The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-25
PLAN TO KILL
CAR UNCOVERED
Curious Story From Sevastopol
of Plan That Was
Fooled.

In spite of the veil of mystery which
the authorities have sought to throw
over the affair. have just been able to
ascertain the particulars of plot which
was in preparation a month ago against
the life OF the Car, writes the London
ITelegraph's Sevastopol correspondent.
On the railway from Losova TO Sc
vastopol. over which their Imperial
Majesties would have to travel on their
journey from Spala to the Crimea. there
exists a series Of tunnels. the last of
which is some 1000 yards long. At the
entrance. on the Savastopol side. is
pipe Of cast iron. which is used to car
ry away the surface water. and thus
protect the tunnel against deteriora-
ton through moisture.
A fortnight before :he arrival of the
Tsar and Tsaritsa, and before the line
was yet guarded by the detachments of
troops always employed for the pro-
lection Of the Imperial party while on
railways journey, people who happen
ed TO be working in the vicinity noticed
a student. who must be spoken OF at
present as k. belonging to the
University Of Moscow, and the son of a
Nearly every day this young man was
observed to be digging up the earth
close TO the tunnel and the water-pipe
have already mentioned.
o At first little attention was paid to his
movements, as II was thought that he
was merely digging for worms to be
used in fishing. Rumors about the Ia
bors Of NJ. X, however. happened to
reach the ears OF a colonel of gen.
darmes. who having presentiment
that some criminal deed was in prog
ress. proceeded to the spot with his men.
On the approach OF gendarmes, the
student threw down the short spade
with which he was digging and bolted.
This rash act on his part confirmed the
suspicious Of the police. One of them
ran after the fugitive and arrested him.
At the same time IL was discovered
that a section of the cast-iron water
pipe two arschines (fifty-six inches) in
been extracted from the ground. filled
with explosives. and re-buried more
deeply in the direction of the tunnel.
Next day this mine was exploded with
frightful effect in field at Sevastopol,
In the presence of the police and judi
cial authorities. Experts give 1t as their
opinion that IL the attempt had been
carried to it's contamination not only
the Imperial train. but the tunnel itself
would have been destroyed.
very active Investigations are now
being conducted in the South Of Rus
STA and at Moscow. and a large number
|, OF arrests have been made.
. In connection with this terrible plot
. which happily has been detected In
time. a certain fact which, perhaps, has
something to do with 1t. is worthy OF
mention. In the course of the inquiry a
: Rome into the assassination OF the late
King Humbert IL was found that the in
. ternational group Of anarchists t
, which the regicide Bresci belonged haC
, projected two further murders, thos'
Of the Emperor William and Of the
{ Car. The inquiry. however. failed u
/ ascertain the dates fixed for thes'
Z crimes This discovery, the details o
(which, as / happen to know. were relat
ed TO a Russian professor by person
age occupying a very high position II
Italy. Is regarded as meriting attention
/ The watch kept over the Gar has beer
Increased in vigilance in consequence
, lin fact. the regulations governing ad
. mission into Livadia and into the othe
. places OF residence of their Imperia
Majesties are now far more stringen
than have ever before been in force.