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ploded upon his passage. Fortunately It
did not burst until his Majesty had
passed. The Car escaped without injusy.

did not burst until his Majesty had
passed. The Gar escaped without injusy.
LONDON, Dec. 3.-A correspondent at
at Berlin reports that Prince GoftschakoH
has had an interview with Count Stolberg
Wermenaer, the Prussian minister Of
state.
partIcurare or fAe second Attempt upon
the Life Of the Czar Of Russia.
BERLIN, Dec. 4.-Rnmors are current
that an attempt was made upon the life
of the car while on his way to Moscow,
but no authentic details of the affair have
been received.
Moscow, Dec. AFTER the arrival OF
emperor last night, whilst second train
containing baggage was on the way hitfler,
an explosion occurred. One baggage van
was blown to pieces and seven carriages
were thrown off the rails, but nobody Was
injured. The explosives which destroyed
the imperial baggage train are stated to
have been placed on Monday evening un-
der the rails at a point which the imper-
ial train would pass just before entering
the Moscow railway station The ezar
arrived safely, however, at ii Monday
night, and the explosion occurred on the
passage of the baggage train half an hour
afterwards. Search is being made for the
perpetrators of the outrage. The car
will arrive in st. Petersburg tomorrow
LONDON, Dec. 3.--A st. Petersburg dis
patch says the tnnnel containing the pow.
der train ran $50 feet from house under
meath the permanent roadway. The first
span of the tunnel was built OF stone.
Some persons who were standing on the
embankment as the::baggage train passed,
immaginging that that It was the czar's
train cheered as it passed. which was the
signal for exploding the mine.
There was much rejoicing over the
czaI's escape. The city is decorated with
flags.
Moscow, Dec. 3.-To-day a deputation
proceeded to Kremlin to congratulate his
Majesty upon his visit ito Moscow. Pre-
yious to the Emperor's arrival in the hall
of the audience, the lord marshal gave
the deputations news of the catastrophe
of the previous evening. His hearers ap-
peared for moment thunderstruek, but
Immediately afterwards broke into lond
cheers at the Emperor's escape. The EN-
peror appeared in st. Georges Hall at
noon and was presented by the munici-
pal authorities with bread and salt,
when he spoke as follows: Gentlemen !:
/ am very glad to see you again, remem
bering the loyal attachment which yon
evinced on the occasion OF the sad event
of April 14th. Similar assurances then
reached me from all parts. You are al
ready acquainted with the events of yes
terday. God has preserved me as well as
those travelling with me, and / am anx-
ious only for the welfare of Russia.
have placed myself in the hands of Provi-
an,,saii theref,ra to ali r;obt s,;-ded ya<.
Ma n aid me in the ersd;eat;on of this
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The Assassin's Plans.
Moscow, Dec. "a person who was in
the baggage train at the time of the ex-
plosion, says that baggage train of IA
carriages and two locomotives was dis
patched half an hour before the train
carrying the Emperor, but by fortunate
chance the czar's train overlook the Bag
gage train, passed and left It some dis
tance behind. The explosion attracted
the police and crowd OF people, who
were loud in their expressions of horror.
Telegraphic communication was inter-
rupted for while, owing to the posts
| having been blown down by the explo-
sion Two railway offidials, who were in
the immediate vicinity, were badly in
jured. The perpetrators doubtless
thought the ezar was in the
second train. The public prosecutor and
magistrate soon arrived. A letter was
found in the court yard OF an empty
house. Concealed under the snow a wire,
connected with battery in an outhouse,
Ifoiu WINCH passing tEdLus COutu easily oc