The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-12
HsartIess Admiral of Russia's Black Sea Fleet is
 Latest Victim
SCHMIDT'S EXECUTION WAS
 LAST STRAW WITH SAILORS
Sailor Hides In Bushes In Admiral's Garden and Shoots Him Through Lungs While He Is
 Taking Walk.

Sevastopol, July n.-An attempt was made at 1 o'clock this afternoon to assas- sinate Vice Admiral Chouknin, commander of the Black Sea fleet. The admiral was wounded and taken to a hospital.
 The would-be assassin is sailor who hid In the bushes and shot at the admiral as he was walking in the garden of his villa The culprit has not been appre- hended.
 Admiral Chouknin's condition is eX- tremely serious. The bullet lodged in his lung making breathing difficult. The doc tors hold out no hope of his recovery.
 The admiral's assailant is thought to be one of the sailors of the battleship Otchakoff. and his act Is supposed to be in revenge for the execution of Lieutenant Schmidt, the revolutionary leader.
 Hated By His Sailors.
 Admiral Chouknin was universally hated by his sailors and at the time of the execution of Schmidt the revolutionsts condemned him to death, 100 of their number pledging themselves to carry out the sentence This is the second attempt since Schmidts execution, March 19 of this year. The first attempt was made by a woman, and after her effort had failed Admiral Chouknin ordered her to be killed on the spot, and his orderlies brutally carried out the sentence in the courtyard. For this the admiral was again condemned to death by the revolu- tionists. His name was never mentioned I,i tIr,.e no panied by curses. on account of his over bearing and severe manner.
 Vice Admiral Chouknin has been blamed for his severity and it was to his treat ment of the crews of the ships under his command that the mutiny on board the battleship Kniaz Potmkin in June and July last year, was attributed The admiral displayed considerable activity in attempting to capture the mutineers at that time and in suppressing the steamers mutiny al Sevastopol in No vember last.
 Woman Attempts Ills Life.
 In the attempt which was made on the life of the admiral February 9, last, a. woman appeared at his official residence during the afternoon of that day and sent in her card, saying she was the daughter of a rear admiral at St. Peters burg who was an old acquaintance of Chouknin. At the admirars office the woman drew rapid fire pistol and fired four shots at him, each bullet reaching the mark As she turned to escape the woman was killed by the orderly on duty at Chouknins door. The crime beyond doubt, was political. When the sentences imposed on the sailors for the Kniaz Po tempkin mutiny were before the admiral for review formal notice was served on him that if he approved the death sen tences he would share the same fate. Chouknin. however, approved the sen tences and several intimations afterward reached him to the effect that the ter rorists were merely waiting for a favor able opportunity to kill him.
 Admiral Chouknin has had a great deal of active service and for time was believed to be under orders to go to the far east during the war with Japan, with the second Pacific squadron, relieving Vice Admiral Rojestvensky. Chouknin was port admiral at Vladivostock from 1896 to 1901 Later he was appointed di- rector of the naval college which post he held until he took command of the Black sea fleet.