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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-16
.TREPOFF DIES
At PETERHOF
OF PECTOR|S'
Escapes ASSaSSin's Bullet Aft
er Many Attempts.
TERMED DESPOTANDTYRANT
TERMED DESPOTANDTYRANT
Six Actual Attempts Were Made ON
His Life in Three Years.
RUSSIAN FINANCEsJE0PARDIzED
German Syndicate May Take Hold
With View Of Bringing Order
Out of the Chaos.

Gen. Trepoff has escaped tho
assassin's bullet, despite the fact
that no less than six attempts were
made on his life. He died at his
villa at Peterhof at 6 o'clock last
evening of a malady that is some-
what common in Russia. 1t is re-
ported that German syndicate is
to take hold of the finances of Rus
sia, which are just now seriously
jeopardized.
WARSAW, September ia rumor is m
circulation here that the terrorists have
menaced all the foreign consuls with murs
der IN the event of general massacre
ST. PETERSBURG, September l5-Gen.
Dmitri Feodorovich Trepoff, commandant
Of the imperial palace. died at Is o'clock
this evening in his villa at Peterhof OF
angina pectoris
Gen. Trepoff. whose name was indelibly
linked with reaction and oppression in Rus-
sla, was in many respects a remarkable
man.
He was natural despot, a tyrant by in
tliidtioH, ana CONVECTION. He
was one of those men who have constantly
appeared like evil geniuses in Russian his
tory, just at the time when conditions were
most promising for putting an end to des-
potism to turn the Russian rulers from
liberalism back into paths of reaction. It
was he who became the guiding spirit OF
the reaction after Nicholas III had issued
his famous manifesto In the fall of 1908
promising the people share in the gov
ernment. Holding the position of master
Of the palace. In league with the court in
triguers, who were determined to restore
the old regime he constantly had the en-
peror's ear. Like his father before him,
Trepon was a police master. with all that
the name involved, in Russia, and the story
of father and son is full of dramatic incl
dents The elder WIS a founding.
"' His Parents Not Known.
Who his parents were was never known.
He was found one morning as baby upon
the back door step of German family, By
whom he was taken in and playfully given
the name Of Trepp-Hof German for door
step). The father entered the Russian
service as an agent of the famous Third
Section" and distinguished himself as q
member of the secret police. During the
height of the nihilist conspiracies in the
late seventies it was to. him thai Alexan-
der II confded the task of unearthlng and
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SOLD TO CUBA.
Edwin Gould Disposes Of His Steam
Yacht Aileen.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW. YORK. September 10. = Edwin
Gould has sold his steam yacht Aileen to
the Cuban government through the office
of Tams. Lemoine & Crane. and the yacht
is now fitting out in South Brooklyn for
the voyage to Havana The yacht will
only take with her stores sufficient for the
trip. The Candida, which the Cubans pur-
chased through the same agency little
more than week ago, has arrived at
Havana after passage of five days
The Aileen is steel vessel of 17S- gross
and 1CO net tonnage. She was built on
the Delaware in 1880 from designs by Will
liam Gardner. and her dimensions are
14S feet 9 inches over all; 124 feet on the
water line: 20 feet beam and feet draught.
She Is fitted with triple-expansion engines
and can be easily converted into small
Sunboat for use in harbors.
Some years ago George ]. Gould sold the
steam yacht Atalanta to Venezuela and
she was renamed Restaurador.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-16
SEEKING HARMONY.
T. c. Dupont and Chairman Bradley
Hold Conference.

Spec1al Dlspatch to The Star.
WILMINGTON, Del, September 49,
There was an important political develop
ment here tonight when 1t became known
that conference, lasting two hours, was
held today between T. Coleman Dupont.
leader Of the regular republicans, and ex-
Magistrate Francis s. Bradley, chairman
of the union republican (Addicks) COM
mittee Of Wilmington. The meeting was
held in Mr.. Dupont's Office at his request.
The object was to confer with Bradley
on the perplexed political situation. in
view of the determination of the union
republicans to have a second republican
ticket, Dupont is anxious to have but one
ticket and thus make success more proo-
able 1t is reported that Dupont may ac-
cept Bradley as the nominee for state
senator IN the first senatorial district
here as against Senator Sparks. a nephew
of Gov. Lee. The union leaders declare
tonight nevertheless, that they would
nominate full county ticket here Mon
day night
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Always Prepared.

Mr.. Taft, the Secretary of War, arrived in
Washington last evening from New York
on his way to Cuba to investigate the polit-
ical situation and endeavor to suggest
means of preventing a civil war He said
upon getting here that he hoped TO start
from Washington for Havana this after
noon, but he did not know at what point
arrangements had been made for taking
him to Havana. Robert Bacon, the act
ing secretary of state, who will accom-
pany Mr.. Taft on his mission did not reach
Washington with the Secretary of War.
Mr.. Taft had practically nothing TO add
with regard to the purposes of his mission
to what he had said In Oyster Bay and
what was contained In President Roose-
velt's letter to Senor Quesada, the Cuban
minister to the United States, In which the
President told of his purpose to send Mr.
Taft and Mr. Bacon to Cuba. II don't
know anything about the situation" said
Mr.. Taft. That's what We are going to
Cuba to find OUT
prepared for service in Cuba. He laughed
as he answered, "Oh, you know we're al
ways prepared to send troops" In re-
sponse to another question he said that no
orders had been issued by the War Depart
ment for any military force to go to the
island. He hoped to be back in ten DAYS.
From the railway station Mr.. Taft went
directly to the War Department. where he
had appointments to meet several of his
subOrdinates. 1t is supposed that the ques-
ion Of getting troops in readiness for any
emergency in Cuba was discussed.
Although Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Bacon will
leave Washington today for Havana as
the Presidents peace commissioners TO
render such aid is possible toward re-
conciling the warning Cuban factions,
preparations are still going on In the Navy
and War Departments to send an armed
force to the island. There are already
three American war ships In Cuban wa
ters and two others are hurrying there.
The cruiser Des Mpines is the latest vessel
to arrive off Havana. Friday night she left
Key West where she had been awaiting
orders, and yesterday morning arrived at
the Cuban capital.
The Cleveland sailed at noon yesterday
from Norfolk for Key West. where she will
take the place of the Des Moines in await
ing instructions to cross over to the Cuban
capital The Tacoma, with a force of 800
marines, will also sail from Norfolk for
Key West tomorrow morning. The Min
neapohs at League Island and the Newark
at Norfolk are preparing to sail as soon as
the marines who are to take passage on
these boats, arrive at League Island and
Norfolk. They will sail probably the first
Of the week.
According to the dispatches received at
the Navy Department yesterday the Cleve-
land carried her full complement of
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burned by the rebels. but the damage was
nominal. The Guanajay branch, however,
is still closed TO business.
The government has not yet made any
truce with the rebels and it was stated late
this afternoon that the war would be con-
tinued. There was a meeting of President
Palma and several cabinet officers this aft
ernoon for the purpose of considering Pres
ident Roosevelt's letter to Senor Quesada,
the Cuban minister at Washington.
A man who witnessed the effect of the
fire from a machine gun on the rebels dur
ing the recent attack on an armored train
in Pinar del Rio says the Insurgents were
terrified by the racket and the effect of
the fire. The artillery was handled with
considerable proficiency and had great ef-
feet on the rebels. This person said that
If machine guns were properly handled Ha-
vana need have no fear of an attack. Pine
Guerra is at Santiago, Pinar del Rio prov
ince.
The situation here is unchanged, but the
thought that the announcement that the
United States sailors are only here to pro-
tect Americans may encourage the rebels,
some of whom are quoted as saying that
the sailors would stand by and watch them
fight among themselves to any extent. 1t
is thought that if those in authority show
any nerve the rebels cannot take Havana
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-16
MARINES FOR CUBA.
Mobilizing Forces to Send to the
Island
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PORTSMOUTH, Va, September 15-Two
more American warships We're dispatched
from this navy yard this afternoon, and, al
though they are sailing under sealed or
ders, there are none who doubt that they
are being sent to reinforce the other war
ships now lowering about the Cuban coast.
The Cleveland went to sea under sealed Or
ders shortly before 3 clock and the Ia
coma followed her an hour later. Quietly
the government is concentrating at this
naval station large force of sailors and
marines with which the smaller cruisers
and even the yacht gunboats purchased at
the outbreak Of the war with Spain could
Cuba.
Net man at the navy, yard will talk
today regarding the probable outcome of
the present naval activity. The marines
expect to be ordered south in force. It
is their part to do the advance fighting
always. The Marine Corps is the flying
column sent ahead Of all the forces In all
the wars In which the navy participates.
The men now on this station and who are
arriving daily are the pick CT the seasoned
veterans who have seen service in the
Philippines in China, on the march to
Peking, with Waller in Central America and
some of them are veterans of that brilliant
landing at Guantanamo bay, when the
American nag was first planted on Cuban
soil at Camp Huntington.
The naval men say that the talk of send
ing troops to Cuba is premature. If the
guns of American warships and the bayo-
nets of American marine and bluejackets
cannot restore tranquility in Cuba. said one
of the naval officers today then the troons
may be needed. and there will have to be
lots of them. too. When a, naval force once
landed cannot control a situation then Won
may depend upon 1t that we are in for
war.
Special Dispatch TO The STAR
BOSTON, September ia detachment of
ITO marines left Boston for Cuba this even
ing in pursuance of orders issued at the
Charlestown navy yard from Washington.
They will go by way of Norfolk. Va. The
detachment will be rushed through to Nor
folk and further orders for Their journey
to Cuba will be received by the command
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-16

running down the terrorists who were plot
ting against his life. The fight between
liberalism and reaction then. later under
Trepoff's son, was In full swing, and then,
as later, the energies of the police were de
rected against the student agitation.
Dmitri followed his fathers footsteps IN
the police department. He attracted the
attention of Sergius, then governor gem
eral Of Moscow and the most reactiouary
of the grand dukes and by him was named
police master OF Moscow. Trepon soon be-
came Sergius right arm in fighting t10
revolutionary student agitation, of which the
ancient capital was the hotbed. TrepoffB
life was many times attempted, but he
always escaped. When the Grand Duke
Sergius was assassinated he was named
governor general of Moscow. but at that
time revolutionary agitation was rampant
in the capital. Later Trepon was sum-
moned to st. Petersburg and given COM
mand Of the Imperial Guard and made gov.
ernor general of the city.
Anarchy Prevailed
He took up his residence in the Winter
palace and became. in fact If not In name.
director of Russia. Anarchy prevailed
when he arrived. An uprising on a large
scale was momentarIly expected Thou
sands had fed the city. But with Trepoff
in the saddle the aspect of affairs changed.
Troops flied the streets, and dead walls
were placarded with notices that the slight-
est disorder would be suppressed without
mercy. And under his iron hand the city
betame quiet.
Plet After Plot.
Turing those trying weeks plot after pios
to kill him was discovered and frustrated.
Two of his own nieces were involved In one
coIspiracy. In fact. they attempted to ex-
Continued on Twelfth Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-16
Part Two.
Part Three.

THE LATE TENANT, by GORDON HOLMES IS
Mrs Tom Thumbs Autobiography. ......
Children and Great Inventions by Edwin
4
Peter Shanley, Ferry Pilot. by Ralph ID. Paine
The First Act of Claiming Pollock ........ 6
Hunting Chinese Pirates, by Capt b. S. OsbOn 7
The Vanity Of Men, by Roswell Finch. .... s
A Piece of String, by Jacques Futrele. .... o
Behind the Scenes In Vaudeville, by Owen Kill
Royalty In Wax Efigies, by II. G. Shelley. %. II
Odds and Ends. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IL
Strke-Out Sawyer and the Rank Outsider,
by George William Daley. ey.................. 10
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ing officer in that city. In addition to the
assignment of the marines To active duty,
the new battleship New Jersye, which has
been tied up at the navy yard in Charles
town for some time is today being fitted
for service. The big warship was coaled
by searchlight last night, and the officers
service.
Special Dispatch to The Star
PORTSMOUTH, N. H.. September 15-A
detachment of sixty-six Marines under
command of Capt Charles i. Patch, left
the portsmouth navy yard under hurry or
ders today on their way to Norfolk, Va.
They shol Id arrived there in time to en-
Dark on one of the c. users under orders
to ss i next Monday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-16
Colorado Ticket.

DENVER, September 15.-The republican
state convention completed Its work today
and adjourned sine die. The ticket fol-
lows: Governor Philip B. Stewart: lieu
tenant governor e. R. Harper; secretary
of state, Timothy O'Connor; state auditor,
George D. Statler; attorney general; VIM.
struction, Miss Katherine L. Craig; State
University regents, Chas. r.. Dudley and
James C. Bell; justices of the supreme
court, VIM. H. Gabbert and Charles r
:caswell; congressman-at-large, George w.
Cook.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-16
DENIED By WITT.
Denounces Report Of an Attempt to
ASsassiuate Him.

BERLIN. September 15.-Count Witte, the
former Russian premier, who Is now in
Homburg, this evening by telephone author
lied the Frankfurter Zeitung to declare that
the story published in the United States
under Wiesbaden date to the efecl that
a Russian student named Rosenbergh,
armed with a bomb, a revolver and dag
ger, had attempted to assassinate him to-
day at Soden was pure invention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-16
TWENTY WERE INJURED.
Very Serious Collision of Cars in Chi
cago.

CHICAGO. September 15.-By collision
between two street cars on the Western
avenue line today twenty persons were
injured, three seriously. The accident was
caused by defective tie, which threw a
car from the railS and directly in front of
a second car going in the opposite direc-
tion.-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-16
CRUISER COMING HERE.
The sieramoche Will Be OF the City
TODAY

NORFOLK, Va, September 15--The Ital-
ian frst-class cruiser Sieramoche from
Kingston. Jamaica. sailed from Hampton
roads for Washington this afternoon at
B o'clock, after being held in quarantine
for several hours. The officers of the
cruiser will pay an ofiic!a. visit to the
Italian ambassador at Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-16
Part Five.

Close Of Sheepshead Bay. ay.................... 1
Already Planning for Next Season. ..........
District Guard Rife Competition. ...........-2
Local Horses at Prospect Park. ............... 3
Light Work For Show Dog Owners. =
Harvard Not a Representative Crew. .......
Vanderbilt Cup Race. ..s......................
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-16
Part Seven.
Page.

Twelve pages devoted to the description of the
Special Greater Washington Train through the
south and the wholesale and retail men Of Wash.
ington interested In 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-16
Part Six.

Sambo and His Funny Noises ............ 1
..wags" the Dog That Adopted Man.
George Washington Bings. the Village Story
Teller =. :.
Simon and Nose Are Not as Light as They
Look ........................ 8
SIS Slut tef-ing S-SSam-my. y.................. 3
Mary and Her Little Lamb. b................... 4
..Bub''-He's Always to Blame. ..........
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-16
Part Four.

Career of the Daughter Of Paris Janitor..
In FASHIONS Realm. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2
Paris Fashions
Housekeeper's Page. ......................... 4
Around COoper's Home. .................... 5
The House of Defence. Observation-Disclosures. 6
Stars Prize Photographic Contest. .......... Z
The Yellow Crayon. .........................
PierI,ont Morgan's Pet Idea. ..............
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THE STAR TODAY.
The Star today consists of seven parts, as
Pages.
Part One.

Funston to Be Peacemaker er....,.,,,,,. l
Trepof Dies ........................
Girl Saved From Death. Observation-Disclosures.
Bryan on Old Themes. s.....................
Dookbinders Appeal Their Cause ..........
Church and State at Odds In Spain. ....... @
Bishops In France Win Support Pope. .....
Politics In Idaho. g.
Music and Musicians. s................... 10
Rechabite Convention. Observation-Disclosures 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-16
Trains Running.

The United railway is running trains to
Santa Clara and Santiago de Cuba. A train
arrived here safely today and the usual
train left tonight for Oriente. Two small
stations on the United railway have been
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-05-18
I'M OCEAN DEPTHS.

Some Of the most beautiful sighta
are found in the seattle coral reefs
: and the sunken gardens, filled with
strange marine plants. Some marine
animals live only in the purest wa
ter. others only in the foulest water;
for every condition there is q life to
1 At 1t.
In all ocean basins. hills and ridges
Is we'll as troughs and deep holes, oc.
cur. and the bottom Is covered with
the skeletons of marine animals,
/ changed by time into slime and stone.
Some of the animals Of the ocean
have no eyes. having no need Of them:
others have hundred eyes.
The largest animal and the tinlest
animal are found in the sea. In places
the sea is 10000 feet deep. Its aver.
age depth is over 10000 feet Twice
every "a hours the water rises and
falls. At the entrance to the Bay
of Fundy the rise at spring tide Is no
less than 70 feet. The natural power
that controls the tide Is a tremendous
one. as
/ And the plant life In the ocean Is
almost as remarkable as the animal
life Learned men have been study.
ing 1t for centuries and are only be-
ginning to understand it. II you want
to be interested as no novel can In
terest you, procure book telling in
u simple manner Of the life in the
seas. There are plenty of such books
written for the people rather than fol-
scientists, ..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-05-18
WATERLOO GASOLINE ENGINE
FLOATING FACTS,
WATERLOO GASOLINE ENGINE CO..
Box at. wATERLOo. IOWA

Bank of England notes cost half
penny apiece to produce.
The Church OF England has an in.
come OF G15,O00,0o0 year.
In the Indian ocean only 100 out O,
$1,000 islands are inhabited.
In March 1,646 Japanese left tn,
Hawaiian islands fer the Pacific coast
B. A watch taken to the top OF Mount
Blanc will gain &c seconds in "a hours
A ray Of light could move eight
times around tina globe between the
tick Of watch.
3 Rain Is never known to fall in tho
region between the first and second
cataracts of the Nile.
Never in the history of parliament
have the tull NUMBER a. members been
present at one sitling.
Wood intended to be made into
pianos requires 10 be kept 40 years tt
be in perfect condition.
It is estimated that G800OOOOO
worth Of British treasure lies sunk
along the route from England to India
There are more accidental deaths
from drowning every year in moss
countries than from any other cause.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-05-18
BOYS HEAD ONE SOLID SORE,
Hair All Came Out-Under Doctcl
Three Months and No Better
Cuticura Works Wonders.

Mr.. A. c. Barnett, proprietor Of .
general store in Award, Oklahoma
tells in the following grateful lette,
how Cuticura cured his son of a ter
rible eczema. my little boy had &c.
zema-, His head was one solid sore,
all over his scalp: his hair all came
out, and he suffered very much.
had a physician treat him, but at the
end of three months he was no bet.
ter. remembered that the Cuticura
Remedies had cured me, and afte1
giving him two bottles Of Cuticura
Resolvent. according to directions,
and using Cuticura Soap and Oint.
sment on him daily, his eczema leh
him, his hair grew again, and he has
never had any eczema since. We
use the Cuticura Soap and Ointment
and they keep our skin soft and
healthy. cheerfully recommend the
Cuticura Remedies for all cases Of
eczema. A. G. Barnett, Mar. 30.
1905"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-05-18
TRANSFORMATIONS.
Curious Results When Coffee Drink
ing Is Abandoned.


It Is almost as hard for an old coffee
topper to quit the use of coffee as it is fol
= whisky or tobacco fiend to break off
except that the coffee user can quit cof.
Zee and take up Postum Food Coffee
without any feeling of loss of thu
morning beverage, for when Postum Is
we'll boiled and served with cream, 1t
Is really better in point of flavor than
most Of the coffee served nowadays.
and to the taste of the connoisseur j.
Is like the flavor Of fine Java.
A great transformation takes place in
the body within ten days or two weeks
after coffee is left off and Postum Food
Coffee used, for the reason that the poi
son to the nerves has been discontinued
and In its place is taken a liquid that
contains the most powerful elements OF
nourishment.
III It is easy to make this test and prove
these statements by changing from cot.
fee to Postum Food Coffee.
There's q reason
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-05-18

wasted away in bed for ten weeks.
After being given up, I began using
Doan's Kidney Pills. In couple Of
months regained my old health,
and now weigh 1873 pounds. Twelve
boxes did 1t, and I have been we'll
two years."
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-05-18
Guard Against LYnching.

Crawford, Neb. Sergeant John
Reid Of the Tenth cavalry, who
killed Arthur A. Moss, night watch
man, Sunday night, was taken to the
county jail at Chadron for fear of an
attempt at lynching, even though the
Jail here was guarded by regular
trOOps
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-05-18
Killed in Religious War.

Cettinje, Montenegro.-There have
been two days of fighting at the vii
lagos of Stoger and Baritze, In the
district of Tachlidja, between Mussel-
mans and NiZams on one side and
Christians on the other. Several per-
sons were killed Dr wounded.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-05-18
Chicago Traction Companies Lose.

Chicago. - The traction companies
in Chicago are left at the mercy
of the city by the action of the
United States supreme court Mon
day In denying the motion of the street
railway interests for rehearing in
the "99-year rights" case decided two
months ago.