The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-27
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Aisxandsr M VI Rususa. ~ 10 a.
the best past ~ - ps-eat.i ss..ss - Y.
stiiI fresh In she sAreast Of ~ younr
smpsess. ana nN the day she cot seot
INTO the winter Dalace n II Peters.
U CaI1 sns eegna neelve hostilifiss against
but the yeeS Of her marriage found
SUMMARIZE at eAe heia ia Germany. Whils
tne herman eupefH was yet In the Ian OF
tns future, the North German fedesa-
tion. With II economic treaties, prac.
tIcA.iy embraced the Germany OF today.
austria and it, disturbing influences had
been cast out Of the Holy Roman EN-
pire 81 German Nation.. Bismarck ~
engineered the marriage between The
thec crown prince OF Prussia and the
daughter OF Queen Victoria, and he DOM
mated European policy. Yet the En-.
press Dagmar never ceased In her ef.
yorts TO bring about IN estrangement be-
tween Russia and 0erwany. and she sue
cesded ~ least 10 the degree that Bis
marck. as he himself Gays In his me-
mcifs. had more work to keep Russia
quiet than wage var with France.
Dynastic reason dictated the marriage
OF Dagmar's epn TO German princess.
Il was not Iose affair. ana the dowager
empress ~ Q m0ther-in-law OF the
cxarina proved = vcritAble tartar. II can
be accepted ~ u fact that the influence
OF the dowaser empress win decline
should the cxartna give birth 10 . son.
Until that time Grand Duke Michael 10
the hair apparent. and he 10 completely
under the influence Of his mother. who
IL the HE and soul Of the reactIonary
and anti-liberal party In Russia
Russta's history II replete with dark
deeds. Ivan the Terrible killed his own
SON In At Of passion: Peter the Great
deliberately administered poison 20 his
heir: Empress Catherine made several
attempts to destroy her son Paul and
the latter was insane during . portion of
his brief reign: Constantine. the heir ap-
parent Of Alexander L.. was forced to re-
nounce his claims In favor OF his younger
brother Nicholas. and the latter while
emperor met with the most appalling
death that It 10 possible TO conceive.
the entire lower part OF his body being
blown to pieces by the nitroglycerin
bombs Of the nihilists In 1851. II would
be no surprise IL the present emperor
were removed" not by the nihilists. but
by his own family. to make way for q
reign OF the orthodox Russian. Michael.
~ ~ -.
Even now Danish newspapers sneak IN
detail about a critical illness of the cxar.
Many Of these rumors are no doubt due
to the fact that Nicholas II. leads a.
retired life az II In possible for the
ruler Of thu greatest empire 20 lead
This II another reason why he II dis
liked by tho st. Petersburg nobility.
Again the car does not follow tho
beaten path Of his predecessors In the
disposal Of government business. He
does not always rely upon information
given by the various departments. but
likes to search for himself into the truth
o. affairs. This causes him to be disliked
by the bureaucracy. always q powerful
factor In Russian history.
The daily work OF Nicholas II. n ruled
by the watch so to speak. He rises at 8
o'clock In the morning, breakfasts at ..
and half an hour later he begins to read