Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-05
CABLE LETTER.
The Cars Responsibilities Rest
Heavily Upon Him.
No Political Significance is Attached
to His Visit to England.
The Czar's Yacht, the Standard, Arrives mt
Portsmouth and Attracts Much Atten-
tion-Commcnt Caused by Sir Ver-
non Harcourt's Silence.

LONDON, Oct. 3--Since the cars ac-
cession to the throne there have been
many reports of the change in his dis
position, he having become grave and
taciturn as though he felt the burden
Of his responsibilities resting heavily
upon him. Reports from Balmoral,
where he and the czarina are now vis-
ing the queen, confirm the statements.
His manner is extremely quiet and re-
firing. and he appears to prefer the
company of the ladies Of the royal
household to that of the prince Of
Wales and to other nobilities now pres
ent at Balmoral In his honor.
Since his arrival his majesty has had
but one private interview with the
queen. This lasted for half an hour.
In some quarters attempts have been
made to attach political significance to
The interview, but it is generally be-
lieved that nothing but personal and
family matters were discussed. 1t is
not at all likely that any information
Dn the subject will be vouchsafed to
the public.
The czar does not appear to take
the slightest interest in the "deer
stalking" that has been arranged for
him There is good reason for this,
aside from the fact that he is poor
shot. Real sportsmen despise the kind
Of sport with which the prince of Wales
ndulges the guests at Balmoral. The
yamekeepers start out early in themorn-
ing and make large circuits of the for
ests, driving the deer in the direction of
an open space which is like q lawn. The
royal huntsmen wait on one side of
| this space and when the deer appear
they get easy shots without any fatigue
and also without any OF the excitement
that only those who have actually
stalked deer have experienced. The
czar is very patient and displays no
sign of anger when he repeatedly
misses the game. In fact, he partakes
of the sport in a perfunctory manner
and it can readily be seen that his
presence is due more to desire to
please others than to any enjoyment
he derives himself from the shooting.
The czarina is desirab BILE as a serious.
strong mannered woman who in many
respects resembles the Empress Fred.
erick, mother of Emperor William, and
daughter of Queen Victoria.
The czars new yacht, the Standard,
arrived at Portsmouth Friday morn
ing, where she excited much admira-
ton. She is a magnificent vessel of
$500 tons, and carries crew of over
three hundred men. She is about 1000
tons larger than the other Russian i'm
perial yacht, the Polar Star. On the
upper deck is handsome saloon,
which has accommodations or 1875
guests at dinner. The vessel is insured
in London for e46O, 200,
Some comment has been caused by
the long silence of Sir William Vernon
Harcourt, the leader OF the opposition
in the house of commons, on the Turk
ish question The Liverpool Courier
now announces that he is engaged in
most carefully preparing a speech
which he will deliver in Monmouth
next week. Sir William represents
| West Monmouthshire in the house of
commons. The Liverpool Courier says
that he intends to declare a new and
effective policy regarding Turkey,
which France is likely to follow.