The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-09-21
Assassin s BuIIs! Proves Fatal to S!oIy-
pin, Russian Premier
THE Gar saw Hin SHOT
The Assassination Took Place at a
Theatre Thursday Evening of Last
Week,-Dimitri Bogroff, a Young
Man, Fired the Fatal Shot in the
Presence of Thousands.
Presence of Thousands.

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The Russian premier, Peter A.
stolypin, died Monday night from
bullet wounds received atthe hands
of Dimitri Bogroff, an assassin, Sdur-
ing a gala performance at the muni-
cipal theatre Thursday evening of
last week at Kiev, Russia. 81
Almost until the last the premier
was conscious and for half an hour
during the early part of the evening
his wife alone was at his bedside.
Frequently he called" Give me the
letter. Take it away. Give me a
red pencil. Lift me. Light up
Premature reports of the premier's
death were current for hours before
it occurred. Several missions and
embassies were misled by the reports
and notified their governments. The
authorities at first decided to con-
ceal the news of the preimer's death
until morning fearing anti-Jewish
outbreaks. This was found to BE- i'm
possible and after the announcement
was made all the attention of the
authorities was centred in the pro-
lection of the Jews. .es'
Residents of the Jewish community
were panic stricken and begged for
protection and $4,000 troops were
poured into Kiey to prevent excesses.
M, Kokovosoff, minister Of finance,
who was appointed { acting premier
after M. Stolypin was shot, has sent
a premtory circular to the various
governors on the maintenance of or
der rs 81 NEL. tf-Llit ,.sij
Gov. Gen. Trepofs has issued pub
lie notice that disorders will not be
tolerated and stringent regulations
are published forbldding the carry
ing of arms. 1t is officially announc-
ec hat the manoeuvers are ended
and that the troops are returning to
Kiev. Outgoing trains are crowded
and double-trains' and ezra trains
are leaving Kiev every h' ur. Hun
dreds of well-to-do Jews are depart
ing from Kiev.
Peter A. Stolypin was tall, hand
some man of So years. His short
cropped hair was gray, but his beard
was dark. FIe has been described
generally as an administrator of abil-
ity. He was neither bureaucrat or
a reactionary in the ordinary sense
of those terms and has been said to
have been imbued with Liberalism.
but determined to put down the reVo-
lutionary movements at any cost.
AS governor of Saratov he took
such steps against the terrorist and
Liberals alike as won him the de-
testation of the advanced parties, and
his life was attempted in 1905. He
was appointed premier by imperial
ukase on July %, 1906, and stamped
out the revolution that had been
growing to threatening proportions
during the premiership of VI. White
and which Whites successor, NJ. Cor
emykin, had not been able to control.
Stolypin's life was attempted In
August of that year when bomb
that killed GO persons was exploded
at his home. The minister escaped
with slight injuries, but two of his
children were wounded. AS minis
ter of interior M. Stolypin came into
office with the duma and when he
made his first speech before that body
he was greeted with cries of "mur-
derer."
The opposition's hatred of N. Stoly-
pin reached a crisis last March,
when, the upper chamber of the du-
ma having rejected his bill for the
establishment Zemstvo or local gov
ernment in the western provinces the
premier resigned, and only consented
TO resume office when the emperor a.
greed to dissolve the duma and pro-
mulgate the measure under the au-
thority of the fundamental laws.