Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
HEAD OF THE
TERRORISTS
EFFORTS OF RUSSIAN OFFICERS
TO LOCATE IT END IN
FAILURE.


critics continue to find evidence of
terrorist activity in st. Petersburg,
and in spite of the precautions of the
police another tragedy may occur at
any moment. The fighting organiza-
ton is known to have on it's condem-
nation list thirtgsg Rrsons, headed by
Grand Duke Alexis and Governor-Gen-
eral Trepoff, but the police, although
they have arrested several persons
with bombs in their possession, and
have taken many suspects into custo.
dy, have been completely baffled in
their efforts to discover the invisible
hand which is directing the campaign
of the terrorists. The police theory
continues to be that the central or
ganization of those engaged in the
conspiracies is at Geneva and in Par
is, and that the men arrested in Rus
STA are agents selected to execute the
sentences. When arrested these az
ents invariably are true to their oaths
and refuse to divulge anything. n
matter to what ordeal they are sub.
jected. Only yesterday the police foil
ed what is believed to have been a
plot to kill Governor-General Trepoff
According to the latest details of the
affair a man was observed during the
morning lounging at the corner Of
Great Morskaia street, about block
from the entrance to General Trepoff's
chancellory. The man attracted ne
attention at first, as he wore the rec
cap which is the descriptive mark Of
employees of the messenger company
whose messengers stand at every
street corner, but at last a policeman
noticed that the mans face was mo-
familiar to him, and approached the
supposed messenger with the objec
of interrogating him. The man be
came alarmed, drew a revolver ant
fired at the policeman, but missed
him. The policeman then overpow
cred his assailant and arrested him.
Almost at the same time that tn
bogus messenger was being arrest
ed on Great Morskaia street, the pc
lice. who have been keeping sharl
lookout at the hotels and lodgin
houses, discovered several bombs Q
the terrorist pattern in trunk belong
ing to a stranger who occupied ful
nished rooms in a house in Pushki
street, but who was absent at tn
time the police searched his apar
ments. The man was promptly take
into custody when he returned an
last night two individuals who cal
ed to see him were also arrested. A
the prisoners declined to give any a.
count of themselves. Although the p
lice are reticent, refusing to fu-nis
any information or give the names
the prisoners, the two 1ncidents--th
arrest of the man on Great Morsk'
street and the finding or the bombs
are undoubtedly connected The ma
captured by the police on Grent Nor
kaia street probably was on tn" on
look for some mark bv which tn d.
tinguish General Trapo1s carr'a"e.
several vehicles Of the asme style al
constantly before the rover"o--""'e
ais chancellory, and when M drive
out they circle around AMI leave
different directions. 81 tnat F" Is
most impossible in the ccntus'on
. determine definitely which carrias
j., contains the Governor-Genera'.
said that General Trepof. tortnte
ago, received a letter iniormine nj
, that this rue fas sunavaihns' as
, would be killed in his bed.