Show RUSSIAN LIBERAL IS DEAD st petersburg oct 12 prince sergius was stricken with apoplexy tonight while attending a conference with M glasoff minister of education he died in two hours prince was regarded as the foremost liberal in russia for a long time he was president of the congress of the government of moscow and headed the delegation which in i june last presented the petition of the all russian and municipalities congress to emperor nicholas on september 16 last ha was elected rector of the university of moscow by a large majority being the first elected head of a russian university since 1880 when the government assumed the right of nomination the election of prince removed him from the list of candidates for tho national assembly in which it was hoped he would bo one of tho prominent leaders and perhaps its president prince was a marshal of the nobility TUCKER TO RESIGN washington oct 12 associate justice tucker of the territorial supreme court of arizona has been requested to resign several months ago charges preferred against justice tucker involving his personal conduct as a member of tho territorial judiciary these charges were presented to the president and were referred by him to the department of justice for investigation ti the request for the resignation waa based upon the findings of that investigation FREER TRADE FOR ISLANDS washington oct 12 in the opinion of senator long of kansas who made the trip to the tar east with secretary tatt and party the greatest need of the Is freer with abo united states the senator talked with the president today about tho needs of the philippine islands ho told the president thai in bis judgment tho islands would be in earious financial condition until a reduction of duties on their products entering the united states was made recently said the senator the haye suffered from the ayi photons and drought AS a consequence their crops have either failed or been wiped out and they arc becoming discontented their discontent does not take a revolutionary form but Is simply the result ot existing conditions dit ions senator long discussed railroad rate legislation with the president briefly ho expressed the belief that the matter would be disposed of early in the approaching session washington oct 12 although president roosevelt has decided whom he will appoint as the successor of former governor alter of illinois aa a member of tho interstate commission the identity of the aan fl elected la not disclosed mr alfers resignation will take effect january 1 it Is understood that hia successor will be a pacific coast man |