Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-21
LONDON WALKING MATCH
FIRES AND LOSS OF LIFE.
DANGERS WHICH sURROUNDTHE CzAR
Terrors of Life in.the Winter Palace,
FAMINE AND PLAGUE IN RUSSIA.
THE CALIFORNIA ANTl-CHINEsE ACT.
WHO WOULD RE A CAR,
The Mysteries and NIiseries of the
Winter PaIace-The Dynamite
Explosion - The Imperial Family


Explosion The IMperial Family
Fleeing i'm the Dark.
NEW YORK. Feb. 2l.-A London special gives
the following from the Standards Berlin cor
respoDdence: "Lately the Car hardly ever left
the winter palace. When he went abroad he
was surrounded by cloud of mounted officers
who concealed the carriage and protected the
inmate with their bodies In the palace he was
accessible only to diplomatists, dignitaries and
officers OF the household. AT chapel detectives
distinguished visitors Detectives infested the
kitchen. Every dish was tasted by persons OF
rank specially selected for the purpose. The
ters. documents @ @ steeped in poison ppt '2 hav l
ing repeatedly been sent to him. Yet
with all these elaborate precautions it
advertised and placarded mine in the basement.
The Emperor and the Duchess Of Edinburg
were seated In an apartment next to the dining
room when they heard the report Of the explo-
sion. The lights were eXtinguiShed and the
gaspipe burst. The Princess the officers and
the Wallets went blindly through the dark and
then poured promiscuously through the door OF
the royal apartments. The sovereign was found
cropping his way out of the fatal quarter. All
who saw the sght-the picture OF Alexander II
leading his daughter away from the mine OF dyn-
amite-say it was one that could never be for
gotten
The Black Letter.
The Vienna 7dgblan relates that for some
days past the Car has daily received sealed
saying that if he did not change his system OF
oppression he would not live to celebrate The
25th anniversary of his accession. The sheet
was always bordered with black. In the court
circles 1t was known as the black letter. All
efforts to discover the person who conveyed il
to the emperor's room were unsuccessful.
The Car and the Duchess of Edin.
burgh not Frightened.
LONDON, Feb. 21.-The Duke of Edinburgh has
received the following telegram from the Ouch
ess of Edihurgh, now at st. Petersburg: 1.-THE
explosion IN the Winter Palace was caused by
guard Is on duty in the Palace. The Empress
has been made acquainted with the circum-
stances Of the explosion. She has not suffered
IN health. The Emperor and myself are quite
well and are not frightened"
The Czar's Reply to President
Grevy.
The following is the Cars reply to President
Grevy,s congratulations upon his escape. 81
cordially thank you for the sentiments you ex-
press. The spirit Of evil is unwearied like that
OF divine grace. l am glad to reckon on the
sympathies OF right thinking men,"
The Man who Exploded the Mine
Under the Railway at Moscow.
LONDON, Feb 21.-The Russian who was ar
rested on the 18th instant, in the Champs
d'Elysees. Paris, charged with being connected
with the MOSCOW explosion, is named Karl alias
Mayer: alias Hartman, and is believed to be the
san,e NAH who rented and occupied the house
in Moscow, whence the explosion of the mine
under the railway was operated. If this fact is
established to the satisfaction of the French
government he will be surrendered as COM
mon murderer, although there is no extradttton
treaty between France and Russia. The state
ment published this morning, that some re-
dictionary deputies have applied for the mans
releeSe. but were told that If it appeared that
the man was connected with the Moscow at
tempt he would be surrendered to the Russia
authorities, is erroneous. The fact seems to be
that three leaders of the republican groups mot
reactlonartes) asked Premier de Freycinet
whether the man is charged with a political OF
common law offence, and the Premier referred
them to M. Layzot, minister OF justice. dis
patch from Paris to the Standard says: NJ.
CaZot Claimed for the government perfect free
dom TO whatever course it might think advic-
able, assuming the entire responsibility. NJ.
Ta1llandier, republican member of the
chamber OF deputies, expressed dissatisfaction
with this reply but said he would refer it to his
colleagues at the next meeting of the extreme
left. The irrecOncflable organs are highly in
dignant at the arrest. The Not dndre Rap
pei Ldnte77ae and Justice regard the alleged
o1ence as absolutely political
The Dynamite i'm q Metal Box.
LONDON, Feb GA St. Petersburg dispatch
10 the Daily NelcS says: 'sThe dynamite was
contained in metal box. The cover OF the
box has been found, but no electric wire or
trace OF a battprv.n