Show GRAND DUKE ALEXIS HAS RESIGNED the uncle of the czar crar 1 Is no longer at the head of the russian army and navy MANY UGLY RUMORS AFLOAT charges of mismanagement and tales tale of corruption and even worse against the marine department st reters petersburg burg the sensational finco Is made that grand duko duke alexis the high admiral who Is an I 1 uncle of tho the emperor and admiral apollan head ot of the russian admit alty department have resigned this announcement was followed a few minutes later by in an imperial scriPt te relieving the grand duke of d the supreme direction ot of the navy which lie he had tell since the days of tile tho emperors atner alexander when russia resolved to enter the lists as a first class tea bea power and to build up a great navy the remnants 0 of hichi were de strayed in the battle or of the sea of bt japan although trout time to timo time since tho the vier tiar begun there have been rumors that the grand fraud duke would retire on account of the savage criticisms not to use harsher terms directed against the be administration of the navy especially in the construction of ships the of his resignation tame like a bolt from the blue sky baky it was not preceded by any of the rumors which usually give warning of euca h an act consequently it was as fumed edmed that sonis some sudden event stated it and ugly stories immediately came to I 1 tio a surface among t those hose sojo sojourning lat idle e la in the cafes end and hotels holds the editorial la in the nassa abish thursday demanding an accounting of 0 the popular funds subscribed for the rebuilding of the navy and declaring that great names are arc was ansta instantly antly 11 no 0 longer guarantees recalled the nords or ds of the give no hint of 0 imperial anger and the elio real explanation probably will not leak out for several days but the in stant slant disposition was to regard the retirement ti ot of grand duke duka alexis and admiral avellan as a concession to public opinion following tho the crowning tragedy ot of the ber bea ot of japan charges of mismanagement and tales of corruption and even worse a against the marine department have been rife tor for years atter after the war bogan began they increased tenfold and lately a regular campaign against the ino department has teen openly conducted in the newspapers some startling revelations have been made in ili this campaign and captain cladd who was ono ot the leading titles critics of 0 the conduct ot of the navy was dismissed frota the service tor for his persistence grand duke alexis himself did not escape personal attacks and scandal was so co busy with his name that he bo was several times the subject of public demonstrations the name ot of the grand duke was high on the list ot of those condemned by the terrorists and after rod red sunday jan 22 last it as aa reported that he had bad fled abroad but it developed that he was merely keeping closely within athin his pat pal see ico |