Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
st. Petersburg Guardians Out
generated by Terrorists.
INCREASING B0LDNESS
WORK OF IMPERIAL ENEMIES
BATTLES OFFICIALS.
Gorky Banished to Riga-Grand Duke
Vladimir and Wife Under
Shadow of Death.

The strike situation in Russia is
certainly growing more serious, If
today's reports are to be accepted
as not exaggerating the situation.
Both in Poland and the Caucasus
region the populace are highly OK
cited. In many provinces of the
Caucasus strikers have boldly pro-
claimed independence from Russian
rule.
Many arrests are reported.
ST. PETERSBURG, February 2s.-The
utter impotency of the police in the face Of
the terrorist organization is shown by the
increasing boldness of the latter all over
st. Petersburg. Even on the steps of pub
lie buildings simple notices of Grand Duke
Sergius' death were found. They read
"The sentence of death passed upon
Sergius-A s-Aiexandrovitch was executed Feb
ruary II.
(SigneD
THE FIGHTING ORGANIZATION OF
THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY"
Moreover, the notices were neatly printed,
a thing unknown in the days of the late In
terror Minister Won Plehve, when similar
notices were always off on copying
machines. The secret police then were too
close on the heels of the terrorists to per
NIT of the use of a printing press.
Vladimir and Wife Shadowed.
The Grand Duchess Marie Pavlov
whose husband, the Grand Duke Vladimir
iS jof ba or Of 20
death, is trying to shield his life with her
own. Since Red Sunday the grand duke
has not only been showered with threats
and warnings, but has twice veceived from
abroad formal letters, signed by different
groups, informing him of his sentence to
death and of the assignment of men to ex-
ecute It, '''r',-
AT the same time the Grand Duchess
Marie, like the Grand Duchess Elizabeth
in the case of Grand Duke Sergius, was
notified that her life and her sons lives
would be spared, and she was appealed to
not to go abroad in her husbands COM
pany. 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.
Grand Duke Wreck.
Although the grand dukes health had
been failing for over a year he Is now
almost complete wreck For time the
entreaties of his family and the warn
ings of the police sufficed to keep him
within the walls of the palace. but since
the funeral of Grand Duke Sergius, Grand
Duke Vladimir has shaken off restraint, de-
claring that he refuses to show cOwardce
and not only drives out in a closed carriage,
but on Sunday walked for a short time
up and down the quay in front of the
winter palace.
At his side, however, on each occasion,
was the Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovi. The
grand duke tries to elude her, but she in
sists upon being Immediately apprised If
he is going out donning wraps and ac
companying him.
Temporary Suspension.
Today Grand Duke Vladimir received
letter from one group which had previously
warned him, saying his sentence was tenn
porarily suspended, which is attributed
either to a more correct appraisement of
his share in the event of January %, or
to a general decision of the terrorists to
give the autocracy a breathing spell and
await the result of the assassination of
Grand Duke-Sergius.
The latter comedies with the views of
those acquainted with the methods of the
terrorists, who point out that succession
of assassinations would defeat their OBJ
ject by compelling the emperor in the
interest of the safety of the imperial fam
lily to thrust aside all question of con-
ceSSiOnS and to sanction the most drastic
measures of repression.