Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-28
POLICE ARE POWERLESS
 BEFORE THE TERRORISTS.
Notices Posted By This Band in Many Public Places The Grand Duke Vladimir Has Put Off Restraint and Now Walks Out Every Day-The Grand Duchess Fav-
 loona Insists on Accompanying Him On these Walks

ot TeLerSDurg, FeD ZS.-1ne utter lmpotency of the police in the face of the terrorist organization is shown by the increasing boldness of the latter ali over St Petersburg. Even on the steps of public buildings simple notices of Grand Duke Sergius's death were found. They read:
 "The sentence of death passed upon Sergius-A s-AleXandrovitch was executed Feb 17. (Signed) The Fighting Organ ization of the Social Democratic Par ty"
 Moreover, the notices were neatly printed. thing unknown in the day Of the late Interior Minister VoL Plehve. when similar notices were al ways run off on copying machines. The secret police then were too close on the heels of the terrorists to permit of the use of a printing press.
 The Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna. wife of Grand Duke Vladimir, father of Grand Dukes Cyril and Boris. whose husband is high on the list of those condemned to death, is trying to shielC his life 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 it. At the same time, like the Grand Duchess Elizabeth in the case of Grand Duke Sergius, Grand Duchess Marie was notified that her life and her sons lives would be spared and she was appealed to not to go abroad in her husbands company The letters naturally terrorized 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 January % wholly on his shoulders. Although the grand dukes health had been failing for over year he is now almost complete WY <. For time the entreaties of his family and the warnings of the police suftced to keep him within the walls of the palace but since the funeral of Grand Duke Sercius, Grand Duke Vladimir has shaken off restraint, declaring that he refuses to show cowardice and not OIllN uTiNcS Oul III h CIOStu CdlIihSV 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 Pavlovna. The grand duke tries to elude her. but she insists upon being immediately apprised if he is going out. donning wraps and accomnanying him. To-day Grand Duke Vladimir re. ceived letter from one group which had previously warned him saying his sentence was temporarily suspended. which is attributed either to a more correct appraisement of his shnre in the events of January % or to a gen eral decision of the terrorists to give the autocracy breathing spell and await the result of the assassination of Grand Duke. Sergius. The latter coin cides with the views of those acquaint ed with the methods of the terrorists. who point out that succession of as- sassinations would defeat their object by compelling the emperor in the inter- est of the safety of the imperial family to thrust aside all question of conces. slons and to sanction the most drastic measures of repression.