New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-18
GEN. BOBRIKOFF DEAD.
Finnish Governors Murder-Britain
and Szceden Blamed.

HesingfOrs, June 1G.-General Bobrikoff, Gov
ernor General of Finland. who was shot yester-
day morning at the entrance to the Senate. died
at o'clock this morning. The people are calm
It appears that General Pobrikoff never had a
chance TO survive. The surgeons had only the
slenderest hope from the operation which they
performed. The injuries inflicted were so severe
TO indicate that the bullet was of an explosive
nature.
General Bobrikor Will be buried on Monday
next in the family vault at Sergievo, near st.
Petersburg.
A requiem mass was celebrated at the Gov
ernor's palace. It was attended by the Russian
officials small crowd of Firms assembled
outside the building.
The body of Schaumann, the assassin of Bob
rikoff. who committed suicide after the shooting
will be buried quietly tomorrow. The au-
thorities have established a strict press censor
ship.
Senator Linden. Vlce-President of the Senate.
who witnessed the shooting, said to-day:
Schaumann reached the building a few minutes
before Governor Bobrikon greeted a messenger
assembled to the third floor and was seen peeriny
over the railing. No attention was maid TO his
actions, as IT was quite usual for sightseers thus
TO get a peep at the Governor General. Bob
rtkoff. in full uniform, drove up to the Senate
stairs.
At the moment schaumann started
downstairs, and he and the Governor reached
inc second landing simultaneously. SChaumann
held Il revolver concealed in his hands and as
ne passed BobrikOH he shot him through the
body. Governor Bobrikoff walked in the direc-
ton of the office of the Committee of Justice
and Schaumann followed, firing two more shots
one Of these shots striking the Governor IN tho
neck.
The murderer then pressed the muzzIe of the
revolver TO his heart, pulled the trigger, fell I'M
conscious on top of the steps and died fifteen
minutes later. Not a word passed between
Schaumann and the Governor The latter. i'm
The mean time, had succeeded in opening the
qoor ana entering the committee room | asked
him II he was wounded and he replied No
Then noticed that blood was flowing from
him. and before | could say an,, move pobri,orp
tainted
St Petersburg. June 17.-Governor Bobrikofr
made statement last Tuesday concerning the
conditions in Finland TO NJ. Belaien a Russian
literary man, and expressed satisfaction with the
situation. The Firms. he said. thoroughly I'M
derstood the state OF affairs and were main
tanning correct relations toward the Russian adj
ministraton. He continued:
The trouble is all with the Swedes. swedo-
mania IS sun a very strong propa ganda and
Is pushed IN the most undetermined and disrepu-
80 IasHlCh. IN order TO poison the peoples
minds proclamatons are shovered from Sve-
uel'' " g seize what we can. but wherever one
Hedu Is chopped of another grows. My syrnpa-
thles are on the side of the Old Films who form
stNeh-eiEhths OF the population. | believe in
mem. me majority Of the Senate is composed
OF old Firms. | selected them. I prefer them
TO the Swedes hence the hostility OF the latter
heiSlhSioFs gives me no rest night or day The
city is a hotbed Of discussion
ne rims DO not sympathize with us They
rejoice at the japanese victories There is no
denying that it is a difficult time for us espe-
claLy IN regard 10 our frontiers. Concessions
are necessary, but at the same time they are
not advisable yet.
NJ. Belaien. speaking OF the result Of his tour
said
l visited all the towns along the west coast OF
Finland and called the best people Every
where l was greeted with disCUuraEing opinions
The people loyal 10 Russia have a hard time At
mango the inhabitants are in constant commu-
nication with Sweden and England. and Rus
master and thirty policemen. The fjords are
the scene Of Ceaseless activity and what IS
going on there is readily Imaginable
At Aabo the SWedes are stirring up the people
by calling sedtI0us meetings AT the clubs and
In the restaurants nothing except politics IS
discussed The Firms are resisting stubbornly
but are inclined TO give way. The Young Firms
are masters Of the working classes. and the
SWedes are masters OF the Young Firms.
At NiCkolaIstad. which may be regarded al
the Swedish stronghold, and further north at
UleaabOrg, the anti Russian movement Is stead
lily growing. There may be heard such express
sons as guerrilla warfare" complete defeat
Of Russia by the Swedes" and assurances Of
British aid"
= IT, time for our statesmen TO interfere. They
are deceived about pro-Swedsh sympathy Eng
land is everywhere working against us. l heard
the most gloomy and most d.scOuraging state
mentS on all sides.
The assassination has stirred up a great SEN
sation. and IS temporarily absorbing interest
from the war. The papers have long biographies
Of the dead man and articles on the situation
IN Finland.