Show VICE admiral DOU BASSOFF governor general ot moscow at whom a bomb was thrown recently which wounded him and killed four persons including the assassin has been governor general since jan uary 1 last of the city in which grand duke sergius was killed on february 17 1905 he Is also an aid of the emperor and a member ot the council ot the empire since his appointment to his present post several plots against him have been uncovered almost immediately after he had taken office he incurred the enmity of the revolutionists who entered into a conspiracy to abduct him but this failed in january he was advised that an at tempt would be made at the celebration of the ceremony of the blessing of the waters to ahaas sinate him As a result princess koslovski Koslov was arrested charged with being an accessory to the in march a bolder attempt on vice admiral s life was frustrated by the arrest of a woman who had invaded the palace she gained admittance on the plea that she had come from a personal pees onal friend of the governor general her agitation in the chancellery attracted the attention of an aid interrogation alarmed her and she attempted to flee but she was seized and searched and a small bomb was found concealed in her hair vice admiral in the north sea inquiry represented russia and throughout th proceedings was for the tact and diplomacy he displayed As governor general 0 moscow he declared unrelenting war on all agitators and by Us firmness undoubtedly saved the city the horrors of a commune vt i |