Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-02-23
BOMB KILLS TYRANT
Grand Duke Sergius, Foe Of Russian
Freedom, Meets Awful Fate.
Missile Thrown at Carriage Contain
ing the Royal Parsonage In
streets OF Moscow-Both As
sassins Captured.

gius, uncle OF the car, also the en-
peror's brother-in-law. was assas-
sinated while driving from his out-of-
town palace TO the Kremlin. His car
rage was followed by q sleigh contain
| ing two men. A bomb was thrown be-
meath the grand dukes carriage. there
was q violent explosion, the carriage
was shattered and the grand duke was
killed. The assassins were arrested.
One of them was wounded dangerous
". Several students have been taken
into custody. The assassination oc-
CURED near the palace Of Justice.
At the law courts q sleigh In which
were two men, one OF whom was
dressed as workman. had gone quick
ly ahead of the grand dukes carriage.
The sleigh then slowed up to allow the
carriage TO pass and at that moment
bomb was thrown beneath the car
rage. The force of the explosion broke
all the windows Of the law courts and
the report was heard outside the city.
The carriage was blown to pieces.
only the four wheels remaining. The
horses were not hurt and bolted. The
grand duke was instantly killed. His
head was blown of, actually being
separated from his body, which was
frightfully mangled. The coachman
was also killed. He was so frightfully
burned by the explosive with which the
bomb was charged that he died while
being taken to the hospital. On the
arrest of the murderers, neither of
whom was known to the police, one
Of them coolly said: 81 don't care.
have done my job"
The tragedy in reality was no great
surprise, as II was known that the ter
rorists had already condemned the
grand duke to death. and ever since
January 90 the inauguration OF
mountaineering campaign had been an
ticipated. Grand Duke Sergius, uncle
Of the car, also the emperor's brother
ln-law, who had exercised immense
influence at court, was regarded as the
most reactionary of the grand dukes.
As governor general of Moscow he
was intensely unpopular. His advent
as governor general of Moscow was fol-
lowed by expulsion Of the Jews from
the central provinces and throughout
his administration his rigorous and
harsh measures aroused the greatest
hostility, especially among the stu
dents.
So grave Is the danger Of repetition
Of the Moscow tragedy that several
IF the grand dukes have not stirred
out of their palaces since the murder
and instead of going to Tsarskoe-Selo
TO attend the requiem there they have
participated In special services held
In the chapels of their own palaces.
This was the case as regards Grand
Dukes Vladimir and Alexis. A special
requiem also was held in the winter
palace, that Gov. Trepoff might at
tend. Gen. Trepoff is to be under sen,
tence by the fighting organization OF
the social revolutionists and so far as
can be ascertained has not left his
quarters since the assassination OF
Grand Duke Sergius.
The fighting society" Of the revo-
lutionary party has decreed the death
Of every member of the Russian i'm
perial family. Sentences of assassina-
lion have been passed upon the car.
:zarina, the infant heir to the throne
and the dowager empress. These SEN
fences have been sent TO every doomed
parsonage. great and little, and will
be executed. This is the appalling
declaration made by representative
men of the revolutionary party and
wonderful to say-it is made openly
and without any apparent fear Of ar.
rest. When 1t is remembered that this
fighting society" foretold almost to
day the date Of Sergius' assassina-
lion and that every minister against
whom 1t has issued an edict has fallen,
the terror of Russia may be imagined.
Several notes have reached M. De |
Wittc. former minister of finance.
your bomb is made" Grand Duke |
Vladimir has had more than one let
ter. "Your mob is not made. We shall |
put you in barrel of kerosene and
set II afire."
Roosevelt AbhOra the Decd.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 20.-Emperor
Nicholas has received through Ambas-
sador Mccormick a message of cons
iolence from President Roosevelt,
which contains a strong expression of
the adherence with which both the,
American government and people view
The crime perpetrated at Moscow on
Friday.