lllJi lillltl. in: 1 '-port to the emperor on; n-sV! y' but this time was on his ' W 1 Rri L-ri Ol , ji . 3 rt..i all birthday was to be When the news was ra the festivities of the day The roadway ; .was strewn for a hun dred yards with the wreckage of the carriage and pieces of the red lining of the minister's .official overcoat. A few yards from M. Von Plehve's body lay a shapeless heap of the coachman's remains Other dignitaries who intended to go by the train to Peterhof Palace began to arrive upon the scene. Among them were the Duke and Duchess of Olden burg, who stopped their motor car within a couple of paces of M. Von Plehve's remains' and were told by a policeman the tenlble tidings. They were much affected. The news of the tragedy spread like wild-fire throughout the city, , causing consternation everywhere. "Whatever may have been the motive for the crime, nothing but the utmost indig nation and condemnation of the assas sin's act is voiced everywhere. Police reserves were hurried to the scene from all parts of the city, and the various departments were instant ly notified. The prefect of police notified the em peror of the tragedy upon its occur rence. v The emperor, who was at the Villa Alexandria at Peterhoff, ' was greatly affected by the news, coming as it did on top of the bad tidings from the seat of war, fears of international compli cations and the strain incident upon the hourly expectation of an event so close to a father's heart. The emperor almost broke down when he was in fnrmPfl of the minister's murder. Guarded by police,, the body remained in the street until the arrival of the official corresionding rvith an Ameri can coroner, even in the case of the most powerful minister of the empire the law requiring that this formality be observed before the remains can be removed. After this official had viewed the body it was placed "in a carriage, cov ered by a robe, and driven slowly to a little chapel adjoining the railroad sta tion, and then to the magnificent town erful nprsntipiHw in v. -r.. , L. A. '. . .." " ' - me ftussian .guv-inrougnout tne entire country, was a ernment. i source of gratification to Judge Par- The news was broken to . the minis-! ker, and at the same time dissatisfac ter s wife at Kybinsk, on the Volga, tlon, because of the political gossip re while she was on her way to their suiting from the conference, country seat with their son, who is ' A close friend of Judge Parker said 37 years old. A daughter . is ,i married today that many of the stories of po to Voutch, an official attached .to litical deals sent out of JSsopus last the council of ministers, who was the night were untrue in many particula' sole relative of Von Plehve able to and extravagant in others, attend the first requiem mass for the - This friend said the judge thinks it repose of his soul. j undignified for a. candidate for the Jon Plehve , saw his wife and son presidency' to engage in deals for the off last night and drove to the resi- control of petty offices and that he has dence of General Bogdanovitch, an did not entered nor will he enter upon such friend and associate, with whom he Hcnn nne! ' uiuvuiogiuiifi remained until a late hour. The minis- That Judge Parker is Interested In ter appeared to be preoccupied and everything i which might affect the some of the guests asked him if he elections in New York state is not de had received any more threatening nled, but he has exhibited the same letters,; and remonstrated with him for interest regarding affairs of other going about unprotected. Curiously, states. m.- von fiehve replied: "I am safe enough every day in "the week except Thursday. No one knows of my move ments beforehand except on that day, when everybody knows I go to present my weekly report to the emperor." Even. In the midst of the consterna tion produced by the tragedy everybody is talking of Von Plehve's probable successor. The official report of the assassina tion of Plehve states that his body, is not injured Internally. His face was bloodstained from cuts received from the bomb. The papers on him when he was killed were documents 4 he was taking to the czar from Deputy Minister of the Interior Durnovo, minister ad interim. RUSSIANS r HI so lira WENT AS BIGHT lflW YARDMASTER KILLED J. Baxter Jones of Crewe Run Over bv Train Petersburg, Va, July 28. J. Baxter Jones, for many years yard master of the Norfolk and Western Railway at Crewe, was run over by a train this morning and killed. Tlje unfortunate i man married Miss Pope of Brunswick county, LWho survives him with several ' children. : At the time of the unfortunate occur rence Mrs. Jones was on a visU to rel j atives in Brunswick county. She was 4 notiflpfl tv nlinnnA frnm hprs tnflav of It is officially stated that the post the tragic death of her husband and mortem examination of the remain she arriVed here tonight enroute for showed no wounds on the body, but Crewe, the lower jaw was broken. Death was j - M attributed to shock. Baron, Budberg communicated the news of the mur der to the czar. The name of the as sassin is still unknown. DR. A. G. DIXON CALLED To be Hoid of Northfield Work Founded by Moody Baltimore, July 28. Rev. Dr. A. C. Dixon, a former pastor of Tmmanuel Baptist Tabernacle, at North Avenue at the crime. Excitement In France Paris, July 28. The assassination of M. Von Plehve caused -considerable er cltement here. The newspapers issued special editions giving details of the crime. President Loubet telegraphed to Emperor Nicholas, expressing his con-! and St. Pual street, now the Seventh dolences and the horror felt In France 1 -Baptist church, and at present pas tor of the Ruggles Street Baptist church, Boston, has been invited to become the successor of Rev. Dr. G. Campbell Morgan as head of the work at " Northfield, Mass., founded by the late Dwight L. Moody, according to advices from Boston. Dr. Dixon, who Is a brother of Thomas Dixon, Jr., the author, was pastor of Immanuel Tabernacle more than ten, years ago. He is a native of North Carolina. Berlin Prest Comments Berlin, July 28. The press comments I on the assassination of Plehve are not sympathetic. They agree that one can b eappalled but not surprised at the forcible death o this main pillar, of the reactionary system. Hope is expressed that Russian statesmen will now adopt European ways of ruling the empire. " Let Us Pray," Says the Pope s Rome, July 28. The Pope , on being told of the murder of M. Plehve, ex claimed: "Let us pray." His Holiness ordered a message ex pressing his deepest condolence to be forwarded to St. Petersburg. Carriage War Stopped St. Petersburg, tfuly 28. Spectators relate a circumstance that accounts for the stoppage of the minister's carriage, immediately upon which the bomb was thrown. Among the throng of traffic was an automobile .with two occupants. This was an exact replica of an auto mobile that was employed in preceding the minister's carriage. This was driven in between the carriage and the preceding automobile and then stopped suddenly, compelling M. Von Plehve's carriage to stop too. As soon as the bomb was thrown the auto mobile disappeared and no trace of it has been found. The police are still making arrests of persons suspected of j complicity in the assassination. (Continued on page 2.) . POPULIST NOTIFICATION Wilkbe at Madison Square Garden Lincoln,1 Neb., July 28. It was an nounced today by acting Chairman Ed misten of the National Populist com mittee that the ceremonial function of notifying national nominees Watson of Georgia and Tibbeles of Nebraska would take place at Madison Square Garden in New York City about the middle of August. A meeting of the executive committee has also been called for New York, but strong objec tions against this have been wired and it is expected that Chicago will be named as the place. National head quarters are to be established in Chica go. Negotiations have been completed Whereby Thomas Watson, the Populist nominee for president, will open his campaign in Bryan's home. He has wired that he will make the opening ad dress here on the evening of the Popu list state convention, August 10, but the real object of his coming is to prevent fusion in Nebraska with Democrats. Europe Considers That the World's Greatest Op pressor Has Died Appropriately Von Plehve as a Dictator Established a Reign of Terror London, July 28. The world's great est oppressor and ' liberty's" bitterest enemy died today appropriately by an assassin's hand. That, In brief, is the view monarchi cal Europe takes of the murder of M. Von Plehve, the Russian minister of the interior. The truth may now be told openly. M. Von Plehve for two years was the dictator of the Russian empire. By sheer force of his napoleonic charac ter he reduced the czar to a puppet and dominated every department of the. government. He established a reign of terror and ruled the unhappy land with a relentless cruelty that brought the couritry to the verge of ruin and revolution. , His assassination has been inevita ble for ; weeks. It was foreshadowed more than a month ago in ; these dis patches. It speaks well for the self restraint of his long suffering country men that it was so long delayed. Ap peal to an emperor who could not or would rule was hopeless. No other remedy remained. It became a choice between the life of this man and the life of the nation. His fate was so certain that it was like suicide. He himself during the last days of his life knew that he was doomed and confessed it to his friends. It is a pity he did not foresee earlier the penalty of his tyranny. It is by no means certain, however, that it would, have changed his policy, for even his enemies admit that he knew no such thing as fear. He was Rus sia's worst enemy, yet he was sincere in believing that his methods of blood and cruelty were the best means of controlling the mighty empire, the government of which was in his hands. Never was Russia in such imminent peril as at the present moment. The corrupt regime now.-- in :power might succeed In creating anarchy if - turned out. Anarchy is equally likely to come speedily if it remains. The war in the far east dwindles into insignificance compared I with the terrible events which threaten' near at home. What Casslnl Says Bar Harbor, Me., July 28. Count Cassini, Russian ambassador to Wash ington, who has his summer headquar ters , here, received a dispatch of ovej 1,100 words from St. Petersburg tonight apprising him of the assassination ol Von Plehve, Russian minister of inte rior. When seen tonight he said that there was nothing in his ' private dispatch which' had not been covered by the news dispatches from Russia. When asked if he had any intimation from his government as to the source of the plot, the ambassador said he had not. . ' . ' " The Russian embassy, which Is lo cated in a house that is none too biar for the vast amount of business that is transacted there, nowadays, nr a hive of industry tonight. The cipher from the Russian capital did not get here until nine o'clock and it kept the. secretaries busy for some time trans cribing the long message. The ambassador and his secretary were in the receiving room, where they were kept in touch with the message as it was translated. Everything was calm about the place, but t .e attaches as well as the ambassador showed signs of emotion. The minister was a personal friend Of Count Cassini and they were rather Intimate. The ambassador paid a high tribute to the ability of the dead minister. He did not think that It was part of a deep laid plot and believed that the assassi nation would not accomplish much iq the way of stirring feeling In the Inte rior, but rather that it would lead to general outbursts of patriotism, for the count believes there are no more patri otic people in the world than his own. After receiving his dispatch the count gave the following Interview: "By the death of Von Plehve Russia loses-. one of her ablest, most capable and earnest officials. He was a man of the highest Integrity and moral recti tude, knew Von ; Plehve; personally, and had the highest regard for him. The blow is a severe one, coming as it does at a time when the government is especially : busy, but the assassins will find that if they counted upon ob taining any sympathy for their con temptible crime they will be much mis taken. The people of Russia, who are intensely patriotic, will be drawn closer (Continued on Page 2.) Tension in Russd-Brif sh ReSotions is Relaxed No Rupture is Now Probable. Russia Only Awaits the Re ; port of the Vladivostok Gorrtmander MISSISSIPPI MAD Department Refuses to Name ... a Postoffice Vardaman New Orleans, July 28. More trouble is reported in Mississippi between the people of that state and the post office department. A new town was recent ly laid out on the Okoluna-Houston branch of the Southern Railroad and named .Vardaman after the governor. The name was forwarded to the federal post office authorities at Washington, at'. to the wnite house. and application maae ror its connrnw-j At Philadelphia a photographer es tion as the proper name of the post of- pied the president through a car win nce anttrtor a h.isrp nipop of watermelon. This request was refused and the peo-, The camera man levelled his machine, President in Washington ; Washington, July 28. The president and Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied by Secretary Loeb, Assistant Secretary Barnes and the members of the white house staff, arrived in Washington from Oyster Bay at 6:15 o'clock tonight. The president's carriage was waiting at the Pennsylvania .station and Mr. Roosevelt, after shaking hands with the engineer and fireman of the engine which hauled his train over the last end: of the route, was. driven lmmecu - -l.1ii1,Culrt.ic1i LUJ'ltl residence of the deceased, adjoining tne nfih. pie of the neighborhood regard the re fusal as made because Vardaman is objectionable to the president and the post office folks who have no friendly feeling for Mississippians, the latter The but he was shooed away by a secret service officer before he could press the button. machine was 1 . , i V. WJft - " thrown T, , ' . nriari refusal to accept the name of Varda- uiro.wn nn ppmen nassed throuerh the crowded . . . , 1 . mon nnwvT tisTPfln nr pnn i n et rue i !olid . , a ' motfa. Viocs tho nPnTll a nn all remains mor nnrl if thp refusal is nersisted requiem mass aiaD.0xinn n-m ir.c.f Wnshins-tnn 'tn "3s fa,., , "-" 3C' streets, the -sidewaiKs oeing i? aV . y tne ract tnat tramc I mas of people. ' When the th, . ?: s or tne Heaviest, owing mched the residence, a nrt tt. ,ingr of unes of surface cars. w. Mphrftt(1(1 in 'the nrivate Iriioi, '"iinuous stream of heavy , Arttwvl. -in.,o'-rplehrated tonitrht. rv'. M- r -r-,, . I iHiUi'.' wft.w ..... ' rr.j: 4 "u 'nve was aiw-. and two masSes will be celebrated daily iie roach man hnwovev wa nam . to ,0 swiv ,f u . rrno daily announced at about 1 CS5n' 5n his plansV evidently nd was followed r immediately by the ureumsiance .ana, wnixe j : . - chapel. know why they can not honor the chief executive of Mississippi. USiVa y. P . . . . . 1 1 1 ftr : " - l rtLL-rnpiS upon.niH ' until-the funeral service is held, i to drive as rapidly as possi-i - . - - . 'eroarhn, Von PlehVe's . assassination was offi- in?n n ot n linn t 1 r'rlrtilr NO DEALS FOR HIM iV. ftrAtp. , s caehman slowed down, T thft bomb. -" z.y explKin was terrific and practi taaarinih5lated the woodwork of the W,b CorrChman was also killed , by the horSe' an1 the wounded and maddened front f a?hed wildly away with the u 0i the carria&e, the only portion vehicle remaining. The horses Althouerh they contained only four lines referring to the tragedy, the newsboys were fairly mobbed by the crowds in the streets, so eager were' all for details of the crime. t Intense excitement reigned everywhere. Only the assassination of the emperor could have created more of .a sensation, as next to his majesty 'himself, Von Plehve was regarded as the most pow- Shipping Firms Win Havana, July 28. Owing to the pre cautions taken to prevent the striking harbor workmen from assaulting non unionists the strike has ended in a victory for the shipping firms. - The i Naders informed the employers today that the strikers were willing to return to work, admitting that the guards 'posted at the wharf made it impossi ble for them to cause trouble. When ; " j the strike was inaugurated some time . , n . T, . . i 'ago the employers declared that they JUdge Parker I il i n K S " He would not hereafter treat with the ( l ' , j n;!, i unions, but would re-employ the men OllOUlU IMOl UICKcF lOT j as individuals. It remains to be seen j if they will adhere to this determina- ' tion. ' r- Esopus, N. T., July 28. The visit to j During a heavy thunderstorm here Esopus yesterday of striking figures in , today the foremast of the New York Democratic politics, including members J and Cuba mail steamer Morro Castle of the national committee, officials of was struck by lightning and a small Tammany Hall and leaders known piece of it was broken off. London, July 28. The tension In the Russo-British relaticms has been re laxed and-no rupture is now probable. Count Benckendorff , the Russian am bassador to. Great ; Britain, informed Lord Lansdowne this morning that if Russia had committed a wrong she was ready and willing to make full repara tion, but before .. any." action could be taken in the Knight Commander case the Russian: government must have the opportunity of .receiving e report of the commander of : : the Vladivostok squadron. .. Offices Volunteer Fleet to be Withdrawn London, July 28. In the house of commons this afternoon Premier Bal four, " confirming the announcements made , in these dispatches, said the acute stage of the Red Sea incidents had passed, and that the Russian, vol unteer fleet vessels would be with drawn. He laid down the British view that no belligerent war ships could issue from the Black Sea, and that the volunteer, fleet vessels, in issuing there from, if ' they took belligerent action, either had no right to issue or no right to take such action. . "There are, I am sorry , to say," said the premier, f'other questions not con nected with the incident at all which must cause some discussion between the two , governments, and, like .all discussiojis between governments, there may be legitimate cause for anxiety. We hold that it is not proper" that on the authority of the captain of a cruiser goods alleged to be contraband of war. should : be taken from a mer chant ship without a trial." , This f statement- of the premier was greeted with an outburst of cheers. . Crew Are Prisoners London, July 2S. The owners of the Knight Commander received informa tion today that the crew are prisoners on board the Russian cruiser Gromo boi, one of the ships of the Vladivostok squadron. Vladivostok Squadron Tokio, July 28. The Russian Vladi vostok squadron is reported today ofl the coast of Awa province. MINERS SITUATION Chock Wolihman Ward Ques tion May Causo Strike Wilkesbarre, Pa., July 28. The mlna workers today began to prepare lists of miners who desire the enforcement of the check weighman ward, and at each colliery where a majority of the men sign the petitions the operators will be asked to put the ward into effect. If a refusal is then given, as expected, the matter will be referred to the executive board. This board has been given power to order a strika at all collieries where the enforcement is refused and will meet on Monday, morning to discuss the situation. It will then be decided what shall be done in view of the stand taken by the operators in favor of the consid erations of the umpire decision. The mine workers' leaders again expressed today their determination not to per mit this and are trying to put the onus of breaking up the board upon the operators. By their own story, however, the mine workers refused to vote on the question after the opera tors had voted for it, and the opera tors say as a refusal to act upon a question prevents the action of the board from being effective there is no reason for wasting time in discussion. Martial Law in Honduras New Orleans, July 28. A revolution is feared in Honduras and martial lav has been proclaimed. Dynamite gun:' have been placed on the several high elevations commanding the approaches to Teguegalpa, the capitol of the re public . J
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