Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-28
THEY ANNOUNCE SERIOUS DEATH
Notices Of 1t Neatly Printed, a Thing
Unknown Heretofore, and Posted
In Public Places.
GRAND DUKE VLADIMIR DOOMED.
He Does Not Propose TO Show Cow
ardce, So Rides About 10 Car.
riage and Takes a Walk

st. Petersburg, Feb. 2S.--rhe utter
impotency OF the police IN the face OF
the terrorist organization Is shown by
the increasing holiness OF the latter all
over ST. Petersburg, Even on the side
of the public buildings simple notices
OF Grand Duke serglus death were
found
They read;
"The' sentence of death passed up
on serglus Alexandrovtch was execute
ed Feb. H. CSigned)
The Fighting OorgSn2ation OF Social
Democratic Party"
Moreover the notices were neatly
printed. a thing unknown In the daya
Of the late Interior Minister Won
Plehve, when similar notices were al
ways run or on copying machines. The
secret police then were too close on the
heels Of the terrorlsts 70 permit the
use OF printing press.
The Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna,
whose husband, the Grand Duke vladl-
mir, Is high on the list OF those con-
demned to death, IS trying 10 shield
his lie with her own. Since Red Sun
day the grand duke has not only been
showered with threats and warnings,
! but has twice received from abroad
formal letters signed by different
groups informing him Of his sentence
to death and Of the assignment Of men
TO execute H. At the same time the
Grand Duchess Marie like the Grand
Duchess Elizabeth I'm the case OF Grand
Duke Scrgus. was notified that her
life and her sons life would be spared
and she was appealed to not
To- go abroad I'm her husbands COM
pany The letters naturally terrorlzed
the family and household OF the grand
duke, who has aged greatly during the
last few weeks under the strain of
what he insists is the unjust criticism
which placed the responsibility for the
bloodshed OF Jan % wholly on his
shoulders Although the grand dukes
health had been falling for over Il year
he ~ now almost a complete wreck.
For Il time the entreaties Of his family
and the warning Of the police sutiiced
TO keep him within the walls Of the
palace but since the funeral OF Grand
! Duge Scrgius Grand Duke Vladimir
ne refuses 10 show cowardlce and not
only drives out I'm a closed carriage but
on Sunday walked for short time up
and down the quay IN front OF the win
ter palace. AT his side. however, on
| each occasion was the Grand Duchess
Marie payloyna, The grand duke tries
to elude her. but she insists on being
Immediately appraised Il he goes out,
DOMINIC wraps and accompanying him.
Today Grand Duke Vladimir received q
| letter from one group which had prevl-
| ously warned him saying his sentence
was temporarily suspended which Ia
! attributed to more correct appmise-
| Weut Of his share In the events OF Jan.
| 22 or 10 a general decision OF the terror
! lists 10 give the autocracy a breathing
| spell and await the result OF the as
| sassinatlon Of Grand Duke Sergius. The
! latter comedies with the Views OF those
| acquainted with the methods Of the
terrorsts who point out that a success
| zion Of assasslnations would defeat
| their object by compelling the emperor
| i'm the interest Of the safety OF the inl-
perial family 10 thrust aside ali ques-
! tions ~ concessions and 20 sanction
! the most drastic measures ~ repression.