The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-09-22
.STOLYP|N IS SHOT
RUSSIAN PREMIER FATALLY
WOUNDED WHILE ATTENDING
THEATER At KEW.
CAR is IN ADJOINING BOX
Nihlllst Fires Two Bullets at Prime
Minister, Cne Lodges in spine-Po-
lice Arrest Assassin and Prevent
Panic in Playhouse

Kiey. Russia. Sept. 15.-Peter Stoly-
min. premier OF Russia. was shot and
severely injured by a lawyer named
NJ. Bogrof while attending gala
performance of the opera lie was
wounded twice. one bullet entering MS
hand. while the other penetrated the
body. grazing the liver and lodging In
the spine.
A bulletin issued by the attending
physicians says that the premier mas
an even chance TO recover
Emperor Nicholas and his retinue
occupied an adjoining box at the time
the shooting occurred
The premier's assailant, who Is sup
posed to be a member OF the band OF
Nihilists that have recently made sew
eral attempts on the prenier's lie.
was arrested by the police as he tried
TO make his escape through the the
alter lobby.
Premier Struck.
Just as the premier was about 10
enter his box a man sprung from be-
hind the curtains OF nearby loge
and shot twice at his intended victim
and then. evading the bodyguard OF
the officials. ran toward the en-
trance.
Instantly tie whole house was in
an uproar.
Premier Stolypin. evidently serious
IL wounded. fell across a chair. while
friends IL his party came at once &c
his side and physicians were instant
ly summoned from The body OF the
house.
Cries OF -the premier has been as
sassinated" rang through the hous'
and il was with much difficulty tha
the police were able TO prevent
panic.
few minutes later the premiei
was carried 10 his apartments at thu
Hotel Volva, where he Is under th'
care Of physicians.
Feared for His Life.
Il have no doubts that attempt
will be made upon my life" said NJ
Stolypin, when he accepted the pre-
miership in July. 1906. but | hop
that order will be restored and stabi
ity established in Russia before the
are successful"
Representative government ha
been his avowed aim and strong-hanc
ed reform has been his method
On August %. 1906. a bomb wa
thrown into his country house q
Aptekarsky island while he was hol'
ing a public reception
The explosion killed % persons an
wounded a much larger number. Il
GLIDING the premier's daughter Of q
teen and his son OF three. The daug'
, ter was crippled for life
Stolypin, who was in his Office !
f, the moment came OF unhurt. q
though persons with him svei
: knocked down and a bottle OF IN
thrown from his desk by the force
the explosion spattered its conten
j over him. Men who had arrived
the reception disguised as army OF
|. GERS took the bomb there.
This attempt at slaughter mark
the climax OF a reign OF terror
many parts OF Russia Sto'ypin
! sued orders to the provincial auth'
d tiles 10 spare no efforts to stop {
n disturbances. Arrests followed eyel
c. where.
a. Orders Thousands to Death.
G. The prisoners got drumhead cou
martial. Defense IN many cases prov
Of useless. Executions occurred in a 4
ID hours after arrests
lg Official records in seven mont
y. showed that 1850 men and women 5
Is fered death by shooting and hang
ut by this process. The hangman's no'
H. harar,a krou~~ a "Cfoivnfuss na