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Show MURDER IS DENOUNCED. Social Democrats and Liberals Severe in Denouncing- Crime. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. IS. The assassination as-sassination of Grand Duke Serglus undoubtedly un-doubtedly was the work of tho fighting organization of the Socialistic revolutionary revolution-ary party, which condemned Count Bob-rikoff, Bob-rikoff, Governor-General -of Finland, and Slplg'ulna .and Von pichve, Ministers of the Interior. It Is regarded as a direct challcngo from tho -terrorists to the autocracy, au-tocracy, and a revival of the famous duel betveen the Nihilists and tho Government 6f twenty-five years ago. Effect of Tragedy. Opinions differ as to the political effect of tho tragedy, some Inclining to tho view that the killing of a member of the Imperial family may cause Nicholas II. to revive a period of reaction, but this opinion Is not generally shared. The murder of Grand Duke Serglus Just at tho tlmo when the forces of Liberalism Liberal-ism were again In supremacy and when the summoning ot tho zemskl sobor was assured, meets with universal reprobation, reproba-tion, even by extreme-Social Democrats, who denounce the crime as strongly as do the Liberals and tho Conservatives. To Proclaim. Zemski Sobor. According to a high authority, the decision de-cision had been alreadj taken officially to proclaim the zemskl sobor on January Janu-ary 22. M Souvcrln. editor of tho Novoo Vrcmya, said to the Associated Press last night: "I do not bellevo this crlmo can now Intorferu with the carrying out Qfreform to which tho Government Is too far committed. I am certain tho zemskl sobor will soon be announced and assombled without awaiting the termination termina-tion of tho war." Electing the Members. Prince Shlrlnsky Schamatoff. who bad an audlonco of Emperor Nicholas at Tsarskoc-Selo yesterday, wan frankly told by tho Emperor that tho zemskl sobor would bo elected under claes franchise fran-chise by tho nobles, clergy, merchants and peasants, but that all tho deputies would sit together; and the Committee of Ministers, tho Associated Press Is Informed, In-formed, will be charged by the Ernpcror with tho appointment of . a committee to work out thf details of tho Electorate .Ministry w Tho newy of the tragic death of hlo undo was brought to tho Emperor whllo he was giving an audience to Gen. Grlp-penberg. Grlp-penberg. and .caused him it groat ohock. By tho Emperor's direction tho members of tho Imperial family who wero at Tsarskoe-Selo In connection with the visit of Prlnco Frederick, Leopold of Prussia, were ' Immediately summoned to tho chapeL. whero a requiem was held A. statu, requiem,-at. which members, of tho dlplomnllo corps will be present, Is announced for today. Will Bo Imposing funeral.' Tho funeral arrangements have not yet been made, but In accordance with tradition tra-dition the funeral probably will bo on an .Imposing scale. Minister of the Interior Boullgan. together with the ofllceru of tho Preobrajansky regiment, the Hfo jKiiards and tho culrnBSlors. of which Grand Duke Serglus was an honorary officer, of-ficer, have gone to Moscow. , - Body to Lie in State. The body will probably Ho In ntato several sev-eral days In the Church of the Ascension In tho Kremlin, whero Emperor Nicholas was crowned. Thence It will bo brought to. St. Petersburg and placed In the Romanoff Ro-manoff mausoleum In tho great cathedral cathe-dral of St. Peter, and St. Paul, inside tltc fortress . . Tho tragedy was tho solo topic of con- creation at the clubs and hotels last nlghtT newspaper extras early in tho ev-' ening having spread the news throughout SI. Petersburg. Had Been' Won Over. The story Is going the rounds that Grand Duke Serglus himself, at tho last moment, finding .the tide against him, was won over to the plan of summoning the zemskl sobor. and that -ho sent a messenger to Emperor Nicholas .outlining Jils views as to the composition of that ,body." It Is added that the messenger arrived ar-rived at almost tho same tlmo that the bomb was thrown In Moscow. According to Serglus's plan It was proposed that f-ach province should have six represen-.xativos represen-.xativos In the convention, two each of nobles, merchants and peasants |