Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-08-26
The Imprisoned Gear.

The Imprisoned Czaf.
The Emparor still hroods IN sulien
ret;remen. IN tho castle Of Gitchina.
His majesty has paid OIL $ two or three
fucitiv. visits to the capital during the
last month. On the last occasion be
vss IN attend the funeral cortege ct TIE
late Prince Oidenburg to tue railway
station. His majesty's place VS. Only
markell ont IN the official prOgramm, bu.
no two people who saw the procession
agree as TO whether he was behind The
bier or not, and the newspapers All con
tradicted each other as 10 tue Car 8
presence. The most probable version
seems 10 tie thut hs awaited the late
princes remains at the railway station.
There Is no relaxation II the vigilance
exercise at Gatchlra. GeLeral Cunt
Vorontzoif- DschkoH Is reported to have
been unable to get Oh with his imperial
master. and to have been obliged 10
leave him for time, while, on the
OTHER hand, 1t Is stated that the Count
has blurred his leg and Is Obliged to
keep himself quiet. it has hot yet
trsuspired which story Is the true one.
The contradiction OF the first reports
IA TO the way 10 which the village oi
CATCHING was protected, a contradiction
drawn up by Cunt Noron'zoif-DachkCt
himself, does not apply to the vIcinHJ
OF the palace, which Is strictly guaued
and watched. a short time ago
two of the young grand dukes, COUSINS
If the Emperor, were steppe:' III the
grounds by Cossack, who threaten
to spear them If they advanced. a
friend. who had occaslop to visit the
castle to SEE an official, tells Ee that MS
soon as he lett the raiiSay Stallion ana
took the direction towards the palace lie
felt conscious that the eyes Of the police
were following h.m. but it was only
when he WAS abodt 10 cross the bridge
over the castle inoat that no was actual
" stopped. Here the police Officials
were ali officers. They ascertslned Ills
business aad escorted BIN 10 the service
gate of the palace. the only one which
Is allowed to be approached. lie al
once found himself liz the police Office
surrounded by officers. His passport
was taken and his description, the TINT
of day and business were all duly noted
ia u book, which the chief of police Is
supposed to examine every day. Al
officer was then sent to Inform the oili
cial inquired for, while 10y friend VA:
kept By the police. On tho officer re
turning with message that the official
.cOuld tie seen, M friend was escorted
by a police officer down the long cor
ridors to the rooms of the person bs
wished to see. All the way Cossact
sentinels, with drawn swords, were
tramping up and down. 1t can readily
be imagined that no official of the place
however high he may be placed, is par
ticularly overjOyed at present by TIT
visits OF his friends. My acquaintance
was, therefore, exhorted, for The love o
heaven, to cOntine his conversation tt
the merest cJmmonplaces, and not t.
stay too long. When he got to thu
tram on his return journey he fel
heartily glad and fortunate, though III
could not shake off the sensation thu
the police were still at his back. Look
ing out of the windows of the corridor
into the courtyard, of which there ar
four within the castle walls, he saw Ill
Vulnerable stacks of piled muskels. de
noting the presence of large force o
infantry, and on the open place in from
of the palace we're picketed the horsel
of about squadron of cavalry. Per
sons whose business calls them daily t.
the palace. and who are we'll known
are vigorously searched. For example
priest, employed in the service of the
imperial chapel, was lately subjected tt
such close inspection that even his
cigarettes were not overlooked. A
Cassack officer is stationed at each o
the doors of the sleeping apartments Of
the Emperor, the Empress and the he'll
apparent during the night. The last
named complains continually of the re
straint put upon his movements sinc'
his fathers accession to the throne. Il.
is not allowed to go out riding in the
park, which particularly annoys him
None of the officers or court officials
are allowed to bs away from the palac'
more than two or three hours ut time
and all are obliged 10 be in before nin'
in the evening.-ILstter to LondUI
Times.