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Show uu GRAND DUKE I LOSES RANK I Drastic Steps Taken By B Czar to Mark Disap- h proval of Marriage ft St. Petersburg. Jan. 16. Because Ihe married a woman in private life : against the wish of the emperor, the Grand Duke Michael, brother of Em peror Nicholas, was removed todav from his loftv rank in the army and M forced to turn over his property and affairs to a guardian The imperial manifesto specifically relieves the grand duke of his duties as commander of the Chevalier guards and establishes a guardianship lover his person, property and affairs I under the supreme direction of the emperor, while the administration of hi- estate is transferred to a depart-ment depart-ment of the imperial court. It states that these steps are taken mM b the emM?ror " to mark his disap-proval disap-proval of the recent marriage of the mM grand duke to Madame Sheremetiao- The manifesto also removes the mm grand duke from his position as re- MM p.iii-desit;n ito duriuc t he minorit !jp the Imperial crown prince, in case of the death of the present emperor. f1: The issue of a further rescript se- & ei ting B successor to the Grand Duke ifcf' Mil hael in the regency Is expected m.me!i;iu-lv No name has been di- . rulged but the Grand Duke Diemitrl R Pavlovitch. son of the Grand Dukfl E Paul, has been frequently mentioned jfr unofficial gossip |