Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-11
DUKES IN DISFAyOR.
THE CAR A DlScIPLiNARIAN WHO
DOES NOT EASILY FORGIVE.
M.,nbers Of the Imperial Family Who
would Feel Little Regret mt
His Death.
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Probably the course OF the disease
which IL affecting the Car Is watched py
no psrsons with so much interest ~ those
members of his house who. for one rea-
son or other. have incurred his displea-
sure Some OF them who are living III
Punishment hope to be able 10 re'u'" "
St Petersburg In the case OF MS ue"''
and the accession of younger ar' 'oH'
rigorous man. His Majesty ms always
been a strict dIsciplinarIan. and has Ge-
clIned TO forgive the. shortcomings OF MS
relatives. Many OF them are no io"se'
looked upon by the Car as members OF
tha Imperial family. and certainly ~"
Of them would helve many signs at MS
death.
Tho eteat,i. sufferer at the han1s OF
his Maiesty-for which he himself now
ever. IA 10 blame-is the eldest son OF inc
late Grand Duke Constantine NikolaJs-
witch. the Grand Duke Nicholas Cohs'a''-
tinoyitch. who, deposed from all MS VI
fees and shorn OF all his dignltles' HIes
as an exile In Turkesian. In MS ny
youth he was guilty OF the ihe't u ~"
els and holy relics. when u. ENe 20
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hanlshed by his uncle. the late emperor
Alexander II. After the latters ded'"
te returned M expectedly 10 ST. refers
rurg and Demanded that his cousiii-tIe
,,,.a,t cza.-feinstate him IN All H'S
rights and privileges. When MS M@Jea's
declined u consider this, ne thre" M"
self in the "a ms OF NlhlilsH' In
came an arden propagdnilst ASa'ns. in
perialism. me car hai MIN ~
FHFr4n
and he was imprisoned for a lnie' u -
siIpposed in the dark ana dTeary
selburg, but l.; ter wis sent /, ''lV ,%
East. where he lives the ne u s'''p,T
country sentlCn an, unler '"c
sUpt rvisio1.
UNPLEASANT MOMENTS.
The Grand Duke. at the ti"e u n'S
return to St Petersburg, gave the ~
rmnaror several unpleasant quar- 'eI' Va
AN hour by his pretensions TO inc Cio"n'
the right to which he assumed io' INV
following reasons. ,,..,;,,,
Accordina, To the laws Of the RUSSIAN
Imrerlal family the eldest s0I oil TIE "a
f. the heir 10 tn throne Vhf '%''c" ~,
Alexander H.. was not born as rc" Vi
tho rzar. but while his father was sun
III Grand Duke Nicholas. Ihe t''"H'
Duke Constantine however. secoHu SyH
Of the Grand Duke Nicholas was p"in
after the latter bad become '""i' 80 ~,
thus. literally speaking. was 'ne eiue
son Of the car. Therefore, II Wa, ~ ~
nv the banished Grand Duke aItel 'ne
death Of emperor NIchOlaS' u ''"i 80
:, tb. throne was the Grand Duke ,oh'
s,artino and he-Nichoas Constantine
vi,ch-as his eldest son, was lhe i'6",i"'
bcir To the Crown This inllueuced Alex
anJer IL. however TO introduce IL"
,,,le or law. providing that At 'ach az
csssion the oath Of allegiance wa" ~ u
given. not only to the new rul-t' ou'
al.o TO his successor
Another Grand Duke who Is In dlsiaVor
with the Car IS the Grand Duke Mlchsei
Nichailovitch. son Of the Gfand puhe
Ftnld- Marshal Michael Mikoajevitch. rms
Young man married against the VIII or
his family the Countess Mercuh"rg. the
beautiful child Of Prince Nicholas, OF
Nassau. and his mOrganatic VIE IN
daughter of the Russian poet iu,nhl''
He retained his right as a Erahd l,uAc'
II is true. but his name was stricken from
the army lists. where 1t rad appeared as
the adjutant Of the car.
POLITICALLY RED.
Neither is the Grand Duke Nicholas
Michael in good standing in RUSSIA.
About ten years ago he WAS as9igned 10
the Cheavaler Guards, the crack Its'
ment OF the Empire, for active service
As a rule. officers Of a regiment Weicoih.
the addition Of n member OF the Imperial
family TO their number. But TO the sur
prise Of all society at the utii1, the o'..,
GERS corps OF the "Cheavaliers Notei
against the admission Of the Grand
Duke. So strong was the opposition tnat
the Fnperor himself had 10 interfere
uersonally, virtually t. command inc
men TO accept the Grand Duk" as com
rade. The reason OF the opposition was
The fact that the Prince was known 10
be red" politically-and that Is sun the
case to-day. lie was unable 10 assume
any standing In the regiment, ana the
opposition to him became 50 pronounced
that he decided 10 ask for his TRANSFER
f. A regiment stationed In the Caucasus
whore he had lived for many years IN
his early youth. The car gave him the
Grenadier Regiment "Mingrela' sdrrI-
soned in Tinis and there the Grand DUKE
FAR away from his relatives and home
has a much plensanter time than IN 81
Petersburg But the Gar pays little az
tention TO him. having in the mean time
become convinced that the charges maze
bv the "CheaValiers" were true } MS
was shown recently when the anniversary
of the Grand Dukes regiment was ceie-
brated
In all cases whore grand duke com
a
grams and presents from the members
of his family in case the regiment mas
An anniversary. But the Grand DUKE
received no kilograms even from either
the Car or his brothers
The Grand-Duke Nicholas NicholaJe-
witch, Oldest son Of the late fleld-Mar-
shall Nicholas. is another Prince VINO en-
lows little favor In the Imperial family
as well as among the officers OF the
Second Cavalry Division, OF which he Is
in command. As a rule, all officers VINO
reach the grade OF Neutenant-ge neral
are nominated adjutant-general by his
Majesty as a mark Of Imperial favor.
But the Grand Duke has never been so
honored. The Prince avoids his relatives
entirely. ana associates with only few
intimate friends
Duke Constantine Won Oldenburg Is also
disliked by the present Imperial family.
and IS obliged TO pass his days IN the
Caucasus His past Is somewhat DARK
and his wife is a woman who would not
be admitted to court.
HOWARD CARROLL'S CASH IS UP.