The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-20
BOMBS WERE READY FOR CZAR
Plot UNCOVERED IN THE PAL
ACE At PETERHOF.

TerrOrIsIs ~ Isrtbcd Servants and an
Omcer and HAD Agents a. Hand TO
Make Attempt Oh IimDerOr's IIfs n
BE Attended Funeral -Onscer RIsln.
Spseia, Cable DssDaichss 10 TsE SUN.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. Ie.-In oonSe-
quence OF a telegram from Prime Minister
Stolypin the Emperor, who 10 now on board
the imperial yacht STANDARD, Oh the coast
Of Finland. refrsined from attending the
funeral OF Gen. Trepo6 aud also Absented
himself from the annua parade OF the
regiment Of Chevalier Guards.
Minister S~tolypin's action was due TO
the discovery that a determined attempt
probably would have been made upon the
life Of the Gear either at the funeral or the
review.
1t has been definitely ascertained that
the Terrorist organizations had set their
most desperate agents to work around
tho palaces OF PetSrhof and Tsarskoe-
Selo when the Emperor sta rtsd ON his cruise
and that :aey redoubled their efforts when
It was expected that he would attend the
Trepof funeral. Elizabeth, the widow Of
the Grand Duke Sergius, who was assassi-
mated at Moscow on February II last
year, attended the service and was at the
graveside.
The report that some OF the Grand Dukes
have been taking special trains and hurry
ing abroad 10 not accurate. The Grand
Duke Michael. grandunele Of the Gar, who
Is a years old, left yesterday for Baden
b. train and his son Alexander will leave
on Sunday for BIarritE. The Grand Duke
Alexis has been abroad for soms weeks.
But the Grand Dukes Nicholas Nlcholaie-
witch, commander in chief Of the army;
Vladimir and Boris, still have their residence
in st. Petersburg, though they are rarely
seen in public,
The SevOdnd publishes to-day a letter from
Count Witte denying a report that he in
tends TO reenter politics. He says that the
policy Of Prime Minister Stolypin n his
Cabinet IL receiving the support Of only the
Extreme Right and Ia diametrically OPP
posed to his (Witte's) opinions and to those
Of the country.
The Official telegraph agency IL su-
thorized to deny the report that the Car
intends to pay a visit to Darmstadt, Ger
many. IL says that he will return to his
palace at Peterhof after a short stay In the
Gulf Of Finland.
HEIsNoFoRs, Finland, Sept. l0.-The i'm
! perial yacht STANDARD, on board OF which are
the Car and the royal family, escorted by
two warships and three torpedo boats.
anchored yesterday on Kotka. The i'm
perial passengers remained on board.
WARsAw, Sept. le.-While Col. Nioolaief !,
an artillery officer, was walking In the
streets to-day he was surrounded and shot
dead by anarchists,
LONDON, Sept. 2O.-Tbe st. Petersburg
correspondent Of the ETpress says that half
a dozen employees Of the imperial house,
hold were involved in the plot 20 kill the
Car, including two former servants Of the
DowaRer Czarina and an officer OF the late
Gen. Trepof's stan. Gen. Trepof's pre-
cautions at the palace banned the repeated
attempts OF the Terrorists until six weeks
ago, when they gained over servant. Rapid
progress was made when the precautions
were relaxed after the Cars departure
and bombs were conveyed TO the palace.
ready for use after his Majesty returned.
by the officer above referred TO. who has
since committed suicide. He was an I'M
popular member OF the household. and
fearing dismissal after her Trepoff's death
he accepted a large bribe from the Terror
lists. The latter ordered their agents to
carry out the execution Of the Gar and
Ministers at Gen. Trepof's funeral. Those
who have been arrested doubtless will be
summarily executed after a secret trial
by court-martial.
PARIS. Sept. 1s.-The Temps publishes
an interview with Count Tolstoi. who said
that the real cause Of the trouble in Russia
was tho absence OF authority. both that
Of the Government supported by armed
force and Of free obedience Of the citizens
for the law. The only remedy was a mora
union. He scofed at the attempts OF the
revolutionary politicians. saying:
Let us have no foreign constitutions.
What suits England. where only 10 per cent
Of the population are peasants. will moi
suit Russia. where the peasants numbsr
90 per cent. OF the entire population. Let
us cut out our revolution to our " msas-
urements, and leave the c~hattsrboXes Of
the Duma TO discuss learnedly constitution
made in England. France and Germany