Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-27
NURSING AMBITION.
THAT IS THE CRIME or THE RUSSIAN
GRAND DUKE seRclUS.
his Pusishmeut at the Hands Of His
Brother, tho Gar His Alleged Ty-
rsnny--Other Foreign Notes.

| tBy Anslo-American cable 70 the D!spatch.l
LONDON. December &c. Contradictory
stories are received here regarding the
Grand Duke Sergius. brother OF the Gar.
who last spring was appointed Governor
OF Moscow. At tie beginning Of the pres
ent month it was said that the Grand
Duke was making himself very unpopular
by his efforts to s1pp; ess fraudulent prac-
tees growing out Of the corruption tor
| which the Russian Official world is noso-
rious. The scandal in which the Grand
Duke is said to have interviewed was the
misrepresentation Of 80, 800 which had been
sent TO the Orla branch Of the Red Cross
Society for relief purposes among the SUI
ferers in tie famine-stricken provinces.
The Czarina is the chief patroness OF this
branch of the Red Cross Society. The
Grand Duke recently gave from his pri-
yate purse 40 900 roubles for the sufferers,
but the fact that he has interfered with
the stealing of the famine money has
certain wealthy and influential clan, who
| are doing their utmost to secure his re-
moyal from Office.
THE CHARGE AGAIrsT HIM.
He is charged by this clan with taking
o'eHtako VI tuS
him by tho Car to play the tyrant. They
say that his peremptory behavior Is al in
suit TO them, and so determined are they
to have his power abridged that they have
prepared and forwarded to the Gar pc
tition praying for his removal from the
Office of Governor of Moscow. The adj
vices received to-day state that the Car
suspects his brother of nursing ambi-
tious Designs" though the nature OF these
dautef ~. xSr,, -t.ar all n N
political honors emanate from the Car Is
not stated. II is added that the Gar has
been so impressed by the array of evidence
presented TO him against the Grand Duke
that il is his intention TO send him into ex-
lie.
INSTANCE OF THE ALLEGED TYRANNY.
An illustration of the tyranny" of the
Grand Duke 10 given. IL appears that he
gave orders recently that the horse-races
at Moscow were not TO commence until he
arrived. A large crowd Was present at the
races. and they were KEEP, waiting for an
hour and q half before the Grand Duke
appeared. The crowd grew very impatient
at the delay, and when the Grand Duke
appeared be was vigorously hlssed. This
incident was reported to the Gar, and it
Is considered to have decided the question
of the Grand Dukes dismissal from office.
THE GRAND DUKES wIFE--A SCANDAL.
The wife Of the Grand Duke Sergius is
daughter of the Grand Duke LOUIS OF
Hesse and a granddaughter of Queen Vic
toria. She recently abandoned the re-
ligious faith in which she was trained and
IN April last formally joined the Greek
Church. The Grand Duke is recognized
as the head Of the old Russian orthodox
party and all recent sdvices regarding
him with the exception of to-day's showed
that he stood IN high favor With the Car.
The very fact that he was appointed to the
important Office of Governor Of Moscow
shows that he must have enjoyed the con-
fidence of the Car to a high degree. 1t
vas charged in some quarters that the
conversion of the Grand Duchess SergIus
Was not the result of tree change in her
religious belief, but that it was due to
moral suasion of q very brutal kind. This
statement was semi-ofilcially denied at the
time, but the fact remains that she ut one
time was so disguised with her husband
that she was with difficulty restrained
from leaving him. Ii Is said that the
Car interposed his good offices to pre-.
vent the scandal that would have followed
a separatlOn,