New-York tribune., 1908-08-15
A ROYAL CAPRICE
Hosc 1t Resulted IN the Wreck1ne of
Three Young Liues.
[ceprrirht. 1905 hr the Rr.ntro,d r-ornnarr.

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ably as soon as she had learned of its fatal issue
and all efforts by her relatives by her friends and
ny the police to obtain any clew to what has
become of her have failed. The blame for the
tragedy is laid at the grand duchess. al
ready mature in years. but stll handsome
woman and whose 'afaires de eeeur' have been
as numerous and almost sensational as the ss
capades of her sons Count sumarekon- EIston.
! justly reputed the handsome and fascinating
youth In st. Petersburg society, had like Prince
Looanof. and others before him, become entangled
IN her net. He sought free himself from it's
meshes when he violently in love with Mile.
Won He$den- a girl of loveliness. and ef
the beauties of the Russian court. The grand
duchess. in order to break off this infatuation.
I rnanoeuvred in his absence abroad 8 to bring
about marriage Of the girl with Count Man
teufel. young officer the Guards. possessed Of
birth, rank, good looks and fortune who. know
ing nothing of Sumcrokoff's devotion 70 Mile Won
Heyden, passionatey in love with her The
marriage into which she forced took place at
St Petersburg with much pomp and ceremony.
But the day Surna4 okoff, who had returned
q few days previously. disappeared from the cap
itai, and it aft,rward ascertained that he had
followed the newly married couple to Paris.
There the bridegroom. returning a few hours
after their arrival to his apartments In the hotel
from q brief shopping expedition, found Sumaro-
korf calling his bride and became aware for the
I first time that they love with each other
Stunned by the discovery realizing that all three
were the victims of intrigue and that he had no
ground for complaint against Sumarokoff. whose
love Mile Heyden had been entirely free frcnl
repreach. apprecattng, moreover the fact that the
countess, his bride only in name, could never ac-
cord him her love, he attempted suicide. infietns
a serious wound upon himself with his revolver 1t
this that first drew public attention TO the
affair.
The countess remained hv his side him.
and as soon he recovered, left him and returned
/ to her parents. There the matter might have
rested had not the officers of Count Manteunels
regiment taken hand in the affair Unable or un-
/ will to case.
which they chose to construe as the betrayal oy
sumaroken of the bride of Manteuffel ooth prior
and subsequent to her marriage they insisted that
the latter should either fight Sumarokof or else
leave the regiment, unfit any longer 10 associ-
ate with of honor Fud gentlemen
II is intimated in society at st. petersburg that
the attitude of the officers in thus forcing Man
telffel to challenge Sumarokoff was fnst1gateo ana
ahetted by the grand duchess. whose good will for
Sumarokoff had been changed into hatreo py ms
attitude toward hcr after his return from ans
At any rate, young Manteuffel was soaaeo i''e
fighting g duel for which he had ne Inclination
and If he killed his adversary ii was Proeaoly
through inadvertence or because he was wen hsn
bereft of his Since the fatai issue oi 'Ho
duel he has resigned his commission dii" i' ~
sia his entire life wrecked.
II ia beeause of the knowledge, somewhat late In
the day, of the role played by the srano auches'
of the fact that she was respons1oie TOT 'ile IUi
of Count Manteuffel and of MS pri"e ca"
indirectIv for the death of Count sumarokei'
all three Of the young people being, SO 10
speak the innocent victims of her caprce' tlat
led to such extraordinary manites'a'iou al t
funeral of the heir of Prince and Princess fousSou
pof The Emperor and the two hmpreSses We
,roong the most sympathetic and grieVed OF the
r,ourners and most sincere in their naniresta'ioN
Of sorrow which would not have been the case ioi
the story circulated in the first place 10 'he e0
that the dead man had betrayed young girl al
Iou,ad her 10 marry honest fellow ofrlcer anu
friend and had then after the wedding sousht 10
induce her to render hersef guilty OF uiiiai'iit
ness toward her husband. been uue- II was !u''
hecause his love for Nile. Won Heyden, daughter
of c7enersl Count Fieyden. had been free from re-
proach and that he was the victim OF gran ~
ducbess's affaire de rather than Don juan
who had deserved his fate, that leo 10 tiie -
able demonstration by court and socie'y a. -
/ petersburg on the occasion of his funeral
RUSSIAN MAKER OF HISTORY
Revolutionary activity appears to have ceased for
the nonoe in Russia Some ascribe this TO the EN-
cacy and viger of the police and to their me'hoos
| of repression But it is far more probable tha'
the story is true according 10 which me uli Is at
tributable 10 orders from the leaders or Inc re'o
| ,u,ionarv party who have become at length CON
vineed of the sincerity of Premier SiolyPn' ana "
| - -, discrimination to second the Emperor in
! his efforts to endow the nation with all the pre-
| negatives of popular government II Is saio 'i'at
| the revolutonists have come TO the cefcIusi'u
that stolvpn is doing his best to Introduce neral
reforms IN every direction and that since Terror
ist outrages would hamper his work in TINS alrec-
tien and promote the interests OF mis- reac'iohaiS
| a,-arsaries q truce has been proclaimed IN the
! revolutionary camp
! - s-,o1Itionists have never doubted the good
| III, =. the F,mperor and il Is to this that nius'
! he ascribed the extraordinary immunity "heh ne
bic wife and his children have enjoyed ever since
| HI, occassion fourteen years ago, from all INJURY
a+ their hands has seen minister's generals anu
| statesmen identified with reaction laid 10" oy
| .sso.S,natitn and his uncle and brother-fn-iaW'
| Grand Duke Sergius. blown to pieces oS uoiio
| Eaut in snite of the rumors TO the contrary
/ - o@,e, manufactured Berlin and vienna
| Cor the sake of influencing the upward or do"h-
| uara course of Russian funds on the 5ours7-tiefe
ie no single authenticated case OF any atp'
having been made to assassinate either E>iSiie''
! his consert his youngsters
/ s,olvnir had not long been member OF the
c,.hi,e+ as Minister Of Interior. when the reVe
,.ioniss blew his house almost te pieces lhJuFihs
he two voung children of them girl 10 suoh
an extent that she Is crippled for hfe oteiSpih
| raseionateIy devoted TO his children. vet ne aia
not allow even this outrage uF@n these hearest
/ and dearest 10 him affect what he consldered
! - r. his dur, to the Emperor and 70 his country.
~ ,o deter hin, from promoting the cause of peeu
| lar Government Many men in his case #euid nave
ham oarver+ed hv A tragedy of this kind into re-
| ac+fonar,es Of the most fanatic order hut II was
/ not so with Stoypin. Apparently ne mas eH'ei-
+.;naa no sentiment of revenge and has been, next
| "a the Gar the chief champion OF liberalism He
gerdes as such by the reaetienary party which in
| cl,Saa several members of the reigning house
notahlv Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaiov1teh, he
has been exposed their bitter enn1ity ana every
| conceivable intrigue and manoauvre has been de-
| yised 10 bring about his overthrow which weuid
have been accomplished long age had 1t not been
for the belief Of the Emperor in his honesty and
| natrfotfsm Now at length the revolutienists heve
become as convinced as Emperor about the
| liberalism of Stolypin, that is why, for some