The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-23
GUARDIANS OF THE GREAT.
now RULERS Ann. PRINCES ARE
GUARDED AGAINST ANARCH-
IsTIC ATTACK.

Town, RggidIy Chaperoned. Thouah
They May Not Suspect 1.-THE EN-
peror Williams Discharged Came
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Plight of the
Duke of Norfolk, who Rushed Too
enthusiastically Forward as the
Queen Was Coming-Tact of the
secret Police.
Copyright. 1870. by s. s. Mcclure Co.
Paris. Sept i2-since the sudden and
startling revival Of anarchist attempts 70
murder those In high places. the secret
police Of Europe have been more alert. In
dustrious. and thorough IN their designs
Of protection for those whose lives they
guard, than ever before. In America
where one or two detectives who are 80
obviously detective that nobody is ever de-
ceivcd by them are considered amply sum
cicnt 70 take care OF President or o ma
iions guest. even IN time Of great public
| celebration, IL Is difficult to realize what
/ intricate. invisible and ingenious barriers
are forever set between the potentates OF
Europe. and the skuiking and dangerous
fanatics who are well content 40 die "
/ AaiAN NAN NAaA utHtANL NAAtAf HhttAs NJ W.
ter authority upon the methods OF che an
archists and the preventives against them
| lives than Mons Lepine. the Paris pre-
/ feet Of police. lie has made a minute
study OF all recorded assassinations and
/ attempts upon the lives OF che chiefs Of
states and has reduced TO fine ART the
protection Of the French President and
ministers and the royal visitors whom
/ Paris constantly attracts. Besides, he Is
/ continually in touch with the chiefs-of-
| police OF the whole civilized world. re-
/ ceiving and communicating for the COM
mon good Information as 20 methods OF
detection and prevention. From the infor-
nation supplied by him this article Is
made up.
on Guard at the Royal Palaces.
The anarchists task Is not an easy one.
| Though the criminals succeed every now
i and then IN writing a bloody page OF his
tory. the world VIII never know how
many would-he assassins have prowled
the streets night and day. tracking their
/ intended victims like bloOdhounds. always
/ ia hope OF a chance which never offered.
Every royal palace in Europe has It's
special private police, who. In one Eulse
or another. are always on the lookous for
/ suspicious persons. In the case OF pal
/ aces Va the center ~ DIX CITIES Anftt WfIl-
/ GERS are very numerous. and are disguised
in countless ingenious ways. At the
/ gates there are. OF course. uniformed po-
llcemen and military guards who make no
i attempt 20 Aonceal their function. But
| these are not intended for use half so
i much as for ornament. Hundreds of peo-
pie 20 every day IN and out OF the gates
on al sorts OF business. The police OF mil
ltnry guards are not the Judges of the
honesty OF such visitors.
| II rs when the stranger has passed the
| gates that the real surveillance begins
| In Paris Berlin and ST. Petersburg for
example among the gate keepers OF the
i rulers palace there are expert detectives.
i and on a sign from these, one or two MEM
4 hens Of the secret police move up quietly
/ 20 keep watch on the newcomer. They
4 study his appearance very carefully. seek
i ing 20 judge whether he has any IN In
tent The attitude OF these men OF wo-
men (for both are employed Is quite
unaffected. and except 60 the trained eye
/ gives no indication 81 their business. the
Il policy being everywhere 20 make the pre-
cautions taken for the safety OF high
personages as unobtrusive as possible
/ often che palace detectives are at the
same time acting as gardeners or hostlers
| siableboys or sculery women. But some
i where about each OF them Is a loaded re-
vover and they are always ready for
| any desperate scufiie should the person
| they are tracking show decided indica tons
OF homlcidal purpose.
II IL said that In che gardens OF the
German Emperor not less than a dozen
intending murdererB were arrested dur
ing the last year on the unerring sus-
| pc0n OF the secret police agent And
since the opening OF the Paris Exposition
about zen anarchists. who followed Pres
dents Ioubet's party during the visits,
were arrested within the fair grounds
Nothing except their appearance and man
| ners revealed their murderous Intentions:
| nevertheless, weapons were found on an
OF them and later they oil made boastinz
/ confessions. Two OF the would-be as~as-
sins were young women carrying deadly
bombs.
II Is one OF the elementary principles Of
the secret police tactics that should the
| royal parsonage. whose security Is con-
| cerned chance to appear Unexpectedly on
the scene while an unknown character
Is about IN the palace precincts. the pro-
tectlng agents at onee march the strangr
on In another direction TIN the parsonage
IL well out OF the way.
The Guardianship That Hedge. in a
King.
II very seldom happens, almost never IN
| fact. that a member OF a royal family
! takes three steps alone outside hts prf-
vate apartments. even when doing the
sights incognito. Whether or not ne. OF
she. knows u at the moment there are
always at least two members OF the secret
| police In close though unseen attendance
on foot, In a cab or on bicycles. They
never leave their charge long out OF reach.
Even at Sandringham, the quiet little
country place OF tffe Prince and Princess
OF Wales. II the princess goes out into a
field TO pick wild flowers or rambles
round the homc-farm 20 see how the Al
| derneys are getting ON. she Is always
closely tracked by the police. More often
than not she probably believes herself
| quite unattended except for the maid Of
honor. who goes with her for company.
She does not know that the two men
dressed like farm hands or stableboys.
whom she sees now and then q little way
| on are first class detectives armed and
ready to shield her from any harm that
might threaten.
Mons. Lepine was told the other day by
one OF the German police agents. now in
| Paris. that Emperor William not long
ago ordered the dismissal Of a Eamekeep-
err whom he described as having imperti-