The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-29
WAS MURDERED BY
N|H|L|5T
Russian Minister of the In
terror Blown to Atoms by
Internal Machine


morning while driving to the Baltic a
Il TO visit the emperor at the Pete. hof
palace.
A bomb was thrown under the minis
ter's carriage. completely shattering 1t.
Won Piehve was terY bly, mangled
The crime was committed at 10 o'clock.
The assassin was arrested.
Guarded by police the body remained
In the street until the arrival of the Off
oner. Even in the case of the most pow
erful minister OF the empire the law re-
quires that this formaity had to be OBJ
served before the remains could be re
moved. After this tfilcial had viewe1
the body II was placed in a carriage. GOV
cred by robe, and was driven slowly
to a little chapel adjoining the railroad
station and then to the deceased's mag
niacent town residence adjoining the min
rounded by mounted geada: mes passe
through the crowded streets. the side
walks being a sold mass of people Eve.
the cross streets were black with spec "a
tors for block. AS II by magic every
body In the city seemed u have suddenl!
become aware that frigh.ful catastro
phe had occurred and to have hurried 1,
the scene. AS the carriage passed a..
heads weie uncovered.
The first hurried investigation of tn
pcllee seems TO connect the cr.me wi,
tie pl I Which was frustrated by the ex
p,psion at the Hotel Dunord April 10, II
which kazanor one of the eonspirators
was killed by the accidental explosion o
an Internal machine which at the time
ii was said. was in ended Won Ple..ve
On shat occasion a companion of the
conspirator. who was killed, escaped
Owing 10 the f,ightful force of the ex
p,osi en- that occasion. which complete
h. wrecked two rooms. blowing the bod.
Cf kEzanoff almost TO atoms. severing hi
head and arms from the trunk. the head
tf the police believe II is possible that tn
e.. los!ve was identical with that used /.
today's tragedy, which was caused BY !
b NIB OF inie. nal machine of similar pow
er with that OF the former plot and tha
the perpetrator was the man who es-
capped AT that time.
the tragedy at the Hotel Dunrod affah
there were In each case explosive bullet.
In the bomb
1t Is reported that six men are implicat
ed and that five of them fled into a little
ho,ei adjoining lhe scene OF the assass;na
ton. the My ore who was wounded hay
ing been captured. The hotel was SUI
rosnded by the police and all it's inmate.
were arrested.
The wounded man, who is said to be Il
Jew. was taken to the Alexander hos
pital. SO dazed as to be unable u speak.
His ndition was accoun. ed for by tn,
fact that he took poison Immediately af-
ter throwing the bomb.
The deceased minister's carriage was
being followed by secret service men on
bicycles. but by a miracle not one OF
them was injured.
The ( rec of the explosion was so tire
mendous that all the windows of a no
tel facing the street were blown in and
even some of the large panes of Warsaw
shattered. Some of the Dlosky drivers al
the cab stand in fr mt of The s.a. Ion WEE
injured.
Although the assassination is deeply de-
plo. ed here. it cannot be said that il
has caused much surprise In the circles
here best informed as TO the cond tons
In s., Petersburg. NJ. Plehve was regard.
ed as reac, ,ionlst and was particularly
severe In his treatment of the radical e.e
to enforce his policies through his abso-
lutte control of the secret service and po-
lice
His lie. iE consequence, had often been
TIN ca. eEed
Won Plehve was appointed minister of
the interior April is, 1902. succeeding Nj.
S piaguiEe, who was assassnated April III.
1902. by student named Baimash n. lie
had formerly been director of the depart
ment of police, which position he prac-
tically assumed of his own accord, when
In charge of the department Of l.tcai
pi osecuu ms. owi-s to re incompe-
tency of the ofllcla. who w.s il charge OF
the police when Emperor Alexander II
was killed. March %, 1881. NJ. Won p,chve