The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-03-09
BOMB WAS HIDDEN
IN HER TRESSES
A Woman's Plan To Kill a Russian
Official.
her HAIR WAS COILED TO HIGH.
Gains Entrance to the Office Of Governor uen-
eraI Doubassoff, of Moscow, With the 10.
tentIon Of Killing fiini-An Aide Notices inc
Peculiar Arrangement Of Her Hair and Finds
Bomb Concealed Ia It.

St. Petersburg (By Cable).-A boldly
planned attempt on the life of Vice Ad-
miral Doubassoff, governor general OF
Moscow and member of the council OF
the empire, was frustrated. AS IN the
case of Vice Admiral Chouknin, who on
February 9 of this year was the Cd
iect of a terrorist attack, the wouio-De
assassin was a woman, and her method
was practically the same as that OF the
woman who attempted the life OF Couk-
min.
Representing that she came from per-
sonal friends of the governor general
she gained admittance to the chancelery'
but her agitation attracted the attention
Df an aid. who noticed particularly the
Insurance of the woman's hair, which
was coiled high upon her head.
When she was INTERCEPTED she at,
tempted to flee, but was seized ana
searched. and a small bomb was dis
covered concealed in her tresses. The
Identity of the woman has not been
fully established.
The accused member of the Father
Gapon labor organization who committed
suicide while the scandal involving
Eharges of accepting money from the gov
srnnent was being investigated was
named Sechoff He enjoyed hign
standing among his fellow-workmen, who
are terribly depressed as result OF the
scandal in the organization
Father Gregori Petroff had charged
Sechoff with obtaining $4,000 from Faith
er Gapon and with having accompanied a
member of the secret police in the search
for M. Matushensky, press agent ana
counselor of the Father Gapon move
ment, who fed with organizations funds,
During the progress of the meeting
Sechoff made an impassioned speech, IN
which he declared he could not support
the infamy involved in the charge that
the organization had been in league with
the government, nor the obloquy heaped
,pon himself, as both he and the organ1-
cation were innocent.
Sechoff then called upon Father Gapon
to declare in the presence Of his fellows
whether he (Sechof) had received a
cent from the government. Father Ga
non arose and exonerated Sechoff, where
upon the latter said
II will now give you supreme proof
of nv honesty" and drawing revolver,
blew out his brains
M. Matushensky, who was arrested at
Saratoff February "a, after having Deen
located by a committee OF St. Peters
burg workrnen and compelled to give up
the $4,000 of the workmen's funds which
he took with him, reached St. Petersburg
today. He declares that he demands an
investigation into his conduct.
St. Petersburg (By Cable).-At a
meeting of 5000 members of the Asso-
citation of Industry and Commerce. held
in the hall of the nobility, it was resolved
that the development of Russla's prosper
ity is dependent upon the liberties granted
in the Cars manifesto of October 80,
zoos, which must be incorporated in the
fundamental laws of the empire.
The present procedure of the govern
ing bodies, which is devoid of all legality,
is, the association declared, leading to-
ward irreparable disaster to the welfare of
Russia, and cannot be longer tolerated
without the gravest menace to the coun-
try and dynasty.
Minsk, Lithuania (By Cable -Ihe To-
cal Zionist leaders have issued an appeal
to their followers to reject the advice OF
the Jewish bund, which is agitating
against participation in the elections, and
urging them, in the interest of the Jews,
not to lose an opportunity of electing rep
resentatives to the national assembly, as
In many places the Zionists are in the
majority.
Dreyfus Case Again.