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

ton or excuse for the SANDER except British
malice. or the desire to revenge some real
o II fancied injury on the part OF the CORES
pondent. The paper which is violently Op-
posed TO the Russian policy. was prepared
TO print anything evil about the Car.
have recently seen. too. an account Of
his beating the Secretary Of the German Lee
cation over the head with a cane If there
was an excuse for such a story it is not
probable that Prince Bismarck would be so
1Orbearing as to permit the German Empire
TO be represented in Russia. even if he did
not consider 1t SUFFICIENT cause for war.
The Secretary referred to is still in Peters
burg, and was never in the presence of the
Gar except upon occasions Of ceremony.
He was more surprised than the Gar him
self could have been at the publication.
have clippings from American neWspa-
pers, extracts from the English press and
continental publications. all of which are
devoted TO his personal habits. and make
them out as bad as can be, asserting that
he spends weeks ut a time in debauches
with leWd women. thus attempting to drive
out OF his troubled and restless mind the
horrors of his continual dangers; that he
does not see the Empress or his children
for weeks at a time; that he is insanely jeal-
Gus; Shudd5rs at every leaf that turns. and
at every window that rattles; that he will
not taste food until it has been eaten from
by his attendants; when, if they do not die,
he viii cautiously feed himself with great
misgivings; and. finally, that his horror of
the dangers he is surrounded by is so great
that he is liable at any time to put an end to
his own life.
Here is a sample Of these paragraphs.
originally published in London Lire. and
copied into many papers in the United
States from one Of which 1 clip it:
Despite the unceAsing vigilance of the
police, to which the Car certainly owed his
life the other day. no such thing as Ordi-
nary tranquility or comfort Is known IN the
imperial household. No one IS trusted, cor
the nihilists have their adherents every
where. even in the royal kitchen; no food
can be eaten that is not previously testedi
ha affa.H
at a time, without special precautions being
taken against attack by explosives or other
wise
1T is never known in what bedroom the
Gear will sleep. Frequently, after being an
hour in one bedroom. he changes to an
other. and he generally sleeps in a part OF
the palace. an attic, or even cellar, where
he is least likely to be looked for. 1t might
be thought that the EmperOr's driving in
the open street was proof of his courage
but this is not so. The danger tn ere is Nc
though he be indoors as well as out of door:
by triple rows of bayOnets.
All of this is the most absurd nonsense
The day after 1 first read that L saw the
Gear driving alone in a basket phaetOn.
visited all the royal sidences eXcep
the Annitshkon Palace, the one IN which
the Car lived when he was Grown Prince
and In which he still resides when he is in
Petersburg. 1t is situated on the Nevsk
Prospect. in the most fashionable part o
the city. and was built by Empress Eliza
beth for one of her lovers. AT the marriag
of the present Car to the Princess Dagna
of Denmark it was fitted up for their Occu
pancy. and they both prefer it TO the White
Palace or any of the grander residences
the capital 1t is more like home to them
and no one is permitted TO 1nurude upO
their privacy without an invitation.
There has recently been built a Structur
adjoining the palace for the accOmmOda
ton of the Cars clerks and attendants, an
in that building he spends several hours
day while he is in town, which is usual
from November 10 June. When he come
20 Petersburg from his palace in the coun
try on business he always drives there troI
the station attends to whatever is neces
sary to be done. lunches and dimes an
then takes the train back to Gatsch1na {
PeterhOff. or Tsarskoe- SelO, the three place
at which he usually divides the summer
When he travels the utmost precautlon
are taken; but no greater than those adOpi
ed by the English police TO protect the I'D
Of Queen Victoria, except that the Govern
ment railway over which he passes Whe
he comes TO the city is constantly patrolle
by soldiers. to prevent distractions beln
placed upon the track and tunnels beln
dug for dynamite. as was the case on Oh
MOSCOW road not long ago. This precal
tea % 60 protect ordinary travel as vel