Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
MURDER OF HEADS OF RUSSIAN
GOVERNMENT THOUGHT
TO BE PLANNED.
DEATH OF PLEHVE
ONLY A BEGINNING
Russian Police Think conspirators
Have Deep Plot-Assassin Will
Recover From His Injuries-M.
Muraveff May Be Made Won
PIehve's Successor.

81. petersburg, July 30.-The police
onclals here are working on the theory
mat the assassination of Minister Won
Piehve was part of widespread
plot Which Is aimed at the high officials
OF the empire
one report says that the assassin
must be a nihilist, for he was heard
TO shout several times: Long live the
social republic and that in reply to
questions he said: "I'll say nothing.
Please let me die, you'll not know who
am. I've performed an act of Justice
for which / shall have the glory. I've
no accomplices. am determined to re-
veal nothing"
Official Workindin Secret.
The truth is, however, that the Of
flcials have not made public any words
the assassin may have uttered after
his arrest. 1t is not their intention
to give the slightest information to his
|accomplices, if he has any.
The name of the assassin is given by
the Bourse Gazette as Porozeff, but
this IS not confirmed by the police, who,
ii satisfied that they have establish
ed the identy, or even the nationality,
OF the murderer, are carefully guarding
the facts.
The general public is disposed to re-
gard the crime as intimately connected
with the far reaching terrorist plot re-
vealed last summer by the arrest of
Gerschunin, the Russian revolutionary
agitator, at Kief, where he had gone to
organize an attempt on the emperor's
life at Saroff during the ceremonies in
cident to the canonization of st. Ser
aphim.
There Is nothing yet, however, to
prove the connection of this crime with
that of Gerschunin.
| The documents found, it is said, show
the existence of wholesale plot to
murder ministers, but the most remark
able feature is that it did not include
the emperor, who is distinctly declar-
ed to be "uninvolved."
Assassin Will Recover.
The recovery of Lago, alias Porozeff,
the assassin, is practically certain, al
though he Is suffering acute pain in
consequence of the operation in ex-
tracing the splinters from his aldo
men, face and arm. Though taciturn
he no longer refuses to talk He speaks
Russian fiuently, but with foreign ac-
cent, and declares he had no accom-
Iplices,
The assassin carefully avoids giving
the slightest clew to his identity. He
admits it was carefully planned
crime, says he was animated by hum an
itarian motives, and does not express
the slightest regret.
Lago walked up and down the street
/ at the corner whence he threw the
I bomb. at least q quarter of an hour,
awaiting Won Plehve's carriage. He
did not arouse the slightest suspicion
on the part of several policemen who
were almost alongside of him, because
he wore an official (railroad) cap A
uniform of any kind invariably inspires
confidence in Russia.
Funeral to Be On Sunday.
The funeral of Won Plehve will be
held at the Noyodevichy monastery, St
1 Petersburg, Sunday afternoon. Re
QUEEN masses will be celebrated daily
at D. m. and p. m.
Talk of PIehve's Successor.
| NJ Dournovo, the undersecretary OF
posts and telegraphs, who has been
appointed acting minister of the in.
terror, as the late Won Plehve's senior
associate, may remain in charge of the
ministry for some time, but he is not
considered likely to be confirmed In
official quarters the list of candidates
who are numerous is headed by M
Muravieff, the minister of Justice;
Prince Obblensky, the governor gener
al of Finland. and Governor General
Klefels of Kieff.