New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-02
r. Y. CHAPLAINS TO GO.
Grand Duchess O!gG Brings Many
Things to the Notice of the Gar.

,-seut IF chaDlaiEs os the Royal Navy. So many
q the sailors and even ofhcers nowadays belong 10
other denominations than the Established Nhurch
81 England that it is felt be unfair TO subject
them 10 the spiritual ministrations Of an Anglican
chaplain. Moreover. Il is believed that such ouues
a they perform which are tic celebration OF re-
i.eous services on sundays and OF burial services
81 SEA. can be just well performed by the CO
vain OF ccsnmander. whose uinistraucns WIN -
rise TO far less objection on the part o. me Na'o
n Nonconfcrrrisr officers and sailors than thosc
90 duly ordained clergyman Of the 'h'-ch %
England.
n some ships tho chaplain. for the sake OF &C
,-lrying his tine. has been called upon 10 act =
..,-,, 5--.--.--or lars tins is work that can DC
easily DELEGATED 10 other suba!tern ohloeis' % -
80. few months VIII witness the disappearance %
re chaplains who have been a feature OF 'i's 'i'
ssA navy since the days CT the RefoTInat''h'
y--s -,.,be~S Olga OF Russia the Youngest sister
r. The car. who - married 10 Frlnoe fele' Q.
rle- 5l.rc is daily becoming more hlueil'ldl anu
-o,, -o-,,lar I'm her broChcrs doinlnlonS. mat is
- So, porllar with the people at large though
,+ vftb ofiolaldonn by which she is regarded With
sr-rsrenscn. This IS due % the fact that she
brings 20 the Elnperor's attention hundreds or mat
,e-s esrecially cases % injustice perpetrated in
r.s name that would otherwise escape his at-en-
-.or As she goes about a great deal more than
either Nicholas his Consort she comes into IN
-t~-ate and confidential contact with many more
-.r1r,e Of every class and is. moreover. likely to
tos or specially cut and prerared for imperial eyes.
She is therefore I'm position 10 learn much that
would not otherwise come 10 her brothers ears
sorne tine ago as announced in these letters, the
car ISSUED decree strictly prohibiting the foSglng
~ prisoners. the practise Of shaving hat their
heads and other equally Objectionable humiliat tons
Indicted on con1icts The other day one OF the lead
frc foreign illustrated papers published a snap
shot picture taken fortnight previously by one
~ its correspondents at ODESSA portraying the en-
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ro-tation 10 the penal colony Of Sashalin. The
picture showed that in spite u tie Emperor :
orders, ali she men had their heads haf snaNeo-
This newspaper fell into the hands Of the Grand
Duchess Olga, VINO Immediately brought the matter
20 The attention OF her brother the Emperor The
latter said nothing, but week later. Just as me
sarosiaH was IN the act Of embaiklrg ShpIOdu
- c0uvicts at Odessa for Sachal!n. couple OF
trusted officials Of the Empercrs household ap-
reared or the wharf. armed not only with Wrltten
orders bearing the sovereign signature. hut also
with cameras. with which they proceeded to take
pictures Of the prisoners Ia the act Of being en-
rsrkcd insisting having those already lncaF-
cerated on board the ship brought on deck ioT me
purpose Of having their pictures taker-
Armed with these photographs. which constitute
i-cou trovertihe evidence. the Emperor has caIleo
70 severe account n. NouTavief the Minister OF
Justice and number Of high digntarles anc
oa1cals 10 know why his commands have not been
,.st into execution. and several heads are likely
20 fail as a result OF this disregard Of his or
Gers
The Grand Duchess Olga and her husband are
now in Denmark with her mother, the widowed
Czarina- with whom, indeed, they make Their
home But living with her does not prevent the
young grand duchess from taking more &C
tive part in tae l5fe at s. Petersburg than any
other member Of the imperial family. and she fg
llres a. the head Of q number Of committees or
gau!zed Cor uhiIarthroplc purposes, which com
prise among their members wives and daughters
q the bourgeoisie and mercantile class Who never
20 70 court, aud who fud In this charitable Work
the only means Of becoming personally acquainted
and OF getting into touch with grand duchess
q the reienIng house. Grand Duchess Olga IS
particular favo-ite Of both her brothers, and also
q her mother. She narrowly escaped losing her
lie in the terrible railroad accident at BorkL
when. through circumstances never satisfactorily
explaIned the imperial special train vas tumbled
down from the top OF high embanl5ment That
suv o. the imperial family on board escaped with
their lives vas little short of miraculous and
Grand Du hess Olga, who vas small child at
She time was found uninjured save for a wound
from q table fork which had pierced one or her
arms clasped tightly ny her English nurse. who
lad been killed on The spot
Tho new Dixie Of Richmond and Gordon IS rot
unknown iu this country, which he has visited on
feveral occasions principally Tor purposes Of sport
TIE has many rufaloes and grizzly bears 10 his
re-crd. and spent entire winter IN log hut AZ
-fe foot Of the Rocky Mountains. lie is noted as
e ya-hts-nan and also ~ the hunting field. and IN
accordance with The traditions Of his family has
filed FOR wears the position Of master Of the famous
lioolwooa pack. representing the seventh genera
rIon = his house as master 81 this hunt Things
sre done on old fashioned scale, the country
being hunted four days week throughout the sea
son without subslrirton-aboUt the only district
,n England hunted under similar conditions The
hunk uniform is blue with bUf waistcoat, the even
t-s dress blue with bun silk Innings and white
usisccoat. the hUat servants wearing yellow coats
with crimson collars and CUTS a reproduction %
fHa old uniform.
For many wears the duke held the Office 70: stew
ard OF the Jockey club. and his reputation was
such that instead Of deriving prestige from the Of
Gee Il was his tenure thereof that was considered
20 give weight 10 the decisions of the club. the
stewards ~ which. IS every one knows. constitute
me supreme tribunal IN all racing matters. In
oee5. when he figured some time ago as the moving
Fr.rt ln a Jockey Club inquiry. which resulted in
number ~ leading Jockeys and professional back
being warned or the turf. not word OF pro-
'rst was heard. even the part Of their friends,
against TIE decision so final was regarded the yer
DICT or Lord March. the title by which the duke
was then known.
90 course 1t would be impossible 20 give the
h-iefest sketch Of the new and seventh Duke Of
RchDond-a Iineal descendant Of King Charles II,
md o The latter's French favorite. Louise de
RleroEalle tvho was Duchess Of Aubiguy IN
france and Duchess % Portsmouth in England,
were she vas The rival OF Nell Gwynn IN the af-
"a t-le -4eIIle L1Ola4CI4 t-N4t--oNL EeLel-
.---s 20 me fact that be is the sole owner OF the
''o'-"Soa race course. where the famous Good
"'oa races glorious Goodwood.' have been held
10y sumner for some fourscore years The race
N~-' winch If Ia the Goo5woo6 Park. is the abso-
--te property o. the duke Who could shut il UP
'iio" ahd put an end 10 the meetings il he chose.
--e co~Ise IS shaped like horseshoe, and runs
I'-E~ oeep ravine. which effectuallv divides the
A'~i' rom me hnish- a feature Of the Goodwood
races Is that beng private course there IS none
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