Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1893-07-28
HOW LRXANDER DIED.

OF Alexander H., of Russia, ha
Ssen recently published in Europs
by Nikolaus Nstswlch. The it'll
of the pamphlet is Scar Alexaa-
der III. and His Entoursgs" Tia
part Of it relating to the tragedy @
March 1, 1881, tells the following
story:
In the last days Of February
1881, ST. Petersburg was in a fever
Of unrest Tbs people talked snd
acted as if calamity ssrvsdsd the
air, On February % there was a
family dinner at the imperial pal
ace. Daring the conversation the
Gear became irritatsd by q frivs-
lous remark of one of the grand
dukes, and rsprovea him openly.
As the present Czar made some
exsass for tie embarrassed young
mar, Alexander Ii. commanded:
"Silsnes Nobody asked your
opinion. Yos wosld do better to
occupy your mind with affairs of
state. Tomorrow you May reign. +"
After the dinner Count Laris.
Melikoff appeared and requested
Princess Juriswski to persuade the
Czar not to attend g certain mill
tary parade on the following day,
bat to defer the review in Difference
to the impression that OF March lat
an attempt would be made upon
his life. A little later the Czar
iaformea the Grand Duchess Alex
andris Jogcpbowsr that he would
not atland the parade.
"I4oris kss condemned me to im-
prissnment," we're his words.
"How gnfortsnatep exelaimsd
the grand duchess. "To rnsrrsw
my son was to be presentad to you
ia bis new capacity OF officer Of
ordnsnss.
"Humpbl l sever thsught of
that" replied the Czar. 'Ia that
eare 1 will not obey Leris, for
nothing in the world could induce
me to cause you needless disap-
psintmsnt."
On March lat the Gar worked
with Copnt Lnrls- NeIikoff until
II. a. M, and signed ths ukRss
concerning the introduction of the
constitution. He thea went to
his wife, embraced her, and prom
issd to be cautious during his alb
ssnos. As he weald leave, his lit
tie daughter Katharine caught him
by the coat, crylng:
Papa, yau have not given me a
single kiss today"
"What terrible crsaitor yoa
are," said the Gar lsughingly.
"You do net trust we at all. Well,
give nae your kiss, and may it bring
me luck"
The Car rode cut in close car
riags, surrounded by Cossseks of
the guard. The imperial party
crossed, en- taeir way to the parade
grosnd, the Mslaja Ssdowsja
street, under which a mins had
been laid by ths nihiiists, altheagh
as yet its existsncs was not sus-
psctsd. The peepls alosg the
rsuts chsered ths C1ar as usual,
and he recovered from ths ft of
melancholy iato which the apprs-
hsnsisns OF his family and minis
tsrs had thrsws hiD. The review
was snaisturbed by accident. The
Car ressivsl sad congratulated
the ordnance officer, son of the
Grand Duehsss Alexandra, and
sent to the grasd duchess word
that all had gone well, and that
the apprehsnded attack upon him
appeared to have been centsmplat-
ed by nobody. After the inter
view the Czar passed fsw minatss
win lis Oh E1Rt, tns UTand
Dusbess Katharina Michailowna;
then he proceeded komsward.
The csaehman, at his command,
drove through the les. frsquentsd
streets, where tbs least dAagas troEo
tho nihillsts was apprshsndsd. At
the quay OF thu Katharins canal, a
yeung man disguised as a peasant