The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-24
ASSASSIN SAYS
RUSSIAN COUNT
iGNATIEFF, MEMBER OF COUNCIL
AND FRIEND or CAR TER
RoRiSTs' VICTIM.
TO HAVE BEEN DICTATOR
And His Death is Met With Joy BY
Many-Man Who Shot Him At
tempted Suicide But Was
Placed Safely in Jail.

Tyer, Russia, Dec. 23.--An assas.
sins bu.ets today laid low Count
Alexis lgnatien, a member Of The
council of the empire, ex-governor of
Kl.ey, Voloynia and Podolia and one
of the richest men in the Russian en-
/ plre.
| Count Alexis was saot six times
and killed here by an unknown man
while he was in the refreshment room
Of the hall occupied by the n3bles
assembly.
The count was seated at table
eating his MONDAY luncheon when
the assassin entered unooseryed.
Fires Six Shots at Count.
Making his way quickly to the por-
tion Of the room In which the count
was seated he drew from his pocket d
revolver and opened fire lischarging
six shots with grea, rapldity.
The assassin was not nervou, in
the least and his aim was good far
every bullet penetru eG some port on
of the counts body.
Wounded In six different places.
some OF them only an inch or two
apart, the nobleman expired al1aest
instantly.
The walters in the refreshment hall
were thrown into wild confusion hv
the shooting. When they compra
hended what had taaen place the
doors and windows were hastily bar.
red. Some Of them ran to the de of
the dying man others were cis.
patched TO call a surgeon and the
others bent their efforts at tying TO
capture the assassin.
Assassin Tries Suicide.
The murderer when he saw ae was
at bay, with he doors and windows
locked, quickly reloaded mis- weapon.
On the count, and attempted I'd turn
which had been emptied In tho firing
it on himself
He had succeeded in firing one snot
In his effort TO commit suicide, when
he was overpowered by walters and
police who now thronged the street.
lie was seized, bound hand and fo1t
and removed to police headquarters
as quickly as possible.
Al thl headquarters he refused 10
give his name or tell anything about
himself II is believed, however. that
ne is a Terrorist WHO nad been dis.
patched to Tver TO kill the count
The assassination caused great ex.
citemcnt in the city and in many
places there was rejoicing at the
death of the official who was hated
'or his advocacy of au;ocratlc pr.ncl-
lies and opposition TO giving the pco.
Die any liberty Whatever.
Count Alexis body was removed 10
lis dwelling place and the house
quickly surrounded by soldiers. The
'olice took steps to quelI any disturb.
lnces or outbursts of joy among the
leople and broke up crowds on the
streets wherever they assembled.
Cead Mans Rise Rapid.
General Count Alexis payolica
guatien was born in 1872 ami after
the usual course 10 be
nrps Of pages entered a regiment Il
Iussars of the guard. In 1863 he was
ppoiatod commander of TIE regiment
4 chevalier guards. the most ovated
o-t In the Russian army. and iu 1881
10 became chief Of the staff Of tho
uard corps. Count Iguaticff entered
he administrative service in 1885 as
ov rnor general Of lrkufsk aud in
$50 was appointed governor general
T Kiey. which position he held until
sa7.
As result Of the disorders which
occurred ihrouEhOu- ..ussia a'trr
Rod Sunday. January % 1905 Igna-
cff was -ouf by ihc cmprrur 10 in
rsticafc fhe situation In southern
ussia and his rep1r uu the i'm
.,sIia'e necessity for gra1j ng re.
,rms was one If The chief reasou8
hirh induced fhc cmpcr5- to p~o
aim the first Russian parliament
During the debates prrct lug the
iDp'inn of The parliamentary law Of
lgu-t o.. 1905. lEnateG advocated
r gran ing of a large measure Of
.vcr 10 parliament ouJ it appclIs
at fhe -Hccess II tine ruprrss've
a-urcs following the Moscow re
lf changed his opinion for ne be-
me thp active coadjuio- Ct General
epoH ir supporting tle repressive
Icy Of Minister o. the Interior
.ruoyo and in he intrigue which
suited .n the downfall Of Count
ifte
Planned TO Make Him Dictator.
u Was said al the time that the
IN was -o proclaim Ignatieff pre-
er and dictator. turn the guarI
,imcut- against the parliament aud
aiy the iron rule Whica TrepoH.
iaticf and their cot.cagHes consid