The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-01
.CzARINA'S INTRIGUE
Causes Exile of Princess Max
aChidze and Children
GRAND DUKES REQUEST
On His Death Bed Is of No
Avail with Cruel Czarina.


st. Petersburg, Oct 31.-The holy sy-
nod, acting on behalf of the dowager
czarina, widow of alexander III. and
mother of the ear, has caused to be re-
moved from ST. Petersburg Princess Ma
kachidze and her three young children
The banished Princess is the widow of
the late Grand Duke George. heir pre-
sumptive to the throne, who died two
years ago of consumption in his palace at
| Abbas-Tuman, Caucasus. NakachidZe
! was regularly married to the grand duke
| but Car Nicholas, as head of the Russian
Greek church, refused to recognize the
act, though the ceremonial was strictly
observed.
| Nakachidze who is descended from the
! old princes of Mingrelia. made a loving
wife to the suffering grand duke, remain
/ ing at his side throughout his long illness
and Drawing death itself. while his own
relatives fed from the chateau. fearful of
| catching his disease Three children were
born to the couple. whom George recon-
mended to his brother, the car, with his
dying breath. Tel, Nicholas to take good
care of my wife and little ones was the
! message he intrusted TO his best friend,
Duke Constantine of Oldenburg; for the
| love of God pray him, not to stamp them
| Legitimate. l could not find rest in heav-
en- even with that suspicion in my heart
When Grand Duke Georges mother. the
dowager czarina. arrived to attend her
son s funeral, Constantine told her of the
message he held ntrust for Nicholas.
! &c sal
point blank forbade Oldenburg to do as
he was hidden. Constantine, however,
lost no time acquainting the car with
Georges request. and the good-natured
monarch was half-inclined to carry out
his brothers wishes, when his mother
interfered. She informed Nicholas that
Oldenburg was a liar and intriguer, and
suggested that ne invented the message
to serve his own ends, for, himself having
contracted a mesalliance, he was apt to
twist the truth to get another leSitima-
tiZed. Weak as the car is, he believed
these falsehoods and when Oldenburg in
sisted upon NakachidZe'S recognition, he
threatened him with the punishment in
store for rebellious members of the i'm
perial family. OIdenburg defied Nicholas,
and even went a step farther. / ma circu-
lar letter addressed to the kings of Eu-
rope. he pledged his word of honor that
he was witness to the marriage be-
tween Grand Duke George and the Prin-
cess OF Mingrelia. 1a
Thereupon the car declared that Con-
stantine was not responsible for his ac-
tons, at the same time appointing an
officer of the imperial household to take
charge of his affairs until further no
tice." This order was made permanent
a few days ago, though court and So
ciety and the whole Caucasus where Con-
stantine lives, know him to be a perfectly
rational and even brilliant man. To i'm
part additional weight to the decree. the
car caused the reigning grand duke of
Oldenburg to indorse his ukase. As the
latter was coincident with the Danish
ment of the late Grand Duke Georges
widow and children. the connection be-
tween the case of Princess Nakachidze
and Constantines championship of her
rights is clear