The Portland daily press., 1881-03-14
THE CZAR ALEXANDER II
OF RUSSIA DEAD.
Assassinated in the Streets
of st. Petersburg.
BOTH LEGS BLOWN
OFF BY A BOMB,
Causing His Death in a
Few Hours.
AN OFFICER AND TWO COS
SACKS ALSO KILLED.
Intense Excitement in ST. Peters,
burg.
AN OFFICER AND TWO COS
SACKS ALSO KILLED.
THE CZAREWITCH HAILED AS EN-
PEKOR.

Minister Foster at st. Petersburg to the State
Department announce the killing of the Gar
by the explosion of bomb under his carriage.
AS the Emperor was returning from a parade
in Michel Manage about o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon bomb was thrown which exploded
under the Cars carriage which was consider
ably damaged. The Gar alighted unhurt but
y second bomb exploded at his feet, SCATTERING
both his legs below the knee and inficting
other terrible injuries The Gear was imme-
diately conveyed in an unconscious state to the
Winter Palace, where he died at 4.30 this af-
ternoon. Two persons were concerned in the
crime, one of whom was seized Immediately
The explosion also killed an officer and two
Cossacks. Many policemen and other persons
were injured.
Upon receipt of second dispatch from Min
lister Foster, Secretary Blaine cabled the fol-
lowing:
TO Mr.. Foster, american Minister at ST. Peters
burg:
express to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
the sentiments of sorrow with which the Pres
ident and people of the United States have
heard of the terrible crime of which the EN-
peror has been the victim, and their profound
sympathy with the imperial family and Rus
sian people in their great affliction.
(Signed) BLAINE, Secretary"
ST. PETERSBURG, March 13.-The official mes
senger makes the following announcement
Goods will be done. At 1926 O'Clock
this Sunday afternoon the Almighty called
the Emperor to himself. A few minutes be.
fore his death the Emperor received the sacra-
ment.
LONDON, March 13.-Reuters ST. Petersburg
correspondent says the imperial carriage was
attacked on Ekaterinofsky canal, opposite the
imperial stables, while the Emperor was re-
turning with the Grand Duke Michael from
Michael Palace in close carriage escorted by
eight Cossacks. The first bomb fell near the
carriage. destroying the back part of it. The
Gar and his brother alighted uninjured. The
assassin on being seized by colonel of the po-
lice drew revolver, but was prevented from
another person and fell close to the Cars feet,
its explosion SCATTERING both his legs The
Gar fell crying for help. Col. Doriibky,
though himself much injured, raised the EN-
in Col. Dorjibky's sleigh. Large crowds as
sembled before the palace, but were kept back
by troup of Cossacks. The imperial family
were all assembled at the death bed. The
Council was Immediately convened. All
place of public resort are closed.
ST. PETERSBURG March 13-The glasses of
(, the gas lamps in the Michael Garden, beside
the canal, were broken in pieces by the concus-
sion of the explosion. A Gordon of guards
was drawn around the scene of the murder.
The streets are densely thronged with ex-
cited crowds. The utmost sympathy for the
Imperial family is everywhere expressed. The
balls of the principal churches are now tolilng.
ROME, March BIN consequence of the
death of the Gar, Premier CARROLL has post
poned his reception until Monday
VIENNA, March 13.-The Emperor Francis
Joseph received the first news of the Cars
murder which reached Vienna. He immedi-
ately sent messages of coincidence to the Gar
ewitch and the imperial family
LONDON, March 13.-The Standards St.
Petersburg's correspondent telegraphs that
the Cars right leg was nearly torn from his
body, and his left leg badly shattered. A Cos
sack and passer-by were killed ON the spot.
The Grand Duke Michael was wounded. An
officer of the escort and Cossack have since
died. The Gar fingered an hour'and half.
but all efforts to rally him failed. The
only word he uttered after being
struck was the name Of the Czarewitch. On
leaving the palace after the death of the Gar
the Czarewitch was hailed as Emperor by the
crowd. He was surrounded contrary to his GUS
tom by strong mounted escort. The people are
intensely excited and indignant. The soldiery,
who greatly loved the Gar, are furious. ALI
of the officials fastened to the palace to in
quire as to the condition of the Gar Tele-
grams announcing his death were sent to all
foreign courts and to every part of the empire.
1t is stated that the bombs were make of thick
glass and filed with nitro-glycerine. The as
saSsins stood on opposite sides of the road.
The carriage was moving fast and the first
shell struck the ground behind it and the back
of the carriage was blown out. The Goa CHI
man implored the Gear to enter the carriage
again, but he moved few PAGES from the car
riage to see to the wounded of his escort The
assassin who threw the first bomb tried to
point'a revolver at the Gar.
LONDON, March 13-The Times st. Peters
burg despatch says the doctors bulletin, pub
lished at 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. Grand Duke
Michael was not hurt; The assassins were dis
guised as peasants. One report states that one
OF them was so roughly handled that he has
since died. All of the army officers have been
ordered to remain in their barracks. The
council OF the empire under the presidency of
the CZarewitch was still sitting at midnight
A manifesto will published on Monday.
alexander H. who has met his death at the
hand of the assassin, was the son of the Gear
Nicholas and Alexandra Feodorovna, a sister
of Frederick William ", and William of
Prussia, and was born April 49, 1918. He as
cended the throne March 2, 1856, while Rus
STA was engaged in the Crimean war. On
Sept. Z, 1856, he was solemnly crowned at Mos
COW. His accession to the throne was signaliz-
ed by numerous reforms in the empire He
began by emancipating the nation from the
military routine which permeated every branch
of administration. He recognized the army,
dissolved the greater part of the military
colonies, and freed public instruction from
military discipline. He gave new imp ulse
to internal industry and trade, and annulled
the impediments which prevented Russians
from visiting foreign lands, and granted gem
eral amnesty for political offenders. His
greatest measure of reform, however, the
emancipation of the Serfs, which was decreed
March 3, 1861, and completed two years later
His reformatory activity was checked by the
rebellionpf the Poles in January, 1868, which
was finally crushed in the spring of 1864, and
punished by the most vigorous measures. In
1866 he rejected the demands of the old Mos
COW nobility for representative government
The first attempt upon his life was made in
April 1860, by Dimitri Karakosoff, but was
frustrated by the inuerposition of Komisaroff
a peasant who was ennobled for his action A
second attempt was made in Paris is 1867 by
Beresowsk, Pole. For several years, with
the spread of Nihilism, attempts upon his life
have been frequent and in several cases before
this last were nearly successful. The Care
witch, who succeeds to the throne, was born
March 10, 1915. He is sympathizer with the
old Russian party who are prejudiced against
all foreigners, especially the Germans.1