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Show EVIL GENIUS Murdered Minister : Rc- fardci as rDanscrous , to;Rassta ; XONDON, July .. The faUure of the reactionary system n "Russia, of which the murdered" minister of the in-' terior waa a typical ' representative, is the leading theme taken up' by the editorials in this morning's newspapers, j which comment with horror on this latest political crime as a stain on the pages of Russia's history. Little sur prise Is felt at the removal of a man, who, although honest add -able and well meaning was regarded as the evil genius of his country. The editorials generally extended the utmost sympathy to the Csar, who is surrounded with dlfflcul- ties both at home .and .abroad. ' - Tho Daily Telegraph says there is no mistaking' the m taring of the bicssr. The red specter has reappeared at. an unhappy stage of Russian history, and the system of Czardom is again threat-' ened at its ' heart by an enemy destined sooner or later to be more fatal than the enemy on the frontier. The wonder Is that Von PJehve has -so long escaped his doom. "It is a grim portent," -says tfie Standard, "'and the -beet hope for Russia Rus-sia is that the warning may be understood under-stood and the opportunity .taken for a charge- of men' and an altered policy in the highest quarters." Extended 'accounts of Von Plehve's career -accompany the. descriptions of his assassination. It is alleged that he -spent as much as 3500,600 yearly in police po-lice measures for his personal protection. protec-tion. This is probably exaggerated, but it Is known that the expense Of the service has been -greatly naugmented under his -regime - A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Halsingf ord, .Finland, under .date of July 27, says that the Russian police po-lice say they have discovered a widespread wide-spread conspiracy having its center at fit. Petersburg and the alleged object of which was to take the life of the .minister of the interior. , Numerous arrests, ar-rests, the dispatch says, have already feeen - made and domiciliary searches are taking place nightly. The Copenhagen correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says it is reported in the Danish capital that a large body of conspirators exists both in Russia and in Finland determined io exterminate all the leading Russian statesmen and officers held responsible tor th present system of government. ' The Constantinople correspondent ;of the Dally Mall says that the Turkish press " has 'lieen rigorously .'forbidden to publish anything concerning the assassination assas-sination of. Von Plshve. and that the Sultan has been greatly affected by the news. ' ' |