New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02
Russian Police Said to Have Evil
denCe Against Cars Brother.
I'm PLOT TO KILL EMPEROR
Latest Fad of Society Women
in Russia Is Snow Swimming
for Beauty and Health.
From The Tribune's Correspondent. !

st. Petersburg, Jan. N.-The chief Of the
Russian secret police has secured evil
dence which is said to show that the
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich was
party to the plots against the lives OF
the Car and Czarowitch. That is now ad-
mitted to be the reason for the recent
order placing the Cars brother under
"supervision." The order means that II
the Russian police can only smugsle
Michael "a Muscovite territory he VIII
either he condemned TO death out OF mana
or buried in the living tombs OF -
Petersburg.
u., Admiral Czagin committed sui
eide tre police. acting on orders ralueu
bls house. They supposed ne hau h'''e'
himself because he heard OF the pio' VI"
A. ,.acht and was ashamed TO thlhh he
ia Lroun nothing of what was gong OIL
rn6er his own nose. But mere ah0'n
SUNRISE awaited them. The hearth !" 'i
cahinet was covered with the cn"i
rar,.trs Of PAPERS he had burned belo'e
,,u,,t,g a bullet through his head n po-
itceman found a bit OF blotting paper OH
,.t,ch we're traces OF writing. The man
hold II nm 10 a glass and jumped with JOY
/, showed him fragment OF letter
written 10 the Grand Duke Michae' A'eN
androvich. Now the climax has come anu
the Grand Duke Michael has TO go
The car is a good example OF the truth
NJ the saving that Uneasy lies the heau
that wears a crown" What with TINS lat
oct nhase OF brotherly loyalty and the
carving on" of the Grand Dukes CyrlI
and Boris. the car has his hands iuii
Tho latter two are making most or the
,or,ous Continental resorts too warm lot
,b.rn and ouIte recently their mother hao
IN request them TO act better. at any rate
whilo they were stopping In the same
town as herself
Brave old General Kuropatkin couiu
have told some nice stories OF the conddct
OF these brilliant fighters during the
Russo-Japanese War il he cared 10 put
non TO paper. So outrageous was their
conduct I'm that campaign that the gen
oral was compelled to appeal direct 10
tbe car TO ask him To order the Grand
Dukes cyril and Boris to take their
harems away.
The latest fad among women in Russian
society is snow swimming. The snow
bath" is said 10 be marvellous as a beauti-
fving aid and as a cure for rheumatism
and other troubles. Wrapped IN rich turs
the beauties OF ST Petersburg step from
the screened exits Of the bath. and dotfing
their warm covering. plunge like Ewes into
the cold white snow. The proprietors OF
the baths are winning high revenues
After the plunge, pink and warm. the
women ioin their friends In the general
reception room. to which men are admlt-
ted on proof OF social standing and sub
stantial fee.
IL il expected that the section or the
Amur Railroad as. far as Blagoveschensk
will be open for traffic In few months
The entire construction. which has ALREADY
cost about $500 0O0 000, will be completed
in 1915. vile the United States Is cele-
brating the opening of the Panama Canal
Russia will be feting the opening OF the
great road through the rich Amur region.
Dowries for pretty land plain) Jewessess
i'm the Smolensk Province have gone
up a steep ascent since the celebrated case
of the three hundred dentists. The discov-
cry OF gross frauds perpetrated by rich
Jews to secure preferential treatment ana
freedom from antiSemitic edlcts through
the gaining OF professional standing mas
led to resort to the marriage ruse. An
old imperial decree has been dug up pleds-
ing protection to the Jewish wives and on
spring and the Jewish relatives by mar
riages of certain Russians In Smolensk.
IL is expected that steps will he taken to
stop the intermarriage Of Jews and Rus
slams. and there is rush by wealthy
Jews to get beneath the bars.