Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 29 April 1917 — Page 3

CHAPTER OF THE STOKY.

Continued From Page One.

dowE in the private apartment® of the, emperor and empress—the windows from which they saw from time to time those who. opposed them borne to secret graves- in the palace garden, or removed from the earth by unspeakable treachery and villainy.

I was the confidential associate of the monk Rasputin. My scholarly attainments he made use of to hide his ignorance I read his correspondence, wrote his letters—for, as 1 have said, he could neither read nor write,

I did not even suspect at first, nor for a long time could I bring myself to believe, the depths of degradation and infamy of Rasputin. And when in horror I finally realized the monstrous machinations of the man and set about to unmask him—then was my secret grave in the palace garden prepared and the imperial assassins summoned.

HOW RASPUTIN ENSNARED THE CZAtt'S WIFE. It is 400 years since the insane barbarities of the reign of Ivan the Terrible. But things have changed very little in Russia in all those years.

While the rest of the world has progressed Russia alone has retained her 6,poOks. The mediaevalism of the dark ages still clings to the gloomy walls and secret passages of the royal palace.

Where else but in Russia in this twentieth century could the bp by heir to the throne be slowly poisoned for the purpose of holding in unholy thraldom the emperor and the empress of a great nation?

Rasputin, as I have said, found me convenient to use. 'With pious craftiness he carefully hid from me his sinister designs. With cunning explanations he quieted my-occasional misgivings.

But he grew bolu as his power' at the royal palace increased. When he felt himself securely established he no longer denied or evaded my suspicions. Finally, he threw off his mask and boasted of his conquest of £he imperial pair.

Then it was that Rasigstin revealed to me the most intimate details of his sinister work, and e^lained the true significance of much I had heard and many letters I had read and written for him.

I was never trusted by the "dark forces." I was not welcomed to their plottings and counseling.?. It is with the confessions of Rasputin that I draw aside the curtain which has veiled the mysteries of the royal household and reveal the palace secrets as Rasputin confided them to me.

Rasputin himself hqd a loathsome personality. Born in the wilderness of Tumen, in Siberia, in 1867, he grew up without education. Of weak health ar.d uncouth figure, he was looked on as almost an idiot in childhood. As a mftn he developed a strong power of emotional expression—an ability to work on the feelings of ignorant people.

He had gained notoriety as a so-called "holy man" and pilgrim when he came to Petrograd, and was taken to court by the Grand Duchess Militza. wife of the czar's cousin, daughter of King Peter of Montenegro and sister of the queen of Italy.^k^

This princess had at^he time a love affair with Dr. Veliaminov, another court physician. Her consciousness of guilt made her susceptible to the peculiar emotional prea-vhing of Rasputin.

He was never a regularly ordained priest. At one time he belonged to the sect called "Chlysts," whose rites include ecstatic kissing, frenzied dancing, and a supremely emotional climax. These rites furnish the keynote to his later religious excesses at court i

Now of all the abominations of the late court the most cruel was the manner in which the czarina's feelings as a mother were used to maintain Rasputin and his fellow conspirators in power. This story of cruelty to a oh 11and torture of a mother's heart played a great part in bringing about the revolution, for the common people of Russia 'hate cruelty, whether the victims be royal children or poor workingirfen..

In the conspiracy to play upon the czarina's feelings there were three principal characters: Gregory I":osputin, "the holy devil."

Madame Virubova, a lady-in-waiting, an unscrupulous woman, perhaps the most forceful character in the^court clique. Dr. Badmaef, an unofficial court physician, half charlatan,- of fascinating manners and Tibetan birth, with a "wonderful oriental knowledge of herbs and poisons.

Whenever this trio thought that Rasputin's power at court was waning whenever they needed money for any self-indulgence, the little czarewitch was given a powder that made him ill without immediately endangering his life. I do not know personally that the powders were given to the czarevitch, I never saw the powders nor the hand that administered them—but Rasputin frankly, even boastfully, explained all to me.

Dr. Badmaef provided the powders, Rasputin told me. Rasputin and his friend together found daily opportunities of administering them. Gregory Rasputin told .me this himself. He said, with a laugh, that /the czar and c::arina had been neglecting "him for a time, but the "little yellow powders" would strengthen their belief in him again.

When the czarevitch became ill, Madame Virubova would remind the czarina that "Holy Greg Dry" alone could make him well by praying for him. "Holy Gregory" played and the illness ceased—because the powders wers no longer b6ing given to the boy. Then "Holy Gregory could have anything he asked, could do any outrageous thing he desired. It is well known to everybody that all the hopes and ambitions of the czar and czarina had been centered on the birth of this boy, who came late in their married life. Therefore anything that affected his existence wjis an easy way of playing on the credulity of this weak-minded couple, especially of the czarina.

Through the stupefying effects of the drugs the baby czar has received the poor boy can never become strong or normal. I have ifeen him and spoken to him again and again, and I know this. In his photographs he appears a pretty boy, but when you see him you are astonished at his fragility and his unnatural appearance. He is a weakling compared to his four sisters. Blue veins stand out strongly in his colorless face. When -vou touch him he becomes blue. He has a crippled left leg, due to an accident when he was stepping into a boat five years ago to go from Peterhof palace to Cronstadt. The drugs have affected his njind also.

When I was presented to the little czarevitch at Tsarskoe-Selo, seeing that he had a book of Russian fairy tales, I said to him:

"Which of those pretty stories do you like best?"

Yo be Continued Tomorrow.

W ECHO OF MINE DISASTER LAST YEAR

Damages Aggregating $60,000 Asked By Three Men Injured In Oli-phant-Johnson Shaft.

By Special Correspondent. BICKNELiI/, lAd., April 28.—Three damage suits have been filed by former miners of the Oliphant-Johnson Coal company in which the plaintiffs ask $50,000 damage. The suits were brought as a result of the gas explosion which occurred In the company's mine last December, near Bruceville, which cost the lives of four miners and Injured a score of others.

Neal Grable asks fcfr a sum of $25,000, his son Charles Grable wants $15,000, and Charles Collins is asking for $10,000, alleging that they were injured by the explosion and have become tubercular subjects and injured for life.

New Union Organized.

By Special Correspondent. ^BICKNELL, Ind., April 28.—A new union has been organized in this city known as the Hod Carriers' Building and Common Labor's Union of America and has taken in all classes of labor. The following officers have been selected:. President, Asa Serfert vice president, Howard Taylor treasurer, John Barnat financial treasurer, Chas. Lutz corresponding secretary, Millard Killion.

Red Men Lease Grove.

3v Special Correspondent. BICKNIvLL, Ind., April 28—The Red Mea of the local tribe Quindaro, No. 387, have leased the Bunting grove in the south part of town and are making extensive preparations to celebrate the fourth of July and they expect to have one of the greatest events ever held in the city.

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OLD GIOBV WILL FLY AT CASEY, ILL, TODAY

(Jrand Army Veterans and Citizens Generally Will Hoist Flag In Public Sauare.

By Special Corcespondent. CASEY, 111., April 28.—The citizens of Casey will hold a patriotic demonstration Sunday afternoon at 2 p. m.y A parade consisting 6f Higbee's band, Boy Scouts, Company A of militia, and secret societies will march up East Main street to the main square where a flag will be presented to the G. A. R., who will raise it to the large steel pole erected there. This will be followed by the song "America" by a men's chorus led by Higbee's band. Prayer will then be offered by Rev. P. Flagge of the M. E. church. The parade will continue then to the city park where the militia will give a drill in extended order. This wili be followed by the song, "Battle Hymn of the Republic," by a girl's chorus.

The address of the day will be given by the Hon. Fred F. Bays, of Sullivan, Ind. Following this the parade will return to the square, where the militia will give a drill in close order. This will be followed by the song, "Star Spangled Banner," sung by L-orenz Higbee, accompanied by his band.

ARMY OFFICER RESIGNS.

Colonel Edward J. Lang Quits Post In Illinois Infantry. By Special Correspondent.

PARIS, 111., April 28.—Colonel Edward J. Lang, of Paris, tendered his resignation as colonel of the Fourth infantry, Illinois national guard, Saturday. In a statement-he said there was a lack of harmony in the infantry, and no volunteer members could be recruited.

The resignation was forwarded to Adjutant General Frank F. Dickson, of Springfield. He will be placed on the officers' reserve list, and will be subject to call when needed. He had been in charge of the infantry for fifteen years.

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REMARKABLE opportunity for every man or boy who would Bave on a good Bicycle. In anticipation of National Bicycle" Week we procured aver 100 of these famous

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Quartette of two rousing patriotic airs.

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