New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-27

at St Petersburg, General Mezentzof, chief of the
gendarmerie corps and OF the Third Section. or
political police bureau, killed. few days be-
fore he had received note containing his death
sentence. '%ltssi4
On the night Of February 81. 1879, at Kharkoff.
Prince kropotkin brother of the famous anarchist,
vas murdered while leaving a ballroom, by
masked man. who could not be arrested. On March
z at Odessa the corpse of Knoop, colonel of gen.
dar1nerie, was found in his home with a placard
! on his breast bearing these words: by order OF
the revolutionary executive committees; the same
will be DONE and must be DONE to all tyrants and
their aceomplices" On April 10, at Archangel. the
chief of police, Pietrowsky, stabbed lin his
own house. To the handle Of the poniard.> which
was left in the wound, was attached a piece or
paper similar the above mentioned On
April "A soovieff fired five shots at the Gar who
was not touched, while the would-be murderer was
disarmed and arrested. On November 80 and De-
cember two unsuccessful attempts We're MADE.
one of them by the famous Hartman. to blow up
the imperial train the Lozovo-Sebastopol Rail-
road
On February IT, 1885, an explosion took place I'M
der the dining room of the Winter Palace, at the
moment when Alexander III and his family were
going there. Under the dining room was the
guards hail. and the soldiers who were there were
nearly all killed manned by the dynamite. which
had been placed In the cellar. On March occurred
the attempt of Molodetsky upon Count Loris Meli-
kof Minister of the Interior. and who enjoyed such
an influence that he was called the "Vice-Emperor.
under the reign of Alexander II, by the death Of
the sovereign himself by bomb thrown under his
carriage.
Under Alexander Ill., especially at the beginning
of his reign political attempts cease for time.
because as explained by the famous revolution
list known under the fictitious of "Stepniak'
hopes entertained of more liberal govern
ment But this did not come, and the attempts were
renewed
Of on the military ar 0 tribunal Of KEN was killed at
Odessa by a revolver shot The murderer was az.
the Governor Of Tchta iasehevitch was wounded
by a woman named kouttoysky; ON December T.
a bomb being thrown at the carriage of Alexander
III at the moment he was entering his Gatschna
assassination of Colonel soudeikine. chief of the
cal. He was drawn into alley by the retired
The colonel first wounded by several pistol shots
and then Killed with an iron bar At st. Peters,
in Moskaia-st at The moment when the imperial
saGg Is 3 te Se Ro
was blown up the train which bringing the
meTbers were wounded but to the effect produced
by the attempt on the mind or Alexander III was
death Death ..''-'.-- "'''''' '.''..' e-9-
Boulevard des itaiiens. General seiiversto. former
chief Of the secret police. was killed His assassin.
French Journalist and sent TO America. where he
In the reign of the present Emperor It is only
in the last three years that political murders
came the attempt against the Grand Procurator OF
the Holy Synod N; Pobedonostseff, who was not
wounded. March 80 the murder by Karpo-
witch OF NJ. Bogolepor Minister OF Public Instruc-
ton.
The Minister of the Interior NJ Spiagune i'm
mediate predecessor OF NJ. Pehve. was killed by
April Is iso2 In May General Won Wall Governor or
General of the Province of Voynia, and former
Chief of the Police, seriously wounded at
wilma. August IL the peasant Katchoura fred
without any result, at Prince Obolensky Governor
OF the Kharkof Province. He was sentenced to
death but upon the heartfui request addressed by
the prince to the Car, the sentence was changed
TO life imprisonment
At Tihi6. October q. 1908. General Prince
Galtzin. Governor General of the Caucasus, was
wounded by three natives. one of whom killed
while fleeing. another fatally wounded and the
third one seriously wounded on November 10. at
Balostok NJ Metlenko Chief Of Police was wound
ed by pistol shot The criminal was able to es-
cape, although many people witnessed the attempt
but. as said by local journal the crowd ala not
try arrest him. On January 9 1904 at Niko-
laistad, Finland two students of the Helsngfors
University ATTEMPTED 20 draw into ambush with
the assistance OF woman, the Chief OF Police Cap
tain Engeon. in order TO kill him, but they were
denounced by the woman and arrested. on the night
OF January N-22. 1884, an attempt was made upon
Baron Korf Governor OF Sonldja. Three shots
fired at him when he returning home In
his carriage The would he. murderer escaped
The recent assassinations of NJ Piehve and of
Bobrikofr, with that of Grand Duke Sereius are
those which excited the deepest attention in these
latter months-