The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-05-31

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ognixed hoireaa OF fortune OF
SO. eco COO aud % estates covering
fully 90 goo acres Princess Teut-
cheff. nevertheless. became a. keen
d nihiilat as Miss Leontieff
Miss Trcpoff was the niece %
the ultra reactianary governor gen
eral OF St Petersburg. General
Trepoff. Her father ID a high OF
fetal In che Russian ministry 81
var. She associated IN the high
est circles 81 Russian society.
Tho trio discussed schemes for
the regeneration Of their country
Mlsa Leenticff suggested that i
would be a magnificent achieve
ment IL three young women Of
noble families acre tn llberufe
Russia b assassina,inE the ezar.
She urged that the cfar vas really
the cause % Russ.as present trou
blfa. some OF his relatives. the
majority 81 bis ministers and many
ether reliable advisers had begged
aim TO introduce political reforms
but the ear ohatluateiy refused 20
take any step IN this direction and
chung pefnlaicntiy 90 hla absolute
power. Mas Ieoniicff urEed that
II be- could be removed By violence
his successor would never dare tn
oppose popular demands with the
same ohatinacY
with Characteristic energy. Miss
f4eoutien declared that she herself
would make the first attempt she
proposed that II she failed. one 81
E the other two should make the ser
ond attempt Lots Wcre drawn 10
F decide whether Princess Trnicheff
or Miha Trrpoff should make the
second attempt Tho lot fell on Mlsa
+ Tfepoff 20 Il vas decided that II
F the first attempt made b. Miss
+ Ieoutien failed. another attempt
would be made by Aist Trrpoff and
Il this also Vas unsuccessful.
third aHd final attempt would be
made by Princess Tcnlehrff. The
three young women bound them
selves By a solemn oath 90 carry
out their murdefoua plan felentieHa-
T ~ and efficiently.
The ears doom vas apparently
a matter % a few daya II vas
averted hY hts withdrawal 20 hla
palace al Tsarkos seio towards the
end Of January and the suspension
Of all court festivities during the
F present political crisis The trio
F Of tcrruriats were confident. how
ever. that they would come face
to face with him In the course Of
/ the spring or early In the autumn.
Probably with the natural weak
ness 81 the sex. one OF other o. the
three fair couspirators dropped
hint OF their intentions 20 some
bosom friend Anyhow. Miss Leon
+ ileff vas suddenly arrested In her
own home on a charge Of treason
able conspiracy against the life Of
T the emperor 81 Russia Explosives
+ and three small hand bombs were
+ found carefully concealed In her
+ bedroom FER father. who had
I grown gray In the service ~ Rus
+ sia. was dragged or to prison on
/ the suspicion Of having supported.
I or az least tolerated. bis daughters
I revolutionary activity Ruin has
also overtakon her two brothers.
one OF whom Is a colonel and the
other a major In crack regiment
Of guards stationed at Taarkoe-
aslo.
The news % Miss Iyeontlefrs ar
/ rest caused an unbaunded sensation
among her exalted friends. Princess
I Tenichcff and Mis Trepoff were
panic stricken They jumped 20
/ the erroneous conclusion that they
I would be compromised by her
seizure. They quickly met and de-
oided to eyade all further difficult
ties by committing suicide. Miss
Trepoff left her fathers house un-
I der the pretenae OF going for a
walk. proceeded in a droachky 20 a
point outside the capital. and threw
+ herself i'm front Of the incoming
express from Moscow. She was
killed on the spot and her remains
were fearfully mangled.
Almost al the same time Princess
Tenicheff blew out her brains with
q revolver In the garden surround
ing her fathers residence in St
I Petersburg The discriminating let
/ ters and documents which gave the
police all the information now in
I their possession were found among
! Princess Tenicheffs belongings.
The discovery OF these documents
/ viii seal Miss Leontleff's fate. They
/ leave no doubt whatever that che
consplred In grim earnest 10 assas-
/ slnate the czar The explosives
found In her possession supply the
remaining evidence TO convict her
Of this serious crime. Inevitably
/ she will be hanged.