The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-10-04

tain sspAmbera. Of the Nihilistic COLONY
here land spread by them among their
comrades 1t created almost as much ex-
oatement az the news Of another out
Dreak on the part of the terrorists Of
Russia This cablegram briefly recited
the fact that the kaiser opened his
speech OF welcome by saying: Permit
me day my thanks at your majestx's
feat" Diplomatic courtesy required
thetczar IN replying to mention the kali
ser IN the Opening sentence, but in
same traditional feelings as NV father"
This seeming dtscourtesy attracted
some attention, and to explain 1t one of
the. diplomats Of the royal party said
that the cHar occasionally suffered from
loss OF memory, and that he meant to
say{,yourself, meaning the kaiser, in
The cause OF the excitement among
the New York Nihilists is that they re-
gard this as the second public admis-
SION that the mind Of the czar is failing
un0er che fear of assassination at the
hands OF some one OF the many terror
ist parties abounding in Russia The
hrst- admission, they say, was made in
the first week of August, when the
news was cabled here that Prof Mandel
the, noted alienist of Berlin, had been
sent tor to attend some member of the
royal family at st. Petersburg At the
time much secrecy attended the moves
ments of Prof. Mandel, and it was never
stated definitely that he was called tn
attend the car, although that was the
general inference
The Nihilists here, however say that
they know definitely that the car has
lived In dread of their Vaccinations
ever since the death of his father, and
tnat, peing man of sensitive temper
ament, the constant strain has been too
much for him. They link closely the
little slip Of the tongue at Breslau with
Prof. Mandeps trip, and assert that II
can mean but one thing.
THE NEW YORK GROUP.
The Nihilist colony in New York is a
Wen organized affair, and for the most
part is made up of men and women
OF education who do not realize in ap-
pearance or action the common idea of
the bomb throwing terror of Russia.
Iney mold meetings every Sunday in
q nan on East Broadway in the heart
=. the RUSSIAN quarter, and these meet
ings are always orderly. Incendiary
talk IS never INDUCED in. For the most
part the work of the Organization is the
propagation and dissemination az Iiter-
AZURE among the working classes of
Russia. In this way the fever of revolt
Is always Kept alive, and new recruits
mysterious colony known as "IJnder-
ground Russia"
These Nihilists are in constant com
Immigration with those in London. Ber-
lin, Vienna and the Russian centers
The London Nihilist colony is more er ?.
tensive than the one here, or in any other
city outside of ST. Petersburg and Mos
COW. The bulk Of the Nihilistic litera-
ture is distributed from London. STEM.
MAX. the noted leader, lived in London
Tor many years and collected about him
number Of the most formidable men in
the party Listok. the paper he founded
IN London for secret circulation in under
ground Russia. is still published, ana
the news 1t contains shows the immense
growth Of Nihilistic groups in all parts
OF the world.
PLANS OF THE LEADERS.
From what could be learned of the
workings Of the men now directing the
Nihilistic groups 1t would seem there is
little need Of the fear of violent death
on the part Of the car. It is claimed
that they do not aim at bloodshed, par
ticularly the assassination Of Russia's
ruler ~ history has proven that to be