Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-04
A Man No One Enyies.


BERLIN June 5.-A Russian friend sends me-
the following striking picture of the state OF
imprisonment into which recent events have
thrown the Car:
The Emperor still bToods In sullen retire
ment In the castle OF Gatchlna. His Majesty
mas PAID only Two or three fugitive visits 10 the
capital during the last mouth. Ga the last oc-
caeion he Was TO attend the funeral corUege OF
the late Prince Oldenburg to the railway sta
!lon: bis Mdlesfy's place was duly marked out
In the o1flclal prog anne, but no two people
who saw the procession agree as to whether he
was behind the bier or not, and the newspapers
all contTadicted each ether as to the Cars pres
ence. The most probable version seems 10 be
that he awaited the late princes remains at thu
railway station. There is no relaxation In the
vigilance exercised at Gatchina. Gen. Count
aoronlzoll' Dachkof Is reported to nave been
unable TO get On with bis imperial master,
and TO have been obliged to leave him for time,
While, On the other hand, iC Is stated that the
count mas injured bis leg and Is obliged TO
winch story Is The true one. The contradiction
or the first reports as TO the way In which the
village CT Gatchiha was protected, a contra lie
tiCn drawn UP by Count Vorontzoff- Dachkoff
h1mSeif does not apply to the vicinity OF the
palace, Which is strictly guarded and watched.
snort time ago TWO OF the young Grand Dukes.
cousins OF Inc Emperor, were stopped Ia the
grounds by CoSsack, VINO threatened TO spear
them II they advanced. friend, who has oc.
csS1on 10 visit the castle to see an Official tells
ne that as soon as he left the railway station
ana lCOK The direction toward the palace he
1eit conscious that the eyes OF the police were
following him, but ii was only when he was
about TO cross the bridge over the castle
moat that he was actually stopped. Here
the police officials were all officers. They a.
certalned his business and escorted him to
o 5ne Sef b;a gate ,e OF the palace, the only
He at once found himself In the police Off ,e
surrounded by officers His passport was taken
and his description, the time OF day, aud bu,i,
ness were ail duly noted in book, which The
n
cay. An o1hcer was taen sent to Inform the
ollclal inquired for. while my friend was Kept
Dy the poIce On the officer returning with a
lflend 3 escorted by police officer down the
long COZ id0Ts 10 the rooms OF the person he
wished , see. All the way Cossack sentineIs,
s Gvn oiTn co s~olos: were tramp!ng up aud
Official CT the palace, however higl he may b3
placed, IS particularly overjoyed at present by
ne !isi.s Of his friends My acquaint nee was
coIfihe his conversation to the merest
commonplace, and not to stay too long. When
ne got 10 tne Train On his return journey he felt
6ealshy gag alo ieIiunate, though ne could not
still at his back. Looking out of the Windows
OF the corridor Into the court yards of which
There are four within the Castle walls. he saw
inLumerable stacks Of piled muskats denotIng
the presence OF large force OF infantry. and
On the open place In front Of the palace war
plcketed the horses OF about suuadron of
SosaAys 1CiSollS NuUSe business Calls them
daily to the palace. and who are well known
are Vigorously searched. For example. a
priest, employed In the service of the 1ppertal
chapel, was lately subjected to such cioss
inspection that even his cigarettes were NOT
overlooked. Cossack officer is stationei
at each OF the doors of the sIaenin1
apartments of the Emperor, the EmoIess
andssne heir apparent during the night. The
last naned complains continually of tns
restraint put upon his movements since his
fathers accession to the throne. He ia nor Al
lowed 10 60 out riding In the park, which par
tlcularly annoys him. None or the officers or
court officials are allowed to be away from the
palace more IMAM Two or three hours at une
and all are obliged to be In before in the even
Ing: The court will soon remove to Peternoff
which has q small port at the mouth OF the
Nev..1 Here four lightships Will be apchored
and no other vessels VIII be allowed to go near.
The two yachts, Slavlanka and Czarevna viii
always be IN readiness to convey the Emperor
10 and rom St Petersburg, accompanied on
either side by torpedo boat, manned with four
marines"
The State police, or the old Third Section.
under new name. Is being thoroughly reor.
gained BY n. Phone, its new Chief and the
secret communications OF Its agents are not
even to ce shared by the assistants In the de.
paytment, but are to bs strictly conf iential be-
tween the chief and his spies.