New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-08-07
GENERAL A CHEAT
r5;sf of Grand Dukes Household
Elected from Club.
,,-,rn, 1905. by the Brentwood conpany-l

-szr, 1905 by the Brentwood Conpany1
- zine mast runors have been current
- 20 the effect that Grand Duke Nicnoias
soI-s.o,,,tch who as commander in chief Of all
ors fr the metropolitan district Of st Peters
fhe .-.iees for a time almost dctatorisl pow
p1ie longer enjoyed the confidence and good VIII
fls r-,,reror-in brief. that he was In disgrace
O. 4 +-7,e: hut the reasons are not wholly pohu-
1I --nav are also connected with an extremely
.,sassnt affair which has been the TAX OF every
-, n the Russian capital
S. S.. e., If the matter is that General Alexander
III the principal aide-de-canp and most trust
"a - influential dgnitary IF the household OF the
- suEe was caught cheating at cards the
g - cav at the English Club. the leading insu-
- - the kind in St Petersburg. The onence
t010 ~ mast herrant character and the general
va on,ptlr elected in the most lgnomlnious
49,, from the premises The general told 'he
= IN his own way 10 the grand DUKE convey
- course the impression that ne was the VIC
-, n : conspiracy and Nicholas NlcholaloN, ''-
~ e extremely autocratic, arrogant and high
We go summoned General Arapof. one Of the
'e + ,z-e-nars Of the club and demanded an
.,.-o+io, Of the occurrence and report
SAt-.o4[ greatly offended by the attitude Of the
a. ate REPLIED that the statutes Of the club
80, he communication Of affairs that had
80 -r4-bin the precincts Of the club TO any
- not forming part thereof and that he
pS,s ,o,sAauentlv decline TO give any explana-
- - - make any report about the matter unless
= -.cs,ved the personal and direct orders OF the
- ,-.oss viii he regarded as supreme.
- v-zns duke thereupon directed General GAIL
- s.u.,ra 10 = duel the man who had been the
&c. n accuse him OF unfair play and TO Drlhs
,L.-eA n cheating against him. In consequence
:. +bis Gail sent a cartel TO Major Biskoripskl' OF
10 ~ the cavalry regiments Of the guard NOW
80 3, -he Russian army. as likewise in the
IN 20 CANARY, and Austria are not permitted
= a-h+ snv duel until they have submitted the
- - the resinental court Of honor ana have
-.,,,s5 the authorization Of the latter 10 hshI
-. oo,,-+ If honor. presided over by the COM
.,se- If the regiment. Colonel krossowskl' "a
= g., consideration the fact that meanwhile let
- - - -aoeives from clubs abroad frequented
= -. General irtiuating that he had exposed
t-.s.,< there 10 very pronounced suspicion OF IN
e. MAY decided that no challenge could ne &C
,e--ss from him until either speclalIF ofsaiiZed
ro,7-+ az honor or e court lnaru7i Id" ue'e' iie'
..A.- ~ NOT ne was any longer qualihed TO en-
- - officer and gentleman on the field OF
to- Iris was 8 perfectly natural conclusion;
GOV The general had been. as mentioned above,
,,,r7+ IN the act az cheating. had been ejected
.-o-r The leading club in St petersburg win con-
sssrsAe Violence and was therefore, according to
- +bz ethics as 10 honor and OF the duello pre-
.,,,,-r On the Continent Of Europe. barred from
a,7ar5fne or receiving satisfaction in single COM
h.- until cleared Of the charges resting on his
shoulders
ypon the affair n This light and. taking advantage
of his mower as EeneraIissirno of all the military
forces Of the 81. Petersburg district. inflicted
sentence OF four weeks arrest on the colonel OF
IRE regiment for obstructing the execution OF his
orders Within rwenty-four hours this action on
he pz- had been brought 10 the notice Of the
car who exceedingly angered and wrought up
gave directions for the Immediate release Of the
celonsl 81 the same time sending written COM
-nuuicstion &c the grand duke intimating his dis
Measure and disapproval Of his conduct The
r-snd duke a. once left St. Petersburg for the
soyfb If Russia and has not since been seen at
court.