Railway Nelson, B.C., Oct. 20, Mr, Peter. Veregin, lender of the! Doukhoubor colony in Saskatchewan, paid for his progressive methods with his life yesterday, when enemy opposed to Veregin's use modern appliances on farms and thornes in the colony, placed a bomb under his seat in a Canadian Pacific passenger coach while the train iwas speeding from Nelson to Grand Forks, B.C., according to the theory Jadvanced to-day by police investiga tors. The explosion killed eight Jand injured 12 passengers on the train.
Railway officials working with police on the ease delioved the explosion resulted from a time bomb for the jarring of dynamite carried jin a gunnysack.
Included in the list of dea was ithe name of Mr. John L. Machi member of the British "Columbi Legislature, from Grand Forks.
Mr. Veregin came to Canada from exile in Siberia in 1903 to lead the Doukhoubor colony in Saskatchewan.
Hundreds of telegrams of condolence over the death of Leader Veregin were received at Brilliant, B.C, headquarters of the Doukhoubors. The body of the dead leader' was taken to Brilliant to-day aboard 18 special train.
Discovery of an alarm clock, with part of a dry battery, in the rains of the Canadian Pacific Railway Jeoach in which eight passengers were killed yesterday, was announced to-day by General Manager [Murphy, who investigated. the ex: plosion.
Mr. Murphy made his announeement in. a -Teport to Mr. D. C. Coleman,—vice-president of the [Canadian Pacific Western Lines, Jat Winnipeg. The alarm clock: and. [the parts of the battery were found fin a battered suit - case—Réoter's American Service.
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