The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-27
TERRORISTS' FOE
RULES MOSCOW
Gear Appoints as Governor Gen
eral Man Who Helped Sup
press Nihilists.

St. Petersburg, April 27.The post
of encouragement of Moscow, which
was temporarily abolished Jan. 10, has
been re- established by imperial decree,
and General Kozloff, former chief Of
the Moscow police, has been appointed
to the post.
The administrative control Of the
police remains in the hands Of General
Wolkoff, who was appointed prefect
In January, but the police will be under
the general supervision of the governor
general. :. u. - s-s -
kozloff $ appointment as governor,
general Of Moscow upon the eve Of
the expected troubles at Easter and on
May Day, altho accompanied by re-
script in which Emperor Nicholas
speaks Of the "great interior reforms
contemplated by him, leaves no doubt
Of his purpose first to restore tranquil
lily with a firm hand. ',~ '-:~~-.
Kozloff distinguished himself during
the Nihilist conspiracies twenty-five
years ago by hunting down conspira-
tors. This resulted in an attempt upon
his life. The public generally inter
prets his summons from retirement at
The age of 6s as an indication that the
harsh measures Of repression then
sanctioned are to be revived
The government, however, takes the
position that the execution of the re-
Forms is impossible until the present
agitation and excitement are Quoted.
With General Trepoff in st, Petersburg
and Kozloff in Moscow it is considered
that public safety in the two capitals
Is assured. The liberals consider the
appointment another reactionary step.
A prominent liberal said:
"We, expected the proclamation Of
general amnesty for political prison
ers as an Easter gift. Instead the en-
peror gives us Kozloff.'
rs Fear Popular Outbreak.
CONSERVATION has been caused by the
publication in this mornings papers
Of renewed rumors of an impending
popular outbreak, which, it is feared,
the slightest incident, accidental or
tions that will attend the churches on
Saturday night may cause.
the municipal council, and take special
measures to cope with the situation,
and it is expected that the project of
police will issue. a reassuring proclama-
ton. The excitement, however, is so
great tina, it would have little effect.
cedented: All the accommodations at
the neighboring resorts have already
been. engaged. while reports from the
provinces indicate similar fears.
There is somewhat widespread i'm
preston that the police are melting the
masses against the intellectual classes
Governor General Trepoff declares
emphatically that there is absolutely
no occasion for panic.
Kozloff Veteran.
Kozloff' 5 entire career has been spent
in the police or gendarmerie, beginning
as assistant chief Of police at Riga il
1861, and later, in the exciting nihil
istic days, alternating as chief Of polio.
of Moscow and St. Petersburg.
kozloff s service as chief Of police o.
st. Petersburg covered the period fol
lowing the assassination Of Alexande
II. in 1881, after Alexander III. ha(
thrown over General Loris Melikoff
the famous soldier and statesman wht
was minister of the interior, and othe
liberal advisers of his father and ha(
procurator general and the reactionary
party. He retired after crushing tn
nihilistic conspiracies.
-h He was the head Of the celebrated
committee Of public safety Of TWEEN
ty-fve persons, his name appearin,
on all orders. Kozloff means goat, an
the public sarcastically denominatet
his proclamations "Orders Of Kozlot
and his twenty-five goats.'
Nevertheless, Kozloff succeeded il
what he was set to o,earning the great
est praise from his imperial master, VIII
heaped decorations upon him, including
the Alexander Nevski order never previ
ously given to chief of police.