Show HIGH AD ADMIRAL IR l I IHAS HAS RESIGNED 1 Grand Duke Duk Alexis No Longer at I Head of Russian Bussian Army MANY UGLY RUMORS ABOUT DEPARTMENT ROTTEN TO THE CORE St Petersburg June II 11 SI 2 a nt m The sensational an announcement ent was shortly before midnight that Grand Grund Duke Alexis the h high h admiral who is an uncle ur of the emperor and Admiral Avellan head of the admiralty department had r resigned This announcement was followed a few minutes later by an R Imperial relieving the grand duke of the su supreme supreme preme direction of the navy which he had held since th the dayS of the em emperors father Alexander Ill HI when Russia Rumia resolved to enter the lists as asa asa a first class sea power And to build up upa upa a great navy the remnants of which were destroyed In the battle or of the sea or of Although from time Ume to Unit time shire the war begot berun there have hav been rumors that the grand duke would retire on account of the saV savage criticisms not notto notto to use harsher barsher terms directed a against the administration of the navy especially ally in the construction of aC ships UP the announcement nt or of his resignation anne caIne like a bolt front Crom the blue sky Ugly Stories Afloat It as not preceded pre eded by any of the rumors which usually give ghe warning of such an act Consequently it was assumed that some sudden event pre pe precipitated It and ugly stories immedi immediately Immediately came to the surface Among those sojourning lAte in the cafes and hotels the editorial in the Nassa Shish yesterday demanding an accounting of oC the popular funds sub for the rebuilding of the navy and declaring that great reat names are areno areno no longer lonser guarantees was recalled readied The words of oC the re give no hint of imperial anger anser and the thereal thereal real explanation probablY will not leak out for several da days S but the in instant stant dh disposition was as to regard the re retirement of Grand Duke Alexis and Admiral A Avellan as a concession to public opinion following the crowning tragedy of the see of 0 Japan Tales of Corruption Charges of mismanagement ement and andt t tales of and even w worse against the marine depar t ita have ve been rife riCe for years After the war ar be began gait gan they increased tenfold and lately a regular campaign against the do de has been openly conducted In the newspapers Some startling revelations have been made in thin campaign and Captain Clado who was one of the leading critics of the thc eon CO duet of oC the navy was S dismissed from the service for hl his persistence It was a felt feit even eyen in quarters where charges of oC corruption were not enter entertained tamed that tiki t it would be un unwise to en entrust entrust trust the building of the n nav to the hands which were responsible for the helpless fleets of the p pant Condemned by Terrorists Grand Duke Alexis UC did not notes es escape ape personal attacks and scandal was as so ro busy with his name that he was several tImes the subject of public demonstrations The name nam or of the grand I duke WAS high on the list of thos oon demand b by the terrorists and after R Red Sunday Jan 2 last It was re no reported f ported that he hc had lied abroad abro d but it developed that he WM was merely k keeping epin closely within his palace Recently he heb I b han shown himself more frequently than usual in a closed carriage The AssO Press correspondent saw I him last Jut driving down don the Neva Quay Qua in a 8 low one ted drawn by a Orloff stal stallion stallion lion which waR wan going Uk like the wind I The driver it was noted did not wear the imperial livery liver The grand duke Who ho was nervously glancing to right and left kept his hand deep p in the pocket ket of his military overcoat and was evidently a revolver The retirement or of Admiral A Avellan has not yet ben been published Tue names of Vice Admiral who is 6 re returning turning from Vladivostok and of Vice Admiral commander of the Black sea fleet are mentioned among these likely to succeed Admiral A Avel Avellan vel velIan lan Ian IanI I Resignation Accepted The emperor has accepted the resignation resignation nation of Grand Duke Alexis in the following His imperial majesty my father I highly highl esteen esteeming ng your our experience in naval circles and your enO personal al and moral qualities you in 1881 as his immediate collaborator in the work of and strengthening our fleet flett Sin Since c then for years your our imperial has be beStowed towed Stowed your labors to the of our naval forces and the training of the personnel of the fleet in proportion to 10 the resources it was possible to ac accord accord cord you for that purpose Now yielding tb your reiterated re request request quest I have consented to relieve you ou of the administration of the fleet and andI marine de I In accepting the resignation of oC your imperial highness I direct you to re reI Cain tain the rank of grand admiral as an I expression of m my gratitude for all your work r i remain as ever your constant well t wisher with every or of sty my love NICHOLAS |