Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-18

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and novelists and dramitists.
Car Nicholas II. addicted on March
Is, 1911 During his last moments as
Autocrat of all the Russias he was on
a railway train, Fastening from the
front to Petrograd, whence rumors of
the grave disorders that were to Gull
inmate in his dethronement had reach
ed him. The train got as far as Pskoff
some distance from the capital There
it was boarded by a deputation of
eminent Russians, among them Cen
eral Russky 1t did not take the Gar
long to see that his reign was over.
What it is desired that I should
do?" he asked.
'Abdicate the throne was the re-
ply of the deputation.
A manifesto of abdication, largely
prepared in advance, was presented to
Nicholas, and he signed it at once.
At Tsarkoe Selo the dethroned inn
perial family was guarded with laxity
Ia; first But rumors came that mem
bers of their suite, imprisoned with
them, were conspiring against the re-
publican government, SO many of their
re gime under which the prisoners liv-
ed was made stricter.
The commandant at the Tsarkoe Sc
newspaper correspondent who visited
the ex-Czar's prison two weeks after
his abdication these interesting details
about the daily life of Nicholas and
his family:
"He is in perfectly good health and
fairly good spirits. When he is with
his own encourage he has fits of cry
ing. From II to daily he is allowed
to walk for recreation the raled gar
zen between the east and west wings
of the palace.
THE formers Emperor's chief oc-
cupation is shoyeling snow in the gar
den which he enjoys greatdly. He
shows boyish interest in what is said
and written of him. Me does not re-
sent abuse At present he is chiefly
DESTROYS of obtaining foreign papers,
which are virtually unobtainablt
The former Empress is in better
health. Grand Duke Alexis, the for
mea heir to the throne, has recovered
entirely. When he heard of his ia
theirs dethronement he cried bitterly
not. in my opinion, fro mappreclation
OF the situation, but merely because he
was affected by his parents misery.
The other children are better, except
Grand Duchess Marie.
"All letters and communications to
the court are brought here first. am
the censor"
Toward the end of March came the
report that the ex-CZar's lands were to
be confiscated. II was estimated that
Nicholas, who, as Car, had owned
400 900 acres Of land and enjoyed an
income running far up into tne mil
lions, owned only about 100000 in
cash and securities His wife, it was
said at the same time, still had some
$3.50 900, his son about $2,750,0O0 ow-
ing to the fact that his allowances had
accumulated for years. The fortunes
of the ex-Czar's four daughters We're
estimated as follows Olga, $l,750,-
600; Tatiana $2,0oOO0o; Marie, $780,
600: Anastasia, $1,650,000.
The soldiers guarding the eX-Czar
were rebuked for laxity last May after
their commander had found them sit
ting about smoking and talking to by
ISLANDERS.
In June some of the Russian ex-
tremis-s started an agitation in favor
of taking the ex-Czar and his family
from Tsarkoe Selo and putting them
into a real prison at Kronstadt. Elk
tremists also demanded that they be
put to work in the gold mines of 81
bera, only to BIT met with hilarity. Yet
two months later their wishes were
destined to be fulfilled, at least in
part. Whether or not the Romanoff
family, now in Siberia, are to be set
to work in mines remains to be seen.
In June, also, the question came up
as to whether Nicholas Romanotf, ex-
autocrat of all the Russias, should be
raised to equality with the humble
peasants Of his realm by being allow
ed to vote. 1t was decided after some
debate that the privilege should be ex>
tended to Mr.. Romanof.
Early in July came the news that the
Provisional Government of Russia had
confscated property of the ex-Czar
valued at $70O,OO0,0O0, and once more
the world got on linking of what ire