New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
HOW PRINCE ELM GRADUATED.

Film who is the chief OF the family is first sec
retary of the Russian Embassy at Vienna Is one
of the grand huntsrlen to the Gar and is married
70 the beautiful Countess Sophie NorontzoH-baSA-
EoAf daughter Of Alexander ITS Minister OF the
Tn7perial House and Grand Master Of the Court
now x-icerov Of the Caucasus and probably the
late Emperor's most intimate friend and trusted
confdant Elm has achieved considerable Iahle
as a nimrod and an explorer, has written
successful book about his explorations of KAN
schatka and with his wife spent some time IN lis
oa,i+al Eoe+ronavIovsk where Bering, who gave
his name to the Bering Strait. lies entomped De-
meath a handsome monument The Weai1n OF hhiii
Dernidor is beyond the power of calculation OF
estimation since d portion Of his income is oe-
rived from ineHhaustible quarries of malachite and
Iaris Iazuli and equally inexhaustbIe mines Of gold
and especially silver. Moreover. more than 60 per
cent of the mineral wealth of the princes vast
estates remains vet undeveloped In Russia
and in fact throughout the greater part Of Eu-
rome the name of DemdoR stands for boundIess
riches in the popular estimation, just in the same
way that the name OF Rockefeller stands in this
country for wealth beyond the dreams OF aVaTlce-
Film Derndor has strengthened this impression by
certain episodes in his Thus, when the tl7
came for him to pass his collegiate examinations
ne absolutely declined 10 return 10 St. Petersburg
for the nurpose but caused all the examining MEM
bers OF the faculty of the University OF St Peters
burg 10 go him AT Nice in a special train
which he placed at their disposal for the purpose
From the moment that they left St Petersburg
until they returned thither they were entertained
in the most lavish manner his guests. and under
the circumstances il is rot astonishing that he
should have passed his examinations in the South
of France with flying colors-
The founder Of the family. Nlketa Demidoff. the
blacksmith was at his trace in his native town
let in the UraI Mountains when Peter the Great,
who was travelling there. broke OF his most
valuable English pistols. The smith mended the
pistol so quickly and well that the Car was de-
IL anne sin
10 remember him. The smith beginning to
think that Peter bad forgotten him. when there
came an official paper, with the imperial seal
granting him the freehold OF great tract OF i'm
periaI land in the district Demidcf went 10 work
on his property, began by developing the iron
mines which ne found there, founded iron works
and started silver mining, and became so useful
a citizen that Peter the Great, delighted with his
discovery cf the man. ennobed him.
One OF the least creditable features OF the DenI-
3on family is the marriage OF Princess Mathllde
F3onaparte TO AnatoIe. Her father, ex-king Jerome
ffha grandfather of the Attorney General Of the
United States) was heavily in debt to Demidof,
who cancelled the liability in consideration of the
marriage Her husband did not make her aware
OF the fact that she had been made an object OF
tarter until a year after her marriage, and then
began 10 subject her 10 every kind Of in
dignity on one occasion striking her in full view
of al his guests fancy dress bali Tor haV-
ing ventured to object 20 the presence or one Of
HIS bellies amies at the entertainment Fortunately,
Emperor Nicholas / heard Of the matter. inter-
,ened. and forced Auatole. not only TO consent to
a soparaticz and 70 leave his wife free from any
4noiestation but 10 settle upon her an annuity o.