Show THE CZAR AND HIS DYNASTY vt written atten before the death of alexander III 2 1 the mightiest autocrat in the world the czar of 0 all the Rus Is according to official oft lelal report published in the government papers suffering from an incurable Incur oble disease ills hla fate Is naturally the subject of much comment in europe hated and reviled by many of ills his subjects and attacked by wielders of the pen outside his dominions on account of 0 his immense power the czar has nevertheless riot not lacked defenders of 0 his conduct at present his faults five aie forgotten ali the civilized world only remembers that it lay in his power to begin the great ear european war and gratefully acknowledges that lie kept his sword in its ita scabbard the neue frele presse vienna says whatever mistakes he may have made its ills powerful figure will villi always be ie am enveloped by the glory ot of a genuine prince of peace during the thirteen years of 0 his reign lie he has soon many advisers pass from ills presence old Gort chakoff who left ills post with tears in hla eyes the reactionary Tol tolstoi atol the fanatical katcoff the busybody and the intriguer Ignat ignatjev lev but he has sidd field fast to alers the man mail who always advises peace arid and to vau who although lie he has inc increased ceased and improved the army yet I 1 never lever cared lor for the die aspirations a of f belov and chev the Zel tune tung cot cologne points out that the czar has hag much trouble in hla his family grand dulie duke nicolas constantino itch cl claimed aimed the throne BS as it a more direct descendant than alexander III ile he lives in tur under strict surveillance grand duke nicolas Is regarded legar ded as a genuine red radical who would lead a revolution at the first erport opportunity u anity ile he Is on this account not it a persons persona grata with the old nobility who even objected to its his serving in the guards and he has bag been sent to tiflis tile the azars czars sons bons quarrel among themselves and the heir to throne la Is reported to be weak in body and mind these family troubles are according to the from fren don den blatt hamburg nothing new to the czars azars dynasty whose members have a always ways quarreled with each other 1 alexander a descendant dant of Mi michael chitel romanoff who was chosen czar in 1613 and Is considered tile founder ou niler of the dynasty but the family Is much older tor for michael romanoff Roma nort was waa drosen ft osen because ile he was waa related to she dhe older dynasty of the aulks who erinice rhear dea cenit from the vikings the thea daring penetrated with their into the gulf ot of fill alanl at an early date and soon ex bonded their expeditions expedition i to the interior the fine called them rus rua or 1 le ft oa rAmen and the Slavon ians is changed the designation into russians Ru alan abbout the fhe middle ot or the ninth century internal strife among the plan and Slavon lavis caused tham to 40 ell choose ouse norman rulers enree brothers followed follow fd the itha cail curnc bilious and travor who founded each ach an emparo but s tile the la baat st named two brothers died arly barly united the whole under till big pa power or thus began the newlan nu islan boffl M claa laj year ye ir of its H fau being abeln gen edaly placed at norman fall influence u e a was nant for more than I 1 c ano co hundred years then st at lint last the kit dynasty became one in language ard and religion L the me history ot of the ru ka hs IS 13 A an almost unbroken record of gal aan gult iary conflicts conflict a between the members of the ho family ane invasion did not bring about a chany in tills INS for the tartars Tar tars who held hussla from rom 1237 to 1180 cared most moat for the resu regu ma II 11 I I ty with which tile the tribute was paid pad TI they le Y filled illiad the positions of 0 governor in th the e russian provinces of their empire with and aj awed them to out cut bac each h others throats as I 1 jonir as chey made their subjects pay and showed due re rat speck to 10 the tartans tartars the no ko held on to the tra traditions dILlons of 0 the house but they could not entirely escape the influence of she he sentiment ot of our times and their dewed deeds q have lately been less violent th the present pre sent czar indeed Is universally regarded as one ot of the supporters of 0 european peace and ills hla il 11 ness opuses anu h unrest in political politic II 11 avid and commercial circles how dasta distasteful mo the wholesale slaughter ol of the battlefield tle field Is 19 to ito him Is clearly indic indicated abed I ay y hla 1113 book reminiscences of Sabas which bleb anayibe used by the international peace as aa a powerful argument arsu ment true he Is relentless in Ms his combat with the nihilists nihilisms lists but lilii Is easby ex pl linert if i we remember that the emperors are arc ute monarchs regard themselves thema themo elves as specially appointed by led god and thus chus believe that t demand tor for a lion Is irreligious besides 11 Ides tile the Homa have good reason to regard all with distrust the father of 0 the present ruler of russia was foremost fore moat among the russana with liberal ideas anil freed the deop e from many irksome bonds it was well known that he wn eon tom plated aled the chanse change from an ab absolute to a constitutional government and it is said that on the day of his death tle ho had just signed the constitution ti the ie b bir ar barous crime by which he lost his big life iffe naturally aked his against the prime of con cona ill he withdrew the document and failed to execute his fathers political will the Zei Zel tunK tung berlin acknowledges that ho tho t czar is A friend of peace and this I 1 li all the more to his credit as he to is mile little satisfied alls fled with the he present can cond dillan KIon of the map of europe the paper thinks thit that ho tho t czars azars evident aversion to rive give the haji es of wat war a trill Is not wt without th 0 t some same sound practical reasons he knows that a russian autocrat has little to gain band much to loae in a war nihilism Is not dead it on only ly slum s umbers slumbers lers it if the czar Is not only ruf euf foring fering front from kidney trouble out also so from a nervous affection no one should be surprised it Is a hard task this oils to be emperor of russia transited Tran sited for the literary digest |