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THE MOUSING ' OREGONIAN. FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1904
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Plehve the Victim of His
Own Ambition.
EARNED BITTER HATRED
His Part in Kishinef Massacre
Made the World Shudder.
LIBERTY TAKEN FROM FINLAND
Ex-Ambassador Andrew D. White
Says White Palace Clique Turned
a Piea'sing Gentleman into a
Most Loathsome Monster.
SYRACUSE, N. T., July 28. The Post
Btandard tomorrow will say:
"Ex-United States Ambassador to Ger
.many, Andrew D. White, was seen by a'
Post-Standard reporter at the residence
of his brother, Horace K. White, in James
street, just before he left for Ithaca yes
terday afternoon. When asked If he had
had the acquaintance of M. von Plehve,
Russian Minister of the Interior, Mr.
White answered that he knew him well,
.having met him frequently In the course
of official business during his stay at St.
Petersburg in 1892, 1893 and 1894, as Min
ister of the United States to Russia. In
discussing Plehve and the assassination,
Mr. White said:
"At that time, Mr. Plehve had not ar
rived at the position of full Minister of
the Interior, but was the First Assistant
Minister in that department and in that
capacity took up various American mat
ters, especially the dealing of the Russian
government with some of the great Amer
ican Insurance companies. The Russian
government had made the companies a
great deal of trouble and I was instructed
from Washington discuss the matter.
At First an Agreeable Man.
"General Bachellor, now Judge of the
International Court In Egypt, very ably
represented the companies. I think both
General Bachellor and myself found Mr.
Plehve very agreeable and apparently, as
far as his government allowed him, rea
sonable. I also met his socially at vari
ous times and found him agreeable and
Interesting.
"I was, therefore, greatly surprised at
learning, when he was promoted to first
place, that his whole character seemed to
change.
"His part in the horrible massacre and
plunder of the Jews, men, womon and
children at Kishinef caused him te be re
garded with abhonence by the whole
world. Even more frightful has been his
connection with the destruction of the
liberties of Finland. In my mind that is
the most wicked thing in the history of
the last two centuries.
Turned Back Civilization.
"There is no time to go into it here
further than to say that it has turned the
best, the most civilized, the most edu
cated and most loyal province In the
empire Into a land In which the opposite
of all these characteristics Is more highly
developed than In any other part of the
empire. Other things done by him were
also calculated to bring most bitter
hatred against bin.
"He attempted to help his cause by a
defense of his conduct toward Finland,
which was published in an American
magazine. But It certainly must have
failed to convince any thinking man at
all aware of the circumstances.
Assassination Was No Wonder.
"During two Summers I lived mainly In
Finland, coming frequently to St. Peters
burg, and the transition In passing from
the cultivation and civilization of Finland
to the atmosphere of Russia was the most
depressing I have ever known.
"I do not wonder at his assassination,
although I deeply lament It Among other
reasons for this regret. It will doubtless
be made a pretext for new oppression and
new cruelties toward the Jewish popu
lation and toward the Flnlanders. Assas
sination always defeats Its purpose and
this will be, I fear, no exception to the
rule.
Controlled by a Clique.
"I can only account for Mr. Plehve's
atrocious, reactionary and despotic con
duct since he came to the position of
Minister on the theory that he felt that
the clique In control of the Winter Palace,
men and women, who seem to have
brought the present Emperor into subjec
. tlon to them, obliged Mr. Plehve, as a
condition of his tenure of office, to do
their wilL
"His ambition doubtless led him to
adopt their racial detestation and relig
ious hatred for anything like constitu
tional government."
Mr. White concluded by saying that
having lived twice in Russia, he observed
closely the condition of the empire and
that, though he saw the most wretched
conditions of things during the Crimean
War the situation at present is the most
desperately bad In Russian history and
that It has been brought on by an exer
cise of despotism more unreasonable,
cruel and shortsighted than anything in
recent human history outside of the Turk
ish Empire.
PAINTED IN BRIGHTER COLORS
Russian Minister Considered a Great
Loss to the Government.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 29.-3 A. M.
The disappearance from the stage of pub
lic life of Minister von Plehve Is recog
nised by all acquainted with the inner
workings of the government of Russia
as an Irreparable loss. Von Plehve, dur
ing his two years of office, left a profound
mark orf the administrative reforms
which were slowly, but surely, leading
the country toward more liberal Institu
tions. The outer world regarded the late Min
ister from a superficial aspect as a stern
politician of -undiluted arlstpcracy, but It
has been no secret to those who knew
him well that he recognized the necessity
of bestowing a large measure of self
government on the people as soon as they
had become fitted to receive it.
Von Plehve said to one of his friends
recently that he was preparing the way
lor a modified form of the parliamentary
system suitable to Russia, and for the re
vision of the existing peasant and zem-
stov laws, -which had. been -undertaken at
his Initiative. His cautious treatment of
these questions was dictated by the fear
of allowing the revolutionary forces to
get, the upper hand, and this fear led to
the repressive measures -which -were Te
sponslble for so much misrepresentation
abroad regarding his true character, and
also regarding his policy.
He counseled the enforced Russlfication
of Finland, chiefly out of the apprehen
sion that the xevolutlonary element In
the Grand Duchy -was becoming too
strong, and that element, It la now be
lieved, brought about his death. It was
part of his plan that the Finns should
share the liberties which were eventually
to be bestowed on the whole of Russia.
The development of Von Plehve's pro
gramme has been greatly Imperiled by
his death, unless a successor to him shall
be found sufficiently endowed to cope with
the vast responsibilities devolving on the
Russian Minister of the Interior. By
common consent, M. Wltte alone Is ca
pable of this herculean task, and the
probability of his appointment Is height
ened by the recognition of the fact that
It would be a pity to waste his splendid
ability In the discharge of the perfunc
tory duties of the president of the Coun
cil of Ministers
By the termination of the successful
negotiations with Germany, reported to
night from Berlin, M. Wltte's most per
sistent objection to Russia's policy In the
Far East, which led to the war, is no
longer likely to prove an obstacle, and
the Russians will -unanimously greet his
advent to power with confidence and sat
isfaction. "Von Plehve's true character was re
vealed In his home life. He was a stern
Minister, but he was also the kindest of
fathers, and the most devoted of hus
bands, and his wife and children adored
him. He exerted a peculiar charm over
all who approached him, either in his
private or his official capacity.
RED SPECTER IN RUSSIA.
Energies at Home More Dangerous
Than Those at the Front.
LONDON, July 2S. The failure of the
reactionary system in Russia, of which
the murdered Minister of the Interior
was a typical representative. Is the lead
ing theme taken up by the editorials in
this morning's newspapers, which com
ment with horror on this latest political
crime as a stain on the pages of Russian
history.
Little surprise is felt at the removal
of a man who, although honest and able
and well meaning, was regarded as the
evil genius of his country. The editorials
generally extend the utmost sympathy to
the Czar, who Is surrounded with difficul
ties both at home and abroad.
The Dally Telegraph says there is no
mistaking the meaning of the blow. The
red specter has reappeared at an un
happy stage of Russian history, and the
system of Czardom Is again threatened
at Its heart by an enemy destined sooner
or later to be more fatal than the enemy
on the frontier. The wonder Is that Von
Plehve has so long escaped his doom.
"It Is a grim portent," says the Stand
ard, "and the best hope for Russia Is that
the warning may be understood and the
opportunity taken for a change of men
and an altered policy In the highest quar
ters." Extended accounts of Von Plehve's ca
reer accompany the descriptions of his
assassination. It Is alleged that he spent
as much as $500,000 yearly in police meas
ures for his personal protection. This Is
probably exaggerated, but It Is known
that the expense of the secret service has
been greatly augmented under his regime.
A dispatch to the Dally Telegraph from
Helslngfors, Finland, under date of July
27, says that the Russian police say they
have discovered a widespread cpnsplracy
having its center at St. Petersburg, and
the alleged objective was to take the life
of the Minister of the Interior. Numer
ous arrests, the dispatch says, have al
ready been made and ddmlclllary searches
are taking place nightly.
The Copenhagen correspondent of the
Dally Telegraph says It Is reported In the
Danish capital that a large body of con
spirators exists both In Russian states
men and officers held responsible for the
present system of government.
The Constantinople correspondent of
the Dally Mall .says that the Turkish
press has been rigorously forbidden to
publish anything concerning the assassi
nation of Von. Plehve, and that the Sul
tan has been greatly affected by the
news.
VON PLEHVE A STRONG MAN
Pushed Himself Forward to the High
Position He Held.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 28. Von
Plehve was appointed Minister of the In
terior April IS. 1902, succeeding M. Slpla
gulne, who was assassinated April 1G, 1902,
by a student named Balmashoff. He had
formerly been director of the department
of police, which position he practically
assumed of his own accord, when In
charge of the department of political pros
ecutions, owing to the Incompetency of
the official who was in. charge of the
police when Emperor Alexander II was
killed. March 13, 1SSL M. von Plehve
conducted the prosecution of the regicides,
and afterward reorganized the police.
From that time on the power of M. von
Plehve Increased until it became only
second In Importance to that of the Em
peror. Several plots to assassinate the Minister
have, according to reports, been discov
ered during the last two years, which pe
riod has been marked by strong political
rivalry between the Interior Minister and
the ex-Mlnlster of Finance, M. Wltte,
now president of the Committee of Min
isters. M. von Plehve was not a scholar, but
from his youth he had been brought up in
official circles, and he slowly but surely
pushed himself ahead. Before the Em
peror called M. von Plehve to take the
portfolio of Minister of the Interior he
had already spent about 40 years In offi
cial work, and at the time of hla death ho
nas about 66 years old.
The educated youths of Russia are said
to have been bitterly opposed to M. von
Plehve, owing, it has been alleged, to his
turning on his own people, and to the
drastic changes which he Inaugurated or
advocated. He Is said to have regarded
the common people as either dangerous
criminals, to be suppressed, or as inno
cents, to be Ignored. M. von Plehve was
largely of Polish blood. He was regarded
as In many ways being the power behind
the throne, and was dreaded on account
of his control of the third (secret) section
of police, and also owing to the fact that
he controlled the press of Russia through
the censors, who, It has been understood,
did M. von Plehve's bidding without ques
tion. The deceased Minister was laborious In
the extreme, but had no trace of bril
liancy, and was an indifferent conversa
tionalist. He was, however, fond of mu-
fslc, and was accustomed to read many
French novels during his leisure hours.
In May, 1903, M. von Plehve was ap
pointed president of the Imperial commis
sion appointed to carry out the Em
peror's reform decree.
What part. If any. M. von Plehve ac
tually played In the Kishinef massacres
will probably never be known, but his
enemies have claimed that he had full
knowledge of the events leading thereto
through his political friend and agent,
Ksoushevan, known as the most ex
trem anti-Semite In Russia and propri
treme anti-Semite in Russia and proprl
Klshlnef. It should be added that the allegations
made aaglnst M. von Plehve have never
been .proved to be founded on fact. and.
'the tI3"thT3SD&t VlehTo
retained the Emperor's confidence, it 1
only Just to assume that the charges
were unfounded.
"" The last great public work of Von
Plehve. so far as known, was the draft-l
lng of the peasant code early this year.
This Is a scheme for peasant reform, or
dered by the Emperor. In his recent
manifesto.
On June 13 of this year, it was an -
nounced from St Petersburg that -the
Council of Empire had approved M. von
Plehve's decree for the repeal of the law
under which Jews were forbidden to re
side within 32 miles of the frontier. This
xnasure has been approved by the Emperor.
ASSASSIN BADLY WOUNDED.
Twenty Others Are Hurt by Ex
plosion of Bomb.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 28. According
to the official version, the assassination
occurred at 9:50 A. M. The assassin, who
was standing on the sidewalk, tried to
break through the crowd as the Minis-
ters carriage approached, but being" In
terfered with he Jumped into the street
and threw the bomb at the rear of the
carriage, which was a cloaed one.
The assassin was severely wounded in
the stomach and over 20 persons were
wounded, including the officer of the
guards. In the general havoc of shattered
windows and damaged facades in the
neighborhood, the only thing that abso
lutely escaped Injury was a little chapel
in front of the station.
The Minister's death was Instantaneous.
When the body was undressed at his res
idence, not a single wound was found
ASSASSINATED RUSSIAN MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR
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on the trunk, but the lower part of the
face was literally blown away.
The assassin has not regained con
sciousness, but the physicians who per
formed the operation on him believe his
life will be saved. There Is no official
confirmation of the report that he took
poison, but It is believed to be true.
The assassin was dressed in the uni
form of a Warsaw railway guard. He is
a comparatively young man.
The official Inquiry Is still proceeding.
A number of arrests have been made,
but as yet there Is no clew to the Identity
of the assassin or of the real nature and
cause of the conspiracy. The crime In
many respects 13 similar to the Nihilist
tragedy which resulted In the death of
Alexander H.
The first hurried Investigation of the
police seems to connect the crime with
the plot which was frustrated by the ex
plosion at the Hotel Dunor, April 13, In
which Kazanoff, one of the conspirators,
was killed by the accidental explosion of
an Infernal machine which at the time, It
was said, was Intended for Von Plehve.
On that occasion a companion of the
conspirator, who was killed, escaped. Ow
ing to the frightful force of the explosion
on that occasion, which completely
wrecked two rooms, blowlrg the body of
Kazanoff almost to atoms, severing hla
head and arms from the trunk, heads of
the police believe it Is possible that the
explosive was Identical with that used
la today's tragedy, which was caused by
a bomb or Infernal machine of similar
power with that of the former plot, and J
uui iuu peipuuitiui wtu kite juu.ii nuu
escaped at that time. As further indi
cations of the identity of the tragedy with
.the Hotel Dunor affair there were In
each case explosive bullets in the bomb.
It Is rumored that six men are Impli
cated and that five of them fled Into a
little hotel adjoining the scene of the as
sassination, the only one who was wound
ed having been captured. The hotel was
surrounded by the police and all Its In
mates were arrested.
The wounded man, who Is said to be a
Jew, was unable to speak. His condition
was accounted ror py tne ract tnat ne
took poison Immediately after throwing
the bomb.
The Minister's carriage was being fol
lowed by secret service men on "bicycles,
but by a miracle not one of them was
Injured.
The force of the explosion was so tre
mendous that all the wlndowB of a hotel
facing the street were blown in and even
some of the large panes of Warsaw
Station, a hundred steps away, wero shat
tered. Some of the drosky drivers at the
cab stand in front of the station were
Injured.
Horror and Grief at Paris.
PARIS, July 28. News of Von Plehve's
death caused regret and horror In official
quarters In which it Is regarded as being
a severe blow to Russia and an event of
considerable International Importance.
The Impression prevails in well-informed
circles that his death will greatly weaken
the Influence of the powerful war party,
favoring an aggressive policy In Man
churia, of which Von Plehve, with Vice
roy Alexleft, Grand Duke Alexander
Mlkhallovltch, M. Bezobrazoff and Gen
eral Wogack as seconds, was the most
prominent member, thus posBlbly influ
encing the future course of events In the
Far East.
' The fact that Von Plehve, who was
most notoriously autocratic, was assas
sinated shortly after manifesting more
liberal tendencies, especially regarding
Jewish questions, causes much comment.
Wltte Will Not Go to Paris.
BERLIN, July 2S. The Lokal Anzei
ger's Paris correspondent says that M.
Wltte, president of the Russian Minis-
terlal Council, had been expected to visit
Paris Frluay, but that he telegraphed
there Thursday, ordering his mall to be
sent to St. Petersburg. It Is supposed,
the correspondent adds, that his plans
were changed on account of the ossas
j stnatlon of Minister von Plehve.
RUSSIA GETS WORD
British Protest on Sinking of
Knight Commander.
HAVE NOTYET SENT REPLY
It Is Believed Assurances Have Been
Given That No Similar Act
Shall Be Committed by
the Czar's Fleet.-
ST. PETERSBURG, July 28. Foreign
Minister Lamsdorff tonight received
the nrotest of the British government
I through Sir Charles Hardlnge, British
--
ELEHVE.
Ambassador, regarding 'the sinking of
the British steamer Knight Comman
der. The protest declares the act to be
contrary to tho law of nations and asks
that Instructions be sent to.the Russian
commanders to prevent its recurrence.
Count Lamsdorff has not yet replied
to the protest, but it is believed that
he has sent assurances to the British
government through the Russian Am
bassador at London, Count Bencken
dorff, that the necessary steps In thl3
direction have been taken.
BRITISH PROTEST COUNTS.
Red Sea Trouble Has About
Been
Settled Satisfactorily.
LdNDON. July 23. In the House of
Commons this afternoon, Premier Bal
four, confirming the announcements made
In these dispatches, said the acute stage
of the Red Sea Incidents had passed, and
that Russian volunteer fleet vessels
would be withdrawn. He laid down the
British view that no belligerent warship
could Issue from the Black Sea, and
that the volunteer fleet vessels In Issu
ing therefrom. If they took belligerent
action, either had no right to Issue or
take such action.
"The strongest possible exception had
been taken to tho seizure of the Malacca
on the above ground, the Premier added.
The Russian Government had met the
British contention In regard to this par
ticular Incident. As to the Knight Com
mander case, the government had ear
nestly and persistently protested that the
sinking of that vessel was contrary to
the accepted practice of nations."
Mr. Balfour assumed a serious tone, as
he referred to the Knight Commander.
"There are, I am sorry to say," said
the Premier, "other questions not con
nected with these Incidents at all which
must cause some discussion between the
two governments, and like all discus
sions between governments, there may
l be legitimate caue for anxiety. We hold
that It Is not proper that on the author
ity of a captain of & cruiser that goods
not contraband of war should be taken
from a merchant ship without trial."
This statement of the Premier was
greeted with an outburst of cheers.
"The proper course," continued Bal
four, "according to international prac-J
uce, is that any snip reason&oiy suspect
ed of carrying contraband of war should
be taken by the belligerent to one of lta
own ports and Its trial should take place
before the prize court by which the case
Is to be determined." The Premier con
tinued: More serious than the others Is the
case of the Knight Commander. If, as In
formation leads us to fear, she was sunk
by a cruiser of the Vladivostok squadron,
on tho ground that she carried contra
band of war. In our view It Is entirely
contrary to the practice of nations In war
time and we have earnestly pressed our
view on the Russian government. We
are under a strong Impression that when
the case Is brought, as it had been
brought by us, before the Russian gov
ernment, that they will give such orders
as to prevent a recurrence of occurrences
of that" character. I feel confident that
this will be the case."
In conclusion, Mr. Balfour said:
"I cannot help feeling that there is some
misapprehension regarding the duty In
cumbent on neutrals. I have so far only
stated what we believe to be the duties
and obligations of belligerents and these
duties to the best of our abilities we" mean
to see carried into effect, but the bel
ligerent of today Is the neutral of to
morrow and the neutral of today is the
belligerent of tomorrow. There are du
ties Incumbent on neutrals which must
be borne in mind by the shipowners of
the country.
"It Is undoubtedly the duty of a cap
tain of a neutral ship to stop when sum
moned to stop by a cruiser of a belligerent
and to allow without difficulty his papers
to be examined. That obligation on neu
trals we have systematically, consistently
1 and sternly enforced when we have been
belligerents and it would not become us
to minimize that duty."
to. renlv to a Question regarding the'
seizures in the Red Sea, Mr. Balfour said
that If any damage had Jbcen done tho
claims for compensation would not be
affected by the Anglo-Russian arrange
ment. Lord Lansdowne, In the House of lords,
repeated the statement previously made
by Mr. Balfour In the House of Com-
rmon3. He declared tne consmuuon oi
the cargo of the Knight Commander
"appears to have been very perfunctory,"
and added, "under-these circumstances tho
government could come to no other con
clusion than that a very serious oreacn
of international law had been committed
by the captors of the Knight Commander.
Under no hypothesis can the government
conceive that a neutral ship could be
sunk on the mere flat of a cruiser's com
manding officer, who assumed that the
cargo of the vessel inciuaea arucies
which were contraband of war.
"Therefore, I do not suppose that the
Russian government will hesitate to dis
avow the conduct of the persons by whom,
this outrage, for it was an outrage If the
facts are as stated, was committed."
VICTORY WAS A DEFEAT.
Galling Disappointment to Russian
Rank and File. .. -
L1AO TANG, July 27. (Delayed In
Transmission.) The Russian retirement
from Ta Tche Klao was terribly galling
to the rank and file, who, after two
days hard fighting, held their positions
and believed themselves on the eve of a
great victory.
The Russian artillery was better dis
posed than in any previous flght. Tho
positions were selected having in view the
lesson learned at.Vafangow. The bat
teries scientifically supported each other,
all of them being In a position to "deliver
the most effective Are. On the last day's
fight, July 24, the Russians fired 4016
shots, and frequently smothered the Jap
anese fire and caused them to shift their
batteries.
Colonel Paschenko, whose battery dis
tinguished itself, had a iriarvelous escape.
He was thrown bodily Into the air by the
explosion of a melinite shell, but was un
harmed and continued to fight. Eater he
was wounded in the hand while waving
a signal to the gun.
At 3 o'clock the extreme left of th
Russians was ordered to attack. The
movement was anticipated by the Jap
anese, however, who hurled themselves
on the Russian position. The Barnaoulsk
Regiment bore the brunt of the shock.
and after a hard flght drove off the Jap
anese in disorder at the point of the
bayonet. Marquis Oyama, commander-in-chief
of the Japanese field forces, Is re
ported to have been personally In com
mand. Supplies at Halcheng are running low
and the terrific heat and torrential rains
are delaying movements.
The Japanese loss at Ta Tche Kiao Is
estimated at from 4000 to 5000, resulting
chiefly from their attempt to take en
trenched positions In the face of a heavy
artillery Are.
RUSSIA READY TO MAKE AMENDS
Ambassador Talks Softly to Lord
Landsdowne.
LONDON, July 28. The tension In the
Russo-Britlsh relations has been relaxed
and no rupture is now probable. Count
Beckendorff, tho Russian Ambassador to
Great Britain, Informed Lord Lansdowne
this morning that If Russia had com
mitted a wrong she was ready and will
ing to make full reparation, but before
any action could be taken In the Knight
Commander case, the Russian Govern
ment must have the opportunity of re
ceiving th6 report of the commander of
the Vladivostok squadron. .
Lord Lansdowne was not disposed to
press the matter unduly, and promised to
wait a reasonable time.
While Russia is willing to make full
reparation if any wrong has been done in
the case of the Knight Commander, Count
Benckendorff, In conversation with Lord
Lansdowne, made no admission that the
commander of the Vladivostok squadron
had violated International law In sinking
the vessel. According to the Russian
view It was the duty of the commander
to destroy any supplies believed to be on
the way to Japanese ports, and It Is added
tnat the papers he took from the Knight
Commander before she sank will establish
whether the cargo contained contraband.
As stated here, the whole Russian case
will rest on this point.
The British government anticipates that
Russia will make an effort to get In com
munication with the Vladivostok squad
ron and obtain tne report of its com
mander as quickly as possible, In order
to give a definite reply to the British
communication. What further concerns
the authorities here, and, It Is said, con
cerns the United States as well, Is the
dangerous situation of other neutral
shipping on the. Pacific which have on
board goods which the Russian comman
ders, will consider contraband. The pro
ject,' therefore, has wider application than
the mere case of the Knight Commander.
Russ Attempts Justification.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 28. The Russ
today prints an editorial on the case of
the Knight Commander which Is believed
to reflect the attitude of the Foreign
Office. It quotes extensively from the
"Perils of Working of International
Law," a German standard work on marl
time law, to show there is justification
for sinking a prize in case the vessel la
too old and slow, when there Is difficulty
In getting her to the nearest home port
and where there Is danger of recapture.
It Is understood that the Don and Ural
commissioned yesterday by Russia as second-class
cruisers are already on their
way to the Red Sea to take the place of
the St. Petersburg and Smolensk of the
volunteer fleet.
VALUABLE H0HSES KILLED.
Lightning Strikes Stable of E. L.
Graves at Gravesend.
NEW YORK, July 2S.-Whlle attending
the sale of the Ryan horses at Brighton
Beach today E. L. Graves was Informed
that lightning had struck the stable at
Gravesend, killing Dinah Shadd and the
2-year-old Great Crossing. Mr. Graves at
once left for the Gravesend track to as
certain the extent of his loss. The stable
was destroyed, but the other horses were
rescued after a hard fight. Mr. Graves
had a consignment of horses to be sold
at Brighton today.
yTLT.En HIS OWN BE0THEE.
Carson Grocer Is Attacked and Shoots
in Seif-Defense.
CARSON, Nev., July 28. Joseph Kelly,
a prominent grocer, this morning shot
and killed his brother Hugh. The men
had been on bad terms for several years.
Hugh Kelly attacked his brother with a
shotgun, and Joseph fired twice, killing
him Instantly. The Coroner's jury re
turned a verdict of justifiable homicide.
THE NOTED SICK
Senator Vest Grows Weaker.
SWEET SPRINGS, Mo., July 28. Sen
ator George C. Vest was delirious at noon
today and steadily growing weaker. He
talks at random, though occasionally able
to give rational answers when spoken to.
Operation on Rudolph Spreckets.
CARLSBAD, July 23. Rudolph Spreck
els. of San Francisco, was successfully
operated upon today by Dr. Sonnenburg,
of Berlin, and la doing well
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DIED AT McMINNVILLE,
JUIY27, 1904
JACOB yVORTMAN
Father of
H. C. Wortman
of this city'
Born at St. John, N. B., March 19, 1827.
Died at McMinnvIIIe, July 27,
1904. - Aged 77 Years, 4
Months, 7 Days
AT REST
Funeral from his late residence In McMinn
vIIIe, Friday, July 29
This store will remain closed all day today
OLDS, WORTMAN & KING
ATTACK HAS BEGUN
Japanese Are Moving on Port
Arthur.
TROOPS' ADVANCE IS GENERAL
Report That the Russian General
Kuropatkin Has Been Injured Has
Not Been Confirmed From Re
liable News Sources.
LONDON, July 29. Special dispatches
from Shanghai and Yokohama report
that a general attack on Port Arthur has
begun.
A report that General Kuropatkin is
wounded, which is appearing In various
quarters, seems to have originated at
Tientsin, but It Is not confirmed .from any
reliable source.
RUSSIAN SPIES SENTENCED.
Staff Officer Caught in Austria In
Disguise.
VIENNA, July 29. The Russians giving
the names of Dyrez and Lawrow, sus
pected of being military spies, have been
sentenced to Imprisonment for 18 and 12
months. Mystery surrounds the case, and
the authorities are unable to discover the
real identity of either of the persons. It
appears certain, however, that Lawrow
Is a Russian staff officer.
Russo-German Treaty.
BERLIN, July 28. The Boersen Courier
Is Informed that the following are the
leading features of the Russo-German
treaty:
"Russia accepts the German minimum
duties on grain and renounces the Inten
tion of Introducing higher duties on
goods Imported by land than on those im
ported by sea. Germany agrees that all
barley Imported from Russia Bhall be re
garded as cattle feed and will Impose on
such barley a duty of 2 marks Instead of
7 marks as already provided In the case
of barley imported for brewing purposes.
Germany accepts the higher Russian
duties on manufactured articles Imported
into Russia, Including chemicals. Finally,
the Boersen Courier says that Russia has
received assurances that concessions will
be made In the matter of cattle lnpectlon
on the frontier.
Expect Invasion of Island.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 28. The Jap
anse war is expected to enter on a new
phase by a Japanese Invasion of the
Island of Sakhalin (a Russian convict
settlement In tho North Pacific off the
east coast of Asia). The Russians have al
ready taken precautions, In view of this
move and troops have been sent to the
island. A Red Cross detachment has
also been ordered to proceed there.
Fire Deserted Towns.
WASHINGTON. July 28. The following
cablegram was received at the Japanese
Legation, dated at Toklo today:
"General Oku reports that, pursuing ths
enemy with his forces, he advanced on
the 25th Instant, to the north of Ta Che
Klao. The enemy retreated northward,
leavlnk Ta Tche Klao and New Shlatun
In flames."
Correspondents Go to Harbin.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 2S (6:35 P. M.)
A telegram received from General Ku
ropatkin today announced that the posi
tion at the front had not changed. It is
generally believed here that startling de
velopments are imminent. All the war
correspondents have been ordered to Har
bin. British Cruiser Goes to Tangier.
GIBRALTAR, July 28. The British
cruiser Hermlone has sailed for Tangier.
It Is presumed that her departure Is con
nected with disturbances at that port.
SAEE EXCEPT ON THUESDAY.
Foreboding in Reply of Minister to an
Old Friend.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 28. The news
was broken to the Ministers wife at
Kyblnsk, on the Volga, while on her
way to their country seat with their
son. who 13 37 years old. A daughter Is
married to M. Voutch, an official at-
f tached to the Council of Ministers, who
was the sole relative of Von Plehve able
to attend the first requiem mass for the
repose of his soul.
Von Plehve saw his son and wife oft last
night and then drove to the residence of
General Bogdanevltch, an old friend and
associate, with whom he remained until a
late hour. The Minister appeared to be
preoccupied, and some of the guests asked
him If he had received any more threat
ening lettera, and remonstrated with him
for going about unprotected. Curiously,
M. von Plehve replied:
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week except on Thursday. No one knows
of my movements beforehand except on
that day, when everybody knows I go to
present my weekly report to the Empe
ror." EMPEROR NEARLY OVERCOME
News of Assassination Comes as a
Great Shock.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 28. The Pre
fect of Police notified the Emperor of
the tragedy Immediately upon Its occur
rence. The Emperor, who was at the
villa Al&andrla, at Peterhof, was great
ly affected by the news, coming, as it
did, on top of the bad tidings from the
seat of war, fears of International com
plications and the strain incident upon
the hourly expectation of an event so
close to the father's heart. The Em
peror almost broke down when he was
Informed of the Minister's murder.
Whatever may have been the motlvB1'"
for the crime, nothing but the utmost In
dignation and condemnation of the as
sassin's act is voiced anywhere.
Rush for Newspaper Extras.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 28. A heap
of debris, a carriage, a portion of tho
coachman's uniform, mute and pitiable
relics of the tragedy, were still lying
In Zambalansky street, where the crime
was committed, when the correspondent
of tho Associated Pres3 again returned to
the spot this afternoon. For a block
either side of the street was guarded by
police and no one was allowed to ap
proach. Even In the midst of the consternation,
produced by the tragedy everybody Is talk
ing of Von Plehve's probable successor.
Von Plehve's assassination was official
ly announced at once and was followed
Immediately by the Issuance of extra edi
tions of the papers. Although they con
tained only four lines referring to the
tragedy, the newsboys were fairly mobbed
by the crowds In the streets, so eager were
all for details of the crime. Intense ex
cltment reigned everywhere. Only the
assassination of the Emperor could have
created more of a sensation, as next to
His Majesty himself Von Plehve was re
garded as the most powerful personality
In the Russian Government.
It transpires that Von Plehve was on
his way to Krasnoyo Sclo, 16 miles south
west of St. Petersburg, where the Grand
Duke Vladimir's birthday was to be cele
brated. The Emperor Is still at the
Peterhof palace. When the news was re
ceived, all the festivities of the day were
countermanded, and Instead a requiem
held.
When the remains of Von Plehve
reached his residence, a requiem mass
was celebrated and the two masses will
be celebrated dally until the funeral serv
ice Is held.
News Cabled to Washington.
WASHINGTON. July 28. The first of
ficial word received here of the tragedy
at St. Petersburg came In a short ca
blegram to the State Department, from
Spencer Eddy, the Charge of the Ameri
can Embassy, in the absence from that
capital of Ambassador McCormlck. The
message read:
Tho. Minister of the Interior was assassinated
at 10 o'clock this morning; EDDY.
The cablegram was promptly forward
ed by Acting Secretary Adee to Secretary
Hay at Newbury, N. H., and a proper ex
pression of condolence will be directed
through Mr. Eddy.
Although the assassination Is deeply de
plored here. It cannot be said that It
has caused much surprise In the circles
here best Informed as to the conditions
in St. Petersburg. M. Plehve was re
garded as a reactionist, and was partic
ularly severe In his treatment of the rad
ical element In Russian politics. He was
able to enforce his policies through his
absolute control of the secret service and
police. His life. In consequence, had
often been threatened.
This cablegram has reached the State
Department from Consul-General- Watts,
of St. Petersburg:
Plehve assassinated this morn lng. Others
also killed and wounded. Bomb explosion. No
disturbance. WATTS, Consul-General.
Causes Sensation at Rome.
ROME, July 23. The murder of M. von
Plehve created a great sensation among
the authorities here. The pope on hearing
of it raised his hands above his head and
exclaimed: "How awful. Let us hope that
worse events than war are not impending
In Russia."
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