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Friday. March %.


w. G. Dye Of Winona, one of the
most prominent. Odd Fellows in the
United States, committed suicide.
The Peavey elevator at Slayton
burned. Loss, $4,000. There was no
means of extinguishing the fire and
the building was entirely burned.
The twelve-year-old son of Charlie,
the halter, of Owatonna, took his faith
er's team and $50 of his money and
skipped. He wired his mother that he
had gone for good and was having a
big time She took the first train and
brought him back.
Grand Central hotel at st. Cloud, was
arrested by the police at the instance
of the proprietor, charged with larceny.
It is alleged he has been for some time
past extracting money from the till
and also knocking down. part of the
proceeds of the night receipts, etc.
Myrtle Burton, aged six years, was
run over by a street car at st. Paul
and sustained severe injuries to the
skull, which may prove fatal. Fer left
arm was also so badly crushed that am
putatiOn was necessary, and the girl
now lies at her home in a very critical
condition.
Mrs. Oliver Gray Munger, wife ;of R.
S. Munger of Duluth, died of cancerous
affection, of which she has been suf-
ferer for many months. She was
born in Vassalboro, Me, and was mar
ried there in 1865. Mrs d. e. Wood
bridge and Mrs. w. B. Silvey of that
city and her husband survive her
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Tuesday, March 81.
At. the election for bonding the city
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fixed on the two red globes of the approaching en-
gine; there i a shrill whistle much pulling of
steam, ana the train rolls slowly into the station
The CZarewitch. little guessing the surprise in
store fcy him. doscends saluting as h. passes
the long file Of soldiers drawn NJ on the platform
suddenly he sees her; then all else is forgotten
the station the soldiers. the crowd of peoule-and
the wife is in her husbands arms. held in q long
embrace.
While Czarewitch Alexander usually appeared
in s.. Petersburg most correctly attred in uni
form; bat when enjoying holiday with his wifc's
relatives at CopenhTSen be- was often seen in
Very loose washed suit # shepherds plail bla X
nccktic ana white nat. an without gloves ring
or watch. He was very popular at Copenhagen.
where he and the Princess Dagmar CAS- the Danes
fonily called h"D would walk about the city
together IN the most uncerenonious manner.
There they We're always ready to take their part
in any popular entertainment during the long
visits they periodically paid 20 the Danish court.
That Alexander was no carpc, soldier in his
younger days Is evident from the marks OF frost
bites on the third and fourth fingers of his left
hand and a slight scar the temple where
bullet grazcd his head in one of the battles in tho
Turkish war When his father declared war
against Turkey early in 1871 Alexander went To
the Held and during the war showed himself 20
he good soldier ana a man of courage. Being
heir 10 the throne he WAS naturally prevented
from any rash exposures. but ne won great popu-
larity among his counrymen for his bravery and
skill He was in the field during the greater
part Of the war. and early In tn" campaign was
in command Of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Army
Corps, whose destination was the siege of Rust
chuk.
In 1879 Alexander paid an important visit TO
Sweden. his mission being t. induce the King To
maintain neutrality in the event OF serious COM
pllcauons with tn" Pan-Slavsts Later IN the
year he visited Vienna and ,Serlin. AND was -
ceiVed with honOrs in both capitals. l. WAS then
currently believed that his mission To those cities
was to see whether Russia could not again he
admitted to the Austro-German alliance without
giving up too much II hcr own policy While
i'm Vienna he spoke thus t. some Polish maGnates:
II shall be proud t. wear your glorious crown.
Communicate this To- your cpuniiNmcn ana as
sure them Of the favor If their future King. Re-
ferring TO this significant expression, the Gol0s
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FRIDAY,
NOVEM Der 2, 1894.

the harmless Jokes he makes. especially about
Germans Germans are utterly incapable. in
society. of accommodating themselves to the
manners and customs OF the country they are
residing in; they stiff, have a high opinion
of themselves, and ostentatiously display their
establishment abroad, especially In hussia, ae
all that seems grand II them Inc YOUNG
CZarewitch did not fail to notice this herman
weakness and just because he sometimes RID
icu.ed 1t it has been rumored that he hated
Germany But this is n)t at all the case. Ger
mans just as Indifferent to hcm as freheh-
men, Englishmen any other foreigners
He has never yet displayed an opinion con.
trary TO that of his father, and 1t may be pretty
positively affirmed that ne will tread In MS root
steps when he comes to the throne But one
must reckon with one factor-namely. the care
witch is very easily influenced, and there Is rear
lest his younger counseors. whom he VIII nave
to select later on. should not be inspired Win
sucn pacific intentions as the majority OF INC
woll-proved counselors Of Alexander III, IN
whom. though unconsciousy, the tradltiohai
friendly feeling for Germany sun sunDers.
In conclusion | may mention the following
communication from Darmstadt: personase
writing from that town eX'ois the mutual ar.
ton that the Czarewitch and his nance enter
tain for each other. which has existed sihce
they were quite small children, dating from the
marriage Of the Grand-duke and Crane -oue ness
Serge At that time the car ana the ah.i-u ,,,
man faction I'm 81. Petersburg were not la'oiau'o
IN tho idea and as Princess Alix was then only
twelve years of age the Car dla nor a.tdum
any importance 10 the lnlahtlie Io'c-"i"".'e
hat then took place When the Princess re-
turned 10 Russia some years afterward with her
father. her religious scruples are said to nave
made her disinciined t listen TO the words Oh
courtship of the CZarewitch. ana ner lathti, 'ne
late Grand-duke. let her have her way. BEFORE
going to Coburg the Czarewitch. who was noe
ill the last moment expected at ,he weuuins
this spring is said to have decided hithseh on
going remarking to his parents i am ne-
termined at last to have an answer OUT OF nes
own mouth" The day the Grand-duKe seal ru,i
for Coburg with his sister Princess AK - 80
70 have talked over the matter in tears WIN her
brother and to have given vent to ner rehglous
scruples The Grand-duke is reported 10 nave
said: .,,
m which question she replied: "Oh, yes; do.
do" ,>.a. T., Cav
,onohor vas only postponed on account or inc
cars illness The public placed another ana
ouite erroneous Interpretation on his absence.
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THE PALACE OF AN1TcHKoFF At ST rETERsHrRG.

burg, Ammo Domni ISL and the first year OF our
reign
Alexander III succeeded 10 an authority more
embarrassing than that which the murdered
car received His fathers efforts 10 stamp cut
Nihilisu had not been encouraging ana ne met
his death at the hands Of Nlhlllais Just Whrn Inc
police thought they had again restored SAl'ty
Military trials. executions and banishincnt 10
Siberia had not crushed Nihilism. General l.'uis
MclItom. with unlimited power as the head 81 4
supreme Executive Commission. had not secured
| that safety t. his master which hc claimed Il
short time before his death. Expressive nlrdS-
urcs had not made the people coni"n'"d with 4
! dcspoiic and corrupt Government. The device of
sitting upon the safety valve had led once more
t. the inevitable result.
Brought t. the throne without moment ;
warning by the Fhnstly assassination OF MS
| father. The entire reign Of Alexander III was
| overs hadoWcd by the memory of this tragedy
ana by The fear # is repetition In his own case.
/ To guard against the possibility Of incuIfing
such fate constituted one oi the primary con-
| alterations Of every political and administrative
| act Of the car and mis- ministers THIS was not
| because the emperor was IN any way Il
| coward ON the contrary. few men were
possessed Of a greater degree OF per
| snnal courage. But he knew that his
! sudden death would involve Russia in disorder
and probably entail a European war. 1t was
the Importance which he proloneation ~ MS
existence un;il his eldest son became capable OF
taking mis- place possessed both for his own peo-
| DE and for foreign nations. that caused him to
| sanction the precautionary measures adopted Tor
mis- preservation. No one VIII ever know now
| many attempts were made upon his life Not in
| a single instance We're they officially admitted.
| Indeed when rumOrs concerning these attempts
| circulated among the public they were promptly
| met by an authoritative denial. ana although the
| entire world knows that from the very moment
| ina, ne assembled the throne until the hour Of his
| death ne sat hgurativcly speaking, on cask Of
| dynamite and IN peril every moment of the day
and night Of death in "A hundred different forms.
| from poson to ntrO-g,ycerinc. yet II one Is To
| iudge from official and published records. there
| has not been "A single attempt made to assas-
sinate him 80
! The only thing in any way resembling an
Omission that some such attempt had taken
r',e cre,tcd Minister not IF public" but of
| personal" Safety: his soie duty and mission
being to protect Ills Majesty from injury or
murder. He endowed with unlimited
| nowers II being stated at the time OF his APP
| poIntment that everything must give way to
The most predominant OF all considerations.
| namely. the protection OF the Car. HAD Alex,
! ander not been in some serious danger. General
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band Popu spirit Russia was then opposed
to Gerrnan,. and the Czarewitch did not ny 10
hide his dislike Of Prince Bismarck ana the Pfus-
sian Court. except on one occasion, the Visit d
the Emperor William L. ST Petersburg
Toward the end of 1919 The CZdrcwitch came t. Il
rlIpiurc with his father on the question OF th"lr
common inheritance Of rule over S5.0OJ000 people
Alexander II then informed his son ana heiI IL
was reported, that during his reign not a single
constitutional experiment o ght 10 be made. The
son replied that his iaihci hid no HSht 10 COM
promise the future Of the dynasty ~ dcHylnS TO-
forms that were demanded by many ministers
and generals, IN" administrative senate ana I'3s.
Of the army. Alexander IN TACT occaal'HdIiy
sided so openly with the rcNuluilOnistS az 10 p-
suspected Of an utilization with thc!r secret so'Ic,
ties He was a jealous partisan ~ the Na'ionAl
cause and a decided admiTcr 81 hAikon anu p'lI''
patriots In the winter Of 1SG7-GS ne Was ciali-
man Of the Committee Of Relief for me northern
provinces Of Russia then s'rcly -trird ny '"i,,'r'
The committee was practically opposed 10 wal
ouieff ana as chairman the cZatcwiich was re-
sponsiblc for the fall Of the Governor. rms req
to his first serious quarrel WIN ms Ia'i'I "''r
ever after there was no close harmony "''"r' y,
them Encouraged by this victory, the naiI'hdi
party of Moscow recognized the Czaie"iich az lt'
leader He rad lively Correspondence" with ivan
Aksakoff the pubiicist. discussing all poiii' al
questions OF vital interest freely some oi u. So
letters were intercepted by the secret ponce
Count SchouvalOm showed them to Alexander II.
He suspected Il conspiracy, and the CzareWl''h
was summoned ana ask ii 20 give an eNpIana ION.
He declined. and indignantly complained mat
one OF his fathers subject Is dared 10 violate inc
secrecy OF his correspondence. lie Is sdld -
have stamped Count SchOuy doris lace, ana DOliIy
demanded his dismissal. The Count assured the
Car that he could answer for IN" safety 81
the Empire If restricted in his Investigations Inc
Gar told his son that the Committee OF RcIlei
yas tolerated merely as a charitable OTganlZi-
tion and that It's chairman would be dismissed
should he again indulge in political correspond
encc The blow lcsscned the authority 81 Inc
(,zarewitch He was much gricvcd, and almost
retired To private HE. a.
Alexander was generally believed 10 b. hrm
o,d indcpendcnt his opinions VINE tIdIc-
t,cb I;,,t his enthusiasm for "A cause was OF
hort duration. Outer Influences frequently
changed the course Of his thoughts ana modlled
Bic actions His French sympathes were singu-
LII modified by the action Of the Commune.
Wor ala he show great determination and perse-
,ar,nce when the reform u the Russian army
~ discussed General Milutn advocated q
adual change in It's armament Bara'inski ana
TSahareff supported radical and immediate
nhanee The Czarewitch took sides with the lat
Welding to the impulses of his patriotism,
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he displayed great activity Fastening the work
Of reform. lie hired skilful mechanics ana en-
gineers. ana paid out Of Ills private purse ,'e
pcnse of manufacturing several thousand Illl'S
and scores Of cannons. At tn" END oil d Nv
months. however. his enthusiasm died out ar"
things resumed their natural course In l''V 'lo
swore by Tscnikakon al economical dues-
lions. Although TschikakOff was neither great
economist nor a man + talent h. was AieXah-
dcr's most trusted adviser. He persuaded ~
andcr t. undertake the campaign against Na'-
ouicff But Tschikakoff'@ supremacy was iran
sient. lie was succeeded BY Aksakon VINO IN
turn gave way 10 BoGol,ubon; celcpratei
painter. Just before h. asccnded the throne
however the C2arevtch grew to b. more IN Ie-
pendent.
DEATH OF ALEXANDER H.
The life Of Alexander II mad been attempted
by Nhsts six times within fifteen years y
Russian named Kavarason foiled in an at
tempt to assassinate him in 81. Petersburg on
April C. $3.50 In 1867 another attempi was made
in Bots de Boulogno. at Paris. The third attempt
was made near the Winter Palace April H. 1872
The fourth attempt was made by means OF
mine under train near Moscow on December
!. 1879. ON February Il. 1880 the dining-room in
the Winter Palace was blown up. ON the 18Th u
March. 1851. the car was killed while returning
from a parade in Michael Manye. about o'clock
in the afternoon. y glass bomb was exploded
under his carriage which was considerably dam
aged. The car alishtcd, and took a few steps
to soc 20 the wounded II his escort. \ scconl
bomb was thrown at his feet. and the car i"H
crying for help. The bombs Wcr" made "t thick
glass and were filled with nitro-Elycerin". In"
cars right l's WAS nearly torn from MS body
and his lcfi leg was badly shattered. The lower
part of the body was severely injured. ana IN"
left eye torn from the socket The car
was ~ IN at once To- thu Winter Palace. where
ne died an hour and half later. The only word
hc uttered after being struck VAS the name Of
the CzaIcwiirh Tn. latter ON leaving The paac"
after the death oi me car. was hailed As En-
pcr0r by the crowd. He was surrounded. con
trary II his custom. by a strong mounted escort
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Of ST. Petersburg asserted that negotiations for
the establishment OF an Independent Polish King
dom under Prince Radziwill had been unsuc''9s-
fully made between representatives, OF Eussia ana
the Polish National Government.
LBERAI~MINDED AS CZAkEWITCH
All the Czarcwitcncs Of Russia hay" been iher-
al Alexander II was far more liberal than his
father but when he became custodian u the
nations prejuiices. ambitions and hops-a part
Of a grand machinc-he found j. Impossible -
keep all his promises although he began MS
reign with great reforms and even attempted To-
do in twenty-five years tn" work az a hundred
AS Czarcyiio h. Alexander III was more LIBERAL
minded than his father. ana IA was then sup
posed to BE- In favor oi giving has country '"Ii-
stitution and II sharing the cares 81 'rnin""t
with a national BODY II representatives,. lie was
ont spOken In his disk. To- the Germans. ana l.d
not hesitate 10 say that favorit!sn toward tneW'
tn the prejudice Of the native element had pen
a lust cause Of dissatisfaction IN Russia. ! ~"
Danish origin 81 his wife may account IN part
for his anti-German feelings AZ That time. 81"
was too noble q invite him 20 actions which
might cndangcr his peace and the welfare 90 h'i
adoried country: but she wcpt bitter tears when
Denmark lost all hopes II recovering Schl"sWs-
Holsteln. Those tears probably aroused heT nus
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onlv prince Of his house who commanded the re-
spec; of all parties and the love Of the people.
HIS MARRIAGE TO PRINCESS DAGMAR.
On November Q, 1866 Alexander was married
r. the second daughter of King Christian TX Of
denmark She was born November &c. 1S47 and
was christened Maria Sophie Friederike Dagmar.
and until she assembled the throne was usually
called Princess Dagmar. She adopted her Rus
sian name-Maria Feodorovna-on the occasion
OF her entry into the Russo-Greek Church, pre-
vious 10 her marriage with Alexander She was
first engaged 10 Czarewitch Nicholas. and is SAID
t. have been devOtedly attached 10 him Nhen ne
Law sick at Nice she FASTENED with her mother
from COoenhagen To- his bedside. Alexander ana
Nicholas had always been greatly attached 10
each other and before his death Nicholas re-
quested the Princess Dagnar 10 give her mana 10
his brother Hen heart had not been weaned
from her first love when she married Alexander.
II is related that on the day Of her confirmation
in St Petersburg she passing through one
OF the salons of the Winter Palace. when hndInS
herself before a portrait of Nicholas she burst
into tears You right" Alexander SAID. Tor
he loved you dearly. and we Will often tax about
him" But the second 1--we Of AleXanders "he'
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1865: the Grand-duke George Ncxandrovitch was
born Nav TO- lN7l; the Graud-duchcsa N'nia
AloXandrovtch was born April Is. $40. and the
Grand-duke Michael AleXandrpvitch was born
December =. l,1N.
The rcigning family If Russia is descended in
the female line from Michael Komanon. VINO
was elected car i'm 1913 after thc extinction II
tie IIous, II Kurik. and In the ma" line rom
10. Duke Kari Frederic Of Hosiein- Gottorp
(born I'm l70U 4 scion II younger branch II
The family of Odcuburg The union oi his
daughter Anne with Duke Kari formed part "
tie great ref rm projects II Peter l. which were
destined t. bring Russia into closer contact with
the Western States OF Europe. Peter was sue
c."lrd hy his second wife. Catherine. tn" ddugh-
ter Of Liypuian peasant. and III" by TN" grand
son of Peters elder BROTHER with whom the
male line of the KnminonS terminated IN the
wear 100 Tn" reign of the next three soNcr-
cirns ~ Russia Anne. Ivan III and Elizabeth.
all ~ the female line Of the House II Rpmanor
formed = transitorv period. which came 10 Al
end with the ace, sson # Peter H. Of the House
OF Holsinin-Gottorp All The subsequent En-
4, rors down 90 AlcXand III. without exception.
connected themselves by marriage with Ger
man families The wife and successor Of Peter
III iwhO WAS a daughter of tho Prince Of Anhalt
Znrbsf "A general in the prus-iar Army left the
crown To- her only son. Paul. who became the
father Of two Empcrors alexander | and Mich
nlas) and tho grandfather of a third alexander
ID All these spvcrrgns married German
princcsscs Of the Protestant faith. creating
Intimate family alliances. among others. with
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uas the second son Of Alexander ii and became
beir apparent on the death of his elder brother
Nicholas Alexandrovtch. at Nice in 1860. Nicho-
Ia. WAS tall and slender. and handsome as
his crandfather Nicholas l. He is said to have
hsan 4 miracle Of goodness and cleverness. He
vas the pet of his mother. the court ana the
whole nation. ana general sorrow followed ms
1eatb The ukase which declared Alexander
his successor as CZareWitch met with
ciaar tokens Of dissatisfaction among the
naorle Whether justly or not, Alexander had
Inc credit Of being a very obstinate. cdpriciOus,
had-tenDered boy. Like all Grand-dukes of Rus
Ella NOT immediate heirs 10 the throne, his educa-
ton was exclusively military. This was serious
ohsfacle 10 his becoming good sovereign, and
~ fufi,ra subjects were naturally shocked when
III death Of a faVOrite prince placed him next
~ tho throne He was then twenty years Of
400 and had no knowledge Of any foreign Ian
ruage except French He had had no scientific
instruction and o. politics and sociology he knew
nsxt TO nothing lie was inclined to life Of
Measure rather than to one of labor To ac-
nuire the necessary qualifications for his new
darinc was 4 serious task. He at once
forced 10 enter upon the duties of an heir appar-
ont % the throne. and take a seat in the Council
~ state He was forced 10 take an interest in
executive affairs and in questions of pubic policy
and IN atten1pt to show by words and deeds that
no was endowed with much judgment as MS Ia
rnAnted brother Nicholas He was not always
enual n the occasion. but his wisdom surpassed
oil expectation. Before many years he was the
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THE IMPERIAL, PALACE AT GATCHlNA.
born Of and nurtured in grief proved true and
strong Strange as II may seem to those VINO
know the history of the Romanons' the name Vl
Alexander III Is coupled with no scanudi' ne -
pointed ont as a model husband ana fdtHei' an"
blesses his brother for bequeathng MN such
wife He lived "A happy life as 'ZaIe"',cn III '''e
Anitchkov Palace with his wife and chlureh'
Alexander II brought up ms chiit IT'LL, W." torard
more indulgence than was ever SHOWN 'o"aIu
himself and Alexander Acknowledgment fecelNeu
separate establishment ana n iipyiH. 49,
when ne was married The AnltchhoN "'"
stands close to a bridge OF tie same nam -,
the PersDeciivc NeWsky. a busy part OF 81
tersburg. and about "A mile ana Il nan ilD' nm, g.,
Winter Palace, though the wide spaces an ~, i Ia
mense length Of the public builIi'ts raa much
less II looks far better fitted for the ENJOY
OF family life than that immense PIE lnp annrts
Palace. When he was Czarewltch an ii,.at 10
spoke highly Of the domestic virtues anu P ~
happiness Of Alexander and his VIE anu -,
their unaffected Kindness to the poor. WIN 80 80,
Czarewitch ne and his wife visited az n acass
European Russia ana thc ,,iio,.l,
gained the affection OF the people, paTtcu'i'. -
the Poles In the winter she was accustomed 10
nave Christmas tree. On these occasions ~ -
dd not always confiDe her invitations To- ,iIe t,
uren Of the mobiles 4 number OF cnlI1Iei I'
the most squalld homes IN ST. PETERSBURG Ie,""
mehded by the members Of some relief sOci"iS'
We're invited and they were always sem ""aS
win good stock Of clothing as wen az tne af,ar
me close of the with Turkey, correspo,'u s
VINO saw the scene he describes wrote mus oi a
meeting between the Princess ana her husp ,na
a, the Dunaberg railway station, AFTER II ,o,e
separation: Though courteous 10 all, the C%dI
eVna Is evidently nervOusly impatient for the al :
.'ai OF her husband She has not mucn long, ~
rat All at once the shouting OUTSIDE pesI'',,;,
a.; e' iace becomes radiant. and. wrapping he' ~ .
~ me magnificent rotonde Of blue FOX iur sne
usnes to the platform. amid renewed nurIan'a
~Hu ciamorous cries Of Joy. Her eyes are ease'''