Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-12-21

was made upon the Gar that day. Here
it is;
"A nihilist. disguised as an officer of the
guards, approached the imperial carriage
on journey from Petersburg TO TsarskOe-
SelO and fired a revolver twice. The first
shot missed the Gar, but the second per-
tOruted his coat The CzarIna has since
been suffering from nervous prOstraU on.
There was no such information in Peters
burg, although thousands of people of all
classes went out to see the maneuvers, and
would have heard of it if anything OF the
kind had happened.
An officer high in rank in Russia. speak
ing of these stories, said: L can give you
an 1n1alIIbIe rule by which you may tell
whether an attack has been made upon the
life of the Gear. 1t never fails, and the re-
ports Of the police or newspapers do not
affect it at all. The Car is an intensely re-
hgiOus man, almost a fanatic. and when
ever his life has been in danger he always
has a thanksgiving service In the hazan
Cathedral. When you hear OF such a ser
vice you may understand that he has mad
narrow escape. or some plot to take his life
has been detected.
Shortly after reviewing the troops at
TsarskOe-SelO the Gar. with his entire
family and the royal family OF Greece,
started for Copenhagen IN the royal yacht,
to cele brate the 10th birthday of the Queen
of Denmark, the mother Of the Czarina, the
princess of Wales, and the King Of Greece
They spent two months there, and then re-
turned to Petersburg. During the warm
months the Car usually goes to and from
the country palace in Il little steamer, an
ordinary boxing side-Wheeler of two or
three hundred tons. 1t looks more like a
picnic-bOat than an imperial yacht. but is
said to be swift and comfortable. He has a
private landing at PeIerhOn and another
at Petersburg. near the Winter Palace.
The boat is not fitted up with anything
Ike the luxury and elegance that appears
. in the yachts Of the Queen of England and
the Prince of Wales, and most of the pri-
Vate yachts about New York are palaces
compared to it. Even the old Dispatch of
the United States navy, of which so much
fun has been made, is more presentable as
a transport Tor royalty than the Cars yes
sci 1 found it to be the case all over Rus
STA that the accommodations for the per
sOnal comfort and convenience of the i'm
! perlal family were shabby.
The Car car, III which he travels by
railroad is comfortable and elegant as
much so as need be. but does not approach
many OF the private cars i have seen in the
/ United States. 1t is no haudsOmer nor
more convenient than the ordinary Mann
/ bOudOir cars that run between New York
/ and Boston. and is arranged in the same
way. The Mann car that was constructed
I for PATHS use is is as much superior to the
/ imperial railway carriage OF Russia as a
| residence on ErGlrle avenue SurpGSSeS one
/ OF those on Sixteenth street in Chicago. and
/ there are cars in the United States that
| would make it look very ordinary.
The carriage in which his Imperial Males
/ ty rides about in Petersburg is an ordinary
coupe, painted dark indigo blue, with the
! cOat-O arms of Russia on the panel 1t IS
/ driven Dy a cOachman IN a livery OF white or
ecru and silver, who wears a cooked hat, on
| which is a good deal of silver braid. On the
/ box beside the cOachman, in the fOOtman' s
place. is a COssack in full uniform. and
armed with rifle. sabeE and pistols. Two
! mounted COSSacks usually ride in front or
/ the Cars carriage and two behind him.
/ and in the city he goes ike a tornado the
/ large, splendid black stations that draw the
| carriage looking and acting as il they fully
/ realized their honor and responsibility.
In the winter the Car drives in a Sledge.
| which has a cover that may be lifted IL a
| storm or when the weather IS cold as an
Russian sledges have. Great precautions
are taken when his Majesty goes out Be
fore he leaves the palace the police have
had their notioe and instruction by tele-
phone. and are informed of the route he IN
tends to take. The ordinary force of patrol
men is doubled along the way. and those on
duty are informed of their increasing re-
sponsibiiity. Besides the regular patrOimen
a battalion OF detectives is turned into the
streets who carefully scrutinize every
passer-by and watch their movements.
They are in citizens dress. but wear g
badge which admits them everywhere and
IS equivalent. when shown to GA ordinary
patrOlmaD. to orders from headquarters "a
DC what the WeareF asks. il one Of these