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Assassination CT the Cssc.

noon rs Alexander II was returning
IN carriage to the Palace, hand
bomb thrown into tho street exploded
beneath the vehicle tearing it to pieces,
ana as tho gar emerged from it a
second bomb thrown at his feet ex-
p!odcd, shattcring both legs and 50
severely itjuring him that in few
hours he died. One Of the assassins
was caught, the other is believed to
have escaped. A number Of bystard-
ers were killed or wounded by the ex-
plosion. The missiles were Of thick
glass filed with nitro glycerine.
Alexander II, Emperor and Auto
crat Of all the Russias, King Of Poland,
Grand Duke Of Finland, aud a dozen
other Duchies, was born the 29th Of
April, 1918, and although perishing at
the early aye Of sixty-three years, he
has outlivcd all Of his Romauoff pre-
decessors, to whom threescorc years
seemed to be the fated length Of life.
In 1841 he married Maria Alexan-
drovna, Grand Duchess of Hesse
Darn,sdadt. This was pure love
match; but as years rolled on the
Czarina fell into bad health. and be-
came religious enthusiast and recluse,
go that the royal pair became estrang-
ed, and the Gear became ensnored of
the Princess Dolgorowski, whom he
married few months ago, after the
death OF his lawful wife. Death was
relief to the pour consumptive, suffer-
Ing Empress, and it could not have
been entirely unwelcomc to the Gear,
living as no has done for years in the
shadow Of brutal conspiracy, and of
Kate a virtual prisoner In his palace,
unable to get breath Of fresh air with
out tho attendance Of Gordon of arm
cd soldlery.
This was the more dreadful as the
Gar was by nature humane aud be-
neSolent man, who loved his people and
had not only liberated twenty millions
Of serfs but had introduced all sorts Of
liberal rcforms into lis government.
at the time Of his death he was con
tempiat1hg further concessions to con-
stltntional an'EinGivit;a?l Ii1crtH.
Upon the death OF Cznr .Nicholos.
through moEtticAtion 0I!N 1rirf L; lha
los' OF the CriMre, Alexander %Ucrcer:-
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o"f2h' Sccoho sou "' queen Victoria.
be was related by UloQd or marliH.p
with most Of tic ROYAL aud ducal
houses o, GERMANY.
A'eS'ndcr ILL., eldest sen OF tie
murdered Emperor, assumed control
OF his vast E.np;vc on tie lI,h inst,
Hc il thirtv.,ivn vpors of o.o ,,,r,,r
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l"".' .': .''s,'' ,'' 'nt"'E' "''u supposed I"
H"1h'ain tAc Ola hUss'an ideas, OPP
posed 70 reforms. |. Is probable thai
tie E!hiiis.s and all acvn.n,rs Of pnjj,i-
cs| frcoho,o u,;l; srt, ,hn, ,,,o,. hn,..
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SeA'es {? c%A""y 3 work. as the con
aplvatora have threatened to GeatrUv
every member CT tie Eoyai Fn,2ilr
they cannot I'm, n~.oc. ,hn, .,o ,n.,
fraor w.,,, ,r, ~ o."' Wv - ="
H1"l " ''l ~ 10 "t'" 10 oeS'F0? 'hoM
~ me ihoat summary manner. j. Will
be good thing for the world and tor
Russia if he does, as the following on.
tracts taken from an ennnc;at;nn of
tho;r i,octriro. ,,.,,, r,u.. .'''0" ann.' "a