The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-20
Russian Royalty Dread
 ing the Future.
SPECIAL REQUIEMS HELD
Grand Dukes Are Afraid to \ Venture Out.
EuneraI of Murdered Sergius VIII Be Lonely Affair on Account of Present Disturbed Russian
 Conditions.

St. Petersburg, Feb. 20.-(l2:3O a. m.l Ut has now been dehnitely decided that that the remains o1 Grand Duke sergius will not be brought to St. Pe- fersDurg for the present. but will be placed m a temporary receiving vault of the clolster of Cnaudon monastry to await the completion Of the altera- tions now in progress in the Romanon MausoIeum in the cathedral ot St- Pe- ter and St. Paul, where the permanent interment will occur, among the tomps of his ancestors. On account of lack of space m the mausolem, 1t was de- rided last year hencefortn to bury only rulers or the dynasty Tn the old maus1- leum, and a new sepuicnure in the new wing of the cathedral Is now being buIIt for other members of the imperial damlly.
 1his, however, Is not the only reason for the decision not to bring the rec mains to the capital now. Even Gov ernor General Trepon has recognized the fact that no precautions can tur- nish an absolute guard of immunity against an act of terrorism, and at great state funeral, where anclenL cus- tom requires that the Emperor and all of the komanoIr family assemble and follow the cotLn on foot, sIngIe bono might wipe out the dynasty.
 Regard for the personal safety of the Sovereign also has led to the decision dhat me Emperor shall not go to Mos- COW to attend the funeral Of his uncle. dt Is possible that no members of the imperial family will be present on that occasion except those wno are now within the walls of the kremlin.
 To Represent NichO.as.
 Grand Dukes Constantine and Paul probably will represent the Emperor at the service. Constantine is personally popular never having participated in the politics Of the court, preferring to devote himself to the sciences and arts and to his work at the head of the miIi- Rary academy. lie went to M1seow im- Ggedtetslys O. reaelpt ar the xfe1gi Of the,l assassination Of Grand Duke Sergius
 So grave Is the danger of a repetItion Of the Moscow tragedy that several or hhe Grand Dukes nave not stirred out of their palaces slnce- the murder and instead of going to Tsarskoe-Selo to at tend the requiem there. they have par ticipated Tn special service held in the chapels of their own palace. This was the case as regards the Grand Dukes Vladimar and Alexis. special re- quiem also was held in the winter pal- ace that Governor General TrepoR might attend. General Trepoff Is Known to be under sentence by the lighting organization of the social rev. Dlutionists and so far as can be ascer- taind, has not left his quarters in the palace since the assassination of Grand Duke Sergius.
 Dispatches from the interior say that requiems for the Grand Duke have been cid throughout Russia.
 The public Is greatly concerned over the developments of the immediate fu- ture. According to reports many cities and towns are in a condition of politi- cal ferment.
 According to telephone message from Moscow the police are afraid to appear on the streets in their uniforms.
 Situation AenacinE.
 In addition, the strike situation has again grown menacing, especially in the matter of the railroads. Three entering Moscow are almost completely tied up. In St. Petersburg the strike has assumed the form of a lockout, the Putiloff iron works, the Franco Russian works, the Russo-American rubber works and few smaller ones having discharged all their employees with the notice that the works will be shut down indefinitely. Consequently there are many alarming rumors afioat as to what the men will do. With 30,- 900 or 10000 men out of work for an indefinite period rioting and collision with the police are feared. From the
  ters are convinced that they have re- ceived financial assistance from some source.
 The closing of the Franco Russo and the Putiloff works is a serious embar- rassment to the Government, as the former is engaged exclusively on naval material and the latter in manufac- turing guns and ammunition for the army. Over two million projectiles and shrapnel are being prepared at the PuitOloff works and the Government has been compelled within the last ten days to place orders in France and Germany for $125, 100000 worth of ann intuition. At the GOvernment- own ed Nevsky works the men have been held only by conceding everything they have demanded, including the eight hour day.
 The employers, in a letter to Fi- nance Minister Kokeveson squarely disclaim all responsibility for settling the labor ferment, declaring that the strike is not of economic origin and that the nature of the mems grievances can only be adjusted by political re- forms.
 The suspension for three months of the newspapers Our Life and Our Days. following a second warning. is prob- eoIy equlEalent to the final extinction Of the offending journals The decree of suspension assigns a "danrerouS tendency to the publications and spec flies several articles, but the owners of the papers believe that the trua rea- son Is that no expression of sorrow for the murder of the Grand Duke Ser gius was printed in their Moscow die- patches and that there was no word of editorial comment. Perhaps tbe oh jection is to the fact that these na. pers, which circulate largely among the workmen, have printed articles bIt- terly hostile to the Governmnet