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DOWNFALL oF TREPoFv.
Count wiffe Also Agrees to Immediate
 Unaversal Su6xnge.


 Count witfe Also Agrees to Immediate
 Universal Suflxage.
 st. Petersburg. Nov. 9.--Both Count .witte and the Emperor have made another surrender. General Trepoh has been removed from the powerful position which he occupied, that of governor general of St. Petersburg and assistant minister of the interior. and Russia's premier has agreed to tmme- diate universal suffrage.
 Count Witte has been fully aware Of the intense hatred General Trepo6rs re- tention in once was causing. but he never questioned the sincerity of the governor generals cooperation in the introduction of the new regime.
 Nevertheless, he recognized the neces- sity of Trepoff's removal and the gov ernor general himself agreed that only his retirement would appease the popu- lar wrath.
 The final obstacle was the Emperor, who had come to believe that Trepofk alone was able to guard the life of himself and family. but his majesty at last yielded on the condition that Tre- poff should become commandant Of the palace, succeeding the late Lieutenant General Hesse. where his sole duty will be to take measures to protect the life of the Emperor. The position of Gov eIQOf leuETdt 0I ot. EttcTtuuE8 SHAo with Trepoff's retirement, but the palace of commander of the Imperial Guard has been assumed by the Grand Duke Nicholas.
 wftte Compelled to Yield.
 The series of consultations which Count witte has been holding with M Petrunkevitch, Prince DolgoroukofS. Prince Eugene Troubetskoy and Pro- lessor Miliukoff, representing the con- <xrtk representatives of the conservative wing of the Zemstvcists. convinced him that 1t was useless to hold out longer if he was to continue seeking to secure the sympathy of the parties of tho center. He therefore practically prom ised an immediate extension of the suf- frage to include all classes of the popu- lation.
 Even upon these conditions. however. the constitutionalists late last night de- cided definitely not to hold ofice in the present ministry. They take the higher position that the ministry is only temporary lasting until the na- tional assembly or constituent assem- . bIy meets, and they refuse to accept office until it Is demonstrated that they have the support of the majority.
 Professor Milienoff, in explaining their position to Count Witte, advised the latter to take ready made consti- tuition like that of Belgium to Peterhof and insist that the Emperor -promul- gate 1t.
 Trepon ia Decorated.
 The Emperor. in agreeing to Trepoms retirement, conferred on him the Order of Alexander Nevsky tn diamonds.
 The Russ and other Radical papers which have been campaigning against Trepoff, hail his removal with delight as being the first victory for the free Russian press
 General Trepoff claims to have been greatly misunderstood and that history must eventually acduit him of being in any way the instigator of the shedding of blood and all other horrors with Russia experienced during the last fort night
 T should think it unnecessary for me to deny that the Government sought to infiame the passion of the people against each other" he said
 ''The manifesto seemed to rouse the elemental passions of the people. Diff ferent classes of the population did what they could to stifie and suppress the disturbances but in many places the authorities were powerless to with stand the shock. The accusations against the police made by enemies of the Government who have demanded nothing short of miracles are largely inventions The whole Government cannot be transformed in a day. but in a single week wonders were accomp- lished. Amnesty was granted with freedom of the press, of which the press has taken so much advantage to calum- niate me"