The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-06-04
REPORTS WERE
SOON MAGNIFIED
No Attempt Was Made to AS
sassinate LamSdorff.
ATTACKED BY CRAZY PRINCE
LATTER WILL PROBABLY GO TO
ASYLUM.

ST. Petersburg. June Reports of
an attack upon Count Lamsdorf, min
lister of foreign affairs, which grew
last night iuto a rumor (later denied
of attempted assassination, have their
foundation, as nearly as can be ascer-
tanned, in a personal assault commit
ted Monday evening by Prince Dol
$ gorouky, disappointed Office seeker.
The prince is an opponent of Count
Lamsdorff's policy and is said to have
become insane through brooding over
his alleged grievances.
Dolgorouky 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 to have been a constant APP
plicant 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 Lams-
dorff in the street Monday evening and,
without warning, struck him on the
head with a walking stick. In so d.
ing he 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
a private matter. Nevertheless he was
placed under arrest.
Count Lamsdorff called upon the en-
peror Tuesday. it having been his regu-
lar day for an audience and therefore
not necessarily connected with the as
sault. The counts friends are deeply
incensed over the affair, which is re-
garded, however, as the act of mad
man.
Once Attempted Suicide.
Further investigation confirms the
details of the attack on Count Lams-
dorff, as previously cabled to the AS
sociated Press. Prince Dolgorouky is
well known in st. Petersburg society
for his eccentricities. He had frequent
ly declared he was destined to great
things in politics, had been a claim
ant to the throne of Bulgaria and had
visited that country several times and
was. expelled. Not long ago the prince
attempted to commit suicide ~ shoot
ing and still carries bullet in his
head. He probably will be incarcer-
ated in an asylum as result of Mon
days exploit.
Count Lamsdorff is none The worse
for the attack on him. He is to give
a dinner to Sir Charles Hardinge, Brit
ish ambassador, tomorrow.
The Associated Press IS authorized
by the foreign office to contradict all
reports of Count Lamsdorff's irlpen6-
ing resignation.
Emperor is Indignant.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press has obtained the following state
ment from good source:
Prince Dolgorouky after his az
rest. was in condition of acute
nervous prostration. He said that his
condition was due to personal resent
ment against the minister, VINO lad
failed to give him an appointment he
desired, and he expressed complete We
greet at committing such lamrn-aple
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 he legally
determined whether he is sane. if he
is pronounced insane Prince Dolgo-
rouky will be placed in an asylum. If
he is responsible for his actions lie
will be DuniShed -