Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-17

llttle palace opposite the famous statue
OF Alexander IL. The trip to the Krem-
lin on that occasion was made at night
between solid lines Of troops,
Grand Duke Sc RUS was the wealth.
est member of The imperial family. He
was tall handsome and cordial I'm man
ner, in spite Of the ruthless fashion
I'm which he exercised his authority as
governor general He was childless but
adopted two children OF his brother
Paul who was banished on account OF a
inorganic alliance Sergius' record as
a soldier was not brilliant. He suffered
disastrous defeat at the hands OF
Gen. Kuropatkn, during the famous
Koursk maneuvers,
MOSCOW EXCITED.
London, Feb. IA dlsptch to the
Reuters Telegram company from St
Petersburg says a telephone message
has been received there from Moscow
announcing that an explosion has oc-
Cured at the Kremlln, where the Grand
Duke Sergus had been residing, and
that II is rum0red that the grand duke
was killed. The dispatch adds that no
confirmation Of the report has been
obtained and that the population OF
Moscow Is greatly excited,
Another dispatch to Reuters Tele-
gram company from st. Petersburg
says later telephone message from
Moscow states that the Grand Duke
Sergius was assassinated when driving
towards the Kremln and near the
court OF justice. His carriage was
followed by another vehicle contains
ing two men. A bomb was thrown be-
meath the Grand Dukes carriage. there
was a violent explosion. the carriage
was shattered, and the grand duke was
killed.
The assassIns were arrested. one
of them was wounded dangerously
Several students have been taken into
custody
sERGIUS' SHORTCOMINGS
st. Petersburg, Feb. II, $3.50 p. M
Much OF the responsibility for the ca
tastrophe at the coronation of Emerpor
Nicholas IN Moscow, when several
thousand people were crushed to death
at the time of the distribution Of the
imperial gifts was laid a Grand Duke
Sergius door, II was held that he had
not taken sufficient precautions, and
the Liberals, after the affair here OF
Jan, %, placed the major portion Of the
blame on his shoulders.
The news OF the assassination Of the
grand duke reached Tsarkoe-Selo while
Vie liuptIltl IdUlllY were entertaining
Prince Frederick Leopold Of Prussia II
created the greatest CONSERVATION. The
emperor is reported TO have been COM
pltely Frustrated. All festivities in hon
or OF the Prussian guest were at once
abandoned
This afternoon Ambassador McCor-
mick and the other ambassadors drove
To the palace to express their official
condolences, also leaving their cards at
the palaces OF the various members Of
the imperial family.
At the time sentences Of death were
pronounced by the terrorlsts upon
Grand Duke Serglus II was reported
mat Grand Duke Alexis. Procurator OF
the Holy synod Pobiedonostieff and
Gen Trepoff, then chief OF police OF
MOSCOW. and now governor general OF
st. petersburg, were also condemned to
death and according to some reports a
similar sentence was imposed upon the
doWager empress, Marie Fodorvna
THE SENTENCE OF DEATH.
ST. Petersburg, Feb. II, 1880 p. M
The sentence Of death on Grand Duke
serglus was contained In a proclama-
| tion issued by the Socialist revolution
lists OF Moscow, after the demonstration
on Dec. II Of last year at ST, Peters,
III our demonstration at Moscow,
| dec, IS and l9) Is crushed in as bloody
n manner as that OF our brothers OF
| ST. Petersburg, then be the guilt there
| for upon the head of Grand Duke Ser
glus and Gen Trepoff, and we, the
committee, IN that event have fore
ordained their death"
FRENCH COMMENT.
| Paris, Feb. 1.-THE assassination OF
| Grand Duke Sergms caused sensa-
| ton here and Is everywhere discussed
/ as another OF the long series OF Russian
/ horrors. The officials referred to the
tragedy as being part OF a singular
| line Of fatalities.
| The Temps says;
1T Is easy to see why Grand Duke
| sergius was marked out as victim Of
/ the reVolutionists as among all the lin.
/ Giles Of the emperor Sergius had the
greatest influence upon him. II was
hnoWn that the emperor's various lib
eral efforts We're checked through Ser
/ gius and In particular recently opposed
the appeal OF the provincial delegates
The grand duke was unpopular In Mos
COW owing TO his naughty demeanor
ana hard re-actlonary spirit although
the grand duchess Elizabeth was pop
Aldtl1 auOfeu, ltecenty she was
warned not to appear with her husband
which meant that his assassination had
been decided upon. II Is significant
| that the assassins pursued the same
! plans as ON the occasion Of the assas-
slnation Of the late Interior Minister
Won Pehve.'
NEWS IN BERLIN,
Berlin, Feb, 1.-THE news OF the as
sassination OF Grand Duke Serglus
reached the Russian embassy here first
through a newspaper correspondent
Travellers from ST. Petersburg who
have arrived TN this city say II was
common talk there that the terrorists
had marked four persons for nssassina-
ton, the emperor, Grand Duke Serglus
Coy Gen. Trepor OF st, Petersburg,
and Interior Minister Bouligan.