The Princeton union., 1894-11-08

actively engaged in arresting nihilists.
Among those arrested are several stu
dents. The police have also obtained
possession Of discriminating docu-
ments
Biographical.
Alexander Alexandrovitch was born
March 10, 1916, and, by the death of
his elder brother, Nicholas, in 1865,
became heir to the throne Of his fa-
ther, Alexander II. In 1866 he was
married to Maria Sophia Frederika
Dagmar, daughter of Christian TX of
Denmark. Alexander participated in
the Turkish war Of 1S77-7S, and as
cended the throne March 13, 1881, on
the assassination Of his father. He
was not crowned until May, 1883, in
consequence of the threats Of the nj
hilistic conspirators, and he has more
than once come very near meeting his
doom since then. Personally his mai
esty was unaffected by fear, so that
the terrorists have never attained their
object-that Of frightening him into
accession to their demands There has
not been a day, probably, since his ac-
cession that plans were not in prog
ress for his taking off, There GER
tainly has been no day, since that on
which the father was killed, when the
world at large would have been sur
prised by the news that a like CORY
fate had befallen the son. OF Alex
ander's SURPRISING physical strength
the world has often been told. His
ability to bend and twist silver coin
between his thumb and fingers, his
proWess as a wrestler, his endurance
at and delight in severe physical tasks,
all these have been exploited. But few
are aware that the czar has been a
tireless and unremitting worker at his
desk. Yet this is true, and his deter
ANIMATION, formed very shortly after
the death of his father, to master the
details of his imperial position is sup
posed to have been the leading cause
that has made his life, as one has
said, "rather that of pope than of a
secular monarch In his early days
Alexander had many love affairs, but
after his marriage in 1866 he steadied
down and became in truth a model
husband and good father.
Nicholas AleXandrovitch, who as
cends the imperial throne of Russia as
successor to the dead Alexander, is q
young man Of whom but little Is
known. He was born in 1868, is short
in stature, insignificant in appearance
and has generally been considered as
little short Of an idiot. But this is a
mistake, as he has many amiable and
gentle qualities, as well as q strong
will of his own. He Is not entirely un
prepared for the responsibilities Of his
new position, having, for the past two
years, presided over the council o1
state, at whose meetings the youne
man discharged his duties with sur
prising ability and tact, much more
tact, in fact, than his father ever ex
hibited. His engagement to the
Princess Alix Of Hesse has been the
ak of the world for some time past
The New Czar.
Livadia, Nov. 3.-When all was ove1
the czarewitch, Grand Duchess Xenis
and the other imperial relatives ap
preached the bedside in turn to take
q last farewell. The court official.
and members of his majesty's suite
were afterward admitted. The flas
over the palace was placed at half
mast and salute was fired by the YES
sells in the port. Shortly after Z
O'Clock the members OF the palace
guard were marshaled in the square
In front Of the palace chapel for the
ceremony Of swearing allegiance tx
the new czar. They were the first tt
take the oath. The grand dukes were
the next to swear allegiance, and they
were followed in the order Of prece
dence by the high court functionaries
court officials, military officers an(
civil officials.