New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-15


say General MelIkof announces that only one
assassin has been captured, but that he police have
made numerous arrests"
FURTHER COMMENTS IN THIS CITY.
A TALK WITH THE RUSSIAN CoNsUr-GENLRAL W.
LETZKY-No EXPECTATION OF LOSING HIS PLACE
MR. sToUGHToN's HOPES FOR TIRE RUSSIANS
VIEWS OF Mr.. EvARTs AND HAMILTON FISH.
The flag over the Russian Consulate. at No. 81
Broadway, was at half-mast yesterday in token Of
mourning for the death of the Gar. Michael dc Vc
etzky, the recently appointed Consu-General IN this
city started late Sunday Afternoon for Washington IN
obediecce TO a Dispatch he had received from the
Russian Minister. He missed the train. however,
and postponed his journey until last evening, when
he took the $50 express, in company with the Rev.
N. Bjerring. Both will attend the re-
QUEEN mass for the dead E mperor, to be celebrated
this morning at the Russian Legation. TRIBUNE
reporter found Mr. Vetetzkv at the Consulate in the
forenoon in conversation with Mr. Breuii aud Chev-
aler Ratio, the Consus of France and Italy. who
had come to offer their official condolences.
at Is a terrible affair, terrible, terribleP he
said. Somehow have always had presentlment
that it must come to this, and have not been mis-
taken / can almost picture TO myself the whole
shocking occurrence, especially as Colonel
Dvortzky, who on the spot with his sled and
subsequently carried the dying Emperor to the
"Yes"' he continued. the reporter nodded
sympathetically, "he is very dear friend Of mine
might say a relative. and am very anxious about
him. as fear he has been wounded by the bomb
snliuters Colonel ID oritzky-and not DobrYky, as
all the papers have it's of the three Captains
of Police of ST. Petersburg. His section comprises
the Winter Palace, portion OF the Nevsky
Gorochowaya and Vossnesensky Prospects,, the
Michael Mancge or riding school and the palace OF
the Princess Marie. Now. the Emperor reviews each
regiment OF the Guard in its turn on Sunday at the
dneqe and upon the captain OF the section devoves
the duty of escorting him from the Winter Palace
and back. This accounts for Doontzkys presence
in sleigh behind the Imperial coach at the moment
of the murder"
"What will be the consequences Of the Cars
assassination |"
"Tbat is difficult to say. As one result, however,
we may confdentially expect that the eyes Of the
whole nation will be open to the danger OF Nihilsm
and that the Government will hencefdrth fnd hearty
cooperation among the in the war 1t is wag-
ing against the rightful evil Those who have for
gotten the murders of Mesentzof, Krapotkine, Hey
king and others will never forget the martyrdom OF
Alexander Nlcoaiewitch, and all their energies will
be devoted to prevent recurrence Of crime OF
such magnitude"
do you not think that the event will hasten the
establishment of a representative government in
Russia 7"
"There you bring me to a ground upon which, in
my capacity as Consul, l annot tread. We are es-
pecially instructed to refrain from discussing
country's politics"
As the reporter was about to depart, Mr.. Veletzky
exclaimed:
by the way, should feel obliged by your stat
ing that the Cars assassination will in no wise in-
terfere with the routine of the Russian COniulatcs
abroad. Several Americans under the impress
sion that things managed in Russia the same rs
here have been asking me whether the rev Car
would retire the officials of the old Administration
and replace them with new enes. l should like
them to know that with u.s. providing man is COM
petent and honest no change Of Administration can
ever affect his position"
Edwin w. StOuRhton, late American Minister
70 Rnssia expressed himself as follows TO the
reporter in regard to the assassination: The
unrder of the Emperor Alexander" he said, " Is an
act which the Russian nation will repudiate and
loathe. 1t was an act concOcted and inStiGated by
the few. the very very few and for which the peO'
nile are not to be held responsible. One may talk of
the enormous ramiications of the Nihist party, OF
ts resources and of the power IT wields. J. Tor my
mart do not believe it to be moro than an infinitely
smalI group Of malefactOrs-Drompted by lar lower
motives than common law crimlnab-Wno gre soon
bound TO suceumb. The agitation they are hegPius M
nm will die of itself, as it has nothing to feed on
Why should the peasant whose sole means Oh eSlst,
anee are the resnltssOf his labor, or tho mefchsh
Who dapends on the authorities for the projections OF
hIs property,-why should these people J ASK cohh-
tenance a movement. the end OF when can ony DC
In destroy and not to reform or reconstruct no
Sihiism interferes with their material welfare. aDc
thew. therefore repudiate it. And that 10 why those
Nihiiists who fall into the hands OF tue ponce az
irans Fonnd TO be men without occupation, or at
siI eyents without any interest in the industry
trade and commerce of the country such persons
eSvsrvthjng TO gain and nothing to lose by tne
nn,o i t rennat the Nihilists are Few in number
sHd ,nsiSni6cant. 1t is true that they have sue
cesded in killing an Emperor. but then theg n nave 20
tnIIv sVn ga the father and finally root them 0pt"
Do YOU think the present Car will continue
the reforms begun by bis father y g.. nnrr.,s of
tba Rnssian GoyeTnment since the emancipation OIL
the sers better the condition M tSs o. tne In