Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-01-30
was with the Empress at his bedside when

was with the Empress at his bedside when
he died
IN ANTICIPATION OF HER DUTIES
as Empress she came to Russia 10 study
the Russian language and to be instructed
in the doctrines of the Greek church, into
which. as the state church she was to be
received. She was met 10y the royal
family, and the meeting, which was eX-
tremely pathetic from its attendant mem
Dries. was witnessed by the Princess, then
a young girl in the convent, but permitted
to 60 to st. Petersburg on the oGcasiGa,
The wedding was attended by the Prince
and Princess of Wales Prince Frederick,
and other representatives of European
royalty. The Empress retired to private
life, and her place was taken 10y the wife
of the Car. She is extremely popular,
and while lot so beautiful as her sister,
the Princess of Wales has the same ex-
pressive and beautiful blue eyes, She has
a fine figure and youthful experience not
frequently met WITH in the mother of five
children. She has passion for dancing
that has occaSioned some criticism.
THERE Is AN IMPRESSION
among foreigners that the Emperor never
goes out unless protected by a guard He
never walks, but he frequently drives IN Il
sledge with no attendants but two Cos
sacks He also walks through the gardens
of the palace with his wife, entirely I'M
attended. The Empress also drives out
in like manner, wrapped in costly furs,
under which she wears a plain wooden
gown. I'm the summer she wears simple
light gowns and few jewels. As evidence
of the Gar exactness in business it was
stated that the imperial family pay upon
every article they import.
At Easter and on other important occa
sions, the Empress appears in the national
dress. which dates from the sixteenth cen
tury and in which few changes have been
made 1t is q low corsage, buttoned in
front. with long trail, and a white veil
is worn with it, The demands made up
on the Empress are very great. She is eX-
pected to be seen everywhere, at public
ceremonials and at the hospitals and at
the educational institutions. She has, for
tunately perfect health. The affection ex-
isting between the Gar and the Caro-
witch is deep and tender, marked by
constancy ON the part of the husband that
is seldom seen in such exaulted rank. The
Emperor is not great statesman, but is
actuated by genuine desire to promote
the welfare of his people He has not
always been wise in the selection of his
advisers The finances OF the empire are
still in discouraging condition.
IN REGARD TO THE N1HI1IsTs
she said it was necessary to the safety of
the empire that Nihilism be suppressed
There is, among the people, strong pre-
JUDGE against them, the murder Of the
car being a black spot upon their record
But the means and methods suppression
have been misrepresented They were
not permitted to make revolutionary
speeches nor to circulate prohibited litera-
ture. When arrested they were tried, and
political criminals were never sent to the
mines They were banished to the larger
towns in Siberia, where they supported
themselves by teaching, and even Mr..
KEENAN, admitted that wives accompanied
their husbands and mothers their sons
They seldom had property to coniiscate,
and were frequently more comfortable dur
ing their residence in Siberia than they
had been in Russia. Many political Of
tenders had been pardOned upon the En-
peror succession to the throne The peo-
pie cling stubbornly to their traditions,
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God. His attitude toward the Germans
had been censured, but in retiring Ger
mans from official life place was made for
RcSSians encouraging national spirit and
ability.
The history Of Russia has been the sad
dest in Europe The barbarous customs
to which the people so long adhered had
colored the national character. 1t 3 pro-
foundly melancholy, and this is eyinced in
its poetry, literature, and in the music Of
the church. A strain of sadness runs
through them ALL