Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-08
There were feres for days and days tnroughali
ATTEMPT UPON HIS LIFE.

The white Father has not passed the
ude. His days were troubled by the different
attempts made to edace him from the world OF
the living. Notwithstanding all the care that
was taken to prevent the slightest mishap. the
car came more than once very near meeting
his doom. The most serious attempt to kill
him e in the beginning of April, 1sS7.
He was fired at in the park at Gat,china by an
officer, but escaped uninjured. although the
pistol was discharged at close quarters. The
would-be ASSASSIN was arrested
Personally his majesty was always unaf-
fected by fear. so that the terrorfstS never at
tanned their obiect-that of frightening him
into ACCESSION of their demands by attempts on
his life. He was On this point almost fatal.
ist- He has said that If 1t were the Will OF
Divine providence that he should fall the VIC
tim of bullet or a bomb in the hands of one
of his own subjects, he must submit; but so
long as he lived he would continue to devote
his life and work to what he termed the main
tenance of the dignity of Russia. The cZarIna,
on the other hand. was always anxious for her
husbands safety. March Is following the at
tempted assassination, three persons were ar
rested in the streets OF St. Petersburg with
from them the authorities obtained dis
closures respecting the ramifcatlons OF the
conspiracy. Some of these men were con-
fined in the Schusselburg fortress, while others
were placed in the citadel Of st. Petersburg.
On this occasion two women-One the wife OF q
general, the other of doctor, who were com
promised to some extent in the murder of the
preceding car in 1s81-were parties to the
plot. but they refused to give any information
spiracy were discovered at Charkof kief.
Warsaw, Moscow. Odessa, and Novo Teher-
kask.
Abotu the same period military plot was
discovered in the Caucasus, and as result OF
the discovery over a hundred officers were ar
an old officer who had served more than thirty
five years, and whose breast was covered with
decorations They were all tried by a court
martial at Tifiis over which presided Prince
Dondukon korsakon
A MAN OF COURAGE.
These nihilist murder plots excited the
police agents of the imperial government be-
longing to the famous Third Section of the
administrative system to extreme activity in
preventive and detective measures, and 1t has
been said as many as 800 persons were arrested
on suspicion OF being concerned In this con-
spiracy, the widespread one under Alexander
Ill. Five hundred of the arrested suspects
sufficient evidence against them, and the days
are past when they could be sentenced without
a regular trial.
Alexander I'LL saw his own father mutilated
and bleeding to death His own train and car
riage were blown to Shreds. and as result
his own nerves were no longer of iron. he was
many a time portrayed as coward. The i'm
preston was a strong one, and the elaborate
system OF espionage and the immoral practice
OF employing agents who sometimes organized
the crime which they discovered. contributed
to impart consistency to a charge which his
creditable career as an officer should amply
suffice to refute. Personal courage is one OF
the most striking characteristics OF the Roman
offs, and of moral courage the car certainly
possessed enough for a hero or martyr.
Once when Alexander was in Moscow the
walls Of the city blazed out one night with
posters announcing that the committee mad
the car should die. Arrests by the wholesale
were made but the police could get to trail OF
the persons who had posted the threats
At the hour announced for him to die the
car announced that he was going to the
Church of the Annunciatjnn within the walls of
the kremlin. His family and his heads of po-
lice begged him to do nothing of the sort, but
Alexander said if his time had come he
was ready to die like soldier ie,, So he
form of field marshal, ordered the po-
lice guard dismissed, and walked quietly, unat-
tended, across the parade ground to the church,
half mile from his palace. While mass was
being celebrated and the car was at his devo-
tions news of his rashness spread over the city.
Great crowds focked into the kremlin At
least 10000 people were there. After the mass
Alexander, having committed his soul to God,
walked calmly out of the church and into the
throng, which opened lane for him. His
elbows brushed the people as he walked There
would have been no need for pomb or pistoi-a
thrust of a pocket-knlfe would have made an
end of Alexander Alexandrovitch.
But not hand was lifted against him Alex
facing the great crowd and spoke. He said
that he had been warned not to come to Mos
COW; that since he had come there had been
threats from some mysterious enemy that he
had therefore done as all men should who eX-
pected danger; he had gone to the church to
ask forgiveness for his sins, anu for protection
from on high. This protection. he said. had
been given him: his body, like his soul, was in
hands of Godhe feared no harm. He be-
with wisdom he would be allowed to live. Then
the car thanked his people for thec loyalty,
and entered the palace amidst great cheering.
LOVED BY THE CHILDREN.
At home he was always the essence of kind
ness and good-natured jollity. and took such
delight with his family and intimateS, who
were never sure of what was in store for them
when the cZar was in one OF his '.rollicking
moods He was always devoted husband.
whom not even his worst enemies ever accused
OF a single fault against his wife and he was
affPctinnafP father that children
fairly adored him. In fact. all children were
fond of him, and during his visits to his wife's
and soul of the young peoples entertainments.
He would superintend all their sports: and was
young princes and Processes.
To these children the imperial autocrat was
simply Uncle Saska, to whom they all turned
for sympathy when any project was on hand
that they feared would be frOwned down upon
by their elders. He was extremely fond OF
fishing, so one day they prevailed upon him to
good fishing ground, where fine catch of
fish was secured, but instead of returning to
the palace the emperor suggested that they
land on one of the small islands and play Rob-
inson Crusoe for the rest OF the day. OF course
the proposition was met with YELL of delight
from the young royal Fridays, and in The midst
that day were his only companions, the mighty
car of all the RusSiaS was Supremely happy.
prepared and broiled the fish 1t Is certain
never was there jollier host or a more noisily
happy crOWQ gathered around an lmpToHpLu
feast than these children and their royal enter
tainer.
The car was a perfect giant in stature and
strength until overcome by illness. He then
became sadly wasted, and so weak it was pitt
full to see him-he who used to challenge the
whole crowd to wreStle and whom no one was
able to throw, although the princes tried
Singly and in body until the perSpiration
Streamed from their faces, and the good-na-
tured raillery of the car could be heard for
quite distance.
The Scene at the Death Bed.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-The Daily News
correspondent at Yalta, who through
out the cars sojourn there has OBJ
tanned the most trustworthy and in
teresting information, has sent this
dispatch;
''Thc car died at 2:15 o'clock this af-
ternoon. He was fully conscious. When
he felt that his last hour was approach
ing. he asked for extreme unc-
ton. This was administered by Fa-
Their Ivan, who afterward con-
versed with the dying man for some
time. The car next asked that his
family should gather around him.
He spoke with each member separate
ly, but at the greatest length with the
czarina. He then gave all his bless
ing. Finally he babe all farewell.
Little by little he grew weaker.
His voice at last became hardly audi
BILE. Soon after he passed away quiet
1y. The oath of allegiance to Nicho-