The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30
RUSSIAN ROYALTY
At SUMMER HOME
Mysterious Threats Prey on Regal
Nerves and Cause Great
Alarm.
WAVE OF sELF-DEsTRUCT1oN
Many of Czar's Subjects Have
Committed Suicide by Vari-
Gus Methods.
BY GEORGE FRA ASER,
special Cable to The Tribune.

Special Gable TO The Tribune.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 2s.-The
car and czarltsa. with their children
are now Installed for the summer at Pc
terhof the imperial domain on the gulf
Of Finland where they will spend most
OF the summer. Peterhof is known In
Russia the petit Versailles" The
park. which extends to the sea. is we'll
laid out. and there are fine terraces and
fountains In the gardens. The palace Is
huge, but the imperial family usually
live at cottage close to the sea, which
was the favorite residence Of the late
emperor. The emperor and empress
make frequent short trips In the imperi-
al yacht. The sea voyages seem TO aid
her majesty, whose health shows a slight
Improvement.
In spite OF his secluded life the car
Is a very busy man. and works hard.
Every morning he receives in audience a
number OF officials who have important
communications to make. and these in
terviews all end In his signing hundreds
or papers. 1t Is true that many impor-
tant documents remain unnoticed, and
the country cries out because Its peti
tlons for redress are disrcga rded; but
this is because. by skillful jugglcry. the
latter are passed through unseen, or are
terest IL is to suppress them.
Other kinds of jugglery are also at
work on occasion, and now and again,
on taking up pile OF official looking
and panic stricken to find himself face
to face with an extensively worded nj
hilistic proclamation. Yet he Is surround
ed only by men OF proved worth and
loyalty bound by the strongest oaths
and subject to the most dreadful penal
ties. who are apparently all above sus-
brought in through the walls and guards
to his private room by one OF these
chosen ones.
1t is these mysterious messages which
prey on the nerves OF the cxaritsa and
are responsible for her breakdown.
Suicide Epidemic.
Societies OF medical men and others
are being formed TO combat tho plague OF
suicides which threatens TO become epl-
dcmic in St Petersburg. In one day
were recorded in the newspapers, The
victims included a policeman. who blew
out his brains on the bank OF the Neva.
and a young baron aged 1S- The major,
seven we're 2s years OF age or under, Five
poisoned themselves. two shot them
selves. one man cut his throat, another
threw himself under a train, and In two
destruction chosen.
The Russian suardship Balkan, on the
Archaneel coast. Is achieving an unenvi-
able notoriety.
One OF her midshipmen went ashore
the other day at Yokong with a couple OF
sailors on a shooting expedition. After
boat owner, lie had the village elder
summoned before him and. according. to
the "Retch." knocked him down with the
butt end OF his revolver when the elder
Indignantly rejected certain dishonorable
suggestions that he had made TO him.
On the elder coming to his senses and
endeavorlng TO escape, the midshipman
fred at him with his revolver and shot
dead a Laplander and his fve-year-old
daughter.
When the Balkan arrived at Archangel
quantities Of fittings and technical
implements were stolen from her and
disposed OF In the town. The goods
would seem 10 have been removed In
broad daylight with the connivance OF
some OF the Balkans complement.