The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-15
TRIED TO KILL
RUSSIAN PREMIER
stoIypIn Was Shot Twice by Would
Be Assassin While Attend
Ing Performance at
Opera.
NOT HIS FIRST ESCAPE
Several other Attempts Have Been
Made to XIII Him Since He Be
came an official
Of Country.

KIEv, Russia, Sept. 15.-The Rus
sian premier, P. A. Stolypin, was at
tackled while attending gala perform
ance at the opera last night.
He was wounded twice by his as
sailant One bullet entered his hand.
while the other penetrated the body,
grazing the liver and lodging in the
spine. 1t is reported that the pre-
mier's wounds are mortal.
Emperor Nicholas was present in
the theatre at the time.
The premier's assailant was arrest
ed
This is not the first attempt made
against the life of Premier Stolypin.
When he was governor of Saravtin he
was fired at, but without result. On
August 25, 1905, a bomb was thrown
while Stolypin, then premier, was
holding a reception at his country
house on Aptekarsky island. The
premier was slightly wounded. Thirty
two persons were killed and still
larger number wounded Among the
latter was the premier's 15-year-old
daughter and his S-year-old son. At
that time there was reign of ter
rorism in man. parts of Russia.
When M. Stolypin accepted the pre-.
miership in July, 1906, he was perfect.
ly conscious of his danger. He re-
marked at the time:
Il have no doubt that attempts will
be made on my life but hope that
order will be restored and stability es
tablished In Russia before they are
successful
AS M. Stolypin outlined the policy OF
the government, 1t was to be one oi
strong handed reform" He promptly
Issued circulars to the provincial au
thorities directing them to spare nc
efforts to prevent disturbances. AS
minister of the interior, prior to TAX
ing the premiership, he was assailec
in the duma. in making his frs,
speech, with cries murderer, and "as
sassin,' when he defended the alleged
Illegal acts of police officials, and pro
vincial governors in the suppression o.
disorder.
The retaliato,y steps which he tool
against the terrorists and liberals
alike won him the detestation of tht
advanced parties, and the support O.
the administration
Stolypin's necktie" became the syn
onym for the hangman's moose throug
out Russia. He quarrelled frequentl,
with the duma and was victorious ii
disputes with that body, owing to tn,
confidence which the emperor reposet
In him.
Stolypin resigned as premier ant
minister on March 20 of this year: bu
three days later he reconsidered hi
action
The resignation was presented be
cause the council of the empire re
]ected his Zemstvo bill, and it wa
announced that the emperor accepted
appointing NJ. Kokovsoff, minister o
nnance, to fill the premiership. Later
however. 1t was learned that. the EN-
peror had used his personal influenc
10 retain Stolypin in office.
After four hours sleep Stolypin wa
slightly improved and sent word t
the czar that he would die for him.
The. condition of Stolypin. shot b
the lawyer Bogroff last night is critica
To-Day The sufferer is so weak tha
the physicians fear an operatio
would prove fatal and will delay tn
resort to the knife until the arrival q
an expert on gunshot wounds fror
& 81, Petersburg, The injured man is /
great pain, breathes with difficult
ana is paralyzed from the waist dow1
ward.
While Russian officialdom is tryin
10 make 1t appear that the shootin
was the result of private grudge,
was undoubtedly political attemI
at assassination.