Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-11
1.-THE EvACUAT|0 N0FNCUbA 8
WIhefz the
Car THuUekS.

Every time Emperor Nicholas Of rus
rla takes n trip through any part Of his
vast empire extraordinary measures
arc taken by the authorities 10 guard
him. These conditions have become
intolcrablc to the emperor. who has re-
Gently been iourncying n good deal. FOR
the preparations invariably designed 10
protect him have convinced him that
his people are dissatisfied and thnt he
cannot rely ON their loyalty OF aftcc-
ton.
The emperor of Russia n regarded as
being safer when travelling abroad.
even In Germany. than nc home In RUS
sla. for. whereas In Germany pilot on
gluo running In advance of his special
train iH considered an adequate preCau-
tion In Russia the entire line over which
he travels. no matter whether 10 be the
whole breadth 81 Russia from ~. Pc
tcrshurE ON the baltic 10 Llyidia on the
Black sea. On lined on either side with
acntincls stationed within 100 yards of
one another. who stand with their
backs toward the Imperial train 40 II
PUSHES past. with their rifles loaded and
with orders 10 Gre without challenge or
warning NJ any human being who APP
proachcs within 900 yards 81 the track.
Almost on every trip OF this kind that
the car takes somebody IL killed by
tho Hcntincis. generally some drunken
man or some aged peasant. deafened
and rendered imbeciie by uge. who has
approached too near the track.
The officers stand with their fncer
turned toward the Imperial train. with
their loft hands brought TO the salute
and their right hands on their revoivcrs.
ready 20 shoot down without a mo-
mcnts hesitation any sentinel who
darea dluobcy orders by turning round
toward the train. for Il u taken for
granted that n a sentinel does turn hia
head toward the train u IL with the OBJ
| icct or making some attempt upon the
/ omporor'a life by dischnrginE his rinc
or hurting an Internal machine at the
train.
Nor II this NIL Al houses and cot-
taFca within a certain distance u tho
track have 10 be temporarily vacated
BY their owners who arr obliged TO
camp out until the dark blue and heav-
ny sided imperial train has passed. In
the nclghbofing villages the children
are locked up indoors, and everybody
kecpa out 81 sight. The stations are all
cmpticd. save OF officials. PASSENGER
aud goods tranic In suspended alto
Ecthcr. The IMPERIAL train passes
through the blREcr stations without
stopping and only haiis at small road
side stations. the names Of which are
/ kent secret, for fuel and water.
II IL thus that the czar and his con-
sort travel In uncanny silence through
their vast empire Inhabited BY n people
whose loyalty and devotion to the reign
ing family are claimed 60 constitute the
principal foundation Of the throne,
small wonder that 20 sensitive and
humane a couple as Nicholas and his
czarlna should feel that the present con-
dillon OF Affairs II intolerablc and that
radical change Of tho domestic and
foreign policies % the empire II nccca-
rafy. That. there II every reason 90 be-
licyc. II the true origin OF tho aatound-
ing project Of an International confer
cnre with a view o. general diaarna-
ment which has recently been aubmlt-
ted 10 the foreign powers by the cEar.