The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-02
WERE
SOON MAGNlFlED
no Attempt Vas Made 10 AS
sassinate Lamsdorff.
ATTACKED BY CRAZY PRINCE
LATTER WILL PROBABLY co TO
ASYLUM

St. Petersburg. June Reports of
an attack upon Count LamsdOrh, min
lister Of foreign affairs. which grew
last night INFO a rumOr Cater denied)
or attempted assassination. have their
foundation, as nearly as can be ascer-
tanned. In a personal assault commit-
ted Monday evening By Prince Dol
gOrouky. a disappointed once seeker.
The prince is an opponent of Count
Lamsdorns policy and is said TO have
become insane through broOding over
his alleged grievances.
Dolg0rouky formerly was an Officer
in the imperial hussars. but is now on
the retired list. At one time he was
connected with the foreign Office as
an attache at Vienna. Since then he
IS said 20 have been a constant APP
plieant for a position in the foreign
service but without success. He be-
longs to the Slavophile party, strongly
opposed to the pacific policy of the
minister Of foreign affairs.
Struck the Count.
According to the story current in
the city the prince met Count Lau1s-
dorff IN the street Monday evening and,
without warning, struck him on the
head with a walking stick. In so dr.
ing be is said to have calmly an
nounced that he chastised the foreign
minister in the name Of the whole
Russian people
Police agents rushed to the scene
and seized the prince, who immediate
ly handed them a card saying it was
q private matter. Nevertheless he was
placed under arrest
Count LamsdOrff called upon the en-
peror Tuesday, IL having been his regu-
Jar day for an audience and therefore
not necessarily connected with the as
sault. The counts friends are deeply
inoenEed over the AFFAIR, which is re-
garded, however, as the act OF a mad
man.
Once Attempted Suicide.
Further investigation confirms the
details Of the attack on Count Lams-
dOrh. as previously cabled TO the AS
ISOLATED Press. Prince DolgorOuky is
well known in ST. Petersburg society
for his eccentricites, He had frequent
j. declared he was destined to great
things in politics, had been a claim
ant 70 the throne of Bulgaria and had
visited that country several times aud
was expelled. Not long ago the prince
attempted 10 commit suicide Jy shoot
ing and still carries a bullet ia his
head. He probably viii be incarcer-
ated In an asylum as a result OF Mon
days exploit.
Count Lamsd0rff is none the worse
FOR the attack on him. He is to give
dinner 20 Sir Charles Hardinge, Brit
1sh ambassador, tomorrow.
TTha Huur-faaa1 Dee -.-4 -.r--= =
by the foreign ONCE TO contradict an
reports Of Count Lamsd0rn's imDend-
ing resignation.
Emperor is Indignant.
The correspondent Of the Associated
Press has obtained the following state
ment from a good source:
Prince DOlgOrOuky. after his ar
rest was in a condition of acute
nervous prOstratiOn. He said that his
condition was due TO personal resent
meut against the minister, wl0 LAD
failed to give him an appointment he
desired, and he expressed complete re-
greet at committing such a iamcu-aDle
act OF violence.
''The emperor is highly indignant
over the episode and has directed an
immediate medical examination of the
prince in order that it may De legally
determined whether he is sane. If he
is pronounced insane Prince E0igo-
rouky VIII be placed i'm an asylum. If
ne Is responsible for his actions he
VIII be punished