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CHIEF OF POLICE
IS ASSASS|NATED.
OFFICIAL OF THE CITY OF MOS
cow SHOT DOWN.
SLAYER MAKES HIS ESCAPE

While Receiving Petitions the Official
Falls Dead with Five Bullets in
! His Body-Regarded as
Political Crime.
Moscow, July 12.-Maj. Gen. Count
shouvalon, project Of police here, and
formerly attached to the ministry Of
the interior, was assassinated Tuesday
morning while receiving petitions. One
Of the petitioners drew revolver and
ared I'VE times at the project, who
fell dead. The assassin was ar
rested.
Bullets Pass Through Body.
The assassin awaited in the ante
room Of the prefecture till the other
petitioners had been received, and
then entering the audience room, he
advanced toward Count Shouvaloff, fir
ang ave shots at close range. The bull
lets passed through the body Of the
Drsfect.
The assassin, who was dressed as a |
peasant. has not been Identified. He
WAS recently arrested as political
suspect. but escaped from the police
station before his examination.
Murder Is Bold.
st. Petersburg, July IA few de-
tails Of the assassination of Chief of
Police Shouvaloff, OF Moscow, have
reached this city. They show that
the murder was carried out in the
boldest manner. 1t appears that nu-
merous complaints had been made
against the harsh measures adopted
after the assassination In Moscow of
Grand Duke Sergius, and Gen. Shou-
Kaloh set day on which to receive
Populations and petitions for the miti-
cation of seventies. A crowd assem-
bled at the. time appointed for present.
ing these petitions. 1t was formed in
line and passed by the project, each pc
titioner handing him his written plea
or making an oral appeal. The assas-
pin presented his petition, and then in
An instant drew his revolver and fred
The shots caused panic, but the de-
tectives seized the murderer and
hurried him to dungeon So far
little information has been cleaned
concerning him. 1t Is believed he is an
agent Of the revolutionary party.
Regarded as Political Crime.
The assassination is considered to be
. purely political crime, as the count
was not yet 40 years old, and was re-
garded as being of the best type Of the
Russian ohicial. He came from one
OF the most famous families in Russia.
The ronut u,oo a oon ~ roup% D,&o.
Shouvalotf. the statesman who repre-
scented Russia at the Berlin confer
snce. He was formerly colonel Of the
guard regiment known as the st. Pc
tersburg, and was one of the personal
friends OF Emperor Nicholas. AS pre-
feet OF Odessa, when he succeeded Gen.
zelenoi, who was extremely severe,
Count Shouvalon earned the esteem Of
all by his firm but lenient course, max
ing himself particularly popular with
the students. The impression exists
here that the count was killed for pre-
serving order.
Zemstvo Meeting Prohibited.
The zemstvoists will not be allowed
% meet ct Moscow July 10, although
this act 10 simply In execution of the
orders Of the governor general. issued
previous to the assassination Of the
project OF police.
Il Clash at Warsaw.
Warsaw, Russian Poland, July 12.-
Three bloody encounters between
troops and striking shoemakers, in
which about 20 persons were killed or
wounded, occurred Tuesday. The
strikers were marching through the
city from house to house demanding
the lowering Of rents by 20 per cent.
Many proprietors, out of fear, complied
with the demands of the strikers.
Martial Law at Tifis.
st. Petersburg, July 12.-Martial law
has been proclaimed in the town and
district Of Tihis, Caucasia. The streets
and squares are occupied by troops,
but the city has been quiet since the
proclamation Of martial law. The Of
ncial Gazette has resumed publica-
sion. The situation through the eau
casus continues critical. The people
are in q great state OF agitation.
= Cossacks Tuesday dispersed scrowds
in the streets at Byelostok. Some
shots were fred.
"A dispatch from Batum, Caucasia,
says business here is at a standstill.
The shops and banks, with the excep-
zion OF the imperial bank, are closed
Fear Another Mutiny.
kuStcpji, Roumania, July 12.-The
Russian squadron seems to be delayed
he Avr{yso IN
mutiny will break out should the YES
sells put to sea. The fact that IS sail
ors from the Kniaz Potemkin who sur
rendered have been imprisoned on
board the different vessels of the
squadron, awaiting trial for rebellion,
has caused intense Indignation among
the crews, and as a consequence there
are fears OF another mutiny.
To Build New Navy.
New York. July PA st. Peters
burg dispatch to the World says: The
navy department having resolved to
build powerful new navy, has in
structed Charles M. Schwab to make
plans for new wharves. giving the ex-
act time In which the work can be
completed.
BirileH Made Head Of Navy.
st. Petersburg. July 12.-Vice Ad-
riral Ririleff has been appointed head
OF the Russian admiralty. in sncces-
4 sion to Admiral ASe;lan. who resigned
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