Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-06

lighting. It came skobeIeffs turn 10 20
forward. The Emperor. who had 30 hon.
ored the others. coldly bowed to skobc-
leff, for he had returned from Central
Asia under q cloud Of basely false ac-
cusaticns. made behind his back by
ofiiccrs whom he had compelled TO cease
their plundering and do their duty.
Skobeleff turned deathly white. He had
led the most brilliant attack Of the day
before in person. that which resulted In
the final carrying Of the heights. Gen.
eral Dragomiron did not know what to
do. Just then Alexander-then heir TO
the throne-himself commanding two
corps, stepped out.
I'm the face OF his astonished father.
he went forward. took both Skobeleff's
hands In his. and. In the name Of the
army. thanked the daring young white
general for the brilliant example he had
set OF gallantry and solderly courage to
the Russian army. 4 saw your attack,
he said. and no Drawer thing was ever
done by an officer wearing our uni
FORM
"The Emperor looked very black az
first, but when he heard his sons words
and listened to the report OF General
Dragomiroff. he called Skobelen to the
front, and made the amende honorable IN
words that filed Skobeleff's eyes with
tears. After that the CZarewitch was the
favorite son with the entire army, ana
the idol of Skobelefs famous Fourth
Corps, the one that camped on the hills
In sight Of Constantinople. The care
witch was next day named as commander
of the Army of the Lom.' A"
Archibald Forbes, the famous war cor
respondent, who has seen more of war
than any feld-marshal in Europe. the last
time he visited this city. spoke OF Alex
ander III, and said: II was with tie
column OF the present Emperor a good
deal after he took command or the
Twelfth and Thirteenth Corps. He was
greatly beloved by his soldiers He would
visit all the hospitals where his wounded
were. talk with them. ana encourage
them 10 get well. verify believe. IN
many Instances. his cheerful. kindly pres
ence did the sick and wounded more GOOD
than the surgeons. l also remember being
near Alexander one day when he en-
countered a lot OF miserable Turkish
fugitives from Biela. mostly women ana
little children. lie Immediately halted MS
escort, dsmounted, and went down among
them. He assured them that they would
be protected 81 they returned TO their
homes, and they believed him, and went
back. He saw TO IL that they were red
until they were able 10 help themselves
1t Is n fortunate hing that no ques-
ton Of the CZarewitch Nicholas relin-
gushing the throne has ever been breach
ell to the Russian people. Nicholas Is the
Hetman royal OF the Cossacks. They
are a very important element in Russian
polty, and to offend them would be
grave blunder. The Russian Czarewitch
is their royal chief though the heredi-
tary ruler f. the Prince Sviatopolsk Mir
ski. The Arch1uke Nicolas has passed
some months with them each year since
he was fifteen. and he Is now twenty-siX
years old He knows their dialects, their
customs, and their ways generally. They
in turn, are very proud Of their big SIX
foot-twO-and-a-half chief, or imperial
Hetman, and admire him with all the
fervOr of their simple natures. II Is
great thing for a Russian ruler to known
he has the Cossacks with him. They Re-
spected the Emperor Alexander III. be
cause he was soldier and brave
man. whom they had seen In battle but
they did not know him. and therefore
could not love him as they would nave
loved his elder brother. Nicolas. who was
one Of them. had lived IN their tents,
eaten their food. and drank the water
of their pure mountain streams.
Russia has had no ruler In this or any
other century who will be more deeply
rourned by his own people an1 50 sin
cerely regretted by all civilization az
Alexander III.