Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-28

of his death he was about &C years old
The educated youths OF Russia are said
TO have been bitterly opposed to NJ,
Won Plehye owing. Il has been claimed,
TO his turning on his own people and
to the drastic changes which he inau-
gurated or advocated. He is said to
have regarded the common people as
either dangerous criminals to be re-
pressed or as innocents to be ignored.
NJ Won 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 (secreD Sec
tion OF police and also owing to the fact
that he controlled the press of Russia
through the censors, who, II has been
understood, did NJ. Won Plehye's bidding
without question.
The deceased minister was laborious
in the extreme, but had no trace or
brillIancy and was an Indifferent con-
versa tionalst. He was, however fond
OF music and was accustomed TO read
many French novels during his leisure
hours
IN May. 1903, NJ. Won Plehve was ap-
pointed president of the imperial COM
peror's reform decree.
KIsHINEFF MAssACREs.
What part, If any, NJ Won Plehve ac-
tually played in the l<ishineff massa-
cres 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
extreme antl-Semite in Russia and pro-
prietor Of the Researches, a newspaper
of Klshineff.
II should be added that the allega-
lions made against NJ. Won Plehve have
never been proved to be founded on
fact, and IN view Of the emperor's
inquiry into the matter and the fact
that Won PlehYe retained the emperor's
confidence, It is only just to assume
that the charges were unfounded
The last great public work of Won
plehve, so far as known, was the draft
Ing Of the peasant code, early this year.
This is scheme for peasant reform,
ordered by the emperor In his recent
manifesto.
on June 10 of this year It was an
nounced from st. Petersburg that the
council Of empire had approved M. Won
Plehve's decree for the repeal Of the
D
20 reside within 80 miles Of the frontier
This measure has been approved by
the emperor.
NEWS BROKEN TO WIDOW
The news was broken to the ministers
wife atfKyblnsk, on the Volga, while
on her way to their country seat with
their son, who is 81 years old. A
daughter is married to NJ Voutch an
official attached to the council Of min
listers. who was the sole relative Of Won
Plehve able to attend the first requiem
mass for the repose of his soul Won
Plehve saw his son and wife off last
night and then drove TO the residence
of General Bodanevitch, an old friend
and associate, with whom he remained
until a late hour The minister APP
peared TO be pre-occupled, and some
Of the guests asked him II he had re-
ceived any more threatening letters
and demonstrated with him for going
about unprotected. Curiously. NJ. Won
Plehye replied-
81 am sofe enough every day In the
week except on Thursday No one
knows my movements beforehand eN-
cept on that day when everybody
knows so TO present my weekly report
to the emperor
ASSASSIN A YOUNG MAN.
The ASSASSIN was dressed IN the uni
form of n Warsaw railway guard He
Is comparatively young.
The cyclists escorting the minister's
carriage were powerless to prevent the
bomb being thrown, The Warsaw ho-
tel whence, according to one report,
the bomb was said to have been
launched. stands at the corner OF "a
balansky street and n road bordering
on the Obvodny, or circular canal Be
ing near the depots II Is almost exclu-
slvely patronlzed by railroad men, II
developed later in the day, however
that the bomb was not thrown from
window of the hotel, as alleged In
this version Of the affair.
Tho assassin was wounded In the alb
domen by a splinter, necessltating an
operation
NEWS IN WASHINGTON
Washlngton,J July 2S.--The first official
word received here Of the tragedy at
81. Petersburg came In a short cable
gram received at the state department
from Spencer Eddy, the charge OF the
American embassy in the absence from
that capital OF Ambassador Mccormick.
The message read:
sasslnated at 10 o'clock this morning
--(Eddy)"
The cabegram was promptly for
warded by Acting Secy Adee, 10 Secy,
Hay at Newbury, n. H. and a proper
expression OF coincidence will be di-
rected through Mr.. Eddy.
Although the assassination deeply de-
plored here,it can not be said that II has
caused much surprise In the circles
here best Informed as TO the condition
In st. Petersburg. NJ Plehve was re-
garded as a reactlonlst and was par.
ticularly severe In his treatment OF the
radical element IN Russian politics. He
was able 70 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 Gen. Watts
OF 81 Petersburg;
"Plehve assassinated this morning
Others also killed and wounded. Bomb
explosion No disturbance. Watts,
consul general"
The state department has addressed
Itself 10 the Russian government,
through Spencer Eddy, the American
charge at ST. Petersburg, on the sub
ject OF the seizure OF the cargo Of the
Arabia by the Vladivostok squadron
The Hamburg American company, the
owners o. the ship, undoubtedly Will