Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-29
HURLS BOMBS At POLICE
Poor Aim Of Assassin Saves Life
Of WarSaW's Police Chief.
DYNAMITER GETSAWAY
Devil Box Explodes in Station and An
other Is Thrown at Chiefs
Carriage.

plosion of a bomb yesterday, owes his
life to the bad aim of his assallant, who
threw the bomb behind instead of I'M
derneath the carriage The body of Won
holden is full Of innumerable splnters
of the bomb. His assailant has not yet
been arrested
Bomb Thrower Dying.
The man who previously threw a bomb
into the police station at Praga, suburb
of Warsaw, iniuring six policemen, is be-
Eeved to be dying. He was injured by
fragment of the bomb as well as by
bullets fired at him by the police. He
refuses to reveal his identity, but de-
clares himself to be a Socialist. lie is
a Jew.
The greatest excitement prevails
throughout this city.
First Bomb Injuries Police.
The first bomb was used shortly be-
fore o'clock. The reyOlutionist, who
was we'll dressed, went to the police sta
ton at Praga, a large suburb of War
saw, on the other side of the river Wis
tuIa. He was seen to take the explosive
from beneath his coat and hurl 1t
through an open door of the station.
The havoc in the outer room was
great. One wall was torn away and
when other policemen entered they found
their six companions amid the shattered
furniture.
The revolutionist started to run. and
in his flight met a policeman and shot
him twice in the stomach. The bomb
throWer was wounded by his adversary
and was captured by the captain Of the
station and taken to a hospital.
Baron Victim of Second Attack.
A telephone message Immediately was
sent to Baron Won holden at the city
nall Baron Won Modem, accompanied by
a police Official took a carriage and
started at once for Praga. When they
were passing the castle where the gov
ern0r general resides a man standing on
the pavement threw a bomb at the car
riage.
the side nearest the assailant, received
the full charge Of the bomb, but his COM
paniOn escaped unhurt. The cOachman
was thrown from the box and the car
riage was smashed.
A girl who was passing the spot when
the bomb was thrown was wounded by
splinters and had to be taken to the hos
pital.
Baron Won holden was removed to the
city hall, where it was found he had re-
ceived injuries on the head, neck, arm
and leg, which are believed to be serious.
Assailant Is Wounded.
Meanwhile the police official accom-
panying Baron Won holden saw the
bomb throWer fleeing and pursued and
caught up with him, but the criminal
proved the stronger and tore himself
away.
Another policeman fired twice after
him without result A half hour later a
man was found dead in SoWia street and
Identified as a plain clothes policeman.
He had been killed by the bomb thrower
while pursuing him. No trace has been
found of the bar0n's assailant
According to the theory of the police
the reyolutionists calculated upon Baron
Won N0lken going to Praga on learning
of the explosion of the bomb at the sta
ton there, and knew he must pass the
castle, that being the only road by which
he could reach the only bridge across the
VistuIa.
popular rumor says the reyOutionists
adopted this course Of informing the DO
lice that they have more bombs besides
those discovered in the POWonSki GENE
terry on Saturday.
Won Nolken Hated by Poles.
Baron Won Nolken is hated bv tho
masses of the Polish population. who
hold him responsible for the sanguiporv
suppression Of the disturbances here 1T
the end of January. He has been here
only year, having come from ST,
PETERSBURG, where he was chief of the
ALiOu1II6u ulFlSIOn OF the police.
Ihe attack on Baron Won NoIken was
the result of an elaborate consniracv If
the revolutionary party.
An organized depot of arms and bombs
was discovered recently on the premises
OF a wealthy merchant named Barassoff
Investigation disclosed q consniracv -
distribute arms. More than 800 arrests
nave been made in connection with tho
affair. "''n Tie
calls Tor Uprising in Poland
4 revolutionary movement of consid
cradle proportions is making itself mani-
fest III connection with the industrial Dis
tuFbances III the region around Sind1oo
BIelSk, Nlodslaysk, Rodin and T,ui[0D
south and southeast of Warsaw.
The country has been flooded with
proclamatiOns of foreign and local orion
calling for a rising in Poland ana VIII
revolutionary songs and addresses. tha
latter demanding the use of the PoIirb
Language IN all the schools, administers
tive offices and courts. The population
IS said to be saturated with these fen
denotes, especially those of the Uniat
sect.
Children are being kept out of school
Troops have been sent to the vicinity of
Aotzk, southeast Of Warsaw.
Peasants Rise in Tiais.
Tifis, March 27.-As a climax Of
fortnight's peasant rioting in Villages Of
the Schorapan district, Il band Of 500 10
armed men presented the authorities a
formidable list Of demands for local re-.
forms, and declared themselves in com
plete solidarity with the Revolutionary
party. They fixed March p as the time
limit for the satisfaction of their de-
mands, after which they would accord
themselves freedom Of action. A bat
talon of troops has been sent to restore
order.
Burn, Murder and Pillage.
st. Petersburg, March 27.-The peas
ant movement III southern and western
Russia continues to spread. There has
been a renewal Of the burning and de-
struction Of property in the Chernigoff
government, the peasants attacking es-
pecially the property of Mr.. Tereschten-
ko, a sugar reliner, who has 100000
acres planted i'll beets. Several land
lords have been murdered
The peasants in other sections are tax
ing armed possession of forest land on
which they had the right of cutting wood
before emancipation, and are Offering re-
sistance to the police.
Crimea City Being DESTROYED.