New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-08
FOR THE DEFENCE OF AUrocRACY.


Count Cheremetieff Grand Huntsman 10 the
Car besides being one of the most colossaly rich
the great mobiles of Russia. and allied by ICES VI
close knsmanshp to the imperial FANNY ID .-e
president and financial hacker of com1nlttee WHICH
has been formed at ST. Petersburg for the aVo"ed
purpose OF lettering the crown from making any
concessions whatsoever TO the people. from IN
augurating any popular reforms, from pandering 10
Liberal aspirations and from iupairing in any de-
gree the autocracy of Carbon. Among the PI4'i-
cipal members OF this committee, which Is OF an
extraordinarily influential character, and to Whch
are raIIyng all this conservative forces OF the en-
pire, impelled thereto by the disturbances ana
revolutionary agitation throughout Russia are
Privy Councillor Sturmer, who was the principal
Lieutenant and intimate associate of the murdered
Minister Of the Interior, De PlehVe. and former
Minister Coovine. member of the Council of the
Empire and who, although paralyzed and blind, re-
tains his intellect unimpaired and remains one OF
the eleverest statesmen in the dominions OK the
Car.
Every fresh excess on the part Of the rioters and
insurgents brings adherents to the committee
which they regard as the only remaining safeguard
against the dangers resulting from the Emperor
weakness in giving way to the demands OF the
Radicals. and identified with the great world, with
the land owners with the aristocracy, and, in fact
with all the vested interests of the empire. the COM
mittee. possessed of nimitabe financial resources,
has become a most important factor IN the troubled
situation IN Russia and a power in the land.
Count Cheremeteff has always enjoyed an alto
gether exceptional position the court of st. Pc
tersburC not only by reason of his immense wealth,
but also by his left handed connection with the
Imperial House. He himself IS son Of natural
daughter Of Emperor Alexander I. while his wife
is a daughter Of the late Emperor Nicholass IA
vorite daughter, the Grand Duchess Marie, and OF
the Iatter's second and morganatic husband. Count
Stroganon. The latter used to be known in his
Gay as the strongest and best looking man in the
whole Russian army and irnunlerable stories are
related Of his astonishing feats Of strength.
One of these however. got him into very serious
trouble. For while at Nice he threw a coiifeur'
who was engaged in dressing the hair of Grand
Duchess Marie in a manner which he considered
too familiar, bodily out Of the window OF the villa
where they were spending the winter. and the man
sustained such injuries that be died within twenty
four hours. 1t was only by the grand duchesss hur-
red visit to Paris and personal appeal TO Napoleon
Ill at that time on the throne Of France that she
was able to avert the criminal proceedings which
were about to be instituted against her husband
Younger brother of Count Cheremetien was 1ol
several years at the head of the military household
of Alexander ILL., and died very suddenly and mys
terousy it Is said. by means of pair Of poisoned
gloves which the Nihiliss had destined for his I'M
perial master.