Show grand duke nicholas nes post of commander in chief st petersburg grand duke nicho las Nicolai evitch has declined to ac capt the post ol 01 commander in chief of all the troops of the empire where martial law exists which was ten dered to him august 4 whether this was decided before or after the at tempt on the life of the grand duke at Krasno yae selo on august 10 is not known but the ostensible reason is that grand duke nicholas believes such a post should not be given to a grand duke but a merely man |