The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-17
GENERAL TREPOfF
DIED! In !! I'D
MOST HATED MAN IN RUSSIA
WHO EscAPEp THE AssAs-
SIN six TIMES Is DEAD.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 17.-Gen.
EDimItrl Feodbroyich Trepor, CON.
mandant OF the Imperial Palace, died
at 9 o'clock Saturday evening in his
villa at Petershof, OF angina pectorfs,
Gen. Trepof would have been 81.
years old on December 10. For sever
al months he had been suffering from
a heart affection and asthmatic trout
bles and some time ago was forced
to abandon a large amount of the
routine work included in his duties
as commandment Of the Palace, but re.
manned in Office and was still in touch
with the Emperor.
Though for two years he was con
stantIy living under the threat Of as.
sasslnatlon, with even members Of
his own family among those seeking
to take his life, Gen. Trepoff's death
was due to natural causes. But the
revolutIonfsts can at least claim part
of the responsibility for his end, as
his illness was snperinduced by the
constant strain due to perpetual fear
of death, which, with lack of exercise
and recreation during the last two
years, wore down his originally strong
constitution. He had become so nerv-
GUS OF late that recently, when a mill
ltary attache of a continental power
was unexpectedly ushered into his
room, Gan. Trepoff sprang to his feet
and stood in an attitude OF defense,
but when he recognized his visitor he
sank into his chair almost unnerVed.
Though the gravity of his malady
was recognized from the first, his
death was unexpected. He WAS able
to be up and around until the very
last. He attended the parade OF the
Pavloysky regiment last wednesday
and on Thursday was present at th'9
landing stage when Emperor Nichol-
as and the imperial family embarked
on the yacht Standard for a cruise TO
Bjorko. With the Emperor safely at
sea and out of reach of the Terrorists'
Cen. Trepoff's greatest responsibility
was lifted, and the feeling of reflex
he experienced was apparent. He was
extremely weak, however, and inca
pable Of exertion.
The death of Gen. Trepon will not
have any immediate influence on tbs
policy Of the government, which, for
the time being at least, is firmly In
Premier sto1ypin's hands: but in case
revolution again breaks out, or there
is a crisis such as that of last October,
Emperor Nicholas will miss his strong
will and inflexibIe purpose.
So unalterably were the Terrorists
determined upon the assassination o.
Gen. TrepoR, "the worst hated man in
Russia that Notwithstanding the OIL
cfal announcement that he died from
heart disease, there is room for the
suspicion that his enemies succeeded
in. their plot to end his life by poison.
Only three weeks ago a report went
abroad that his food had been tam
pered with, and that in consequence
his cook and several servants of his
household had been arrested.
Moreover, it is remembered that last
year. when as assistant minister Of
the Interior he was ruling st. Peters
burg with a rod of iron, he was warn
ed by the RevolutIonartes that he was
marked for assassination, but might
walk the streets In safety.
"Your sentence will be executed In
your own ROOM" they wrote to him.
"You will die in your bed"
Gen. Trepon had passed all his life
fighting the reform movement, as had
his father before him. His name Is
coupled with that of Pobiedonostsef.
the former Procurator of the Holy
Synod, as typifytng the very spirit OF
reaction. He came from ar unknown
family. His father was a Founding
whose parents were never known. He
was found upon the hack doorstep OF
a German family, by whom he was
taken In, and the name of Trepphot
German for doorstep was bestowed
upon him for the place where he was
found. He entered tht Russian ser
vice as an agent OF the famous "Thtrd
Section" and it was to him that Alex
ander II. confded the task OF unearth'
ing and running down the Terrorists
who were plotting against his life.
The son was specially ruthless IN
his treatment of students who a any
connection with revolutionary socle'
ties. In 1897 he was shot and badly
wounded by Vera sq~ssoulich because
he had her f1ance PUBLICLY fogged TOT
failing to salute an officer of the gen
darmerle. Her trial was a cause cele
brs. It was the first and the last pub
lie Jury trial in Russia of political
prisoners. The girl entered the plea
that she had shot Trepotf in order to
call the country's attention to Trep
on's brutality toward the students
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