Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-28

fairs Of state as we'll as domestic policy,
and the car has great reverence for the
judgment and opinions of his father. It is
assured that the advice Of Alexander III
given through Phillip was more influential
in bringing on the war than that Of any
other person.
however, when the spirit of Alexander III
recommended through him the employment
Of certain contractors but the car still
used him as medium for communication
with his father until Colvarski, one of the
cleverest detectives the Russian department
police service has ever known. ran down
his record and found him to be a former
French barber and women's hair dresser
from Paris who had lived in Montenegro
and Budapest This exposure was extreme
ly notifying. Phillip was kicked out OF
the palace, notified to leave st. Petersburg,
and was kept under surveillance until his
death about year ago.
Colvarski, however, brought upon him.
self SO much odium at court because OF
this timely Intervention that he was pun
ished almost as badly as the man he had
exposed, and in a AT Of righteous indigna-
ton he resigned his position with the po-
lice. removed to Paris and got a position
in the secret service bureau there. where
he has since increased his reputation he
is now considered one Of the ablest detec-
tiyes in Europe. When an attempt was
made to assassinate Gen. Trepoff comman-
der of the guards at the imperial palace,
Colvarski was sent for. and within a few
days laid bare the whole plot, including
the revolutionary relations Of the two nieces
Of Gen. Trepoff and their soverness. 1t ap-
pears that these ladies were deeply involv.
ed in the conspiracy. To avoid scandaI
they were sent to a convent instead OF a
prison, and Louise. the older and the more
emotional of the two nieces. attempted sui
eide by throwing herself under the wheels
Of the train that was CARRYING them away.
Gen. Trepon made Colvarski very tempt
ing offer to return to st. Petersburg but
the latter prefers Paris.
>ojke Another Imposter.
Another impostor who for time had
great influence over the car was Hun
garian medium and clairvoyant called Dixie,
who Is said to have been introduced into
the imperial household by the empress dow
ager. His speciality was to call up the
spirits of Peter the Great and Catherine II.
who, through him, gave the car great
deal of reactionary advice and insisted that
he should hold on to the autocracy with
both hands and feet. But Dixie had q short
career. As soon as his fame spread be-
yond the walls OF the palace the police.
who understand the cars weaknesses, and
are always looking out for tmpostors, dis
covered that he was notorious confidence
man and was wanted In Budapest on sew
eral charges Hungarian detective came
up to get him and took him away. Since
their departure he has not been heard from.
The latest clairvoyant to obtain access to
the imperial presence Is a Frenchman
named Papu9, VINO mas mace quite n Icpu-
tation as q palmist and fortune teller dur
ing the last year among the 400 Of st.
Petersburg. While he is undoubtedly the
reigning favorite at present he has con-
Quoted himself with admirable discretion
because the eyes Of the police are always
upon him. He gained considerable reputa-
ton by having predicted the appalling incl
dent which occurred last winter when the
car was blessing the waters Of the Neva
river. You will remember that a charge Of
grapeshot was fired directly at his majesty
from the cannon that were used for the sa-
Lutte. Papus Is said to have predicted this
danger. and when his pajesty heard of that