River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-03-24
RUSSIANS CAR.
Alexander III.
Killed by Nihilists While Returning
From Parade.
Assassination Of the Gar.


OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS.
WASHINGTON, March 14-The follow
ng kilograms have been received here:
ST.. PETERSBURG, March Is.
To Hon. James g. Blaine. SECRETARY u Stote
Hoshin9ton:
The Emperor was wounded in his carriage, to-
{Signed1 FOSTER.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Mares -.
To Hon. james q. Blaine, Secretary Of State,
The Emperor is dead.
Signed FOSTER. MINISTER.
ST. PETERSBURG March l3.
As the Emperor returning from parade
in the Michael Manege, about p. NJ. to- day, a
bomb thrown and exploded under the Cars
carriage, doing considerable damage to tee car
Signed FOSTER, MINISTER.
BERLIN, Marc;l Is.
To Hon james q. Blaine, Secretary os State,
Washington:
The Emperor of Russia was assassinased this
afternoon.
(Signed) WHITE, Mb;ister
BIAINE's REPLY.
Upon receipt of the second dispatch
from Mr.. Foster, that the Emperor was
dead, Sec'y Blaine cabled the following:
wAsHINorox, Marsh 10.
To Mr. Foster, american Minister 10 St. Peters
btaqk:
Express to the minister of foreign Affairs the
sentiment of sorrow with which the president
and people of the United States have heaEd of the
terrible crime of which the emperor has been the
victim, and their profound sympathy sith the
imperial and Russian people in their great Attic
ton.
Signed BLAINE. Secretary of State.
THE AssAssINs ARRESTED.
ST.. PETERSBURG, March 1.-THE
police have arrested several persons
overheard denouncing the death of
the emperor and applauding the muir
der.
Upon the arrest of the second assas-
sin he admitted his guilt and on being
told his accomplice had also been ar
rested, he said they were ready to die
any moment He inquired if the
car was dead, and on the police refus-
ing to answer the question, gteefully
exclaimed, "Ah | know by that we
have succeeded, long live the people !"
The police refuse to give the names or
any particulars relating to the prisoners,
| and the reports current on the streets
are mere guess work. That it IS
the work of nihilists is, how
ever, beyond doubt. Both are
young men, and apparently OF good
birth and education.
THE KING is DEAD long LIVE THE KING
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The follow
ing dispatch has just been received:
ST. PETERSBURG, Masch "A.
10 Hon. james q. Blaine Secyetara of State
Hosbington n c.:
The Czarowitch rscends the throne as Alex
ander Ill
Signed FOSTER.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 1.-THE fol
lowing imperial manifesto has been
promulgated:
We, by the grace of God, Alexander
Ill, emperor and autocrat of all the
Russias, car of Poland, and grand
duke of IRELAND do hereby make
known to all faithful subjects, that it
has pleased the Almighty Inscsutable
One to visit Russia with n heavy blow
of fate, and to call her benefactor, EN-
perial Alexander H., to himself. He
| fell by the hands of cowardly 1nurder-
ers who have repeatedly sought his
precious life, and made those attempts
| because they saw in him the protector
of Russia, the founder of her greatness,
and the promoter of the welfare OF the
Russian people. Let us bow to the I'M
| fathomable will of Divine Providence,
and offer up to the Almighty our
PRAYERS for the repose of the pure soul
of our beloved father. We ascend tre
throne which we inherit from oar fore
fathers, the throne of the Russian en-
pire AMI carbon and grand duiledom,
| inseparately connected. With it we
assume the heavy burden which God
has imposed upon us, with firm re-
lance upon his Almighty help; may
he bless our work to It's welfare and
our beloved fatherland, and ,4ay he
guide us straight for the happiness OF
all our faithful subjects. In repeating
before Almighty God the sacred vow
made by our fathers, todevote, accord
ing to the testam ent of our foretathers,
the whole of our life to the care and
for the welfare and honor of Russia
we call upon all faithful subjects to
unite, before the altar Of the Almighty,
| their prayers with ours, and commend
them to swear fidelity to us and to our
successor, his imperial highness, the
Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandsowitch.
Given at St. Petersburg, Anne Domi-
nj 1881, and the first year of ou$ reign.
FORMER ATTEMPTS.
This is the sixth attempt that has
been made upon the Cars l;fe, the
first having been made on April 16,
| 1866, when he was fired at while enter
ing his carriage at St. Petersburg. The
pistol, however, was turned aside by
l. lyac oil tar dc
ennobled for the act.
THE SECOND ATsEMPT
was made at Paris, June 6, 1867, by
Berezowski Pole, who fired Snto the
carriage in which the Car was seated
with his two sons and the Emperor Ma
poleon. Both sovereigns escaped I'M
| hurt, but the horse of one of the
eauerries was wounded. The assassin
was about to fire another shot when the
barrel of the pistol burst and rendered
MS hand powerless.
THIRD ATTEMPT.
Another great shock was gwen to
public feeling April IA, 1871, when AL
exander Solovieff attempted TO shoot
the Gar in front of the house
of the military staff in st. Pc
tersburg. The assassin was arrested
and was found to have capsules con-
tanning poison, which he could break
in an instant in his mouth. When
asked why he had made the attempt,
he answered that the task had fallen on
him by lot, and he had no alternative.
This plot led to the adoption Of some
new
EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES.
Gems. Todleben, Loris-Melikhn, and
Gourko were appointed GoTernors-
General with exceptional powers at
Odessa, Kharkov, and St. Petersburg,
and similar powers were conferred on
the Governors-Generalo of Moscow, Kiev
and Warsaw. These officers we're au-
thorized to remove from their districts
all persons whose presence tKey con-
sidered pernicious; to subject civilians
to martial law; to arrest on their own
responsibility any person of whatever
rank; to suppress newspapers and
period Gals; and generally to adopt
whatever measures should appear nee
essary for the maintenance q public
order. At st. Petersburg
GovERNOR-GENERAL COURSE
gave orders that a porter slsould be
stationed day and night at the door Of
every house, whose duty it seould be
to watch that no authorized Dlacards
should be posted up anywhere, and
\ So.