Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-19
N|COLA|EFF IS
ASSASS|NATED
BY TERROR|STS
Surrounded and Shot to Death
in Warsaw.
CRIME SAID TO BE ERROR
General Was Supposed Member Of the
Field Court Martial.
ALL s MURDERERs GET AWAY
Contrary to Expectation Gear Did Not
Attend Gen. Trepoff's Funeral at
st. Petersburg Today.
General Was Supposed Member Of the
Field Court-Martial.
ALL s MURDERERs GET AWAY

Another Russian general has
been assassinated. The cable ex-
plains that the murder was an
error, as the official had nothing
to do with the field court-martial
with which he was supposed to be
identified. Trepoff was buried to-
day. The emperor did not attend
the funeral, and his absence from
the obsequies excited much adverse
comment. He is cruising in Fin
nish waters on board the imperial
yacht.
WARSAW, Russian Poland, September
19.-Gen Nicolaieff of the artillery has been
assassnated here. He was enormously
thought to be member of the field court
martial.
Gen. Nicolaieff was walking on Wielka
street this morning, when he was sur
The murderers escaped.
Trepoff's Funeral.
ST. PETERSBURG, September 19-Gen
Dmitri Trepoff, who died last Saturday, was
buried today at Peterhof.
Contrary to expectation, the emperor was
not present at the funeral. His majesty Is
still cruising in Finnish waters on board the
imperial yacht STANDARD.
great throng of army officers and high
functionaries followed the casket on foot
according to the Russian custom, through
lines OF soldiery representing all the units
OF the st. Petersburg garrison, from the
villa where the general died to the cathe-
oral, and then to the place of interment
Although an attempt by revolutionists to
interrupt the services was feared moth
ing happened.
The Cars Absence.
The fact that the emperor did not aban-
don his pleasure cruise to return and at
tend the funeral Of devoted subject al
though his return was scheduled for yes
terday, has aroused much unfavorable COM
ment. 1t is fecalied that his majesty alb
scented himself from the funeral of Gen
eral Mountaineering, who lost his life at
Port Arthur. The emperor and the en-
press were represented today only by mag
n1hcent wreaths. high police officer ex-
planned to the Associated Press that the
emperors absence was due to Premier
Stolypin, who had been informed that an
",
and telegraphed him not to return.
No Ministers Present.
With the exception Of Controller of the
Empire Schwanebach no ministers were
present. The only members of the i'm
perial family who attended the funeral
were Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch,
his brother, Grand Duke Peter, and Grand
Duchess Elizabeth, widow of Grand
Duke Sergius and a sister of the empress
General Trepoff, when he was project Of
Moscow, was on terms of close friend
ship with Grand Duchess Elizabeth. The
widow Of Grand Duke Sergius came from
Moscow especially to attend the funeral
She walked with the widow and daughters
of General Trepoff behind the casket.
Will Not Visit Darmstadt
Special Cablegram to The Star.
ST. PETERSBURG, September 1s.-The
official telegraph agency is authorized to
deny the report that the car intends to
pay a visit to Darmstadt. Germany. It
says that he will return to his palace at
Peterhof after short stay in the Gulf Of
Finland.
HELSINGFORS, Finland, September 10.
The imperial yacht STANDARD on board Of
which are the car and family, escorted
anchored yesterday off Kotka. The. iape-
rial passengers remained on board.
Black Hundred Outrages Feared.
ODESSA, September 19.-Numbers Of
Jews continue to receive anonymous warn
ings not to attend the synagogues tomor-
row for the festivals Of the Jewish New
Year, for fear Of possible BLACK Hun
dred" outrages.
The governor Of Odessa today reiterated
his advice to the foreign consuls to MAIN
tain vigilant watchfulness at their re-
spective consulates. as the anarchists
threaten attack with the object of causing