The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-02-09
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land. Who. before nc was eanebispt. was
known by the name uf ichnsua. was
asxaKaiasted Monday by yoans uaaa.
whose identity up ,a ths present tlno
has not beon determined Sasnsasn :
son was also wounded The motive
If the crime apparently ~zs paFsir
political. the slain oficiaI teias
pfeminen, member al tbs E1veramsat
PARTY.
The murderer appeared at the Pro
rurators residence a. III o'clock Mon
day and cent In \ card beaFinE the
name Of Alexandra Gaeac. sho l. In
the Russian service The young man.
who was smaEIly dressed IN aH officers
uniform. was promptly admitted Ia the
ofYicials private study. and On his .ss-
trance fired four shCts from revolver.
one Of toe sh.1tK piercing the breast of
the procurator. who expired almost i'm
nedtstely. lis son. hearing the shots,
rushed In from sn adjoining room aud
fired ihTe. ur four shots al hts father =
assaiiant whose right leg was broken
below the knee hy = bullet He was
also slightly wounded iu the shoulder.
and a finger Of his left hand vas
struck The assassin nTed the one
bullet remaining in his revolver At
Soininen's son. wonHding him slightly
IN the calf of the right leg. III" then
endeayored TO escape. but fell unrau-
scious 10 the floor In the ant"-Tuom.
There he Was seized. Dr. wasaAtJerna
/ E.N al Hsss fngrA
procurator beyond need of his services.
| The assassin was removed to tn" sur
gicai hospital. where he lies guarded
| Dy police. answering no questions. and
| evi-ently unconscious Ills recovery.
| however. is thought 10 be certain.
Up To the present. the authorities
have been unable 10 identify him. lie
is of dark complexion. aud apparently
between 25 and 80 years old.
Cannot Wait.
81 Petersburg, BY Cgblo.-The dock
| yard authorities al Cronsiadt are com.
pleting the preparations for active
service of the battlcship Alexander II.
the cruisers Pamyat Azova aud Admir-
nj Kornilor and the gunboat Grox.
jastchy. which. with the new battle
ship Slava. will form the second d.
vision Of the third Russian squadron.
These re-enforcements are expected 10
sail at the end of next May.
The Admiralty confirms the state
mcnt that the first division Of this
squadron will leave Iihau in the mid
die OF February. but IL is pointed out
that Admiral Rojestyensky will he.
unable To await its arrival. because BE-,
will have 10 cross the Indian Ocean
before the monsoon season. which be-
gins In March. and renders navigation
impossible for torpedo boats. 7 small
cruisers and coast defense vessels.
Admiral RotestvenEky will proceed tn
the far East at the end of February.
after the arrival Of Rear Admiral DO
troysky's division.
kuropatkin Has Not Resigned.
ST. Petersburg BY Cabie.-The an
nouncement Is authorized that not the
slightest information has been re
ceived al the War Osfce regarding the
alleged Illness or resignation Of Gen
eral Kuropatkin. On the contrary. the
War Ofice's information indicates nc
, change whatever IN the headquartcr's
stan Ia Manchuria and that the de
parturc Of General Gripenberg for 81
Petersburg IL due TO illness.
The version Of the departure Of Gen
eral Gripenberg now given In the bes
informed ofscial circles In tha; th'
general left the front because he ex
ceeded General Kuropatkin's orders II
. pushing beyond Sandepas. and need
lessly sacrificing thousands OF men
This led Kurcpatkin TO demand Grip
enberg's recall.