Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-23

is contrary TO the laws Of the orthodox
state church In Russia. The ORTHODOX
Greek church, moreover, like the ko-
man catholic church, regards marriage
as indissoluble and prohibits the sec
ond union OF a divorced man or woman
A grand duke " no married I'm direct
opposition to fundamental principles oil
the orthodox state church would out
rage the feelings Of the millions Oh
Russia and inevitably would weaken
the authority OF the imperial house.
The committal Of this error by grand
duke who stands so near to the throne
would be suicidal from q dynasuc
viewpoint. Grand Duke cyril was,
therefore, informed that II he persist
ed In marrying Melita, the car would
first of all declare the marriage to De
invalid In Russia, secondly degrade
Cyrll from his rank as an officer thlrd-
w. connscate all his estates, fourthly,
Danish him from Russia forever ana
nfthly. deprive him OF his right Of sue
cesslon to the Russian throne,
This formidable array Of threats APP
pears to have alarmed Cyril and Nell
la. for the idea OF marriage was drop
ned for a time. When the war with
japan broke out Cyril FASTENED to the
front 10 DO his duty as naval oincer
and was on board the PetropayloVsk
when that battcship was torpedoed ana
sunk with nearly all hands. Cyrll re-
turned to ST Petersburg with halo
OF martial glory round his grand ducaI
head and seized the opportunity TO re-
new his application 10 marry MeHta,
The c2ar appears to have conceded
what he refused before, az any rate,
cyril had not been IN st. Petersburg "a
h.. cd off "a
al Coburg Ii was then Gnnounced
that Meita had notified her former
husband chat she would no longer ac-
cept his annual allowance OF $2OO,OOO'
Ii was further announced that the mar
riage OF CyIil and Mellta Is 70 take
place before the end Of this year,
IL remains to be seen whether Cyril
has been Obliged TO renounce his right
of succession in order to marry the Wo-
man of his choice. II he does not re-
nounce his rights and brings Melita TO
st. Petersburg rs the wife OF the pre-
sumptive future emperor, q piquant sit
uatlon will be created. The present
czarIna is the sister OF the Grand Duke
OF Hesse, and she would hardly well
come her former sister-in-law as the
wife Of her husbands presumptive tu-
ture successor However this may be,
lAlll = Dluih anu uhAbiAf NfNANtAhiANS
and the determination with which he Is
carrying his romantic love affair make
him the most interesting and sympa-
thetlc figure among the grand dukes
OF Russia.
GRAND DUKE PAULs LOvEsToRY
one Of the ears uncles, Grand Duke
Paul AleNandroyitch has been In exile
two years because he contracted a mar
rioge in opposition to the imperial
wishes Grand Duke Paul was wid-
! over and ~ years old when he married
a second time IN 1902. The lady OF his
choice was 81 years old and had va
ried career. Her maiden name Was
| KarnoWtch. and she was the daughter
| Of prosperous lawyer in ST. Peters
burg. She was a girl of striking beau
~ and manifold fascinations, and at
| the age Of p became the wife of mid
| dle-aged engineer named Pistolkoys
who was more than 90 years her senior
| This marriage was evidently a failure
| for after three years a divorce was
| granted and Nine. Pistolkoys soon az
terward became Nine. Valerlanovna
! the wife Of q land owner In the Prov