The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-03-24
FOREIGN NEWS.

Notwithstanding the efforts Of the
German Government, the emigration from Ger
many to this country Il enormously on the In
crease. Whole villages In Posen, schlsswig and
Prussia proper are being dspopulstsd, and the
authorities are seriously alarmed.
Queen Caroline, widow Of King Chris
tian WILL, Of Denmark, l. dead.
The leaders Of the Land League In
Ireland are trying to prevent the celebration OF
st. Patrick's day In order 10 prevent religious
discord.
A loss Of 1000, 900 francs has been In
Cured at Paris by the burning Of the drspsry
establishment on the Boulevard Hsussman
known as lie Printemps. No lsss than twenty
six persons we're injured by the are
An order has been given for the with
drawal Of the British troops from Candahsr.
England is negotiating to secure Q
modification Of the invitation to the interns-
tional monetary conference In order that she
may accept it without plsdsins hsrssk 10 .
bi-metallic standard.
The appeal of Orion, the Tchborne
claimant, having been dismissed by the House Of
Lords, there remains nothing for him bat to
complete his fourteen years in prison.
Mohammed Jan, the noted Afghan
leader. has been murdered.
In one Of the Spanish provinces thirty
persons have been arrested for making demon
STATIONS in favor Of a federal republic.
Alexander IL, Gear Of Russia, has at
last met his death at the hands Of
Nihilist assassins. On Sunday afternoon,
March IS, while riding with the Grand
Duke Michael in closed carriage, guarded by
eight Cossacks, bomb Was thrown which tore
out the back part Of the vehicle. The Gar
and his brother sprung out when .
bystsnder drew . revolver, but was pre-
vented from dischargins 1t. Al this
instant 9 second bomb fell near the
Car, shsttering both his legs. With CRY for
help he fell, and WAS taken to the Winter Pal
zoe, where troops kept back the throng. The
sacrament was administered TO tho sufferer,
who survived his injuries but an hour. The
two assassins stood on opposite sides Of the
roadway, disguised as peasants. One WAS 30
roughly handled that he has since died. The
other gives the name Of Roussakof. The
dead Emperor was born in 1918, and
was called 70 the throne while Russia was en-
gagged in the CriInean war. The chief ev0nt Of
his reign was the emancipation Of Is, 000, 900
ssrfs in 1861. Attempts upon his life were
made by Karakson, at Moscow by Bsresowsh,
in Paris, during the international exposition
by Nihilist, who fired at him in the streets OF
St Petersburg; by the explosion Of mine
under the Winter Palace, and by means Of
an internal machine beneath the railway track
at Moscow. Alexander, the heir to the throne,
wss born In ls45, and welded the Princess
DagmRr, Of Denmark. Tie Grand Duke
Alexis and the Duke and Duchess Of Edin-
burgh have left London for st. Petersburg.
kilograms Of coincidence have been received
from nearly all the leading countries, the
United States being among the arst 10 Offer it,
tribute.
4 telegram from the Russian frontier
states that the attempt 10 assassinsts tbs Gar
vss not unexpected, - the police had received
an intimation Of The existence Of . conspiracy.
Several domicilaIy visits in search Of political
criminals ware made the night preceding the
murder. The Gar Was warned not 10 attend
the parade.
All the European Cabinets and the en-
tire European press express profound sorrow
for the death Of the Czsr. The Emperor Of
Germany IL said to be inconsolsble. Gladstone,
Harrington and Granville called on the muir
dered monarch's son-In-law, the Duke Of Edin-
burgh, to express coincidence, and President
6revy telegraphed his sorrow TO b. Petersburg.
Messages Of coincidence were also ssnt from
the other European courts.
P.J. Sheridan, one of the Hish trsvsrs-
ers, was arrested under the Coercion act This
IL regarded - the most important arrest that
has been made.
Princess Dolgourouki, tho morganatio
wife Of the late Gear, has left b. Petersburg,
and viii mot return.
a st. Petersburg dispatch Of March
IA Gays: 1t isnow stated that the asssasins who
killed the Gear drove in an open carriage, and
were thus enabled to avoid suspicion, and get
close to the imperial sleigh. The bombs
which the murderers threw, and which did the
fatal work, exploded with such force 40 TO tear
mp the entire pavement around the place where
they struck and to make hole four feet deep
IN the ground. Both the Cars legs were bro
ken, the lower part Of his body severely injured,
and his left eye forced completely out of its
socket. The sssassns were disguised a. pea SAINTS.
Russakoff, who threw the first bomb, has been
Q student for two years at the Mining Academy.
The second bomb-thrower has been arrested.
pa "a olG nd q
civilian, who declined TO give his name, died
from injuries received by the bursting Of the
bomb. Altogether twenty persons are more or
Less injured, thirteen Of whom are in the hos
pital DR.. Dvoriachine who was among the
physicians fret summoned to the Gear, imme-
diately fetched the necessary instruments
for amputating the legs, which were held by
the flesh only, the bones being broken The
blood flowed copiously from the lacerated
wounds. India-rubber bandages wers applied,
first TO the right leg below the knee, and then
TO the left Tho Cars right hand, on which
was glove, vas found TO be greatly lacerated.
His marriage ring was broken TO pieces and
driven into the flesh. The surgeons tied up
the several arteries. At length, under
the influence Of sulphats Of oxygen and
Ice, the Emperor opened bis eyes,
and respiration became more apparent. Chap
lain Bjainor availed himself Of the interval OF
apparent consciousness 10 administer the ssc.
rament, and for moment some hopes were
entertained Of the Cars life. But, minute
or two afterward, his heart ceased TO beat.
During the Anal flicker Of life the members Of
the family surrounded the bed The Arch
priest rected the prayers for those In e1treuais,
all present kneelipS. The spectsci was heart
rending. The Czarowitz asosnded the throne Of
Russia a. Alexander Ill, and the imperial
family, court officials and the troops swore a.