The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-13
FRESH FOREIGN FACTS
A NIHILIsT's STUNNING sToR'
AAOut the AIlaasIaAtlsa or the Lats Car AlsI'
aadsr-StupIdItJ Of The POliss At the RlnE
Theatre RIrs-ThS BurIAi Of the TIrtlnL
Sad CSEsnOnIsI-IFIIh ARAlI-SStsI.

81. PRTRRsBuRa, December l2.-Extaor
binary testimony was introduced to prov
that the assassination Of Alexander II. wa
the result Of negligence of official duty By
Morovinsky, Police Chief, and Councillor
Tjaigletf and Furssof, who were convicted
and exiled to Siberia Saturday, Emilianof
Nihilist turned States evidence, and
told that there were four conspirators, he
being one, who on March 18th posted
themselves on the quay oi the canal
as the Car was to drive there on hil
way to the palace. They met no police
men, and arranged themselves fifteen PAGES
apart, each with u bomb The first threw
his bomb without fatal effect, then the Sec
ond threw the fatal bomb. EmilianotR was
the third. When Emilianoff saw the bomb
explode under the Cars feet, and saw him
fall, wounded and all bloody, knowing the
work was done, he rushed to the Emperor,
as ono OF the people, and looked the Car
in the face, saw he was surely dying, and
caught him in his arms until help came.
All this time EmilianoR had his bomb
under his right arm. No policeman was
in sight all this time, and It was easy for
Emilianotf to do as he did without at
tracing the suspicion that he was not one
OF the people.
"Did you" asked the prosecutor, 'haye
the bomb then and there?"
"Yes," answered EmilianoC, ut was /
who was the first to assist the Emperor In
getting into u sledge. None OF your police
hounds dared to come near him until
took him In my arms, When we had seen
the Emperor driven off and expiring, we
returned 70 our lodging, congratulating our
selves on the days work"
The Car has discovered that the person
who placed the threatening letters under
his pillow and in his prayer book Is a wo-
man, who has been in the service OF the
Empress eight years. All persons passing
Gatchina are searched. A man has been
placed on every train to watch for letters
placed In the mail boxes. All passports
are taken from travellers coming into Rus
sia at the frontier and they are sent straight
10 the place mentioned as the end Of their
journey.
THE RING THEATRE CALAMITY.
vienna, December l2,-Thc police i'm.
Ogined that the entire audience had quit
ted the theatre, and they prevented out
SideS from entering and locked the doors
without ascertaining II there was any one
inside. New rules to insure the safety Of
Imperial theatres are published.
A Madrid correspondent says: The
catastrophe at Vienna has caused great ex.
Citcment here, and immediate precautlon.
ary measures will be taken TO secure the
public safety at theatres.
The common grave for the unrecognized
victims OF the theatre FIRE, in Central Gene.
terry, is loo feet long and IA wide.
FUNERAL OF THE VICTIMS.
VIENNA, December 12.-An immense
concourseo Of people were present this morn.
Ing at st, Stephens Cathedral, where sol.
emn mass and requiem was celebrated for
tho repose Of the souls OF the victims oft
fire. The Cathedral was freely draped in
black and catafalque was erected, which
was surrounded with exotic plants and
candles. The clergy entered the Cathedral
In procession, followed by the Grown
Prince, Arch Duke, members Of the lmpe.
rial household, court dignitaries, Minister 8,
members Of the Reichstag, Representa-.
tiyeso Of the Army, Civil Service. MuniCpali.
ty,etc. Bishop Augerov ot|iciated. The Court
Opera Choir assisted, and their voices
were occasionally almost drowned by the
agonized sobs OF the mournerr. The large
square In front OF the Cathedral and ad.
joining streets were filled by many thousand
people. There wereso many people at the
religious services that the crowd at the
great funeral servicesin the cemetery was
only moderate.