The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-17
TREPOFF DIED ALONE
Body of Cars Minister Discov-
cred In His Cabinet Hours
After Death.
MOST HATED MAN IN RUSSIA

Name of Deceased commandant Of
Imperial Palace Indelibfy Connected
With Reaction and oppression-Lif
Constantly Sought by Assassins,
Among Them His Own Relatives.
st. Petersburg, Sept 17.-From the
imperial palace at Peter kf were given
out details of the last hours of Gen
eral Dmitri Feodorovich Trepoff, COM
mandant of the palace, who died sud
denly of angina pectoris.
General Trepoff, feeling relieved of
the trying duty of protecting his i'm
perial master, who has gone on
cruise to Bjorko, retired to his cabinet
to rest and gave orders that he should
not be disturbed until dinner was sery-
ed. When at half past o'clock din
ner was announced General Trepoff
did not answer the call, and finally
member of his staff at o'clock knock
ed at the door of his cabinet. Receiy-
ing no reply, he entered and found the
general lying stretched out at the foot
of his couch with a newspaper in his
hand dead. 1t was plain that he had
died shortly after he retired to the
cabinet and had been lying for three
hours where he fell. Although he died
natural death, the threat of the revo-
lutionists last winter that he would
not die by being shot or blown up with
bomb, but would be killed In his own
bed, is clearly brought to mind.
Death by Poison Suspected.
There is a widespread suspicion that
General Trepoff's death was caused by
poison, but this is officially denied.
General Orloff, who was General Ire
poffs temporary successor while Ire
poff was taking a short rest recently,
will be succeeded by General de Diou
lin, ex-prefect of police of st. Peters.
burg, as temporary commandant Of the
palace, the emperor having telegraph
ed this order from Bjerko. The ap-
pointment, however, is in nowise per
manent
TIL, post of commandant of the i'm
-peria palace is a special appointment
made py the emperor and always is
held by a strong and loyal man. Among
the candidates for the position is Gen
eral Orloff, who was named to replace
General Skallon as governor general
of Warsaw, but was not anxious to
leave court post for one so fraught
with danger. General Mossoloff, chief
of the imperial chancellery, also Is
powerful candidate, but General de
Dioulin, who with General Trepoff,
had in charge the maintenance of order
in ST. Petersburg during the big
strikes, seems most likely to be the
man to be given the post
Leader In Oppression.
General Trepoff, whose name was
indelibly linked with reaction and op-
preston in Russia, was In many re.
spects a remarkable man. He was
natural despot, tyrant by inclination,
education and conviction. 1t was he
who became the guiding spirit Of the
reaction after Nicholas II. had issued
his famous manifesto in the fall of
1905 promising the people a share in
the government. Holding the position
Of master of the palace, in league with
the court intriguers who were de.
termined to restore the old regime, he
constantly had the emperor's ear and
was in a position to poison the emper-
or's mind against Witte and all who
stood for the Liberal regime.
General Trepof would have been f1f,
ty-one years old Dec. 10. For severa.
months he had been suffering from a
heart affection and asthmatic troubles
and some time ago was forced to aban,
don a large amount of the routine
work included in his duties as COM
mandant of the palace, but remained
in office and was still in touch with the
emperor.
For two years he was constantly Hv
ing under the threat of assassination,
with even members of his own family
among those seeking to take his life
He was frequently called the most
hated man in Russia.