New-York tribune., 1905-01-23
NEW OFFICE FOR SERGIUS.
Meaning of the Grand Dukes B;oh
4ppointqnent

sign owing to the condition OF his health b.,,z
paralyzed and I'll that his death NAV he loolas
for at any moment. The Office is the highest a,v-
nifty OF the Empire and is invariably filed nv ,ba
senior member Of the House OF Romanon in noIpt
OF age. The Council is the nearest approach +hat
there is IN Russia TO anything IN the nature OF a
national legislature. Theoretically, the yariou.
laws and the ukases OF the Gar should receivs
the approval OF the Council before promulEat,on-
But in reality the Council has power it's action
IS purely consultative and the Emperor is in no
way bound by its decisions. II fact It is said tha.
the reason why vladimir and Alexis have declined
the presidency is because they would in the eyes
Of the people. have the responsibility for the meas
inaugurated and for the policy pursued bv
the Crown without being able TO influence them
one way another.
After their rejection Of the presidency It was
offered by the Gar 10 their younger brother
seTgius. who has been invested Herewith
and who has in consequence thereof resigned the
Governor Generalship OF Moscow TO take up his
abode in St Petersburg
Those who believe that the Ealvstion OF Russia
lies in the Introduction OF liberal measures will
not be pleased with the appointment; for whereas
old Grand Duke Michael has always had the repu-
tatio2 of being broad minded and progressive
Grand Duke Sergius is credited with being very
reactonary in political matters and intolerant in
everything that concerns religion Besides being
the uncle OF the Gar he is likewise his brother-in-
law. having married Princess Elizabeth Of Hesse
the brilliantly clever elder sister of the Czarna
and. being thus terms OF exceptional intimacy
with the Emperor. IS likely to exercise much more
influence upon him living at St Petersburg ana
thrown constantly in his company than when he
made his home in Moscow.
ONLY THE FIRST ATTEMPT
with regard to the discharge OF grapeshot at the
Car at his only brother and the other members OF
the imperial family wednesday last on tie oc-
casion Of the annual ceremony OF the blessing OF
the waters OF the Neva II is well to bear in mind
that this has been the frst bona hde attempt on
lne life Of Nichoas II since his accession 10 the
throne. True there have been many rumors Of
attempts TO assassinate him, rumors which On IN
vestigation turned out TO be mere inventions oriei
mated at Berlin and Vienna for the purpose Of
swayfng the money market. In fact, for the last
ten years. the Nihilists seem TO have restricted
their outrages 70 oft successful attacks upon tho
lives Of the Ministers and officials OF the Emperor
his own immunity being ascribed to the belief that
he was at heart in favor OF granting popular re-
forms and only hindered therefrom by the states
men and the high dignitaries OF the imperial ad-
minstratioH.
Now. however. that the NihiIists have assured
themselves that they have little to hope for from
Nicholas in the way Of the establishment Of q par
form Of government with universal suf-
rage and that they may realize the fact that after
due celebration, he has resolved 10 maintain the
autocracy CT the crown Uninpaired his life win be
IN far more serious danger at their hands than
heretofore. and the attempts to assassnate him
are likely TO become very frequent. Indeed II is to
be apprehended that the outrage on Wednesday
last VIII prove to be only the first OF long list
OF similar desperate endeavors TO destroy the pres
ent ruler Of Russia
Only once before had the Gar been the obteo+ Of
an attack OF this kind, namely when travelling in
japan prior to his accession to the throne II may
be remembered that his head was cut open by the
sword OF a japanese fanatic before the latter was
placed hors de combat by a blow from the ponder
Gus walking stick Of that Anak Of Old World row.
atty Prince George Of Greece.
IDENTITY OF "F. HUGIN."
''F Hugin" which appears as the name OF the
author on the title page Of a charming volume
OF popular legends. folklore and character
sketches entitled The Forest" tust published at
Berlin. conceals the identity Of Princess Feodore
Of Schieswig Holstein, the youngest sister of the
German Empress. remarkably gifted woman who
has now Joined the long list OF royal and imperial
authors. poets and drarnatsts She IS about thirty
years OF age, and was aifianced TO that promising
young Prince Of Meckenburg-S Schwerin who lost
ms NE some ten years while in command OF
Z torpedo boat which broke its bark in a
storm and foundered with ali on board Devoted
10 ms memory she rejected all other offers for her
hand' in addition to which religious differences
$1,000 IN the way Of the marriage projected between
herself and the present King Of Italy Until the
1eath Of her mother. the late Duchess Adelaide OF
-Holstein, she lived with her in con-
siderable retirement at Dresden, but since then
has transferred her abode to the chateau Of
fFlnkenau, the country seat OF her only brother
Duke Ernest Gunther Of Schieswig- -Holstein, max
Is periodical stays, however. with her sister the
Empress, at Potsdam and at Berlin In the same
way that she missed becoming Queen OF Italy so
40 her mother miss becoming Empress OF France.
Napoleon III, after the coup d'etat which placed
him on the imperial throne sought the hand of .
princess Adelaide OF Hohenlohe, and the union
night have taken place had 1t not been for the
opposition Of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
VINO were not only the uncle and the aunt OF the
princess. but likewise her guardians.
PERILs OF "A DOCTOR IN THE ORIENT.
Often in these columns have I called attention TO
he tremendous responsibility that weighs upon the
hyscians Of monarchs and Of the members Of their
antilles who are in the line Of succession TO the
hrone. great interests, not merely dynastic, but
also national, and even International depending
lpon the lives Of the Liustrious patients Any mis-
axe in a diagnosis. especially when followed by
atal consequences, is likely to result in the ruin
II the doctors medical career and there have been
everal instances where royal physicians have pre-
erred 10 commit suicide rather than face the
music. Even still more unpleasant is the fate Of
he physicians Of monarchs and potentates In the
orient when anything goes wrong, and the four
.octors IA attendance upon the crown princess Of
,orea, who died few weeks go, have been thrown
nto prison. and would have been put to death ere
his had it not been for the Intervention of the
apanese authorities Seoul, headed by Dunham
stevens. who for many years stationed at
Washington secretary and counsellor OF the
apanese Legation. but who now occupies in C6rea
position very similar TO that OF Lord cromer IN
Egypt.
Il seems that the laws and customs OF Corea |
Ike those of several other Oriental States. re-
uire that when royal parsonage dies all the
physicians in attendance who havo failed 10 pre-
ent the demise shall be dispatched. to follow
heir patient the other world and this explains
Why the late Lord Abnger's sister. the Hon. Ella
,carlett through her American mother, grand |