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Show public buildings simple notices of Grand Duke Eerglus' death were found. They read: "The sentence ot death passed upon Serglus Alexandrovltch was executed February 17. 'THE FIGHTING ORGANIZATION OF SOCIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY." Moreover the notices were neatly printed, print-ed, a thing unknown in the days of the late Interior Minister Von Plehve, when similar notices were always run off on copying machines. The secret police then were too close on the heels of the terrorist! terror-ist! to permit the use of a printing' press. The Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna. whose husband, the Grand Duke Vladimir. I Is high on the list of those condemned to death. Is trying to shield his life with her own. Since red Sunday the Grand Duke has not only been showered with threat and warnings but has twice received from abroad formal letters signed by different groups Informing him of his sentence to death and ot the assignment of men to execute It. At the same time the Grand Ducheas Marie Pavlovna, like the Grand Duchess Elisabeth in the case of Grand Duke Sergtua, was notified that her life and her son's life would be spared and she was urged not to go abroad in her husband's company. The letters naturally terrorised the family, fam-ily, and household of the -Grand Duke, who has aged greatly-during the last few weeks under the strain of what he insists is the unjust criticism which placed the responsibility for the bloodshed of January Janu-ary 22 wholly on his shoulders. Although the Grand Duke's health had been failing fail-ing for over a year, he. Is now almost a complete wreck. For a time the entreaties entreat-ies of his family and the warning of the police sufficed to keep him within the walls of the palace but since the funeral of Grand Duke Serglus. Grand Duke Vladimir has shaken off restraint, declaring de-claring that he refuses to show cowardice and not only drives out In a closed carriage car-riage but on Sunday walked for a fhort time up and down the quay in front of the winter palace. At his side, however, on each occasion was the Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna. The Grand Duke tries to elude her. but she insists on being Im-l mediately apprised If he goes out, donning don-ning wraps and accompanying him. Today Grand Duke Vladimir received a letter from one group which had previously previ-ously warned him. saying his sentence was temporarily suspended, which is attributed at-tributed to a more correct appraisement of his share, in the events of January 22 or to a general decision of the terrorists to give the autocracy a breathing spell and await the result- of the assassination of Grand Duke Serglus. The latter coincides with the views of those acquainted with the methods of the terrorists who point out that a succession of assassination would defeat their object by compelling the Emperor in the interest of the safety of the imperial family to thrust aside all questions of concessions and to sanction the most drastic measures. |