The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-22


father.
NfHILIST ATTEMPTS ON HIS LIFE
People did not speak about IL. but the
shadow was there. and the Emperor knew
it, But he went about his daily work
cheerful and unperturbed. When in 1881
the Nihilist attempt OF March Is came
within a hairs breadth of success. the
Emperor displayed the most absolute self
command. The whole imperial fanny were
10 have been blown up on their way to
the fortress of SITS. Peter and Paul when
they went 10 the services in commemora-
tion of the death OF Alexander III. 1t was
at the station that the Emperor in
formed that he had just escaped by the
lar 70 that which destroyed his father He
went down TO the Palace or Gatschina with
his wife and children, laughing and talking
in the carriage II nothing had happened.
Not until the children had left for the
palace and the Emperor and his wife were
driven alone through the park DID ne break
utterly and wept. Not so her husband.
Il am ready" he said simply. Il will do
my duty at any cost. The police hsd
possession along the course which the I'M
perial family passed. Over two hundred
persons were arrested for being in COM
plcity with this attempt, many OF them
university students
This was only the first of long series
OF Plots that have kept the Car in col-
slant apprehension. OF course but few of
the many attempts and conspiracies against
his life have become known 10 the puelic,
SO strenuous are the efforts OF the Russian
secret service 10 keep the reports from
leaking out. The next serious plot the
world heard of was that unearthed on the
Cars visit to the Don Cossack country
later in the same year. IT had been
planned by the consprators TO blow 10
the entire imperial family on its arriv 1
at Novotcherkask. the chief town of the
Don Cossack region. For this conspiracs.
which failed because of the vigilance Of
the police. eight conspirators were hanged
Petersburg TlaV w
Nitali Tschernoff, an officer i'm the army
of the Don Cossacks, and the son of a no.
bleman; Alexander Alexandrin, OF noble
family, student at the St. Petersburg
University; Boris Orshis. a jew; and
Petrofsii, a Russian living in a south
Russian town; Akin Skid. an official n
| the court at. Taganrog, serving as a soldier
when arrested. and Najes3a, his wife;
Ekarterina ma Trinitatskaia. wife of a secre-
| dorova, woman from Alderman in Bes-
| sarabia: The Jew, Boris Orshis. was
| spiracy, the facts as to which remain in
| volved in mystery, the trial having been a
| secret one.
| ACCIDENT IN TRANSCAUCASIA.
On Oct %, 1888, the Car and Czarina
escaped death as if by a miracle in a rail-
road accident in Transcaucasia. The train
| containing the Czar and Czarina and suite
left Taranovka at noon on that day. While
| passing through a deep gorge near Borxi
| tram lelt the rails. AL the time or the
| accident the Gar and Czarina were in the
saloon carriage at breakfast When the
first carriage left the track the rest of the
| train oscillated, and the succeeding car
| riage heeled over. The saloon carriage al
| though remaining on the track, was badly
| shattered. The roof fell in, but rested on
| a portion of the side, thus forming a shield
| for the occupants. II seems incredible that
| with such havoc any of the occupants OF
| the train should have escaped unhurt. AS
L.. LIN
cen wounded Among the latter were the
| royal couple, who were both slightly in
Jured. The. accident was officially attrib-
| uted to defective track, but the general
| belief was that 1t was due to the NihiliSts.
1t was complained that Count Alenskoff.
director OF the Caucasus railways, had
neglected to take the usual precautions, anl
was responsible for the mishap that befell
the train The report that Nihilsts had
been in connivance with them the accident
| could not have happened, so proved upon
the Counts mind that he committed sui
The conspiracy came TO light in K.ev IN
December. 1892: Fifty-one conspirators were
cratic birth, and whole cellar full of ex-
plosives. together with marked plans OF
the winter palace, showing where the
| bombs should be fired, were found. Many
army officers were suspected of completely
in this plot, but nothing discriminating
could ,Obe be proved against them. In Decem.
| Der, 1S93 1t was reported that an attempt
had been made to poison the Car, and
that food taken from his table at the SUP
per given on the twelfth anniversary oi
the founding OF the Imperial Order of St
George, had, when eaten by the children
IN ST Nicholas Orphan Asylum. made
them very sick. Whether there was poi
son in the food or not was never satisfac
toriiy established.
The most widespread conspiracy was
however. only unearthed last May AR
rests were made simultaneously in many o
the chief cities of Russia. and in all ovel
hundred alleged conspirators were al
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director of the government Statistica
Bureau, and his wife: NJ. Alexandroff, as
slstant director in the same bureau, an,
| his wife; NJ. Survive official in the min
istry of France; Yegorof and Orioff, off
Gals of the Noblemen's Bank; Saklajensky
professor Of natural history; DIR. sutchin
able modiste, and her girl assistants,
whom, in their search for compromisiny
these arrests were made in St Petersbure
In Orel the police arrested Koroloff.
SlyIl engine engineer: Walter, an an inspector in tn
| State Control Department. Sokolsky
priest Of the orthodox faith, was arreste
In Baku. In Novgorod. the son of Senate
Moscow police made fifty arrests. All tn
prisoners were members of a society known
as the Friends of Political Liberty.
SUDDEN FITS OF FURY.
To this constant fear of assassination ma,
be referred those sudden fits sof blind fury
L
which were natural consequence of
shaken nervous system. 1t was an attacl
| Of this kind that gave rise to the story
which went the rounds of Europe that n
had killed his aide-de-camp. 1t was at tn
time that great Nihilist excitement pre-
vailed and in the Imperial household plot
and sinister attempts were beheid in real.t
and in imagination. Tae aides-de-cam
are forbidden to smoke In the Emperor
antechamber when on duty but 1t happen
ed that after dinner one OF the gentlemen
finding the time long. lighted a cigarette
Alexander came up Unexpectedly at tha
moment. and. seeing a spark and smok
in the dim light OF the falling day, withou
stopping to consider the innocent cause
jeet OF n Nfhilist outrage, and fell upon Tn
officer, shaking him with fury. the fright
ened bide-de-camp meanwhile crying alou
for help. moment, Of course, sufficed
| clear UP the matter. and the officer 500
| recovered from the effects of the Emperor
| angry violence The story serves 10 sho'
| the constant dread OF assassination
| which the Emperors life spent, an
also those unreasonlng impulses of nervou
an~er by which ne was so often actuated.
Although stern and even overbearing
| the majority of those who surround hin
| Alexander III has always been a synp.
| thizing and affectionate husband and fathe
| His children are none of them very stron
and he has always been most tender in h
| treatment OF them The Czareyitch Mich.
las was born in 1868. Grand Duke Georl
in 1871, Grand Duchess Xepia in 1915. Gran
Duke Michael in 1878. and Grand Duche,
| Olga, his favorite in 1882. When at n
. | palace at Gatchina he uncheA daily, at
O'Clock. with his wife and children. and