New-York tribune., 1908-09-26
SUSTAINED BY THE EMPEROR.


Court intrigues Of the most disgraceful character
and bitter animosity the part OF the reactonary
element among the grand dukes IN t, admin
istraton. well as in the great world at St
Petersburg have failed TO bring about the expected
dismissal Of Count Eorontsoff- -Dashkof from the
post Of Viceroy Of the Caucasus. and encouraged
and strengthened by the loyal support Of the En-
peror, Of Premier Stolypin well of both en-
presses he is returning 10 his post at Tifiis with
increased prestige and authority. Two or three
years ago the entire Caucasus in state OF
violent insurrection. Civil raging. brgand-
ege rife and life and property. domestic Well as
foreign, were such extent at the mercy OF
outlaws and bandits that all trade and industry
were at a standstsll. This had been brought about
by the tyrannic policy OF Prince Galitzin who. as
Governor, had been responsible for the conscation
OF al the property Of the Armenian Georgian
Church on the preteKt that 81 was being used for
revolutionary purposes
Count vorontsoH- -DashkofT who was appointed TO
succeed him has by his humane and liberal ad-
rninistration restored peace and order throughout
the Caucasus and to-day trade and industry are
once more beginning flourish in that portion or
the Russian Empire which has been so bountifuily
endowed by nature with mineral and agricultural
wealth He has given back the confscated prop
erty TO the Armenian Georgian Church, ana mas
also revived the authority OF bishops and clergy
well as that Of the Mahometan priesthood there
by converting them into allies. instead Of dangerous
foes Of the Russian government II would take
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has brought about in the face Of almost insupera-
bic obstacles and dscouraging opposition from 81.
Petersburg But that he has been SUCCESSFUL IL
shown by the part which the people Of every class
and race in the Caucasus took in the recent cele-
bration Of the golden jubilee of his entering the
service OF the Russian Crown
Count and Countess Vorontsof- Dashkof are
among the few personages In Russia VINO ENJOY the
affection of both expresses When the now Wiz
owed Czarina first came 10 Russia as a bride the
countess who had recently been married. was ap-
pointed the grand mistress of her househod' "hiie
the count was then at the head OF the then Czaro-
witchs court The two coupies-that i 10 say,
Alexander III and his consort and the count ana
cos1utess-Teye never parted while Alexander lived
and had but few secrets from one another- AS
soon e Alexander succeeded TO the throne ne ap
pointed the count 10 be Minister OF the lihpeiiai
House and as such at the head, not only OF 'he
co,r+ hui also Of all the immense crown property
The count was kept in this position by EN-
peror Nicholas until about year aiter ms CORONA
ton. IL may be remembered that the iatCei ""S
rnarred by the terrible catastrophe on the plains Va
1-I,od,,nts outside Moscow, where, owing TO
panic which might easily have peeh a'erted %
the most elementary precautions on the part Vi ~
authorities several thousands OF uhior'uhaoe pe"S
ants who had come in some cases many huhoreus
80 -. - -, their homage to the Gar lost
4be,r lives bv being trampled to death So intense
was the popular indignation at nome ana s aplOau
that the Car was compelled 70 institute cohiniS
sion f ,nouiry in order TO determine the Diane anu
- ,sttiI,t,, fer the tragedy. The commission
nc beaaea bv the aged Count Pahlen, and with a
considerable amount Of Independence 'etuiNeu "
yara,c, r,,acing all the blame upon the real cupI|
,ha late Grand Duke Sergius, who was Governor
General Of MOSCOW
The grand duke had all along endeavored TO as
,,na,e himself et the expense of Count Voront-
soef-Dashkofr on the pretext that the latter as
Minister Of the Imperial Household, ana as such
in charge of the coronation was 81 lauit' anu
that the count should have been cleared al ms 'e
grand duke 81 expense so ebittered MN lhal ne set
10 work TO make the counts posluoh ii'oiei o"'
Some error in etiquette at subsequent court pan
AZ 81 Petersburg on the part Of one OF the mas
ters OF ceremonies gave Sergius the oppor-
tunitv Of assa!ling the count with such torrent
OF fnvective and reproaches in the presence Oh
guests that the count insisted on resigning all
the more so as he did not find himself sufnclenliy
defended in the matter by the Emperor
After the tragic death of Sergius. who had e~er-
cised most baneful influence on the Gar IL
began 10 dawn upon the latter that the count
had been sboTninably treated. and when 1t De-
necessary find first class man TO as
the place Of Governor General OF the eau
casus ne pressed the post upon the count in the
fattering nsnner. conferring him the
rank Of Eiceros, which had not been held by
any Of his predecessors since the administration
Of old Grand Duke Michael Nicholaovitch. One
OF the counts daughters. a very beautiful woman.
~ married young Elm Denidon, Prince Of San