New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-02
TITLED ANARCHISTS.
.-:r1sHMEN AS WELL AS RUSSIANS EN-
eo1LED AS ENEMIES OF SOCIETY.

...c.ions and or the SrdndtgnS OF society, yet
..-sngey enough a large number Of noblemen,
,,c,uling princes. dukes. marQuises, counts, Eng
ush earls and barors. are 20 be found in the fore
ct ranks of these enemies of order and Of
social system as now constituted in the civil
Tod countries of the world. What their motives
.v have been in thus alyng themselves with
A., Interest foes Of their caste ii is difficult
- axpain In some instances 1t is mercy vanity
I'D the desire 10 attract public attention and 10
,av role: In others the anxiety TO command
.,s influence Of what promises 10 develop into one
. -, tho movers of the land. Then again, there are
obes whose Socialistic and Anarchist opinions
rs the result of personal conviction and Of the
contemplation OF the suferngs Of their fellow
.rsatures and who devote their riches as we'll
=. their lives 10 the furtherance of the cause
rynally. there are those who have either been
emhit,ercd by some injustice, or else who nave
heen driven by crime or poverty 70 desert to the
many and TO seek refuge in the camp OF the
forces OF disorder
II is 10 this latter class that the Russian Prince
yictor Nackachidze belongs. who was compro-
missed TO such extent in a Nihiist conspiracy
In ,Ss7-Nihilism and Anarchy are practically
IDENTICAL as may be inferred from their respective
na,nes-that he was condemned to death. This
.nr,ence was. however committed to hard labor
In
% affect his escape thanks to the assistance Of
h,s fancee who had followed him thither. He
sought refuge in Paris. where, in July. 1890 he
,,s condemned 10 a years Imprisonment for
having been concerned with number of other
prss,an refugees in the manufacture of explosive
bombs at Vincennes. After having completed his
,arm Of Imprisonment he was expelled from
Vance He made his way to London. Switzer-
land and to Nice. whe.e Re was again arrested
and sentenced to term in the penitentiary for
having violated the decree of exile pronounced
against him. Subsequently. we hear OF his being
expeled in turn from Belgium. from Spain and
from Italy and finally. in the last stages OF con-
SUMPTION he has been once more captured on
French soil and condemned 10 three months de-
tention by the Assize Court at Perpignan. In his
various wanderings he has been accompanied
throughout by his wife. Baroness Won Roeuei
by birth, who has studied medicine ana oo'aiheo
a diploma as a physician. and, who Ike her nus
hand. enjoys the distinction of having been con-
dsmnea to death by the Russian courts as one
of the principal perpetrators of the SkopotKa
outrage. The Prince. who is scarcely likely to
.,,,,,,,a his nresent term Of Incarceration bears
- =, tho most illustrious names IN Russian his
tory and is nearly related TO the imperial house
=, RomanofY Both his father-n-law. Baron
poedel who was with him at the time OF MS
.--.s, and the Prince himself were formerly very
rich but having squandered their fortune sought
refuge in the ranks Of Anarchy l may add that
Princess Nackachidze, who has announced her
intention Of presenting petition FOR her nus
hands liberation to President Casnir-Perler Is
remarkably attractive and clever woman. She
dresses most elegantly, is petite short-haired ana
has most captivating manners. She is passion
ately attached TO her husband
OF different calibre is the Siciian Prince
Rass,na who will be one OF the first Of the po
ntcal convcts 10 be deported to that pestiienuai
island on the Red Sea coast which the Italian
Government has just fitted UP as penal settle
nnent for offenders found guilty Of crimes of an
Anarchist and Socialist character. Like the
Russian Prince Nackachidze, he Is OF most Illus
tr.ous descent. and married TO a charming and
beautiful woman, but differs from His Muscovite
Highness in that he is endowed with considerable
wealth. He openly Joined the Anarchist party
some five or six years ago and, as he Is Hllilon-
aire was warmly welcomed by them especially
as he permitted his superb palace at Palermo 10
become in a great measure their headquarters
IN that city, Charged with being one or the
ringIeaders Of the insurrectionary movement that
conyulsed Sicily last spring. he was arrested,
tried by court martial and condemned to penal
servitude for term OF ten years
chst. is so well-known by his writings that ne
needs but passing reference here lie mas
head OF billiard bali glossness. except just at
the base where seen at a distance. his hair APP
pears like a brown fur trimming to the bald
Uranium His bear1 also dark brown, Is long
and bushy His eyes e generally hidden penIhu
spectacles and the nostrils Of his characteristic
cay wide Kalmuk nose are as uehiuIo az "a. %
those OF a thoroughbred horse. He has suffered
long terms OF Imprisonment In France. ltaly'
Germany and especially Siberia. as did also ms
elder brother Prince Alexander Inc iatteI Was
famous as an astronomer and biologist ana con-
tributed no end Of valuable data to the Imperial
Geographical Society, yet was eXiled Tor the
expression Of his Anarchcal opinions 10 Io''sn,
where ne blew his brains out Few years deo
when on the point Of being transferred u
Saghalin. A., r.hor
Of International Anarchism, especially .. tme
Russian form Of 1t known by the name OF MINI,
ism, was nobleman of illustrious lineage anu
possessed Of the title of baron. one oi ms M,
est relatives occupied the post OF aide-de-cainp
general Of the late Car another uhui ie ett
that Of Governor-General Of Eastern SIBERIA
while third is Minister Penip0tehIary III i',e
dp,orna tic service of Russia. Yet II was TINS
Baron Bakunin born to wealth. and reared AT
court under imperial auspices as page Oh tile
Car. who proclaimed that our mrs. ''ar,thtne
be destruction and annihilation or every t.ins
as II row exists" who demanded the rupture
OF all those chains which are styled clVl.a'ion'
nounced God as the greatest of all existing lies.
While Baron Bakunin demanded me d'iiIiilI'a ,
ton OF evarvthine as II now exists" the present
Duke o. Galliera and those other nopieihei WHO
are Of the Socialist persuasion content mem M,
selves with demanding the concentration ny
peaceful methods n poesible otherwise by vio-
lence, of all property and capital In the hanas
Of the Commune or of the state 1t beng o,
course necessary to abolish all me now PR a.
Organization OF rank and possession IN orurr
70 bring this Utopia about The Duke OF Galiera'
IKE his friend he Marquis Henri de h9chefora5
Lussaye refuses to make use OF MS tiie, anu
Insists on being addressed merely as Monsieur
Ysrari He has declined to use cent OF me
vt fortune bequea,hcd to him by ms ia'nef
kesotne n in trust for his native city OF Genoa
70 Which II will go at his death. me iaJoi ~. 20
hn.. ILL., nj 10