THE RUSSIAN ASSASSINATION

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1054, 30 July 1904, Page 3

THE RUSSIAN ASSASSINATION

TERRIBLE DISCLOSURE PLOT TO KILL THE CZAR AND HIGH OFFICIALS

CRIME BECOMING POPULAR Vim AuHOution.—Cowrishl. St, Pitkrsburo, July 29 The preliminary examination of M. ilo Plehve's assassin has placed the police in possossion ot a Nihilist plot to murder the Czar, M, Pobildonatzeff, M. Obolcuski, M. Dczabrnzofl, and many other bureaucrats Thero are jmany indications that tlio murder is popular in Russia owing to M, do Plehve's brutality and tyranny. Tho Czar oxclainiod when ho hoard the news," He was my friond and most valued counsellor." Ho intends to attond the funeral. Some accounts say that the assassin throw two bombs, and that a third-was found in his pocket. Four days ago iho deloetivcs discovered a plot against M. do Plehvc, and thought thoy had arrested all the ringleaders, It is supposed an accomplice in an adjoining hotel made a sign when to throw tho bomb,

THE APSASBIN A POLISH NIHILIST HIMSELF BADLY WOUNDED TWENTY OTHERS INJURED. IHB MINISTER'S BODY MUTILATED. A GHASTLY SCENE, v'r«w Auosiatlan.—UopjriUi* Si. Patkrsburo, July 29. Tho assassin is aged 110 years, and is supped to be a Polish Nihilist, He was himself dangorously wounded in tho stomach by tho explosion, ami vainly tried to commit suicide with a revolver when arrested by a detective who was cycling behind M. do Plchvc's carriage, He refused to give his name, The bomb exploded undor tho carriage. M, do Plebro's hoad was nearly savored, and his face was terribly &\ifigurod, Splinters of tbo carriage wore driven ;nto hia body, M. do Plolivc was reading a paper at tho luom&ut ho was kilkd. (lis portfolio was saturated with blood. Tho bomb consisted of a small tin box filled with oxplosivos and scraps of uiotnl A second bomb was found in tho assassin's pocket, Twenty persons wore injured, including some womou, Ono officer who witnossod the assassination heard the assassin exclaim, "This is nothing compared to what follows, lam not tho only one," •

THE ASSASSIN'S DECLARATION

"AN ACT OF JUSTICE'' PrcM Aiioei»tinn.-UfiDjrltflii St, Pjstbrsboru, July 23 M, de Piohve's assassin when arrested said," Ihaveporformod an act of justice, If tho Government persovcro in the same policy Piohve's successor, will sharo tho same'fate," The oflioial account states that tho ass" assin. throw one bomb, Nino passers-by wore slightly injured, Captain Zweziuiski, of the Guards, who was driving bohind, was sovoroly injured, Tho assassin recoivod a few wounds, but not dangerous ones, Eight persons woro arrestod, but six were re leased, CONTINENTAL PRESS REFERENCES NO REGRET Prtn Amaciition.—Copjnehl. London, July 29 Tho German, Austrian and French nowspapers contain no word of rogrot Somo declare that tho fate of Plohve was. not surprising, and was deserved.

THE DECEASED STATESMAN HIS REGENT RECORD Press Association—Copyright. St, PutKHsnuiKi, July 2 I J M. do Piohve's last administrative acts ,wero tho suppression of four flobrew nowspaporsin St, Petersburg, throwing 300 Jows out of work, nnd tho expulsion of all unemployed Jows from St. Petersburg,