The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-05
GRAND DUKE ALEXIS
The Story of His Early Love
and Marriage.
HIS BRIDE is LONG SINCE DEAD
Their Boy Is Now a Young Man and III
said the Gar Will Make Him
Grand Duke.

Lopeclalto THE HERALD-Exsminer Disnat.L
PARIS, Sept. Ale Martin has a snec;.,
sensation today in a letter from, e.
q, which says: 81 can tell Won
sensational story which, after having
oeen Kept absolutely secret for some time
has "lInln the past few days leaked out
ana been the subject of gossip at the inn
perlal court 1t means briefly that wa arc
snortiy TO be favored with a nav grand
uuAe. Inc facts are these: 1t has already
oeen matter of comment that the
'econu brother Of the Car. in
spite of his forty-oue vsar.
mas never been married and shows No dis
position to enter the holy state 1 give you
low low the absolute facts why Grand Duke
Alexis Alexandrowitch, grand admiral ~
the Russian fleet, is single and whv he will
remain so until mis- death. When unite a
yeuSn ne leli desperately in love with one
VI MS mothers (the Czarina) maids of
nonor, young and charming girl named
vera Jukowski daughter of the great
nsIlonal poel, who, in his turn, was tutor
" tne Emperor Alexander Ill Vera.
Cnough not pretty, was remarkably intslli,
SeuC. Inc young people met often and
tnelr love was mutual: SO ardent indeed
thas the daughter of the great poet forgot
auu very soon 1t became impossible to hide
Irolu the world the result of their mutnal
name name linen bold step was decided upon.
Ine lovers went hand in hand to the En-
peror, and on their knees begged his con-
sent to their union. The reply was a brief
and peremptory refusal. The Emnress
was equally severe, lamenting that mar
iaVorlte son should desire to marry n
daughter OF the people. The punishment
mat followed their indiscretion was harsh
vera was banlshed from the court and sent
10 small farm belonging to one of her re-
latlons, Wnere she was kept in the utmost
secIuslon. The Grand Duke Alexis was
handed over to the care of The celehrated
Russian admiral, Possette, and was sentoff
on cruise around the world. Vera, how
ever, was no ordinary character She
escaped from exile and set sail for Amer
lea, relolning the grand duke in New York.
Inere, IN exchange for round sum of
money, priest of the orthodox Greek
cnurcn made them man and wife, and from
tnat moment Vera accompanied the duke
Wherever he went. In Canada she gave
olrtn 10 line boy, but weakened by her
long and fatlguing travels she fell i'll and
upon her return to Europe was Obliged tn 90
10 Mont Reux, in Switzerland, in the hone
OIL successfully fighting the first seeds of
consumption. The grand duke returned
TO st. Petersburg where he daily received
news of his beloved, which became more
aud more alarming every day, till at last
tue physicians pronounced her case hone
less The duke then went to his father
and told him all. Alexander who WAS q
good-hearted man for an emperor said ::
i have known the whole affair for a long
time, and know also that there are no
obstacles for those who love- Go, nv son.
and comfort the last days of this unhappy
LADY,
"Fhe duke immediately left for Switzer-
land, whence few months later he re-
turned an irreconcilable widower. Before
her death the young wife obtained from
her husband double promise not to neg
Iect her son and to never marry again.
Alexis has kept his word, and in spite of
the lnslstance Of the Car and all the i'm
perlal family, has resolutely refused to
marry. His sen is receiving a careful
education In Switzerland, but up to the
present moment he has never set foot in
Russia. 1t is now understood the Car.
who is very deeply attached to his
brother Alexis, is on the point of
oestowing on the young son of the
grand duke and his Vera full recognition
of the titles which justly belong to aim.
In this decision he has been greatly infiu
enced by the Empress, and it is thus
that we are shortly to have a new grand
duke IN the person of the young and
charming fellow of seventeen"