Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-06
ALEXANDER III. IN BATTLE.
Displayed His Military Ability In the War
with Turkey

The Emperor Alexander ii. had five
sons and daughter The eldest son.
Nicholas, died about thirty years ago. At
the time Of his death he was the promised
husband or the Princess Dagmar. dauGh-
ter of King Christian, of Denmark.
who. though one of the poorest kings
of Europe in the matter Of fortune. has
managed 20 marry his family Of girls Off
TO great advantage. The Prince OF
Wales, IA every on knows. married the
eldest. and Alexander III. the second.
Princess Dagmar was really very fond
OF her big. handsome. royal lover NicO-
las. Alexander lis eldest son and heir.
She had known him ever since she was
a child. 1t would have been an ideal
royal marriage had it occurred. but
Nicolas died very suddenly. His death
almost broke his mothers b art tshe was
the daughter of Louis H.. Grand Duke of
Hesse). and nearly killed poor DaGmar
I{ut she was allowed but brief time
To mourn The Grand Duke-he was
thon-Alexander was q years old. lie
was the heir 20 the throne. and il was
we'll that he be- safely married. The
Princess Hagmar had given up her
Lutheran faith, and b en- received into
the Greek Church so il WAS decided hy
the heads Of the State-Denmark and
Russia-that Princess pagmnr should be-
married at once to hr dead lover
brother This was in 1856. She was born
in 1871 and Is, therefore, two years
younger than the Emperor Alexander III.
was. Fortunately. she is Of mild, piacii
nature. like her sister, the Princess OF
Wales. and the youngest OF tn thret,
Princess Thyra, the wife OF the DUKE "l
Cumberland.
Law H. |
brofhcrs. Vladimir. the eldest Is the
abIcst and the handsomast royal scion
i'm all Europe He is six feet two inches
I'm statue. broad OF shoulder. ana tinh
thanked. trained gymnast and athiet''
and a man Of enormous strength nut
ms the naughty bearing 81 the old-iime
Eomanoffs and - notably IKE MS SIdu.-
father Nicolas in figure ana temper
Is the soldier Of the family, mastertui
man, with strong nina. anu W"
maj has few equals. lie is the iaNori',
uncle of the CzarewitOh Nicolas. whose
irnuence over his eldest son the CAR
Alexander has always greatly ieatea'
The nephew Is ambitious. AMI tahts 20
the profession Of arms. His uncle ' iadi-
mir will be Il very potent clement III rus
sian poUiics when Nicolas IL Emperor
ana then the peace O: Europe VIII lhueeu'
be in danger.
A COURAGEOUS FIGHTER
AS q soldier. Alexander Ill, had mucn
- nan ordinary ability. In the Rus
so-Turkish war Of 1S77-'1S he served on
the Danube. commanding the l"o..s"
and Thirteenth army corps OF ihlarus
which were on the left flank OF ti'e 80,
sian force. Alone. far away from an
help. he repulsed the neIee at.aen ,,ds1
mucb super!or force Of Turks cohiih Nl.i
On nerson by Mehemet-Ah. the suoonu
ahlest general in the entire Turkish ARM
IL fought with stubborn eourase a.
,iI.va AT Meichka, and Iristtrich'
~. los, hattie ne nearly wiped on. oip
cnle,uan Pasha, who had ihousn'
stamnede that Russian boy, as nc 80 80.
Alexander IN his letter TO Osman' asni"s
permission 10 attack. .aa,,s
4 story illustrative OF A'eNa'uei
..,rorg sense OF Justice Is told by hus-
sian gentleman, who now hoius w. ,",,,ad
,ortant diplomatic position IN the .n,.e'
Ststes "On the day after Generai pia
s,or,iroff had forced the passage OF .ne
nanuhe opposite Smitza,' he said' ,,is
i,,,,ooror Alexander H., who was WIN
the army came over 10 the Iurhgsn s'us'
uhere we were, for the purpose Oh 'h"iN
to- General Dragomiroff in person Ior
h,s brilliant feat OF crossing TWO CIV
sions OF infantry, brigade oil caNa"',
aud ten batteries OF aIuHei',
liver two miles wide. In face OF the enc.
nv in force, and then carrying by assam.
he sistona heights beyond. folchines
hyioade OF Cossacks were under arms, az
NJ Emneror came up the steep river
,'a nix with his suite. General Dragom-
ron the senior general. stood nrst 10 re.
,.,,'a his imperial master. The Car was
!. xYonderfully handsome man III uhho,n''
aIow the troops cheered. and the Cos
sacks hurrahed as they passed py a, .ns
,rot IN column of sauadrons. shaking thsi,
,ong jances. The Emperor tail. stra'sn.
az a flagstaff. looked the grand ngufe ne
was. as he. with soldierly str,ae' a mS
nrcscbed General Dragomiron. anu.
,ya rmIy shaking his hand. thanked nm
in the name OF the states for ~. sp's" shs
10y ~ the day before. Next came .ne
.'. o,hsr generals. who had participated
~ the glory OF the day-Yolchine ana
young skobelen uu
JUSTICE TO sKOBELEFF.
.srbs Emperor paid the same compn-
80 grim old Yolchine. whose Cos
sscks hsd been at the forefront OF sns