Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-19
iRAND DUKE PAUL RESTORED TO HoNoRS
Uncle of Car Who Was Degraded Some
Years Ago Reinstated with Title.
UNREST THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE
Two More Russian Gtiicials Assassinated
and Attack Made on Third
ST. PETERSBURG IS tLUNGtB IN GLOOM
People shrinl, Brfure Contemplation
of what May Happen when the
OnicinIs HIVE Decided
EpOn Program.

ApOh IFoSTu"'
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 1S-An eNtraOr-
dlnary sitting OF the council Of the umpire
has been summoned to consider the situa-
tion resulting from the assassination of
Grand Dukc Scfgius.
The emperor Of Russia. by a ukaSe issued
today restored to favor in the imIeii iai
family the Grand Duke Paul Alexandra
WITCH who some years ago was destaded
of rank and hoaCrs because, in oppJsi II
of the will of the emperor and the wishes
of the imperial family, he contracted a
morganatic marriage with Madame O'ga
PistOlkoos. In accordance with the dee. &c
Grand Duke Paul il lcinvested with his
title and military standing. and general
aide e-de-Camp to his majesty, will attend
the funeral Of Grand Duke Sergus, his
brother.
The body of the Grand Duke Sorgius lies
in the Choudoff monastery at Moscow,
where an honory guard keeps vigil and
priests intcne prayers for the repose OF his
soul
That unrest is yet prevalent within the
empire is evidenced by the fact that "A dis
trict official at Igdyr was assassinated by
Armenians for political reasons yesterday
and that at Vagarshapad the mayor was
shot and killed, while at Kichinef an at
tack was made by an unknown man on the
prefect Of police Of that city.
Sympathy for the Emperor.
1:05 p. m.-Oppression like the shadow of
doom seems to be hanging over the Rus
sian capital. Bells are tolling and the
people i'll the streets awestruGk at
yesterdays bloody ctime. Everyone seems
to shrink before the coutempla ton of what
may happen next. The tragedy struck
| deep in the heart of the perplexed and tried
emperor and many who were unsparing in
their criticism yesterday have only express
sions of sympathy for his unhappy lot
The bitter cup which during the last year
has been pressed again and again to his
| lips is once more filled to the brim, and in
almost pathetic words this morning he i'm
plores his subjects to pray for the repose
OF the soul of his murdered uncle. Death
Is in the air and no one knows where the
| next blow may fall although precautions
have been doubled in every direction for the
| preservation of the lives of the members
| of the imperial family and the ministers,
| and secret police are seeking out and ar
resting those known to be associated with
| the fighting organizations. The authori-
| ties realize their impOtency to ward Off the
| swift acts of terrorism murder in the
! SlTt6lS DtliS pOSSlDle dl any IISldHl. lie
! only safety seems to lie in seeking safety
| behind palace walls. and all the imperial
family have been warned not to venture
| out.
Fear Reign of Terror.
Although only the official papers and the
| Grashdanin appear with black borders the
J editorials of all of them are strangely
sober Some papers which in the past have
| been ready to lay almost any charge at the
door of Grand Duke Sergius are drawing
! back before the prospect of the inaugura-
! tion of reign of terror. fearing that 1t
may destroy the bright prospects of re-
! form and lead to an era of repression. But
| even In the midst of universal reprobation
! of the crime, the majority express the
| hope that after all the darkest hour comes
| just before the dawn. Among the revolu-
| tionaries, however, there is a sentiment of
elation. They openly glory in the deed,
proclaiming that 1t removes the most re-
| dictionary influence at court, and also pro-
| claim the general theory that in the alb
| sence of armed resistance only by terror
can concessions be wrung from the hands
| of the autocracy. According to their view,
| any weapon is justifable. AS matter of
fact, it is too early yet to say what the
| political effect Will be. For the moment
everything is at standstill.
Expressions of coincidence have reached
the emperor direct from practically all
| governments, those OF President Loubet.
| Emperor William and King Edward being
especially warm and sympathetic in tone.
| 1t is probable that several governments will
send representatives to the funeral Of Grand
Duke Sergius.
Renewed Talk of Peace.
1:s0 D. MIN diplomatic circles the
! II 4, q
Yesterdays tragedy may be followed by
the decision of the government to conclude
| peace. For some time, despite the official
attitude maintained by the government,
| there has been a growing appreciation of
! the difficulties of prosecuting the war in
! the midst OF increasing complications at
! home and, as announced by the Associ-
ated Press yesterday, the matter was actu-
ally the subject OF formal consideration Sby
| the emperor and his ministers February l6.
Strong influences, which II is understood, in
spite of denials, are headed by NJ. Witte,
| president of the committee of ministers,
have been working quietly in this direc-
tion. General Grippenberg's revelations,
I followed by the murder of Grand Duke
! Sergius in the opinion of some of the
| ablest diplomats, are not unlikely to lead
the emperor definitely to decide upon peace.
| Fears for the Army.
| In this connection the War office is con-
siderabIy alarmed by the new danger
threatening the Manchurian army from the
systematic attempts making by japanese
! and Chinese bandits to cut the line of
communications back Of the army. Ac-
cording TO reports, about 1000 men, split
nm i.,4o bands of several hundred each, are
onerating from Mongolia and are striking
! at the railroad. Russian detachment
following up the Japanese band, which
| cut the road below Harbin. fell into an
ambuscade OF two regularly organized
Japanese regiments and was almost cut to
pieces, losing half its men and one gun.
| The fear. is that II the bands move further
north or west they might interrupt com
munlcation to such an extent TO make II
impossible to supply the army. This dan
ger has already compelled the, triple re-
enforcement Of the railroad guards below
IIarbin.
Conditions at Moscow.
| MOSCOW Feb, 1S.-The bells OF Mos
| covg's 800 churches are tolling today re-