The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-01
BELLS T0LLED
FOR Won PLEHVE
Impressive and Imposing Flu
neral of the Murdered Man.
WIDOW TAINTED IN CHURCH
EMPEROR FOLLOWED THE CAS-
KET on FOOT.
WIDOW TAINTED IN CHURCH

Ut. PETERSBURG, July 3L-M. Won
P1ehve, the minister Of tie IN
terror. who was assassinated
Thursday morning last, was buried to
day and IN every city ana hamlet OF
this vast empire church bells were
tolled and masses and prayers said IoE
the repose Of the soul Of the murdered
minister
The services here, which were ae-
cording to the rites of the Orthodox
church, were Of an impressive ana I'M
posing character. At il O'Clock THIS
morning high mass was said IN the
stately chapel adjoining the ministry
OF the interior. Emperor Nicholas ana
the d0wageF empress stood with the
broken hearted widow and the children
Of the minister at the foot or great
mound Of flowers on which rested the
casket. To the right on gold en-
broidered cushions before a mass of
wreaths banked TO the ceiling were
ranged the. decorations which had been
won by the statesman during lis nota-
bic career. To the left were the me
1ropOlitan of St. Petersburg and the
officiating bishops and priests In their
gold emblazOned vestments. A screen
of flowers concealed the famous i'm
perial choir
Notables Present.
among those present were DLAACA
members of the imperial family, the
foreign representatives, including
Spencer Eddy, charge d'affatres Of the
American embassy; ministers of the
empire, generals, admlrats, nobles,
governors of distant provinces, like
those of Astrakan and Irkutsk, in fact
ali high OfficialdOm, not even emitting
Genghis Khan, a lineal descendant OF
Napoleon. who is now a ma Or general
IN the Russian service
The entire assembiage was in full
uniform and on the arm Of each one
present was a badge of mourning. All
held lighted tapeTS throughout the
service and the air was heavy with the
perfume of flowers and incense from
Tie censers-
Widow tainted.
At the most solemn moment when
ali knelt and many were affected by
tears. the widow was overcome and
tainted The emperor came 10 her as
sistance and she was carried out BY
gentle hands.
The emperor was visibly moved and
upon the conclusion OF the mass he
followed the casket which was taken
upon the shoulders Of the minis ers
and borne down the broad marble
staircase to the street. There the
funeral procession was formed and the
body was placed in a. great white open
hearse, drawn by SIX coal black horses
which were blanketed from their cans
70 their tails in sOnbre trappinSs.
Emperor on Foot.
A black CARRIED groom stood at each
bride and in advance were sixteen
similarly clad lantern bearers. Be
hind the hearse walked the members
of the minister's family and then came
a long and distinguished body Of
mouruers. it being the Russian Gus
Il on
foot The emperor himself walked d
short distance, but as the NOvOeVicky
monastery, where the burial took place,
was over five miles away and also be
cause of the condition of the empress
his majesty soon entered his carriage
and returned to the Peterhof palace.
At the end OF the procession came
four white chariots filed with the
floral offerings The cortege proceeded
slowly through the avenues and
streets, preceded by squad OF
amounted police and passed within
sight Of the place where the tragedy
occurred.
Streets Kept Clear.
The sidewalks along the route were
crowded but lines OF police kept the
streets clear 10 the curb. As the body
passed every head was uncovered and
thousands crossed themselves.
The monastery stands on plain be
yOnd the Narva gates. and at these
gates fully $1,000 persons were ga
thered-
After burial service in the church,
the body was inferred in the adjoining
cemetery where repOse the remains or
many OF Russia's greatest men and at
a point within stones throw OF the
grave Of VI. Sipia suine. who was n
PIehve's predecessor and who Also fell
by the kand Of an assassin less than
TWO wears ago.
Murderer in Prison.
The murderer of Won Plevhe has
been removed from the hospital TO the
Wyborgsky prison The police know
the alias under which ne Travelled but
say tEey are not yet satisfied regard
ing his identity and decline TO reveal
the alias on the ground that il might
defeat the ends of justice.
There is no longer any doubt that
the police for some time have had
knowledge Of the existence of a plot
by a band OF international anarchists
IN Paris and Vienna The leading
cOnspirstOTs arrived here a week ago
and the police thought that all Of them
had been taken into Custody.
Hostile to Witte.
The far reaching character OF the
machinery of the ministry of the in
terror and the urgent necessity for
dealing with many pending matters,
render it imperative that the emperor
select a successor TO N. Plehve i'm
mediately, and il is considered certain
that ke VIII do so this week influence
hostile to NJ. White. president Of the
council OF ministers, in spite of his
acknowledged great ability and the
general belief that he Is the man Tor
the position, seems 10 render his ap-
poiHtment increasingly improbable.
Prince yiatOpOlk-Morsky, governor
general of wilma. GrOdno and KOvno.
is now prominently mentioned. to-
sether with n. MuravieG, minister Of
justice. Lieutenant General kIeigel
governor general OF Kieff. PodOlia and
FOlhynia and Prince John OboleDsky,
gOyernor general Of Finland.