The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-01-23

| ions are TO take you to the palace. The
| Gar desires to see the eccentric
Englishman who wishes to make such
a long journey in order to ask few
questions"
l would right willingly have declined
the honor, but as there was no chance
of escaping from it, nerved myself TO
meet the autocFat as well as | could
The ambassadors carriage was At the
door. and in few minutes we were
driven TO the Imperial Palace.
| / retain confused recollection of
gigantic sentries, glittering officers.
| gravo-5ooking uShers and other officials:
noble stair-casas and halls; paintings.
statues. tapestry and gliding; then, fol-
lowing my conductor, | entered large
| apartment, at one end of which stood a
| tall. noble-looking man in military a.
| tire: and | realized that | was in the
| presence of him whose nod could sway
/ millions and millions of his fellow
| creatures-the Emperor of all the Rus
slas-the White Gar Alexander H. The
sovereign whose rule stretches from the
! highest civilization of Europe to the
lowest barbarism of Asia.
Two Years ago when the news of his
cruel death reached England. | thought
| of him as | saw him that day-in the
prime of life. tall. commanding and
gracious-a man it does one good to
look at Whethcr-if the whole truth
OF his great ancestor Catharine the Sec
ond's frailties were known-the blood
of q peasant or a king ran in his veins.
he looked every inch ruler of men,
splendid despot.
To me he was particularly kind and
condescending. His manner set me rs
much 1T my ease as it is possible for a
man to be in such august company.
Lord - presented me by name, and
after proper reverence | waited the
Cars commands.
He looked at me for second from
his towering height. Then he spoke to
me in French. tlueatly and without much
foreign accent:
Il am told yCu wish to go to Siheria?'
with your Majesty's gracious per-
mission.
To see political prisoner. Is that
SOP"
Ireplied in the affirmative.
lit IS long journey for such 4 pur-
pose
Ny business is of the most vital i'm
portance. your Majesty"
Private importance, understand
from Lord ="
re spoke in quick. stern way which
showed that he admitted Of no prevari-
cation. | fastened to assure him of the
purely private nature OF NV desired in
tervicw with the criminal.
rs he dear friend OF yourS?'
Rather an enemy. your Majesty:
but my happiness and my wife's Lappi-
ness are 1T stake
He smiled at nv explanation. "Iou
English are good to your wives. Very
well, Mr.. Vaughan. it shall be as you
wish. The Minister of the Interior will
provide you with the fullest passports
and authorizes. Boa r0yage.'
Thus dismissed. | bowed myself out.
PRAYING mentally that no red-tapci>m or
Bureaucracy might delay the transmits
sion o. the promised documents.
In three days | received them. The
passpc authorized me to travel to the
end OF the Gar A~iatic domin;oas if
thought Ii. and was worried in such a
way that It obEiated the necessity of OBJ
IA ming = fresh passport whenever 4
fresh Government district was to be
traversed 1t was not until found the
trouble. annoyance and delay | was
saved BY this magic strip OF paper. that
fIl'v realized how much favor had |
been shown M. Those few words of !
writing. uninte!ligib!e to M. We're \
ma gic spell. the potency of which none
dared 10 resist.
Blu: now. armed with power II travel. !
the question was. wh"rH mus ! 90? |
To ascertain this. W., tlkel 10 one OF
the heads of the police. To hin | ex-
planned my case. ! described CcEc-i. !
gave him what | supposed was about !
the date of his crime and trial. and |
begged for information Is to TIE best
means to adopt II ind him in the place
of his h&HiShU"nt-
| was most Why treated. Indeed. !
for courtesy commend m. u the Russian
official when Won are properly and pow
crfuilv accredited Caneci was 4. once
identified. and his right nam. and secret !
history given to ne. | recognized the !
name 1t Oncc-
mt II 40 l.tsl - HAN Il DltIiE. v
There are mary men in Europe WHO be- !
l!eyc in the disiGtcrCSted character and !
noble aims OF the unfortunate convict: !
men WHO niOIT1 him aS 4 martyr. Per- !
hapS in the cause OF liberty he was /
single-haartei and n0blc-minGcd. Why /
should distress his followers bv reveal +.
ing any dark secrets OF his private lfa? |
Let him be. 50 f.!C as | an concerned. /
DR.. Ceneri to the end.
| learned from the Suave. obliGing I
Russian Chief of Police. thai Il few /.
weeks after had seen him in Geneva. !
Ceneri had been arrested N st. Peters !,
burg. \ deeply laid plot. involving the |
assassination of the Car and several |
revealed through the treachcry OF con- !
Tolerate. The police, fully cogniZant of |
everything. had waited until the pear |
WAS nearly ripe, and then struck with |
dire results to the plOtters. Scarcely !:
one of the principals escaped, AMI (,
Ceneri. one OF the most deeply impli- !
Gated. was shown scant mcrcv. He |
certainly had few Claims on their con-
sideration. He was no Russian Groan-
inc under oppression and dcs3otic gov
ernment- Although he called himself
Italian. he was. in truth. cosmopolitan. !
One of these restless spirits who wish ,
to overturn all forms of government !;
save that of republican. He had plot
ted and schemed-even fought like a
man-fOr Italian freedom. IL. had |
been one of Garihaldi'S mos. trusted |
wo-kmea; bat had turned iierc.ly !
against his master when he found Italy