Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-23
WITTE CABINET
DEEMED CERTAIN
MANIFESTO REFORMS BEING
ELABORATED
But Only the National Assembly Can
Appease the Radicals, and Gov.
ernment's Chief Danger
Lies In Delay
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. ga
large group of liberals has reached
an important agreement to wait until
the end of March for the development
Of the governments program before
formulating a new plan of campaign,
in the meantime not seeking to em-
barrass the government. Among the
moderates a more hopeful feeling ex-
lists that the government may meet
the situation in a fairly successful
fashion.
A responsible cabinet with M. witte
at its head is regarded as already as
sured, and the committee of minis
ters is providing for representatives of
the various classes interested upon the
| commissions which are celebrating the
manifesto reforms of December 25. The
majority of the Liberals, however still
| manifest skepticism which will not dis
appear until words are translated into
acts, while nothing that the govern
ment may do, short of convening a ma
tional assembly, will appease the rad
icals. A zemstky tabor they declare
will no longer suffice.
| So far as the government is con-
cerned the danger always is in pro-
| crastination. Every step taken seems
| to come too late.
Resolved to Run the Risk
Despite the warnings of the police,
who insisted that they were unable
to guarantee his safety, Grand Duke
| Alexis last night went to Moscow to
attend the funeral of his brother and
| Grand Duke Vladimir this morning
went to Tsarskoe Selo. The trips were
successfully accomplished. Both grand
| dukes drove to the railroad stations
irr closed carriages driven by coach
men without liveries, and Travelled in
special cars.
Orders for the Sergius Funeral
Emperor Nicholas has issued orders
specifying who may attend the funeral
All those who are entitled to attend
are members of the court, naval and
military officers heads of the judicial
and administrative institutions, presi-
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the province the mayor and foreign
representatives. Ladies must wear
black cloth dresses and black bon
nets. Civilians must wear mourning.
All must arrive at the monastry at
1890 a. m.
Public Viewing the Remains
MOSCOW, Feb. 22.-This afternoon
the public is being admitted for the
Duke Sergius, long lines of people fill
| ing rapidly through the chapel of the
| Chaudoff monastery, and past the cof-
fin This evening the chapel will be
closed in order to make preparations
for the funeral, which will take place
at II o'clock tomorrow. Fragments of
the grand dukes head have been col
lected and placed in a silver recepta-
Gle resting on the coffin.
1t is evident that Grand Duke Ser
gius took the warning that his life was
in danger as serious, a priest in Kieff
receiving a few days before the assas-
sination a letter from the chief officer
of the household of the grand duke
asking in the name of Sergius for the
blessed cross of Varvara, the martyr
which pious Russians believe to be Il
talisman against violent death. The
priest sent the relic, which was for
warded after two days delay, arriving
subsequent to the crime.
The autopsy on the body of The
coachman of Grand Duke Sergius
shows that bits of the carriage and of
his clothing had been driven into his
spine and kidneys, causing blood poison
| from which he died.