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LARGE RECEPTION ROOM
WAS FILLED WITH PEOPLE.

At the moment of the explosion large
reception room at the left of the ante
room was filled with great concourse OF
officials and visitors, today was tho
premier's reception day. NJ. Stolypin him
self received his guests After the ex-
plosion of the bomb few moments Of
stupefaction followed among the unin-
jured survivors, and persons IN the neigh
borhood, including number of soldiers
from a grenadier regiment. rushed to the
spot and commenced to carry away the
dead and wounded from the villa which
had now caught fire as a result of the
explosion of the bomb
Later details show that the authors OF
the outrage drove up to the premer's resi-
dence after the list Of visitors had been
closed The servants refused them adj
mittance at which they attempted to force
an entrance to the house. A struggle
ensued during the course of which the
terrorist disguished as a gendarme drop
ned a bomb which exploded, destroying
the ante-room, the adjoining guard roosn
part of the reception room and al
balcony of the first floor. TN
who was receiving visitors motion in
ROOM was not injured, but 4 CO..
and son who were sitting inOI Ntl du-
were wounded. The principal
occurred in the ante-room.
Altogether. there were sixt1
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the explosion, including twenty-se
princely persons killed.
ASSASslNs CAME FROM
WARSAW TO THE CAPITAL.

AS a result of inquiry it was learned to-
night that the men who threw the bomb
came here from Moscow via Warsaw.
One of the assassins, whose body is now
guarded by troops, is about 25 years of
age. He wore a new uniform beneath
which he had on a civilian vest of very
dirty linen. A few days ago a retired
officer named Bodorykin attempted to
warn NJ. Stolypin of the threatened as
sassination, but he was refused admit
tance to the premier's residence. On the
order of the deputy minister. Makaroff
Bodorykin has been examined before a.
magistrate.
Premier Stolypin's 3-year-old boys hip
is broken and he received a gaping wound
in the head.
At the moment of the explosion NJ
Stolypin was closeted with two marshals
of the nobility. who declare that there
were two or three explosions.
M stolypin himself freed his children
from the piles of debris with which they
were covered.
At a late hour tonight there were twen-
ty-eight corpses and twenty-four wound
ed persons in the St. Petersburg hospital,
all brought from the Stolypin residence.
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London stock Exchange.

London, August 25.-The weeks trading
on the stock exchange left quotations
generally lower, except Americans, which
showed a substantial gain.
Foreign securities in which Paris is in
terested did not show much irregularity
though Russians weakened owing to the
unfavorable Russian news.
Americans had exciting sessions early
In the week, following the boom in
Wall street. The prices of Union Pa
cific and Southern Pacific scared to fresh
high levels other issues following to
smaller extent. Comparative dulness en-
sued In the middle of the week but to-
day another upward burst occurred. I'm
ion Pacific again leading and closing at
s22 higher than last week.
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BRYAN'S RECEPTION WILL
PROVE MAMMOTH AFFAIR

man of the reception committee. will be
here Wednesday,
The governors of all the southern states
except Florida, will be mere
The governor of Florida is kept away
by a campaign now in progress, but the
state will be represented by the attorney
general two judges of supreme court AMI
other officials. The National Democratic
club and the Manhattan club and various
clubs composed of former residents of
various states expect to entertain many
of the distinguished guests.
Chicago August 25.-Corporation Coun-
sci Lewis, member of the committee ap-
pointed by the National Bryan league to
arrange a welcome to w. J. Bryan on his
return from abroad, appointed today a
committee OF 105 Chicago democrats to at
tend the reception at Madison Square Car
den New York. August 30.
Democrats OF all factions are named,
including Roger C. Sullivan. John p. Hop
kins, william Loeffler and all leaders
who aided in causing the Peoria conven-
tion to ignore Bryan's request that Sulll-
van be deposed as national committeeman.
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GOVERNOR ORDERS
SHERIFF ARRESTED
Thinks He Was Negligent In Allowing
the Recent Lynching of
Willie Spain.

Columbia, s. c.. August 25.-Acting
upon testimony adduced at the coroners $
inquest into the death of Willie Spain
the negro who was lynched at st. George
on Thursday last, Governor Hayward
today ordered the Indictment and prose-
cution of Sheriff Lmehouse of Dorches-
ter county. 1t is charged that the OFF,
cial surrendered the negro into the hands
Of a mob without proper authority or ef-
fort to give him proper protection. The
sheriff admits that he surrendered the
negro to the mob for the purpose Of
Investigation"
The law provides that In such cases
upon conviction the said official shall
be ineligible to hold any office Of trust
OF profit within this state
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END LONG QUARREL.
Farmer shot BY Neishbor Over Bound
ary Dispute.

1eesville. S. c., August 25.-Henry
Monts. a farmer. was shot and killed to-
dav bv J. Godfrey Taylor, his neighbor.
Both men were about 40 years of age and
have families. The killing resulted from
an old quarrel over the boundary line
between their lands. About one year ago
Monts shot at Taylor.
SIX months ago Monts house was
burned. Taylor was charged with the
crime, but was acquitted. Taylor went
al once to the home of the county su-
nervisor and,surrendered. Both men were
among the most respectable of the COM
rniinity
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MURDERS HUSBAND
AND YOUNG CHILD
ARKANSAS WOMAN SUDDENLY
BECOMES INSANE AND USES AN
AXE TO COMMIT THE DEED-sHE
BURNS THE HOUSE AND BODIES.

Piggot, Ark, August 25.-Suddenly be-
coming insane, Mrs. Frank Polsgrove,
wife of a well-known farmer of the st.
Francis neighborhood, last night killed
her husband and 4-year-old child with
an axe. and fatally wounded her two 9TH
er children a boy OF 13 years and a
girl of 7. The demented woman then set
fire to the building. the bodies of the
man and 4-year-old child being cremated
The other two children were found In
a field adjoining the house this morning
badly mutilated. and 1t is not believed
they can live more than a few hours.
The mother when apprehended confessed
her crime and begged that she be killed.
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PROMINENT YOUNG
WOMEN DROWNED
LITTLE SISTER IN GRIFFIN, GA,
LOOKS ON HELPLESSLY WHILE
THREE WOMEN DISAPPEAR IN
LIVER.

Griffin, Ca, August 25-While lit
tie sister stood helplessly looking on,
three prominent young women of this
city were drowned in a pond while
bathing today. The dead
Mrs. Bernie Spangler. Griffin.
Miss Pearl Ramsey, Columbus.
Miss Beulah Hancock, Griffin.
The women jumped into the water in
rapid succession and Immediately dis
appeared, none coming to the surface
again. The child gave the alarm and
the bodies were soon recovered, but all
attempts to resuscitate them were
fruitless.
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PURsUEs AND KILLS NEGRO.
Man Had Come to His House During
Husbands Absence.

Florence. s. c.. August 25-After an
all-night chase w. L. Marshall early
this morning shot and killed Lewis Gray,
a negro. for improper proposals to his
wife. The negro went to Marshalrs
house during his absence.
On being informed of the affair Mar
shall armed himself and started in pur-
suit OF the negro. While resting at
store at Eningham Florence county, this
morning, the negro walked In. He was
recognized and shot to death. Marshall
has not surrendered. The negro was
travelling barber.
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START ON AERIAL JOURNEY.

New York, August 25.-In the
presence of about 1000 persons DR..
Julian P. Thomas, an amateur aero
naut. accompanied by his brother
Jefferson Davis Thomas OF Augusta,
Ca, made a successful balloon as
cension late this afternoon. II his
plans meet with success all bal
looming records for the time being
will be broken, for DIR. Thomas has
his car equipped with propeller
arrangement by which he expects
to steer the huge gas bag, and he
proposed remaining all Of tonight
and all day tomorrow in the as
cent. Provisions for lengthy trip
were taken along and heavy fur
coats were also carried. as cold
weather was expected high in the
air. The balloon was last seen NOV
; ing south over New Jersey.
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GET NOTABLE RECEPTION.

Montgomery, August 25.-(Speclal)
Two Norwegians. man and his
wife, were given a notable reception
here tonight. Though they came as
domestics. they were met by J. K.
jackson. private secretary to and
representing the governor; A. G..
Forbes. president of the State In
dustriai and Commercial associa-
tion, and ]. c. Haas, representing
local business men.
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BOMB KILLS TWO
IN RUSSIAN POLAND.

Bendzins, Russian Poland. August ga
bomb Ne exHrown this morning at a pa
he'd by Police Captain Jaku-
Vitus's dance, Ing tore two policemen to
Gus s symptoms coaed ten persons. The
functional and ofs intended for Jaku-
uterus. 1t induces + a patroi whicn on
relieves mental anxiet,ew. A detaenment
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant tne scene OF the
the stomach, liver and nateiy IN al d.
the bomb de-
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New Iberia Patient DespaIred Of.

New Orleans, August 25.-The yellow fe-
yer situation at New Iberia remains prac-
tically unchanged. The patients life Is
now dispaired of. but general interest In
the case has almost entirely died out
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American Is Given Command.

Havana, August 25.-Herbert Clewsy
an American, who is veteran of the
Cuban revolution, has been appointed
a major and will command a battery
of rapid-fre guns.
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MANeLED BODIES MAKE
IDENTIFICATION IMPOSSIBLE.

Tho havoc wrought by the explosion Is
,ndescrlbable. Bodies were so torn or
mangled as to make Identification impos-
s,hle some of them headless, armless or
lepless living among the blood dripping
wTeclxage. Pieces Of flesh and clothing
clunp 10 the shattered rafters overheard
and some lodged in the branches OF the
elm trees which border the roadway sep
arating the premier's residence from the
river. When the Associate Press this
afternoon secured permission to visit the
scene. from the cavalry guarding the
approaches to the house the dead ana
wounded had already been removed TO
neighboring hospital by the light OF naring
torches.
The police were still picking out from
+he wreckage bits of flesh and placing
them in towels for transportation by am
balances to the morgue-
At the hospital the correspondent saw
frantic attendants trying to arrange the
shattered bodies into some semblance or
human form for indentification by weeping
and wailing relatives outside.
The terrorist who carried the explosive
into the house was literally converted into
nuln by the force Of the explosion.
Inside the gendarme officers coat which
he had on was found the death sentence
of premier Stolypin that he had tried to
execute. The police refuse to make pub
liz the contents of this document.
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ARMS AND AMMUNITION
ARE HURRIED TO HAVANA
Palma Offers Good Wages to VoIun-
teers-Pino Guerra's Force Is tho
Most Formidable In
the Field.

Havana, August PA dispatch received
here from Las Cruces, Santa Clara prov
lnce. says the Mayor. the police. nearly
all the councilmen and officials of tho
town, together with all the rural guard
stationed there, and 800 citizens. have
Joined the insurgents
Senator Friaz of Cienfuegos has re-
ceived a telegram reporting a similar state
of affairs at Trinidad
The Associated Press is informed by
the Mayor of San Juan de Martinez and
other reliable persons that Guerra has
at present between 1000 and $500 men. II.
is recruiting more with the intention of
attacking Plnar del Rio when his force
is five thousand strong.
A body of rural guards under Colonel
Luna attacked a band or insurgents under
Colonel Monterose near Jarueo, Havana
province, today and dispersed them. The
government troops recovered eighty
horses which the insurgents were driving
toward Matanzas province whence they
had come.
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TREMENDOUS SENSATION
CAUSED BY TRAGEDY.

The tragedy created a tremendous sem
cation here. and extra editions Of the
newspapers were sold m the streets at
midnight. At the clubs where officials
and officers gather the most intense in
dlgnation prevailed and the prediction
was freely made that the revolutionaries
would pay dearly for such senseiess
crimes. and no doubt was eh'ertaiiieo
that their only effect would be to drive
the government to more severe methods
of repression.
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had due notice that todays attempt on
the premier would be made and went into
hiding.
1t has become known that an attempt
upon M. Stolypin was frustrated ten days
ago by the discovery Of the beginning of
a subterranean passage from the wall of
the grenadier church adjoining his resi-
dence. The mining of palaces and resi-
dences formerly was a favorite method of
the nihlists. but has not been. used IN
recent years.
Emperor Nicholas, when apprised of
today's disaster, sent his personal con-
gratulations to Premier Stolypin on his
escape, and the cabinet ministers and
many members OF the diplomatic corps,
including Mr.. Eddy, the American charge
rendered expressions of sympathy
News received here from Peterhof Is to
the effect that feeling runs high against
the revolutionaries in court circles.
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HAVE ENTERED |
ON DUEL WITH

To fight this ,rusad
ization which is co
known as matimists,
setting up a purely S
the ruins of the aut
erately entered upon {
ernment, such as ths
ized the famous fight
the late 70's, and W
assassination of Emp
Within a single year 9
coterie of nihillsts, u
of Jeriaboff, made TIVE
against the Emperor
fourteen of which were
head OF the present
prominent revolutions
cred to be an organize
perior to Jeriaboff.
Al the members OF
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Arms and Ammunition BY shlploads.

Arms and Ammunition BY shIploads.
New York. August 25.-Arms and ammu-
milton for the Cuban government were
shipped from this city today for Havana
on board the Ward line steamship Maxico.
The steamer had slowed away in her hold
1900 Remington repeating rifles. 100000
rounds of ammunition and six Gatling
rapid fire guns for the use of President
Palma's forces.
The shipment, it Is said, would have
been larger but the vessel could carry no
more. The steamer Kansas, which will
sail next Thursday. viii carry 100000
rounds Of ammunition ana five thousand
Remingtons for the Cuban gomernment.
AT the office Of the M. Hartley company
the firm which shipped the supplies, 1t was
said that the guns were ordered by cable
on Thursday by the head or the govern
ment arsenal at Havana at the order OF
President Palma 1t was rush order
and called for immediate shipment Since
then tn centre forces Of the Hartley COM
pany have been cleaning and boxing rifles
and cartridges.
The boxes were all billed for Havana.
but there were no further markings to
indicate their destination
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Russian Premier Escapes But
His Daughter and Numerous
HigRPeIsonayes Are Killed
BODIES BLOWN TO PIECES
BY TERRIFIC EXPLOSION
Tremendous Sensation Is Caused In St.
Petersburg BY the Latest Outrage
of Revolutlonlsts-stoIypln
only Slightly Injured.

st. Petersburg August 25.-Twenty-eight
persons are dead and twenty-four wound
ed as the result of the dastardly attempt
this afternoon to assassinate Premier
stolypln with bomb while he was hold
ing a public reception at his country nome
at Aptekarsky island.
The premier was slightly wounded In
the face and neck by flying splinters.
Among the dead is the premier's 15-
year-old daughter. who had both legs
broken by the explosion and subsequent
ly succumbed to her injuries.
General Zameatin the prenlier's personal
secretary M. Khovostof, former governor
Of the province of Penza; Colonel Fedor-
off commander of the premiers personal
guard. Court Chamberlain Davidof, Court
Chamberlain Voronin and Aide Doubass-
off. and four women and two children
Prince Nakashidge, Police Officer Kon-
unzeff. several guards and several serv-
ants.
The wouraed include NJ. Stolypin's S-
year-old son. who is seriously though not
fatally injured, and number OF persons
proninent in the social and official world.
TWO OF THE coNsPIRAToRs
ARE KILLED WITH VICTIMS.
cf the four conspirators who engineered
,he outrage two were killed with their
victims. while the third who acted as
coaehman for the party and the fourth
who remained inside the carriage were
badly wounded and are now IN tne St'
Peter and ST. Paul fortress.
whether the assassins who entered the
crowded reception hall threw the bomb
or accidentally dropped 1t, probably never
will ~s known as all the immediate eye
witnesses were killed.
The tremendous force of the explosion
absolutely blew out the front OF the
nreuier,s residence and carried away the
ceilings above and the floors beneath, ana
the walls of the adjoining rooms.
People were literally blown to pieces.
Those who were not instantly killed, were
HORRIBLY maimed or lacerated, and all tne
others present were prostrated by the
shock.
THE premier's escape was miraculous
sor only a moment before the explosion
foolx place he had stepped inside his STUDY
at the rear of the saloon to speak TO
prince shakovsky. Although he was put
slightly injured. he was completely PROS
trated bv the catastrophe.
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T VTIl lIFIo7
tionary sources 1t
crime was commit
ganization Of tie s
retaliation for the
ernment has been
Since M. Stolypin's
miership, over 1000
been arrested, 400 In
and many of these !
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NOT ABLE TO ENTER
PREMIER'S PRIVATE OFFICE.

The two revolutionists or at least one
of them, appear to have been able to
enter the room occupied by the premier's
secretary, but were not able to enter the
premier's private office, whereupon one
of them hurled bomb at the wall sep
arating the secretary's rooom from the
minister's private office, resulting in the
revolutonist- being blown to pieces and
the house being almost completely
wrecked Flames Immediately broke out
among the wreckage but the fire was
soon extinguished by the firemen, who
were hastily summoned
The correspondent of the Associated
Press later visited the scene of the ex-
plosion and obtained from one of the
premiers secretaries from a sergeant of
police and from some of the survivors.
the following account of the event:
''The police sergeant who was standing
at a corner of the house about twenty
yards from the entrance noticed landau.
drawn by good pair of horses, roll
up the carriage way, and stop in front
of the door. The three occupants of the
carriage, one of whom wore the uni
form of an officer of gendarmes and
the Others being in livery Of functionaries
of the ministry of the interior, and who
were ostentatiously laughing and chat
ting as they approached the house, de-
scended from the carriage, one of them
carrying an article about a foot high,
resembling a gilded vase.
'eThey ascended the steps, passing d.
rectly in Front of the policemen at the
door and had scarcely disappeared in
side the house when a thunderous ex-
plosion was heard. The police sergeant
who had started to walk towards the
landau thinks that the revolutionists
CARRYING the bomb must have dropped
1t accidentally or Intentionally in the
little ante room of the porter's lodge,
lust inside the entrance. The explosion
which was louder than the report of
cannon, tore out a large section of the
front wall of the villa. demolished the
nartition wall inside and brought the up
per story down in clouds of mortar and
splintered wood. When the dust had
cleared away slightly the sergeant saw
the mangled body of the porter, police
man and three OF the revolutionists on
the ground in front of the door The
landau which had been stopped directly
In front of the entrance was lying on
the driveway, a mass of twisted ana
shattered wood and iron. About ten yards
from the door was the driver. who 1t Is
thought was also a revolutionist and who
had been killed on the spot
The horses were wounded but only IN
their hind legs, showing that they We're
partly protected from the force OF the
explosion by the wall Of the villa.
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Were Only Maneuverlng.

Employees of the railroad reported todat
that the government forces had marche
out to meet the enemy but II was subse
quently learned that they were only man
euvering.
Everything is quiet at San Juan de
Martinez tonight. The government troops
there are awaiting orders. Colonel Avlos
has returned to the town of Pinar del
Rio to spend the night and arrange for
the disposition of other troops.
Up to the present time the government
has not suffered a reverse OF any conse-
auence and today 1t chronicled further
victories The principal Of these came as
the result of an attack by $50 mounted
rural guards under Major Gomez upon
Reinosos band of 200 insurgents at Cas-
cajal, near Santa Rosa. This engagement
came at the end of a three days pur-
suit of the enemy.
Came Suddenly on Revoutlonlsts.
A forced march brought the govern
ment troops suddenly upon the revolu-
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Guerra Is Most Serious Problem.

NuCTTd TO WUst OSTTUU5 FTUUTcTHs
Havana, August 25.-Congressman Faus-
tino Guerra who goes under the nickname
OF 'Pino" Guerra, and the men under
him, still constitute the strongest group
In the revolutionary movement against
the government but neither Guerra nor
the government forces sent out against
him seem yet to be ready to engage in
a decisive fight for the mastery.
The force under Guerra is concentrating
among the hills between San Juan de
Martinez and Guanes In Pinar del Rio
province. In the meanwhile hundreds Of
families accounted to be friends of Guerra
are peacefully working their rice and to-
bacco fields In that region.
The inhabitants OF the district who have
not belligerent inclinatons, do not ap-
pear to care whether Guerra or Colonel
Alvos. the commander of the rural guards
eventually prevails.