Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-03-25
Assassination OF the Gar.

OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE follow.
ne telegrams have been received here
ST. PETERSBURG, March IL.
! To Hop. james q. Blame. Secrttdrg " Stott
Washington:
| The Emperor was wounded in his carriage To-
day, by II bomb. Injury not yet known.
tSisne,D FOSTER.
ST. PErERsBURG, March Is.
| 10 ffoa. .J,tmes IL Blame, Secretary ~ State
| Washington:
The Emperor is dead.
(SieneD FOSTER Minister.
81. PErERsBURG March IL,
As the Emperor was returning from parade
| in the Michael Manege, about Z. NJ. to- day Il
| bomb was thrown and exploded under the Cars
| carriage, doing considerable damage 70 the car
rage.
(Signe,D FOSTER, Minister.
berlin March L.
10 Hon .L,,nes q. B,iee, Secretary Of State
Washington;
The Emperor Of Russia was assassinated this
afternoon.
Signed WHITE. Minister
BLAINE's REPLY.
Upon receipt Of the second dispatch
from Mr.. Foster, that the Emperor was
dead, Sec'y Blaine cabled the following
WASHINGTON March Is.
r" ar. Foster, imaicm MmiNer % ST. Peters
bm,yh:
Express to the minister Of foreign affairs the
sentiment of sorrow with which the president
and people of the United States have heard of the
terrible crime of which the emperor has been the
victim. and their profound sympathy with the
imperial and Russian people in their great aillic-
tiun.
(Signcd BLAINE. Secretary of State.
THE AssAssINs ARRESTED.
ST. PErERsBURG, 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
czar was dead, and on the police refus-
ing to answer the question, gleefully
exclaimed, "Ah | know by that we
have succeeded, long live the people y
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:
Sr. PETERSBURG, March IL.
To Hon. james g. Blaine .Secr.fdrV of State
Washington, ID c.:
The Czarowteh ascends the throne as Alex
ander ! Ii.
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, czar of Poland, and grand
duke of Freiland, do hereby make
known to all faithful subjects, that it
has pleased the Almighty Inscrutable
One to visit Russia with Il heavy blow
of fate, and to call her benefactor, EN-
perial Alexander H., to himself. He
fell by the hands Of cowardly murder
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 un-
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 tie
throne which we inherit from our fore
fathers, the throne Of the Russian em-
pire an1 czardOm and grand dukedom,
inseparately connected. With it we
assume the heavy burden which God
has imposed upon us, with n firm re-
lance upon his Almighty help; may
| he bless our work to its welfare and
our beloved fatherland, and may he
guide us straight for the happiness of
all our faithful subjects. In repeating
before Almighty God the sacred vow
made by our fathers, to devote, accord
ing to the testament of our forefathers,
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 Alexandrowitch
Given at st. Petersburg, Ammo Domi-
nj 1881, and the first year Of our reign.
FORMER ATTEMTTS.
This is the sixth attempt that has
been made upon the Cars life, the
| first having been made on April IL,
1866, when he was fired at while enter
ing his carriage at St. Petersburg. The
pistol, however, was turned aside by
Dimitri korakosow, who was afterwards
ennobled for the act.
| TIE SECOND ATTEMPT
was made at Paris, June 6, 1867, by
! Berezowski, a Pole, who fired into the
carriage in which the Car was seated
with his two SONS and the Emperor Ma
poleon. Both sovereigns escaped un-
hurt, but the horse Of one Of the
equerries was wounded. The assassin
was about to fire another shot when the
barrel of the pistol burst and rendered
mis- hand powerless.
] THIRD ATTEMPT.
Another great shock was given TO
public feeling April IA, 1871, when Al
exander Solovieff attempted to shoot
the Car 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- Melikof, and
Gourko we're appointed Governors
General with exceptional powers al
Odessa, Kharkov, and st. Petersburg
and similar powers were conferred on
the Governors-Generalo of Moscow, Kiey
and Warsaw. These officers were au.
thorized to remove from their districts
all persons whose presence they con-
Il sidered DerniciOlls- t0 subiect civilians