Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-17

London, Feb. Ia Reuters 81.
PETERSBURG dispatch says telephone
message is received from MOSCOW an
nouncing an explosion at kremlln,
where Grand Duke Sergius has been
residing and it is rumored that the
grand duke was killed. According to
another report bomb was thrown be-
meath Sergius' carriage and the latter,
with the grand duke, was blown to
pieces.
Another dispatch says that Sergius
was assassinated while driving towards
the Kremlin near the court of justice.
His carriage was followed by another
vehicle, containing two men. bomb
was thrown beneath the dukes car
riage. The duke was killed. The as
sassins were arrested. One of them
was wounded dangerously Several
students have been taken into GUS
tody.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 1.-THE Asso-
ciated Press dispatch from Moscow
says Grand Duke Sergius while driving
in a carriage to the kremlin, was as
sassinated by bomb which was
thrown beneath his carriage. The car
riage was blown to pieces. The assas-
ins were arrested. One of them is
dangerously wounded.
Grand Duke Sergius, uncle of the
Russian emperor, and formerly gov
ernor general Of Moscow, is UNDER
stood to have been condemned to
death by the revolutionary party in
December last. The governor general
ship of Moscow was abolished early in
the year and the grand duke, according
to dispatches from Moscow, January a.,
kept closely to the we'll guarded Mick
ouski palace on the outskirts of Mos
COW, retaining the position of COM
mander in chief Of the military dis
trict. Later in January, however, it
was announced that the grand duke
had sought refuge in one Of the paf-
aces of the kremlin. He had been class
ed as the most reactionary member
of the imperial family, as he was at
the head of what is referred to as the
war party and had been stigmatized by
the liberals as Russia's evil genius. He
was born in 1857 and married in 1884
4. 80
stadt. They have no children.
News of the tragedy created tre-
Owing to the intense excitement pre-
vailing at Moscow few particulars are
ascertainable. The tragedy in reality
was no great surprise, as it is known
the terrorists had already condemned
the grand duke to death and ever since
the affair of January % Inauguration
of bomb throwing campaign had been
anticipated. Sergius was a brother
in-law as well as uncle of the emperor
and had exercised an immense In
fluence at court. AS governor general
of Moscow he was intensely unpopular.
of the Jews from central provinces and
tfruout his administration his rigor-
Gus and harsh measures aroused the
greatest hostility, especially among
the students. Two years after the stu
dent riots in which many were killed
or wounded several hundred expul-
sions to Siberia followed under orders
of Sergius and General Trepoff, now
governor general of st. Petersburg
but who was then chief of police OF
Moscow. AS there We're many threats
made against his life the grand duke
was obliged to flee to his summer resi-
dence twenty miles from the city. Dur
ing the recent strike disturbances the
grand duke left Diskoutohny palace on
the outskirts of the city. where he had
been living, and took refuge inside the
ramparts of the Krenlin. where he
had since lived in what is known as
the little palace.
The trip to the Kremlin on that oc-
casion was made at night between
solid lines of troops. Sergius was the
wealthest member of the imperial
family. He was tall, handsome and
cordial in manner, in spite of the
ruthless fashion in which he exercised
his authority as governor general. He
was childless, but had adopted two
children of his brother Paul who was
banished on account of inorganic al
lance. Sergius' record as soldier
was not brilliant. He suffered disas
trous defeat at the hands of kuropat-