The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-16
RUSSIA'S RULERS.
The Remains Of the I'm
peror at the Chapel
Arrest of Several Persons En-
gagged in the Murder.

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ST. PETERSBURG, March l5.-Ths
remains will lie in state in the chapel o
the palace for fifteen days. Prayers arr
said nightly. The minister of the interior
states that one of the chief organizers o
the attack upon the Gear, arrested March
llth, has confessed completely and de-
nounced Roussakoff 10 person.
THE PLOT.
koussakof, being shown the corpse oil
the individual who evidently threw the
second bomb. and was himself mortalIy
wounded. recognized bis accomplice. The
house from which Roussakof obtained the
bombs has been discovered. AS soon as
the police appeared the male occupant
shot himself, but woman living with
him was arrested. The police found a
number of grenades and a proclamation
stating that the assassination had been
accomplished By two persons. This morn
ing young man entered the house and
was arrested, but not until he had lred a
revolver six times; wounding three police.
| The authorities made some important
arrests previous to the assassination.
Roussakoff was to have been tried Tues
day. but he, having begun to make iDpor-
| tant revelations, the trial was postponed.
A young man, arrested at the house where
Roussakoff obtained the bombs, killed one
policeman before he was secured. The
Nihiist proclamation found posted at the
University. avowing that the assassination
was by order of the executive committee
and the work would go oD. The students
| tore it down. but another was posted IN an
hour. Many fresh arrests have been made
among students OF the school of Mines,
| Triumphant Nihilist proclaim stions are
| being strewn about the streets of st.
Petersburg. The Cars legs were shat
tered from knee to instep, aud the flesh
| bore marks of burning.
HIS LAST WORDS.
a St.Petersburg dispatch says the proY-
inces are quiet and free from excitment to-
day. Streams Of foot passengers passed
up ard down the streets where the assas-
sination took place. Largo crowds continue
il front OF the Winter palace.
Funeral mass was celebrated before
densely packed congregation. 1t is as
serted, If the Czar had permitted himself
to be driven on in his carsiage. after the
first explosion, the catastrophe might have
been aVerted: yet it is regarded as certain
that more asssssins were posted in differ
ent parts of the city. The Gar never
took the same road for driving or return
Only at the moment eff starting did the
trusty orderly tell the coaohmau What
route to take, The second person arrest
ed proved to be respectable citizen. ter
rifed by the explosion. He was quickly
released. The Emperor's last words were
Sasha, Sasha" the diminutive for Alex
ander.
WARNING WORDS.
Paris Cablegrams arc as follows;
A letter from Geneva in the lntransig-
ante says: After the abortivs attempts at
the Winter Palace the police seized AGO.
900 francs. constructing the Nibilist fund
and until they had gotten together more
money the revolutionary party were
obliged to keep quiet. Warnings were re
peatedly sent the Emperor; the last one
reaching him on the 3rd inst. but all were
disregarded, The assassination was then
determined upon. To divert the attention
OF the police, the Nihilists let il be sup
posed that the explosives were being
manufactured in London. while they were
| being prepared in ST.. Petersburg. The
| fatal bombs were loaded by women. The
writer adds that there is 20 Nihilist of the
name of Rousakoff. Rochefort prefaces
the above by an article in which he ironi
cally offers wager that before twelve
months pass Alexander Ill will have
granted Russia constitution. Voltalre
| has telegram stating that the entrails
of tho Emperor literary gushed out when
the bomb struck hin. An anonymous
letter announcing the intended assassina-
ton was sent to Princess Dolgourouki
| Sunday morning Sae endesvored,to pur-
suade the Enperor to stay an home. A
| Nihiiist placard procaim!ug the death of
Alexander and warning his successor if be
| did not adopt a liberal policy that be
would share bis father fate, was posted
on the walls Of st. Petersburg Sunday
| eveaing.
Voltaire councils the new Czsr to break
| at once with Bismarck aud the Germans.
Our wishes are neither untiBely nor i'm
pertinent The new Gar will be French
enough for US if be is thoroughly Russian"
soCIALIsTIc FOLLY.
ST. LOUIS, March l5,-A dodger-em-
| bellished with the death head and cross
bones. aud a coffin was freely circulated
on the streets to-day. calling u meeting of
the friends of progress and children of the
Goddess of liberty to Bile at the
Court House Tonight to endorse the
action Of the Nihilist's society in assassin
at,ng tie Emperor Alexander, of Russia.
Polish exiles are especially invited to be
present. The dodgsr has made c7nsid-
able stir among the people generally and
the police are attempting tc 6n6 its author
Precautions are being taken to prevent a
disturbance.
New York, March Is A meeting OF
Socialists. TO night, was largely attended:
Justus n. Schwab presided. William
Dreyry. French communist. said hat
Russia had too long neglected the warn
iugs OF men of thought aad freedom. who
had finally broken their chaiEs OF bondage
by removing from the face of the earth
the greatest tyrant Russia bad ever known
The i'm perial families 10 Europe must go
The world has been cheated by those
people long enough, aud the people were
tired of them He liked to see all human
butchers die and while be regretted the
shedding of human blood, he rejeiced that
the Emperor had been killed. because he
had been the cause of the death of thous
sands of people.
Resolutions were adopted, congratulate
ing the world upon the overthrow of tie