Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-03-15

Russia with . blow Of fate and I,
call her benefactor, the Emperor
Alexander H., to himself. He fel
by the hands Of impious murder
ers who had repeatedly sought hi
precious life and made their at
tempts because they saw in hin
the protector Of Russia, the founda
ton OF her greatness and the pro
motor Of the welfare OF Russia
people. Let Us bow to the suprem,
will, the divine providenc,
and offer to the Almighty
our prayers for the repos,
OF the pure soul of ou
beloved father. W. ascend tn,
throne which we inherit from ou
forefathers, the throne Of the Rus
sian Empire aud the Czardom anC
Grand D1ksdom insepsrably con
nected with 1t; we assume til.
heavy burden which God has i'm
posed upon US with q firm reliance
upon His almighty help. May HI
bless our work to the welfare Ol
our beloved fatherland and may He
guide our strength for the happi'
ness of all faithful subjects. In re-
peating before Almighty God the
sacred vow made by our father, &c
devote, according to the testament
OF our forefathers, the whole Of ouF
lives to care for the welfare and
honor Of Russia, We call upon our
faithful subjects to unite before the
altar of the Almighty their prayers
with ours and com mend them to
swear fidelity to US and to our sue.
csss0r. His Imperial Highness, the
hereditary Grand Duke Nicholas
Alexandrovitch.
Given at st Petersburg A. D.
1881, aud the fret y ear of our reign.
P~raiesssrs of shs Assnsssna,ion.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 18TH
The DOCTORS bulletin, published ct
8 O'Clock In the afternoon, stated
that both legs were broken below
the knee, the lower part Of the
body severely injured and the left
eye torn from its socket. The
Grand Duke Michael was not hurt.
The assassins were disguised az
peasants. One report states that
one Of them was 80 roughly han.
died that he has since died. All
army officers have been ordered to
remain In barracks. The Council
Of tha Empire under the Presiden.
cy Of the Czarovitch was still sit.
ting at midnight. A manifesto
will be publishs cd on Monday. Ser
vices will be held at the Winter
palace Monday and afterwards the
new Emperor will receive the
homage Of the officers Of state.
When Colonel Dorjobki asked the
drst assassin his name, he replied
RussikOff. There were not mere
than twenty persons present. The
Gear. on hearing the crash, at once
raised up, opened tho door and
jumped out. While he was draw.
ing his fur cloak about him, q sec.
ond bomb was thrown from the
knot Of lookers.on, exploding at
his feet. The smoke of the first
explosion was still hanging about,
and when the second bomb struck
the pavement 4 dense cloud envel-
oped tho carriage. There was q
howl Of pain anu anguish from the
Cossacks, some of whom were
killed and more wounded by flying
spjinters. Three or four of the
lockers on fell also. This crash
brought squad Of police. As the
smoke lifted the Czar WAS seen Iy.
ing on his back beside the wreck
Of the carriage, his legs torn aud
shattered aud the blood pouring
from ghastly wounds in his thighs.
His cloak and wearing apparel
were literally torn from his back.
He was deathly pale and his cries
to the e6icers of the household for
help were scarcely audible. Col.
Dorjibki, Of his sui ., was badly In.
jured. At $3.50 P. M. the Imperial
family family were summoned to
his bedside, whore prayers for the
dying were being said by the Greek
Patriarch and clergy.
Meanwhile the COssacks and DO.
lice had charged upon the knot of
people from which the two bombs
were flung. The Grand Duke
Michael pointed to a man in the
rough sheepskin garb Of . peasant
and declared that he had thrown
the fret shell. This was confirmed
by q COsssck who saw him. The
man struggled desperately and the
now dism0unted escort closed upJn
hi =
though intending to shoot the
Grand Duke Michael. but his hand
was struck down and in an instant
be was thrown to the earth and 80.
eurely pinioned, the police putting
irons upon him and binding him
with ropes. A large body of mill :
tary and police had gathered by
this and search was made for the
ether assassin. There was CRY
that he had run into the Imperis sl
stables, where he was found aud
occurred. They said they were
ready to die ut any moment.
THO Assasslns.
SIS. PETERSBURG, March l4th.-
Russikoff, vino threw the first
bomb, has been q student two
years at the Mining Academy. The
second bomb thrower has been ar.
rested. He is also young man.
Issidsnss After ,ne Assassie @ as,op,
LONDON, March l4th.-A st.
Petersburg correspondent tele.
graphs: The Czai's right leg wa,
nearly torn from his body and the
left leg badly shattered. A Co.'S
sack aud passer by were killed on
the spot. The Grand Duke Michael
was wounded. An officer of the
escort and . Cossack have since
died. The Gear fingered an hou,
and a half. All efforts to ralIy
him failed. The only word he ut.
tared after hNiuu atrnok Uoo thn