The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-02
TREP0FF'S CLOSE CALL
Party In Custody Doubtless Had De-
signs on His Life.
SHOT AT POLICEMAN.
Bombs Fonnd, Three More Arrests
Made and Governor General Is
Notified He Will BE As.
Sa>sinated In Bed.

st. Petersburg. April 1-Authori-
, ties continue 10 find evid nee of terror
ist activity at st. Petersburg, and in
spite Of precautions Of the police anoth-
| e. tragedy may occur at any moment
Fighting organizations are known to
have on their condemned list thirty per
sons, headed by Grand Duke Alexis and
Governor General Trepoff. but the po-
ice, although they have arrested per-
sons with bombs in their possession and
taken many suspects into custody, have
to discover the invisible hand which is
directing the campaign of the terror:sts.
The police theory continues to be that
the Central organizations of those en-
gagged in cOnspiracies are at Geneva
and Paris and the men arrested in
Russia are agents selected to execute
sentences. When arrested these agents
are invariably true to their oaths and
refuse to divulge anything. no matter
to what ordeal they arc subjected
Only Thursday the police by chance
foiled what is believed to have be- n
plot to kill Governor General Trepoff
According to the latest details of the
affair, man was observed during the
morning lounging at the corner of
Great Mocskaia street about a block
away from the entrance to General Ire
pOfs chancellOry. The man attracted
no attention at first. as he wore a red
cap, which is a distinctive mark of en-
ployes of the messenger company,
whose employees stand at street corners.
but at last policeman, noticing the
mans face was not familiar to him.
approached the supposed messenger
with the object Of interrogating him.
The man thereupon became alarmed,
drew revolver and fired at the police
man. brit missed him. The policeman
overpowered his assailant and arrested
him.
Almost at the same hour the bogus
messenger was being arrested on Great
Morskaia street TIL police. who had
been keeping a sharp lookout at hotels
and lodging houses discovered several
bombs Of terrorist pattern in a trunk
belonging to a stranger who occupied
4 furnished room in a house IN PusnkiH
81 '(<t' but " ltS WIS tt)S-llt dl tie Time
the police searched his apartment. The
man was promptly taken into custody
On returning, and at night two indi-
vnllals who called to see him were also
All the prisoners declined to
give HHy account Of themselv s. AL
though the police are reticent, refusing
to furnish any information Or give the
names Of the prisoners. these two Incl
1ent@-the arrest of the man on Great
Mcrskaia street and the finding of the
H2mbs-are undoubtedly connected |
The nan captured by police on Great |
Norskaia street probably was on the
lookout for some rk by which to dis
.inguish General TrepofT's carriage, as |
several vehicles of the same style ara
constantly before the governor generals |
n" 1cellcry. and when he dries out |
hey circle around and leave in diff ~
.rt directions. SO that it is almost i'm
possible in the confusion to determine
definitely which carriage contains tn,
governor general. It is said that Cen
.ral Trepoff a fortnight go received a
etter Informing him that this rus4 was
as he was to be killed in
lis bed