Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-11-10

reign Napoleon invaded Russia. On his
death he was succeeded, according to
n family compact, by his youngest
brother, Nicholas, skipping his next
younger brother, Constantine, on
account of imbccility. Nicholas,
whose reign was distinguished by tho
Crimean war, was succeeded In 1855 by
his son, Alexander III, who was the
father of Alexander III, and who was
assassinated in 1881. The brothers
and sisters of Alexander II are Nicho-
las, who died In 1865, Vladimir, Alexis
and Maria, who married the duke OF
Edinburgh.
Alexander was the second son. He
was BORN March 10, 1s45. The death
of his brother, Nicholas, left him
cSarowitz, heir apparent to the throne
OF the Russian empire. In 1865 he
married the Danish Princess Dagmaret.
sister of the princess OF Wales. Their
first child, Nicholas Alexandroyitch,
who will be- ear of all the Russias,
was born May l2. 1868.
When the nihilists killed Alexander
ii in 1891, so severely vas the Russian
monarchy shaken that no attempt was
made to celebrate the coronation OF the
new emperor until two years later
But in 1883 Alexander Ill was crowned
with most splendid ceremonies. There
were fetes for days and days through
all Russia.
Attempt Upon His Life.
The white Father did not pass the
thirteen years OF his reign in peace and
quietude. His days were troubled by
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him from the world of the living.
Notwithstanding all the care that
was taken to prevent even the
slightest mishap the car came
than once very ear meeting his doom.
The most serious attempt to kill him
was made in the beginning of April,
1887. lie was fred at in the park at
Gatschina by an officer, but escaped un-
injured, although the pistol was dis
charged ut close quarters. The would
be assassin was arrested.
Personally his majesty was always
unaffected by fear, S that the terror
lists never attained their object-that
OF frightening him into accession of
their demands by attempts on his life.
lie was on this point almost IA fatnlist.
lie has said IL it were the will OF di-
vine providence that he should fall the
victim Of n bullet or a bomb in the hands
of one of his own subjects he must
submit; but so long as he lived he
would continue to devote his life and
work TO what he termed the maintc-
nance OF the dignity OF Russia. The
czarina, on the other hand, was always
anxious for her husbands safety.
March 13 following the attempted as
three persons were ar
rested in the streets Of st. Petersburg
with explosive machines in their pos
session, and from them the authorities
disclosures respecting the
qualifications Of the conspiracy. Some
of these men were confined in the
Schusselburg fortress, while others were
placed in the citadel of st. Petersburg.
On this occasion w womeh-one the
wife OF a general, the other OF a
doctor, who were compromised TO some
extent in the murder of the preceding
car in lssl--were parties to the plot,
but they refused TO give any inforina-
ton to the police. Traces, however. of
the conspiracy were discovered at
Charsotf, Kieff, Warsaw, Moscow,
Odessa and Novo Tcherkask.
About the same period n military
plot was discovered In the Caucasus,
and as a result of the discovery over a
hundred officers were arrested. The
chief conspirator in this case was an
old officer who had served more than
thirty-fivc years and whose breast was
with decorations. They were
MI tried by a court martial at Tifiis
which presided Prince Dondukon
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