Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1905 — GRAND DUKES IN PANIC. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GRAND DUKES IN PANIC.

Vladimir Takes to His Bed and Others Gather Round Him. Russian advices say that Grand Duke Vladimir is still seriously ill, not having recovered from the apoplectic fit l caused by the news of his brother’s fate and the warning that his turn would be next. The intelligence of Sergius’ assassination reached him while on his way to see the Czar. Vladimir was taken home -iman ordinary cab, as. he feared to expose himself in the conspicuous grand -dueal coach. The terror-stricken grand dukes assembled round Vladimir's sick bed. A few words were exchanged" and It was decided to take no repressive measures and to insist on the Czar’s, recall of Grand Duke Paul. What Kuropatkin’s army might do if it were brought home just now is the question which is working with" feelings of national honor to delay negotiations for peace, says a Moscow correspondent. One-third of the Manchurian forces is aggressively dgniocratic; the other twothirds is mainly neutral. They are composed chiefly of the younger generation. Among them are reservists who cherish

the purpose, if possible, of penalizing the government for tearing them away from their wives, babies and property in European Russia. It would not be surprising if the bureaucrats should decide that it might be a hazardous thing to stop the war and bring these disaffected soldiers into the midst of tire tumult about the autocracy. The Manchurian army now, almost to a man, knows the details of the January massacre and the indignation in -all ranks is very great. The spirit of revolution had complete possession of the great meeting of professors, students and directors of the St. Petersburg university which assembled Monday to discuss the question of joining in the general strike inaugurated-by Similar institutions in Russia, and decided to close the university till fall. In anti-cipation-of possible trouble when the meeting broke up squadrons of Cossacks again paraded the streets, especially the Nevsky Prospect and the neighborhood of the Kazan cathedral, which is always * point for student demonstrations.

GRAND DUKE VLADIMIR.