The morning times., 1895-12-28
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The White Building.
EMPEROR NICHOLAS PLUCKY
Members Of His Family Go Through
Streets With Police Protection.
Very Peculiar Contingencies Arising
From the Birth of Another Son
TO the Duchess of York.
Chicago Record.

Decidedly Emperor Nicholas is emanci-
pating himself from all those advisers OF
his father who were mainly responsible for
the late emperor's reactionary aud despotic
style OF government. In the first place,
he has repealed the ukase ordaining that
every employe on the railroads in the west
crn part of The empire, and especially
pear the German and Austrian frontiers
should belong to the national orthodox
church, Catholics and Protestauts being
dcbarred from the service.
And now, after removing the tyra nnical
prefect Of the ST. Petersburg police to an
other post and appointing in his stead the
libcral-minded aud genial Gen. Kleyg.ls,
he has rcscinded The arrangements accord
ing tVwhich whenever the imperial family
drives through the public thornughfares To
attend any state function the streets are
lined two deep with policemen in civilian
attire, who occupy the front two ranks ir
there is no military. and stand Immediately
behind The soldiers in the event of the streets
being liued by the latter.
The importance OF Ibis new departure
will be appreciated when il is remembered
That in many OF the streets of st. Petersburg
and in most of those of Moscow the side
walks are very bnarrow, and that in conse
quence very little space has been left for The
accommodate Of loyal citizens unoffi-
ciaIly interested in seeing their soverigne.
The inca sure is due To the cars own initta-
tive, he having announced his entire salts
faction with regard to he loyalty OF his sub
iects at large. He prefers to rely OF that 10y
atty rather than on all the elaborate system
of police precautions "f the past reigns,
which experience has shown to be ineffect-
i've and unrelia BILE, even al best.
In order to appreciate the satisfaction
created in England by the birth of another
son to the young duchess of York, II is neocs-
sary to bear in mind that IL renders more
remote the possibility of the duchess Of
Fife and her children, who are as yet cOni-
omners, succeeding to the throne. As
everybody knows, the duke of York since
his Illness OF four years ago has been in
very delicate health, and in the event of
his having died without issue tie duchess
OF Fife would have become next heir TO the
throne. Now this is an erentuality which
neither the English classes nor masses can
consider with eQuanimity. Indeed, IL Is
doubtful whether under the circumstances
the duchess of Fife would be permitted 10
succeed to the throne, although her title
thereto is flawless.
The English bitterly resented the inter
ference OF the late prince consort in the
official life of the queen insisting that he
should content himself with purely do
nestle and ornamental role. taking no
part in the affairs of state. 1t was because
he was known to influence her majesty
in many of her state transactions that he
was so unpopular throughout the empire
and so universally abused, the kindly fee,-
ing toward him only coming into existence
after his death.
What the English people tolerated with
difficulty in the case of the prince consort,
who after all was of royal birth and entirely
above participation in either political con-
tests or in the rush for GAIN they would not
and could not permit in the case of the duke
of Fife. The duke is a peer whose nobility
is altogether of the mushr oom order.