Show NOT WILLING TO TAKE TAK CHANCES t Grand Duke Nicholas Has De Declined Declined dined the Post Tendered T to Him Aug 4 St Petersburg Aug 12 Grand Duke Nicholas the tM th Associated Press Is informed by a member of his entourage has declined to accept the post of of all a the troops of the empire where martial law exists which was tendered to him Aug 4 I Whether this was decided before or after the attempt on the life of the grand duke at on Aug 10 Is not known but the ostensible reason is that Grand Duke Nicholas Nichol s believes such a apost apost apost post should not be given to a grand duke but hut a merely military man He Ho advocates the appointment of General Linevitch formerly of the th Man lIan admiralty but the emperor has not finally decided the matter Little Enthusiasm Today the second birthday of the czar evitch was observed with the usual display dis display play of flags and illuminations but there was no enthusiasm In the celebration In fact few persons seemed even to know what hat was the occasion of the decora decorations decorations decorations The day was quiet in the capi capital capital capital tal The activity of the terrorists In the provinces included besides the usual har harvest harvest harvest vest of assassinations in Warsaw an at attempt attempt tempt on the life of General chief of the gendarmerie of Samara province province province ince and the wounding of Captain of ot Police of Libau by a youth who I fired thrice at him in the street The 1 assailant of General mounted the stairs of the generals cl and threw a bomb at random The missile failed to explode and the miscreant es escaped escaped escaped In spite spits of hot pursuit Governor General Removed General acting eral end of Warsaw City and province has been relieved of his office and will be by General von Larsk It is conjectured that the change Is due to General s order with reference to Lo Lothe the responsibility of towns which Gen General General Genera eral era before his transfer to lIel as governor general of was obliged to cancel |