Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-05
THIRTY PERSONS
MARKED FOR DEATH
RUSSIAN FIGHTING ORGAN1zA.
TON PLANNING TO sLAY
ALEXIS AND OTHERS.
PLOT TO KILL TREPoFF
! IS Fooled By CHANCE
Several Bombs of Terrorist Pattern
Discovered in Trunk in q Hotel
Police Believe Conspiracies Are

~ PETERSBURG. April 1.-The 2t.
tnorltles continue to find evidence OF
terrorist activity in ST. Petersburg,
and IN spite of the precautions of the
ponce another tragedy may occur at
any moment. The fighting organize
ZION IS known to have on it's con-
cemned list 30 persons. headed by
Grand Duke Alexis and Gov. Gen.
lrepon, but the police, although they
nave arrested several persons with
bombs in their possession and have
taken many suspects in custody, have
been completely baff1ed in their efforts
to discover the invisible hand which
is directing the campaign of the ter.
rorists. The police theory continues
to be that the central organizations
OF those engaged in the conspiracies
are at Geneva and in Paris and that
the men arrested in Russia are agents
selected to execute the sentences
When arrested these agents invariably
are true to their oaths and refuse to
divulge anything, no matter TO what
ordeal they are subjected.
Foil Plot to Stay TrepoH.
Only Thursday the police by chance
foiled what is believed to have been
plot to kill Gov. Ge: Trepon. Ac-
cording to the latest details of the af-
fair man was observed during the
morning lounging at the corner of
Great MOrskaia street about a block
away from the entrance to Gen.
Trepoff's chancellery. The man at
tracted no attention at first, as be
wore the red cap which is the dis
tlnctive mark of the employees of the
messenger company whose messen-
gers stand at every street corner. but
at last policeman. noticing that 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 po-
liceman, but missed him. The police
man then overpowered his assailant
and arrested him.
Several Bombs Found.
Almost at the same hour that the
bogus messenger was being arrested
on Great MOrskaia street the police.
who have been keeping a. sharp look
out at the hotels and lodging houses,
discovered several bombs of the ter
rorist pattern in trunk belonging to
a stranger who occupied furnished
room in house in Pushkin street, but
who was absent at the time the police
searched his apartment The man
was promptly taken into custody when
he returned, and Thursday night two
individuals who called to see him were
also arrested. All the prisoners de-
clined to give any account of them
selves. Although the police are reti-
cent, refusing to furnish any informa-
ton or give the names of the prison
ers, the two incidents. the arrest of
the man on Great Morskaia street and
the finding of the bombs. are undoubt-
eddy connected. The man captured by
the police on Great Morskaia street
probably was on the lookout for some
mark by which to distinguish Gen.
TrepOff's carriage, as several vehicles
of the same style are constantly be-
fore the governor generals chancel-
lery, and when he drives out they
circle around and leave in different
directions, so that it is almost impos-
sible in the confusion to determine
definitely which carriage contains the
governor general. It is said that Gen.
Trepoff fortnight ago received a let
ter informing him that this ruse was
unavailing, as he would be killed in
his bed
The police have instructed all lo1g-
ing houses to provide themselves with
duplicate keys of all rooms. drawers
and closets. in order that the effects
of suspects may be freely searched