New-York tribune., 1905-07-23
GRAND DUKE A PRISONER.
German Cro1cn Princess's Uncle
Under arrest as ReUoIutionist.

It Is not Grand Duke Nicholas Constantinovitch
but Grand Duke Nicholas aIchaeIiovitch. who has
been arrested by order of the Car and sent under
strong escort OF gendarnes a fortress in the
transcaspian province where he is TO be con-
fined for some time. Nicholas Constantinovitch is
insane. his mind wrecked beyond recovery. and is
now dying Of paresis in the Crimea, where he Is
cared for by a staff of medical attendants and
nurses 1t in fact. by of his ptiful con-
dition that he was allowed by Emperor Nicholas 70
Central Asian stronghold in which he had been
corhned for more than quarter OF a century
punishment for the scandal In which he had al
lowed himself become involved at St. Petersburg
through a Philadelphia adventures, and for his
subsequent implication nihflist conspiracy. 1t
may be remembered that he robbed. not only his
noth her Of her jewels. but likewise the imperial
chapel at St. Petersburg. of of its costly
treasures, to present them to his fair but fran
American friend
His cousin. the Grand Duke Nicholas Michaelio-
witch. is entirely different kind OF man. much
younger, with all his wits about him. He has long
been suspected Of being in sympathy with the
Iuuonary movement, owing to which he has
ceived the nickname OF the Red Grand Duke" and
Tor long time past he has been regarded with the
same III VIII and dstrust at the of ST. Peters
burg as that with which Philippe "Egallte." the
reslclde Duke of Orleans. looked upon at the
court OF Versailles toward the close of the eighteenth
century Even as boy he never got well with his
pIaymates OF the nobary class OF with his rela-
ives and on reaching manhood developed not only
remarkable aptitude for military affairs but like
WISE taste for political doctrines of the most
advanced character. He served in the Russo-TIrL-
ish War, and. like every other Russian grand duke
VINO had been under fire in that campaign received
the Russian Order of ST. George and the Prussian
oroer OF Pour lie Merite." The latter however is
the only German order that he possesses and he is
almost alone among the members of his family to
De without the Prussian Order OF the Black Eagle
an indication. therefore. that he is regarded with
the same III will by the present Kaiser as he was
by the Ole Emperor William.
After the Turkish he was transferred to
the Chevalier Gardes Regiment at St Petersburg
Of which the now widowed Empress was colonel in
chief. But he proved SO uncougenial u coulrade
TO his fellow officers, gave expression TO political
utterances OF SO revolutionary and socallstic a
character. that at length the reghnental COM
uarder invoked the Intervention Of the Empress
asking for the grand dukes transfer to some other
corps. as the situation had become absolutely in
tolerable The Czarna informed her husband and
Alexander III, who cordially disliked this Red
cousin Of his. sent him off 10 tire Caucasus with
the rank of major general There Nicholas dis
ttnguished himself by gathering around him all
the naIcontents of the district including members
OF many Of the old princely and noble houses Of
the Caucasus-elerlents always watching for pro-
pitious moments TO rise against Russian rule for
the purpose Of recovering their national inde-
pendence.
When. eighteen months ago. the command Of the
army corps at Tifis became vacant and both mill
tary seniority and his rank a grand duke entitled
him TO the post the present Gar declined TO ntrust
military Office Of such Importance to a prince
processing political opinions and having afiIa-
tiOns of so dangerous character. Deeply angered,
the grand duke resigned his command. returned to
St Petersburg full Of resentment, and soon aroused
much suspicion in high quarters by his associa-
ton with political suspects and his correspondence
with revolutionary leaders abroad that he
ordered by the Car to leave Russia. He returned
time ago. in defiance Of the Emperor's orders,
and It shortly afterward that the grave revo-
lutionary troubles broke out In the Southeastern
provinces OF Russia, which Prince Louis Napoleon
Bonaparte has been sent with the powers OF a