Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-28
ASSASSINATION ANNOUNCED.

the emperor could have created more
OF n sensation, as next TO his majesty
himself Won PlehYe was regarded as
the most powerful personality in the
Russian government.
Il trnnspires that Won Plehye was on
hls way to <rasnoye Selo, 10 miles
southwest Of ST. Petersburg, where the
GNrd Duke Vladlmirs birthday was
10 he celebrated. The emperor Is still
at the Peterhof palace When the news
was received all the festivities Of the
day were Of course countermanded,
and Instead q requiem service was held.
When the remains OF Won Plehve
reached his residence n requiem mass
was celebrated tonight and the two
masses viii be celebrated daily until the
funeral service occurs
COACHMAN I;ILLED.
The coachman was killed and the
wounded ana maddoncd horses dashed
wildly away with the front wheels of
the carriage, the only portion OF tho
vehicle remaining intact Immediately
there onsued a scene OF the Widest con-
fusion, Police and Eendarmes hurried
up from every direction. and vast
crowds gathered about the spot where
the mangled body OF the minister lay
weltering In his blood
SCENE OF THE TRAGEDY.
The Associated Press correspondent
was at the scene Of the tragedy within
five minutes after II occurred NJ. Won
Plehye's shochngly mangled body was
lying I'm the middle of the road. II had
been partially covered with a police
officers overcoat. with the left arm the
bone OF which was broken off, project
ing. A policeman came up and raised
the oyercoat In order to re-arrange II ,
revealing for an instant the strong feR-
lures Of the dead minister whose head
was battered almost beyond recogni-
ton, The roadway was strewn for a
hundred yards with the wreckage OF
the carriage and pieces Of the red linz
ing Of the minister's official overcoat. A
few yards from NJ, Won Plehyes body
lay shapeless heap of the coachman's
remains,
SCENE OF THE CRIME.
NJ. Won Plehve was on his way to
visit the emperor when the tragedy
occurred on the Zamblansky prospect, a
broad th0rouyhfare leading up to the
Warsaw depot, whence the road turns
sharply 10 the left toward the Baltic
railroad station. The exact spot at
which the outrage occurred is just be-
fore the bridge spanning the circular
canal, on the other side Of which both
stations are situated.
The bomb thrower must have known
perfectly well that Minister Won Plehve
would pass the spot this morning. for
the minister makes his Eport TO the
emperor every Thursday,
INFERNAL MACHINE.
The Internal machine was thrown
with deadly accuracy and the assassin
was favored by the fact that traffic here
is always of the heaviest owing to the
crossing Of lines Of surface cars and
the continuous stream Of heavy trucks.
NJ. Won plehye was always apprehen-
siye OF attempts upon his life and used
to drive as rapidly as possible. The
coachman, however was compelled to
go slow at this point
EXPLOSION TERRIFIC.
The assassin in laying his plans evil
IDENTIFY foresaw this circumstance and
while the minister's coachman slowed
down. threw the bomb, The explosion
was terrific and practically annihiated
the woodwork Of the carriage. The
horses tore Off dragging the axle and
front wheels. The animals, though In
furlated by the wounds they had sus-
tanned had not gallOped far before they
fell with pools of blood under them.
The minister's servant who was also
on the carriage box, was badly wound
ed and two officers who were driving by
in a cab were injured by dying spln-
ters. The assassin himself was wounded
IN one eye. He took 20 flight, but ac-
cording to the latest reports, was over
taken and Is now under arrest
Passengers by the Peterhof train be-
gan to arrive upon the scene. Among
them were the Duke and Duchess OF
Oldenburg who stopped their motor car
within a couple of PAGES Of M. Won
Plehve's remains and We're told by
policeman the terrible tidlngs. They
were much affected.
NEWS OF TRAGEDY.
The news Of the tragedy spread like
sNild-hre throughout the city causing
Consideration everywhere. Police re-
serves were hurried TO the scene from
all parts OF the city and the various
departments were instantly notified
When the Associated Press CORE
spondent arrived at the telegraph office
Is minutes after the tragedy occurred,
the director of the telegraph had al
ready been nformedof the assassination
and instructions had been given. The
utmost confusion prevailed and the re-
ports Of the occurrence were conflict
ing
Won PLEHVE's CAREER.
Won Plehve was appointed minister of
the interior April Is, 1909, succeeding Nj.
Sipiaguine who was assasslnated April
10. 1902. by a student named Balmas-
hoff. lie had formerly been director
Of the department of police, which
position he practically assumed OF his
own accord, when In charge Of the de-
partment Of political prosecutions, ow-
ing to the incompetency OF the official
who was In charge Of the police when
Emperor Alexander II was killed..
March 49, 1881 M, Won Plehye con-
Quoted the prosecution of the regicldes
and afterwards recognized the police.
From that time on the power Of NJ. Won
plehve increased until 4 became only
second m Importance 10 that Of the en-
peror Several plots 70 assassinate the
minister have, according 20 reports,
been discovered during the last two
years, which period has been marked
by strong political rivalry between the
interior minister and the former minis
ter OF finance. NJ. WHITE, now president
Of the committee Of ministers.
WAS NOT A SCHOLAR.
M. Won plehve was not scholar.
but from his youth he had been brought
up IN official circles and he slowly but
surely pushed himself ahead. Before
the emperor called NJ. Won Plehve TO
take the portfolio OF minister OF the In
terror he had already spent about 40
years in official work, and at the time