£1000 TO KILL THE CZAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 13 July 1907, Page 4

£IOOO TO KILL THE CZAR.

ASSASSINATION PLANNED BY A GIRL. WATCH-POCKET BOMBS. St. Petersburg, May 22. I lie details of the recent Terrorist plot t« kill Ike Czar, to which M. Stolypin, the Premier. referred in the Duma last Monday, show the ingenuity and inten■ity of purpose of the revolutionaries. The conspirators, wlio included a Russian girl student, itemed to kill not only the Czar but also the infant Czaruviteii. by means of two delicately conrlrueted infernal machines each scarcely larger than a watch Several plans were tried for gaining access to Czarskoe Sclo. but without success. The conspirators worked patiently for weeks, and at last decided to attempt to corrupt the members of the Czar's bodyguard. This bodyguard, known as the "convoy," is composed of picked men whose loyally can lie relied upon absolutely. They arc responsible, for the Emperor's person, and, in turn, guard the private apartments. Two of them arc on duty outside the Czar's bedroom every night. The girl student., who is said to be of unusual beauty, was ordered to make the acquaintance of one of Hie Cossacks of tho ''convoy." She succeeded, and the soldier fell in love with her.

She finally "converted" the soldier, as she thought, to revolutionary principles.

and offered him £BOO if lie would attempt to assassinate the Czav and Czarevitch. The attempt was to be be made on the night of April 13, when the Cossack «» detailed for duty at his Majesty's apartment. The Cossack demanded £IOOO, and the negotiations were prolonged until April 11, when the, soldier informed the adjutant of Prince Trubctzkoy, commander of the palace guards, of the conspiracy.

The adjutant directed the CoSaack to appear to agree with the plana of tho conspirators, and to do as they directed i him.

As the Cossack was proceeding to the palace on the night of April 13 to do guard duty outside the Czar's bedroom two men who had managed to conceal themselves in some shrubbery in the palace grounds beckoned to him.

They handed him two infernal machines, each scarcely larger than a watch. Wonderful workmanship \raa shown in their construction, and, although so small, they contained explosives of enormous power.

The Cossack was directed to place the machines beneath the bods of the Czar and the Czarevitch.

He promised to carry out these in struetions, but instead handed the infer nal machines to the palace adjutant Meanwhile the cordon of troops sur rminded the palace grounds, and, the cor don being narrowed, the men were cap tured.

Twenty-six additional arrests were made in St. Petersburg and vicinity that night. The girl student who arranged the negotiations with the Cossack escaped. ■ "■ ! ■ HOW Tim CONSPIRATORS WERE

AKKESTED. St, Peteraburg, May 23. M. Stolypiu, the Premier, confirmed in the Duma to-day the reported recent discovery ot' a widespread conspiracy to assassinate tlio Czar and members of* the royal family.

Ihe reactionary party sought to make capital out of the discovery by asking M. Stolypiu for details of the conjspiracy, but contrary to their expectations, tiie reform factions not only declined to attack the Government, but unanimously supported a resolution i condemning the conspiracy. M. Stolypiu stated that the Government learned last February of the organisation of a widespread terrorist movement iu St. Petersburg.

Alter great difliculty the police ascertained the identity of several leaders, who were constantly changing their lodgings, and were communicating with each other liy a secret code.

| Twenty-eight persons were arrested on I April 13, and it was afterwards learned that they were conspiring to overthrow the Government. Attempts were to be made to assassinate the Czar as well as the Grand Duke Nicholas and M. Stolypiu himself.

The conspirators laid plans to secure the best methods of obtaining admission to the imperial palace. An exhaustive investigation is now being made by the Procurator, and the suspects will be tried at the St. Petersburg Assize Court.

A well-equipped laboratory for making bombs and a school for fondling terrorists the art of handling explosives have been discovered in Finland.

A LITTLE MIILOSPHKII, Small Willie was playing with two r «gg•'<! tiffliiiir. i„ f rollt of Uw when his mother called him in. "UiHie," she said, "don't you know that these boys are had associates for VliU "Vvs, mamma, replied the lillle idiiioMijner. -1,1,1 r m a good associate for lliein."