The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-03-02

Side Lights on St. Petersburg S
Governor General.
dOW HE Is HATED BY RUSSIANS.

| Even the Palace Clique, Who EN-
pIoy Him, Is Said to Loathe His
Meth osls--Astempts That Have Been
Nude on His Life-Marvelous Els
cape From a Woman.
| General Trepoff. the new governor
general Of st. Petersburg, is one of the
most hated subjects Of the car, says
the Chicago Record Herald. Men Of
liberal tendencies as we'll as pronounced
revolutionists look upon him as prob
ably the greatest foe of popular liberty
that exists in Russia 1t is even said
that the palace clique. who employ him,
loathe him for his despicable methods.
Trepoff himself declares that he bears
charmed life -Four times have the
revolutionists tried to effect his re
moval." but each attempt proved
| failure
When a soldier Of accredited ability
stoops to become chief of Russian
| police lie 1T once in a measure loses
caste with the remainder of the army
This is the case Of General Trepof lie
Is admired for military actions in the
past. but deSpiscd for his present occu-
patton, for within a few weeks he has
been chief of police of Moscow He
comes of a good family and conduc, nd
himself with distinction in the Turkish
war. but always displayed brutality
| toward the soldiers under him that
caused the men TO hate him. He hss
been especially distinguished for de
Gunciations IN and OFT of season, of
| anarchists and reyolutionistS, wh;~i!
declarations probably nave won for hiII
! the unenviable position. that he now
! occupies. Marked man that he has
! been for years, TrepoT practically has
| become, next to the car and the grand
dukes. the central target for weapons
Of the followers Of the red f10g.
Tie most recent attempt on Trepof's
life was made Jan. 10 last in Moscow.
He was 81 the Nicholas station in that
city bidding farewell to Grand Duke
Sergius. who was departing for St. Pc
| tersburg, When 4 young student up
! preached. quickly drew revolver and
| fired three times at the general. but the
| bullets went wild. Trepoff simply
| blessed himself. and the secret police
who were present seized the assassin
and hustled him OF to prison.
a month previously Trepoff was the
! chief of police Of Moscow 1t will be
remembered shat on Dec. IS ana 10 last
| tie students OF tae university there on
| gagged in revolutionary demonstrations
Trepoff had put down the uprising with
| heavy hand and incidentally had
caused mourning III many homes in
Moscow. 1t was a relative Of one Of the
victims of Trepoff's ''repressive" ac-
ton that had attempted to even things
| by causing the close friends of Trep0if
to put on black.
| The year 1862 is marked with red 81
Trepof's calendar. Especially is there
a huge daub of crimson over the montn
OF March and April Of that year for III
those months three attempts were
i made on his life He had marvellous.
almost miraculous, escape on March
81. A woman named Allart had gained
| admission to his private Office on the
pretense of impafting important infor-
nation concerning conspiracy. She
carried a revolver concealed beneath
| long cloak. 1t was but the work OF
second to draw the weapon, place ii
against Trepofs breast and pull the
trigger. The revolver, however, missed
fire, and it is presumed that Trepon
again blessed himself. On April fol-
| lowing a man armed with a stiletto
tried to force his way into the generals
Office. but was overpowered and placed
In dungeon. He is now in Siberia
On April Trepoff had another thrill
ing experience. While he was riding
a young student sprang upon the steps
OF IT, carriage and attempted to plunge
a dagger into the generals heart The
secfet polic officer that rode with IRE
| pOff warded Off the DESPERATE lunge
but received a severe cut in the arm
The assailant was locked up as ma
Mae, and none of his friends since has
seen him.
About Jan. of this year Trepof was
reviewed of his duties as chief of DO
lice of Moscow and ordered to the
front. He was not to go, however. as
| a fighting man. Perhaps his superiors
desired to preserve his life as long as
possible. He was assigned as head Of
the Red Cross society in Manchuria.
1t is intimated that the general had de-
sired to lead a corps or at least bri-
gade, but information, 1t is alleged, had
reached army headquarters in ST. Pc
tersburg that Trepoff would not be
welcome among the rank and file I'M
der Kuropatkin's command.
The general almost had completed
arrangements to proceed to the front
when the present crisis arose, and the
grand ducal party at once selected him
as the most desperate man in the en-
pire to meet the fateful emergency:
hence he is again in the saddle com
nissioned to do work congenial to his
bloodthirsty nature. Power only sec
ond to that welded by the car has
been placed in his hands, and unless he
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