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believe it is possible that the explosive
was identical with that used in Thurs
days tragedy, which was also caused
by bomb or Internal machine of SINH
lar power with that of the former plot,
and that the perpetrator was the man
who escaped at that time. AS further
indication of the identity of the tragedy
with the Hotel Du Nord affair there
were in each case explosive bullets in
the bomb.
Assassin Is Captured.
1t is reported that six men are i'm
plicated and that five of them fled into
a little hotel adjoining the scene OF the
assassination, the only one who was
wounded having been captured The
hotel was surrounded by the police and
all its inmates were arrested. The
wounded man, who is said to be a Jew,
was taken to the Alexander hospital
so dazed as to be unable to speak. His
condition was accounted for by the fact
that he took poison Immediately after
throwing the bomb
The assassin was dressed in the uni
form of Warsaw railway guard. He
is a comparatively young man. When
throwing the bomb he shouted: Long
live freedom" with a little Russian
accent. His name has not been ascer-
tanned and the prisoner told the police
that he had no accomplices. 1t is estab-
not Jew, as at first reported.
Altogether IA outsiders were injured
by the explosion. Capt. Tzventsky, of
the guards, who was driving in a cab,
sustained fracture of the skull. 1t has
been trepanned, but the captain is not
expected to recover. The bomb was
filled with nails, not bullets as at first
believed. The crime is believed to be
the outcome of an international an
archist movement with which Ger
schunin, the Russian revolutionary
agitator, who was arrested at Kieff in
June, 1903, was connected.
Sketch of His Career.
Senator Won Plehve was appointed
minister Of the interior April IS, 1902,
succeeding M. Sipiaguine, who was
assassinated April 16, 1902, by student
named Balmashoff. He had formerly
been director of the department of po-
lice, which position he practically as
sumed of his own accord, when in
charge of the department of political
prosecutions, owing to the incompetency
of the official who was in charge of the
police when Emperor Alexander H. was
killed, March 13, 1881. M. Won Plehve
conducted the prosecution of the regi-
cides and afterwards reorganized the
police. From that time on the power
of M. Won Plehve increased until it be-
came only second in Importance to that
of the emperor. Several plots to assas-
sinate the minister have, according to
reports, been discovered during the last
two years, which period has been
marked by strong political rivalry be-
tween the interior minister and the
former minister of finance, NJ Witte,
now president of the committee of min
listers. He was regarded as being in
many ways the power behind the throne
and was dreaded on account of his con-
troll of the third (secret) section of po-
lice and also owing to the fact that he
controlled the press of Russia, through
the censors, who, it has been understood,
did M. Won Plehve's bidding without
question. The deceased minister was
laborious in the extreme and was an
Indifferent conversationalist. He was,
however, fond of music and was accus-
toned to read many French novels dur
ing his leisure hours,
Little Surprise in Washington.
Washington, July 29.-The first off,
cial information received here of the
tragedy at st. Petersburg came Thurs
day morning in short cablegram to
the state department from Spencer
Eddy, the charge of the American en-
bassy in the absence from that capital
of Ambassador Mccormick. The mes
sage read: ''The minister of the in
terror was assassinated at ten o'clock
this morning. (Signed) Eddy" The
cablegram was promptly forwarded by
Acting Secretary Adee to Secretary Hay
at Newburg N. H., and a proper express
sion of coincidence will be directed
through Mr.. Eddy. Although the as
sassination is deeply deplored here, it
cannot be said that it has caused much
surprise in the circles here best in
formed as to. the conditions in st. Pc
tersburg. Mr.. Piehve was regarded as
reactionist and was particularly severe
in his treatment Of the radical element
in Russian politics. He was able to en-
force his policies through his absolute
control of the secret service and police.
His life, in consequence, had often been
threatened. But recently, it is pointed
out here, he had shown disposition to
ameliorate the condition of the Jews in
Russia who had been specially the COM
plainants against the government pol
icy of repression, and it was believed
that the minister had regained his pop
ularity with the radical classes.
Two Ambassadors Back.
New York, July 29.-Bellamy Storer,
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