The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-02-27
THE WINTER PALACE EXPLOSION.
Incidents of tie Attempted Assassination.

LONDON, Feb. 21.--A correspondent says:
Lately the Car has hardly ever left the
Winter Palace. When he went abroad he
WAS surrounded by cloud Of mounted Off
GERS who concealed his Highuess' carriage
and protected the inmate with their bodies.
In the palace be was accessible only to dip
lomstists, dignitaries and officers of the
household; at the chapel detectives occu-
pied the seats that were formerly reserved
for distinguished visitors; detectives infest-
ed the kitchen, and every dish was tasted
by persons OF rank, specially selected for
the purpose. The Emperor did not even
venture to open his letters. documents
steeped in poison having repeatedly been
sent to him; yet, with all these elaborate
precautions, it occurred to nobody to look
for an advertised and piacarded mine in
the basement.
The Emperor aud Duchess Of Edinburg
we're seated in the apartment next the din
ing room when they heard the report of the
explosion. The lights were extinguished
and the gas pipes burst. The Princess,
officers and Wallets went blindly through the
dark, and then poured promiscuously out
the door of the royal apartment. The SOW
ereign was found cropping bis way out of
the fatal quarter. all who saw the sight,
the picture OF Alexander III. leading bis
daughter away from the mine of dynamite,
say it was one which could never be for
gotten.
The Vienna Tagblan relates that for some
days past the Gear has daily received . let
ter, sealed, containing few words of men,
ace, and saying that If he did not change
his system of oppression, he would not live
to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his &C
cession. The sheet was always bordered
with black. In court circles it was known
as the black letter. All efforts made
to discover the person who conveyed 1t to
che Empsror's room were unsuccessful.
The Duke of Edinburg has received the
following telegram from the Duchess of
Edinburg at St. Petersburg: THE EN-
press has been informed Of the circumstan-
ces of the explosion. She has not suffered
in health. The Emperor aud myself are
quite we'll aud not frightened"
The following is the Cars reply to Pres
iden't Grevy's congratulation upon his es-
cape: "l cordially thank you for the SEN
timents you express. The spirit Of evil is
unwearied like that of divine grace. am
glad to reckon upon the sympathies of right
thinking men,"
ST.. PETERSBURG, Feb. 2l.-The dyna,
mite exploded in the Winter Palace was
contained In a metal box The cover has
been found, but no electric wire or trace OF
a battery.
PARIS, Feb. 2l.-The Russian arrested
in The Champs d. Elysees charged with be-
ing connected with the Moscow explosion,
is named Karl. alias Mayer, alias Hartman,
and is believed to be the same man who
rented and occupied the house in Moscow
in which the explosion of the mine under
the railway was operated. II this fact IL
established to the satisfaction Of the French
government, he will be surrendered as q
common murderer, although there is nc
extradition treaty between France and Rus
| STA.
All the workmen who occupied the cellar
OF the Winter Palace previous to the explo
| sion have been found. Their Innocence
appears certain.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 21.-The funera
OF the soldiers who were killed by the ex
plosiou in the Winter Palace and of those
who have subsequently died Of wounds
there received, took place to-day. Th'
spectacle was very impressive. The great
or part OF the regiments composing the I'm
| perial Guard at st. Petersburg were mar
shaled for the ceremony. The bodies Of th'
dead were placed in numbers OF four upon
gun carriages preceded oy regiment Of tn
Imperial Guard marching with arms re
versed, with band playing funeral dirge
They were conveyed from the chapel, wher
the funeral services over them had bee,
performed, to the cemetery on the east sid
of tie Neva, and were there Inferred Will
the usual military ceremonies, platoons o
the infantry tiripg rounds over the graves a
the earth was thrown upon the coffins. Th'
attitude of the populace as the funeral cor
tege passed from the Winter Palace to th,
cemetery was ominously cold and threaten
ing.
II has been learned that Simultaneous,
with the explosion in tho palace, bombl
were thrown in the adjoining streets. Un'
of them burst immediately uader privat,
carriage which was passing at the time
damaging the vehicle considerably, but in
fiicting no serious injury upon the occu
pants. Investigation has not yet brought
to light the persons by whom the bomb
were thrown, although the daring act o
employing them at the time is believed Il
Indicate the existence of an extended plo
against the government.
The conclusion of the police is that tn
bombs were thrown from one or more o
the houses which front the streets 10 th
rear of the Winter Palace, which alon
would afford position of security to th
persons who threw them. As soon as th
extent OF the disaster within the Palac
was ascerta.ned, all suspected buildings il
the vicinity were thoroughly searched, bu
without fading proof of completely of an,
on the part of the inhabitants. As th
officer of the guard has mysteriously dis
appeared, and it is believed that he
implicated in the attempt upon the EN-
peror's life. The Governor Of the Wiate
Palace lie to be tried for laxity Of duty
The Countess Panil, lady in waiting I
ths czarina. was last week banished I
Archangel, being charged with Nihilisn
Diabolicai Plot.
| WHEELING, w. Va, Feb. 20.-About
month ago the residence of Vim. Morrel
near Claysville, Pa, was burned. Il wa