Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-03-15
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LONDON, March IA dispatch
from st. Petersburg SAYS as the
Emperor was returning from para 'e
in Michael Manage, about 2 o'clock
Sunday afternoon. bomb was
thrown, which exploded under the
Cars carriage, which was considera-
bly, damaged. The Car ahghted
unhurt, but a second bonn exploded
at his feet, shattering both legs be~
low the knee, and inficting other
terrible injuries. The Gar was i'm
mediately conveyed, in an uncon-
scious state, to the Winter Palace,
where he died at 4 o'clock this after
noon. Two persons were concerned
in the crime, one Of ghom was seized
Immediately. The explosion also
killed an officer and two Cossacks.
Many policemen and other persons
were injured.
LONDON. March 1.-THE Times has
the following from st. Petersburg:
THE doctors bulletin, published at
three 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 it's socket. The Grand Duke
Michael is not hurt The assassins
re disguised as peasants. One re-
port states that one of them was SO
roughly handled that he has since
died. All of the army officers have
been ordered t., remain in their bar
racks. The Council of the Empire,
under he Presi lency of the Gar
owitz, was still sitting at midnight.
A manifesto will be published 90
day"
ST PETERSBURG, March 1.-THE
following imperial manifesto has
been promulgated: I'VE, by the
Grace of God and Alexander III,
EMPEROR and Antocat of all the
Russias, Gar of Polond, Grand
Duke Of Finland, &c, hereby make
known to al our faithful subjects
that it has pleased the Almighty, in
his inscrutible will, to visif Russia
with the heavy blows of fate, and
to call her benefaetor, Empe or
Alexander II, to himself He
fell by the hands of i'm
pious murderers who had repeated
ly sought his precious life, and made
their attempts becau g they saw in
him the protector Of Ru sia, the
f undation of her greatness and the
promotion of tho welfare Of the Rus
sian people. Let us bow to the un-
fathomable will Of divin' providence
and offer up to the Almighty our
prayers for the repose of the pure
soul Of our beloved father. We as
c+nd the throne which we inherit
from our forefathers. The throne
of the Ru ssi n empire and The
Carbon and Grand Dukedom are
ms parably c"nnected with it. We
assume the heavy burden which the
Lord has imposed upon US with firm
reliance upon his almighty help.
May he bless our work to the welfare
of our beloved fatherland, and may
he guide our strength for the happi-
ness Of all our faithful subjects, in
repeating before Almighty God tho
sacred vow made by our father,
to devote, according to the testa-
ment of our forefathers the whole Of
our life to the care for the welfare
and honor of Russia. We call upon
all our faithful subjects to unite bee
fore the altar of the Almighty their
prayers with ours, and commend them
to swear fidelity t. us and to our
successor, his imperial highness. the
hereditary Grand Duke Nicholas
Alexander. Given at st. Peters
burg Ammo Domini, 1881, and the
first year of our reign
LONDON, March 1.-THE Agenell
Russ, Of St. Petersburg, says the
Grand Duke Michael was driving be-
hind the Cars sleigh, with Col.
d D'rjisky. The second bomb thrower
was not arrested, but disappeared
in the crowd. The troops have taken
the oath of allegiance to the new EN-
peror.
ST. PErERsBuRG, March 1.-THE
Imperial family today swore allegi-
ence to Alex .ndrr I'LL The court
off tials "lll swear their allegiance at
l . clock tn 8 afternoon
The n Voc Vremlia states that the
man arrested yesterday has con-
fessed that he threw the
first bomb, but denied all
knowledge of the person VINO
threw tue second. In addition to
the revolver which the pri-oner at
: tempted to Use, a dagger was found
on him. The Name he gave is be-
lleved to be false The Galos states
that the prisoner is Il years of age
and native Of Borovitcher, in the
government of Novgorod.
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