Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-23
COUNT lCNATIEFF KILLED
Councillor Of Russian Empire Assassinatsd
in Mobiles Hall at Tver.
SHOT SIX TIMES N UNIDENTIFIED MAN
Victim was Formerly n Reformer and
Had Become an Active Supporter
of TrepOTs Policy of
Repression.

TvER, Russia, Dec. 22-Count Alexis
TgnRtieff, a councillor Of the empire and
former governor general OF Kiev, Volhynia
and Podolia, was assassinated today in the
refreshment room of the mobiles assembly
hall. The man who killed him endeavored
TO commit suicide but was overpowered
and arrested. His identity has not been
established
Count Ignatieff was sitting with other
members OF the zemstvo in the refresh
ment room. The zemstvo meets in the
mobiles assembly hall Suddenly a young
man who had been sitting apart arose and
on approaching the court fired SIX shots
from a revolver at him. All the shots took
effect, one piercing his heart, and the count
died almost instantly The murderer fed
to an adjoining room, where he turned his
revolver, two chambers OF which he had
reloaded, toward his own breast. One shot
missed and the other pierced his shoulder.
He was seized and as his pursuers laid
hold of him he shouted: Il did what l
came here TO do
! A card Of admission to the zemstvo bear
! ing the name OF Kulikom was found in
the assassin's pocket. His appearance is
that Of a workingman.
RefOrmer Turns ReHctiOnary.
General Count Alexis Pavolich Ignatieff,
! the victim, had been an eager advocate
of reform when the Russian parliament
was forming. II was on his report of
! conditions In south Russia, where he had
been despatched after Red Sunday by the
car, that was one Of the principal causes
which induced the emperor to proclaim the
first parliament. Previous 70 the adoption
OF the parliamentary law Ignatieff advo-
Gated broad powers for the parliament.
Later, however, he seems to have changed
his opinions, for following the success of
repressve measures after the Moscow re-
volt he became an active coadjutOr of
General Trepon in supporting the harsh
pc cies Of Minister Of the Interior Durnovo.
lie also took part in the intrigue which
encompassed the downfall Of Count White.
II was said that the plot contemplated the
proclamation of Ignatieff as premier. the
turning of the guard regiments against
Parliament and the application of the iron
rule which Ignatieff, Trepoff and their as
sociates considered necessary in Russia.
sketch of Counts Career.
The late count was born In 1912, and as
a youth entered a Hussar regiment. He
was one of two sons Of the famous first
Count Ignatieff, who from soldier in the
ranks rose to be president of the COMMITTEES
OF ministers, governor general Of St. Peters
burg and founder of one of the richest
families in Russia.
In 1858 the younger Ignatteff became COM
mander OF the regiment of Chevaier
guards, the most coveted post in the army
and in 1881 was made chief of stan of the
guard corps Four years later he was
made governor general of Irkutsk and in
1885 governor general Of Kiev, which place
he held until 1897.
The elder brother of Count Alexis, Count
Nicholas, was noted diplomat and former
minister of the interior. He was chiefly
distinguished for his devotion to the old
autocratic ideals and for his avarice. This
latter quality showed itself when he moved
into a small rented fiat in order that he
might rent TO others the half dozen splen-
did establishments which he owned in St
Petersburg.
KOBTROME, Russia, Dec. 22.-While q
squad of police headed by Captain Preo-
bansky, were entering last night lodging
house suspected OF harboring revolutions
lists several men opened fire, killing the
captain and MORALLY woundlng a police
man. The revolutionists escaped.