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that If you say 8 word to help the police you
 are dead woman, and disappeared, closing
 the door behind him. The next day the girl
 left Russia and never ventured to return
 Such IS the terrorism exercised by the assas-
 slns Nevertheless, strange incident here
 Tn Paris shows that the Nihilists them selves are not always secure from discovery even when they succeed in taking refuge l abroad. The French police were appraised | some days ago that the Russian police were on l the track of the chief actor in the Moscow
 railway explosion. They were given a de-
 scription of Russian named Karl or Mayer as | being the man who hired the cottage near the | line and disappeared immediately after the 1 explosion. Two days afterward telegram ob- scureiy and suspicious!y worded passed under l the eyes of M. Andrieux, the Prefect of Pc. lice. On being scrutinized it seemed to en- | Joln the intended receiver to be on his guard. Tho Paris police accordingly watched hira, and on becoming certain that he was the man in dicated by the Russian authorities they arrest ed hlm. Next day the Russian Embassy ap-
 piled for his extradition, and Nj. de Freycinet
 remitted the demand to the Ministry of Jus
 tee. 1t seems that about month before the
 Moscow attempt man applied to a watch
 maker and optlcian at Moscow for a first class
 electric apparatus for the purpose of scientific
 experiments. They were rather expensive,
 and the man offered in exchange gold watch
 worth E70. The bargain was agreed to and the
 man handed over the watch, gave fictitious
 name, and took away the apparatus. When
 the outrage occurred it was found
 that electric wires connected the mine with
 house not far off. The house was rum
 maged and in it were found electric batteries
 and apparatus. It was ascertained that this
 house had been let and tenanted by 8 man
 and woman, with a coachman and their
 horses. On the evening of the crime the car
 riage stood equipped before the house and the
 coachman in front of it. Immediately after
 the explosion the man, the woman and coaoh-
 man went off at quick trot and they were not seen again. The proprietor who had let the house to them had been paid beforehand and did not know them. The electrical in struments, which were recognized by the tradesman who had sold them, were seized, but he had since disposed of the watch and no trace of 1t was to be found. All the jewellers and watchmakers of Moscow were put on the lookout, and few days afterward one of them informed the police that the present possessor of the watch wished to sell it. It was seized, but no Moscow watchmaker re- membered having sold it. The police had it examined from town to town to St. Peters, burg. where it was recognized by 8 watch maker, who stated that he had sold it for 800 ruobles to 8 St. Petersburg lady. This lady declared she had bought it. and that she had given it to certain Hartmann, brother or relative of person perfectly well known at St. Petersburg. At the same time the lady handed to the police photograph of the man. The photograph was recognized by the man who had sold the electrical apparatus and by the proprietor who had let the house to him. The police set out on this scent and soon came to the conclusion that the presumed assassin was in Paris. Russian agents were sent here, and brought his photograph, and have stated above how Hartmann, who also called himself Karl and Meyer, was arrested Upon this arrest curious rumor got abroad that some irreconcilable Deputies had taken steps for getting one whom they called po- itical refugee set at liberty. Happily this squivocal step was stopped at the outset. The Government promptly told them it would act strictly according to law, and that if 1t ap- 1eared that the man was author of or acconl- 0lice in the Moscow attempt it would give 1im up to the Russian authorities. Nobody, indeed, could doubt that such would be tue 'eply of the honest Government which France happily possesses, and Europe is too convinced ,f NJ. Grevy's perfect integrity to suppose for moment that his Government could make ,ospitable France sanctuary even for politi- al assassins. It must be hoped, moreover, hat the idea attributed to Germany of getting assassination attempted assassination, it's motive and whoever it's victims, declared common law crime by all the States if Europe, so as necessarily to involve extra lition, will be carried out, and that no Power will withhold it's consent. This will be the 'nly way of deterring criminals who take ad- 'antage of political troubles from indulging heir murderous instincts and suilying theories if government by chasing assassins among politicians Perhaps the horrible outrages in Russia will have this result, in which case would be seen the finger of the Providence whom the President of the French Republic xpuDged from his telegram of sympathy.