The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-16

SPo new uynasty on the same lines.
Russian history, and the orieinators of the
conspiracy saw no reason why It should not
happen again. The conspiracy Is In exist
enoe to-day.
A CONSPIRACY INVOLVING GREAr NAMES
10 this conspiracy have belonged many
ministers. Walupew. Reitern, Tolstoi mot
the celebrated author. but a relative) and
several members Of the royal family: for
example, be who died recently, Prince Con-
stantine. brother of Alexander H., and
Prince Peter of Oldenburg. Some time
aitcr the inception Of this conspiracy the
leadership passed into the hands Of man
renowned for energy aud activity, Ivan
Assakow OF Moscow. He began to aspire
10 the Russian GROWN. Following the su1-
gestlons OF those of the couspirators who
we're In the Russian army, Aksakow gained
the aid OF Servia, or, to speak more pre-
clsely, Russian agents we're sent into Servia,
who eventually inhamed public sentiment
there TO such an extent that the unequal
war OF little Servia against Turkey was in
stgated, and this provoked the declaration
OF war by Russia against the Ottoman en-
pre-. Trusting to the assurances of
lgnatlew, Gar Alexander II. was
not sufficiently prepared when he threw
himself against Turkey. Near Biela
IN bulgaria, he was surrounded by the
Turks, and at Plevna the brave Osman
Pasha checked the Russian advance. Then
at last Alexander II. saw that Ignatiew had
deceived him, and when, reproached by the
car, the former ambassador to Turkey be-
gan TO explain matters in an impertinent
Iashlon, the car lost all control Of his
temper and struck his faithless servant
several times. 1t goes without saying that
lgnatiew saw in this an end to this official
career. and all that was left for him was to
hrNNun 49, u n
effectively for his fall and Disgrace.
BECOMES HEAD OF THE CONSPIRACY.
Admiral Nicholas Tchichatchow OF
Odessa (he is now minister of marinej, an
old friend OF Ignatew's, aided him In this
matter. He showed Ignatiew how he might
take the place Of Aksakow, and then the
car would be in his hands. Ignatiew
followed Tchichatchow's plan, and
made proposition TO Aksakow to
the effect that they should Cooperate.
Askakow knew that such an alliance threat
ened him with certain peril, but at the same
time he recognized the character of Igna-
tiew and the methods he employed; there
was nothing but to accept Two mortal
enemies to the Russian throne and to each
other became ostensibly allies. each means
while making attacks upon the other.
such state OF things could not endure
long. At last Aksakow himself was
poisoned. Thanks to Ignatiew's far-reaoh-
Ing power there was no effective search for
the assassins and for the same reason moth
ing had been done about the murder of two
men a little previous to this time
Officers of gendarmes at Kew,
Baron Won Kicking and the
solicitor to the military tribunal,
Gen. Stelnikow. shot at Odessa. Both these
men were grave obstacles in the way of
lgnatiew's designs.
At this point, il he had not done so be-
fore, the reader will probably exclaim: But
where are the proofs for these astounding
statementsi
THERE IS AMPLE PROOF OF IT.
The question is fair and demands atten-
tion, but trust the reader will see the diff
fculty, if not the impossib Utility of returning
a categorical answer. fhave said that many
OF the operations of the great conspiracy
came under my personal observation aud
that many of the actors are personally
known to me. Fifty busy years spent in
Russia Il have been but few months in
England) fit me, may venture to presume,
to speak with some confidence on Russian
affairs. Moreover, speak not fram nv
own knowledge and observation alone. 1
have the word Of many honorable men in
substantiation and corroboration of my
statement; but II were to mention names
and addresses, or quote from correspond
ence and other documents, is it not clear
that many people would be brought to nm
deserved distressl One or other of the two
Czars would surely visit the most terrible
punishment upon those who were known TO
be uuduly cognizant Of the secret workings
either of the government that is or the gov
eminent that hopes to be. l must, there
fore, beg a considerable measure of trust
for my own word.
In his capacity of secret but real COVER
nor of the so-called empire of the czars.
Nicolas lgnatiew always arranged that the
acknowledged car, Alexander Ill, shall
never approach the Russian people, and
that the people shall see in the ear not
their protector. but the friend of the nobII-
ity and the officials This policy so peril
Gus to the Russian throne, Ignatiew main
tains systematically and with an iron hand.
1t should be understood that the car is not
only devoid of civil ability, but that an im-
portant element in his character is cow-
ardice.
DEATH FOR A CIGARETTE.
Everybody will recall the death of De
Reitern, aid-de-camp to the czar, whose
father was minister Of finance aud presi-
dent of the ministerial council and a mem
Der, therefore, Of the most powerful class
of Russian officials. One day when young
De Reitern, who was personally liked by
Alexander I'LL, was on duty in the cars
apartments. he ventured to smoke cigar
cite in the reception room. Sud
denly the car entered. In order
to conceal the smoke De Reitern
promptly put the cigarette in the
skirt pocket of his uniform. The car saw
the act and this with De Reiterns evident
CONSERVATION, was sufficient proof to him
that De Reitern meant to kill him, and that
he had put his hand into his pocket in or
der co draw pistol Without further
thought the car, who has tremendous
physical strength, especially In the arms
with such violence that the aid-de-canp
fell dead. Then they showed him how q
simple cigarette had frightened the mon
arch OF Russia. OF country containing
100, 00o, 900 of inhabitants.
Ignatiew plays skilfully upon this per-
sonal cowardice Of Alexander Ill When
the car was about to be crowned at Mos
COW on May Is. 1888, Ignatiew feared that
the leaders Of the peasantry assembled
from all parts Of Russia to take part in the
ceremony would return homo with favor
able impression Of the new ruler. Ignatiew
saw that il was imperative, in view of bis
old designs, that the car should declare
himself frankly and wholly as the enemy
of the peasants. That was brought about
in this way: Just before the coronation at
Moscow several people in st. Petersburg
dressed in peasants costume tried to enter
the palace Of the car by force, the palace
called Anicskow. situated in the center Of
the Perspective NoYsky, the most i'm
portant street in the capital. These
people, who. without doubt, were per-