The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-28
CZAR IS WORRIED
OVER W|FE'S HEALTH
Her Condition Is Critical, and
a Trip Abroad Is
Advised.
BY GEORGE FRASER,
Cable TO The Tribune.

| Speclal cable TO The Tribune.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 27.-The czal
/ Is very seriously worried over the health
OF the czaritsa, and has decided to ac-
company her on her Journey. where the
doctors say she has a chance to recover
| her health, partially, at least. The deci-
| sion OF the car to travel with his con-
sort TO foreign country is recognized
| repeated statements to the effect that
the malady OF the empress has reached
It's final stage. FriedboSg, where the
car and czaritsa Will stay. Is within mr.
teen minutes drive of Nauheim. The
palace, since the death of Duke Ludwig
| ". has not been occupied. and extern
slve PREPARATIONS are being made to
visitors. A hundred rooms were got
ready at Friedborg. and full contin-
gent OF secret police have arrived from
Darmstadt and Frankfurt, and are sub
jecting all visitors and foreigners TO a
close scrutiny. According to present ar
ranSementsr their majesties' stay will
last six weeks. 1t Is probable that while
away the czar will receive a visit from
Kaiser Wilhelm, and the two monarchs
VIII discuss the Balkan situation.
Have No Civil List.
The statement is frequently made that
the cars civil list Is 50. .O0o. 900. The
fact is that the emperors OF Russia have
no civil list as they draw ad llbtum
on the imperial treasury; every rouble
Lutte disposal OF the sovereign, who is
the owner OF vast estates and forests
with mines of great value. A diplomat
lst, newly arrived at st. Petersburg,
asked functionary OF the Russian for
eigu office tho amount OF the imperial
civil list, and received the answer: "Que
vouleZ-vous avec une liste civlle? Tout
apPar'erIt adTt au car; Ear, ct ii prend &c qu'H
before his assassination, the Emperor
Alexander III. drew $4,000, 900 from the
treasury in order TO make what be con-
sidered to be an adequate provision for
his morganatic wife, Princess Dolgorouki,
and her children.
Reign Of Terror.
The reign of terror In the Caucasus
reached Its climax of dramatic horror
last week Hussein Khanofr wealthy
robber OF Elizavetpol district, on being
ter OF a petty official named Kasimireff.
carried her off by force. Next day, after
a fierce struggle. in which several of the
brigands were wounded, the girl was res
bandits subsequent threats. determined
TO migrate from the town. Hussein
seized this as an opportunity for re-
yenge. AS kaslmiref, his wife, and
destination. they were swooped down
upon by his band of cut-throats and hur-
ried Off to the hills. where the father
and mother were told to prepare for
choice between death and entering Hus-
sein's harem, a chance of escape which
both refused. "Agafya," said the ban
dit, '1s reserved for a better fate"
Victims Were Drowned.
The four victims were then roped to-
gether and placed In n leaking boat. |
which was towcd into the middle OF a |
small lake. AS the boat settled down the |
wretched family prayed and sang hymns |
while the brigands jeercd and threw
stones on them. For an hour they chung
to the boat, but as each sank the burden
upon tho survivors became greater and |
finally all disappeared. Three days later
rescued In a pitiable condition
by soldiers. told very pathetic story
which was related above.
Very pathetic is a story that comes
from Krasnobrod. In the government OF
I.ublin. near Odessa. Two years ago
there disappeared the seven year -old
daughter OF we'll to-do family In Kras-
nobrod. A few months ago the mother
paid visit TO the district of Yahrmarka.
There near the church door she gave
aims 10 blind girl, saying; Pray for
my child my dear: whom I lost two
years ago. She is certainly dead" The
blind girl had scarcely heard the lady's
voice before she recognized It, and sprang
10 her feet saying: Mamma. am your
child. Marier' She had been stolen by
DeggarS and i1l-treatcd.