El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. NINTH YEAR, No. 200, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 3, 1889 Page: 3 of 8
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IS BLAZING.
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KENNAN's letters to the centu-
ry have borne fruit.
Til® tlovcrmiKiii {{(!« -iout n 'Cm-tmlH-
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•toil" to SUxrln ti» Jtivee'lgntp the
of €lii«J Trout,nienf of l'.*IJt>*.
A Httmple of lt* Work.
(Special Oorre»jK>ti(l«iic«.|
Nkw York, a us. 22.~Ueor«e Ken-
nan's article# on -'Exile Life in Siberia."
published iu The Century Magazine, have
proved of such importance us to arouse
the interest of the whole civilized world.
They by «omom«anshave penetrated eyen
into Siberian wilds, end convicts in the
bitter north praise and bless his work in
their behalf. As the result of Mr. Ken-
nan's revelations all eyes are turned to
ward Russia, a wait in;; her action in a
matter of such vital Importance to mill-
ions of her subjects. That some forward
movement must be made the Russian
government well understands. Conse-
quently a committee of investigation has
been formed at St. Petersburg to make a
tour of the Siberian provinces and report
on the condition of the exiles.
G. NieimshefF writes a long letter to
Free Russia, published in Geneva, Swit-
zerland, and from his letter I have trans
lated the following extracts:
The Government, as announced in
the Russian papers, sent a commission
consisting of Gem Rousinoft De llarier
and stall to investigate the condition of
the prisons.
The revelations of our terrible suffer-
ing#, made by the great American
writer, George Ken nan, have b«en the
means cf bringing the question up for
Imperial consideration. The Russian
government accuses Mr. Ketman of hav-
ing betrayed its confluence, but we poor
exiles bless him lor it if he has. We, the
con vic's of the city of Tomsk, had been
advised ten days previously of tire com-
ing of these high officials. Weconsulted
among ourselves and decided on what
basis our complaints should be formu-
lated and presented to the 'commission.
The day of the arrival of the Peters-
burg officials the chief of police an-
nounced to us that his excellency Gen.
Rousinoif would receive criminals and
hear their complaints after 12 o'clock
the next day at the Hotel Europe. "AH
will have to visit him; those who wish
to see Itina and those who do not will be
conducted there bv force," he said (as
was the case with nome of our col-
leagues), 1 was not among the first lot
to enter the general's room the follow-
ing day, but remained standing in the
hall for some time, thus having an op-
portunity to study the faces of the pom
fellows as they emerged from the gen-
eral's presence, —
Their first act oa coming out was to
spit on thu.iipor, rtieir faces at the same
• assuming a sdimitic smile. We who
were waiting understood the indications,
und that eta* most moderate ideas of
amelioration would have to bo aban-
doned. Alas! ali our bright expectations
were scattered to the winds, our peti-
tions had been in vain; there was no
hope of a better condition for us.
"N., X. and 7+, please come to his ex-
cellency," sabufed the gendarme. We
•topped forward and were conducted to
his room. On entering We saw a man
•till young, with a very bald head, and
sharp gray eyea, dressed in somo strange
costume. This was Gen. Rousinolf, the
same who offered his services to hang
Sophie PerovsLaia when tho govern-
mental hangman, Proioff, refused to per-
form that oliiee. From that time Rousi-
nofl's pronation was rapid.
"Your names," said the general, look
ing over out" heads. We introduced our-
selves.
Ho replied: "I know, I know. Being
secretary on state criminal proceedings
I know all abput you without ever hav-
ing seen yoii" Pointing to ono of us he
said: "You, if I mistake not, were on
trial at Kietf tn 1883."
"No, sir. I was one of the nineteen
in the Odessa trial."
"Oh! yes. that is true."
Pointing to another the general said:
"You were orte of the twenty-one on
trial at Petersburg."
"No, sir. I am an administrative ex-
ile."
"Yes! yes! 1 confounded you with
Ivanolf. Take a seat, gentlemen," the
general said aa lie pointed to a chair.
He drew his own chair before a round
table covered with books and papers.
"I, as you kiibw," continued tho general,
"am sent here by tho ministry to ac-
quaint myfStllF with the position of the
political exiles living here, and to better
their condttioh as much aa possible with-
in tho jurisdiction of the law. I have
been told you have considerable difficulty
in obtaining Work. This is not the wish
of the government in sending you here:
on the contrary, do as you please; we
are also willing t6 assist you in finding
employment. One thing, you are posi-
tively forbidden to teach; you must not
even think of bucIi a thing. We are
under moral obligations to protect our
youth from bad influences—and your
past, gentlemen"—and the general made
a graceful movement of his hand to-
wards us.
"Can 1 practice as a fcfclaher?" (assist
ant doctor), a*!ted one of our nurlher, ••
medical student Ijohling a diploma ns
fotdeher.
The general replied: "But you are de-
prived of all rights. 1 cannot ask the
court to restore you."
1 then spoke; "But I, aa administra-
tive exile, am not deprived of my rights.
I would like to take up literary work, as
• correspondent for the papers. Can 1
MttntTiurlrnt** wW» !*"®1 1 '
sHiiSisi:
ss
v>u<w mtcnsrfftcs? i tut* ueen a
«| previous to* my exile/
« poiioo
writor
"What is the use?" he replied. 'Can
you not get something else to do? What
pleasure can you find in writing damag
ing articles against the government? No-
body reads them, and. then, so much is
written that is utterly false a,nd untrue."
I at last asked the general if he would
permit me to serve as a clerk in the court
of investigation. "You, sir?" bo replied;
"it is not a proper position to allow
exile to occupy. There may at times be
i>eer"! investigations to make, even as to
,<uuu<j.o c.iii. ..liter, iou must admit
iiiat state criminals eunnot, oceupy each
responsible pillions."
Weary and heartsick, we wereo.i v ery
hand met with thewwiwoUJ" We
do not wish," columned the*j[?Mi<*v d. 'to
aave you think w« wish to pen.^eu;,,' you
because you are exiles Another thing
to beconsi lerefb when you have employ-
ment we are not forced to give you
monthly r./.ion.-. I would like to know
evefy detail of your life in Liberia; how
yon live, bow you pass your time, with
whom you arcueqnai ;;tedr~in fad,.every-
thing you do, *t».as yj enable us to help
you For this purpose we have come to
iiberia, and intend Iravtlin^.all over
the country, to study .your life here,
und compare it with the life of the In
mates of Kchlusselburg fortress, near SI
Petersburg. 1 visited that prison a short
time ago. ft is in every respect a model
' institution, and no betttr oan be found
in Europe. There they enjoy regnlai
family life: and the commandant is kind
and fatherly Just think, each prisoner
lias Ids own little garden, where he raises
vegetables, even flowers On the occa-
sion of my visit* they presented me with
bouquets from their gardens.* Can you
Hud anything of the kind in western Eu-
rope!' No! not even in Prance, with her
tit lipid and nonsensical government. You
must acknowledge, gentlemen, that no-
where iii Europe are political prisoners
•ared for and nursed like children as in
Russia,"
The general spoke at length about per-
mitting too much learning in Russia
There were too many universities
throughout the country, he said; he also
spoke strongly against the project of a
university at Tomsk, and tried to im-
press on our minds t ha t we exiles should
not desire such au institution, for on its
"stabiiahment we would all Ik? sent to
another part of the country to prevent
the influence of state criminals from
affecting student life, "if on investiga-
tion it could be proven that any of you
were connected with any of the circle of
the Tomsk gymnasium, you would be
immediately transported to the Yakutsk
ooloo-ses (hamlets); you will be punished
severely, no mercy will be shown you.
and you wiil be left entirely destitute."
"Your excellency," said one of our
number, "why should my wife and mv
children be made to suffer for others
transgressions, simply becauscwae of the
exiles had made the acquaintance of one
of the students" circle?"
"In Yakutsk," shouted the general
in rage, "you will be yet more severely
punished for the bad influence you exer-
cise over our youth, the future hope of
Russia, .and you nave your friends to
blame for it all."
Then he heard each one explain his
grievances. Referring to tho law and
his secret instructions, he threw an im-
mense amount of pathos into his tones
as he advised us, as the bestand shortest
means to a solution of our troubles, to
"petition the all merciful great White
Czar, of whose mercy and goodness yon
have no conception, with tho greatest
contrition for causing him trouble, and
you will be pardoned by him."
"After fourteen years of life in prison
iu mines and in exile, fluch an act i-
beneath human dignity," our friend X
replied. "What! appeal for mercy aftei
such unjust treatment?" We becain<
anxious for the fate of our friend who
could show such temerity in the gen-
eral's presence.
"Below your dignity to petition to the
czar!" cried the general. ,c v
The general rose, and so did X.
"What shall I ask? Why, I was kept
four years in prison before! was brought
to trial, and then when sentenced to the
mines 1 was taken to the Petropavlouski
fortress and kept three years in solitary
confinement, and even here I was kept
in prison two years after my term had
expired. This in addition to my severe
sentence." said X., calmly but with de-
termination.
"Ah! ah! ah!" shouted Gen. Rousi
noff, advancingtowardX "This is very
interesting to me; very interesting, in-
deed, to listen to such language."
Mr. X. next complained that the cbief
of police, Nekrassotf, supecting him of
the authorship of the letters accusing him
of stealing the golden caber, intended
sending him far away from Tomsk. He
had purchased the instruments for his
ship on borrowed money, and if the
chief of police carried out his intentions,
his creditor would be a loser to the ex
tent of 1 000 rubles.
I next apjieared with my grievances.
"For six months 1 have been unable to
obtain a passport to which I am justly
entitled by law," I began. But at this
juncture a gendarme Appeared on the
scene and announced tip criminals Goly-
bieff, Obedzinski and jf.onbleff, and we,
wtthonc further ceremony, were obliged
totake our departuilf On leaving the
general said: "V^y well, very well,
you, Mr. X., I will
me, we shall see you
entthen on my re-
not bid you good-by.
good-by; and wil
speaV some other
ngaiiiv if not at pi
turn, and I si
but au Wolrl*
We afterward
Ceral parted
same
fan
that the
every exile in muob
r. The reeul* of the
K» »»«*- * -
i >>v >.:»iL*jrian Ofizette, for giv-
ing employment to exWe* hfls to-en pro-
hibited. An exile employed on thy
statistical bureau was difcJ^ged. The
candy manufactory of a, M. Roub-
leff whs closed, and we were all finally
sent from Tomsk. Even those whose
terms had expired were gent with the
T,
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ti —an w-
U- >. :t» w '. »'»• Ami tns it. i} if' mwa-
ti< r ' t!. i ai Uti iU iff b m d oar
l'.'. M. .
It is possible that these remarks atxiut
Rousi noli, if they reach the eyes of the
Petersburg authorities, will in their esti-
mation enhance his value, and he will be
given an opportunity to hang more So-
phie Perovskaias and realize his dream
of the highest destiny Of man. But. let,
the world understand that there is little
difference iiotween the hangman Krolod
N;.nd (len. iiousinoff, and what difference
esif ts is certainly in favor of the former.
Count A. Nohkaikow
*When on« of om- number asked the gctiera,
him- utfiiiy times he had vistteil the fortress, and
wtuia. ho rvpiieil only once, in January, he wa.s
ftsied how was it pt»*»ibl« to raise vetfetatiliw ami
ill the linvre winter weattier of t'ei/'i-n
i.iirjj,' The general t»«came confawd, and said it
miwt have been hutwtier when he was there
Kebiusaelbntx is the worst ot alt Russian prisons
A GENTLE HINT.
h I tax It Tu I Lover Made Hold by the Sad-
don Action* of FHs Fiancee.
(>■ ir;; ■ was . bas' if'tl lo lie scarce-
ly daied to i mi h hie isui rn hand. He
loved her well and she was worthy of his
affection, for she was modest, intelligent,
sweet and lovable: but like all good wo-
men, she yearned for the respectful ca-
resses that are evidences of a pure affec-
tion. She, however, yeani-rd in vain,
George worshiped her. lie might kiss
the hem of her garment, but to kiss her
lips or cheek—the very audacity of the
thought made him tremble.
They sat together by the sea looking
out upon the track <4* toe moon's light
which white winged yachts were cross-
ing now r.n I then;
It w«* a witching BOiir. a <*uonc
For tove and ca)» flight-
Suddenly she moved slightly away
from him..
"Please, George, don't do that." she
said.
"What?" he asked in genuine surprise.
"Oh! you needn't tell rue." she replied.
"You were just going to put your arm
around my waist and—and were going to
try and kiss me."
"Dear Arabella"
"Oh! you needn't tell me different; you
were going to do it, Well, after all. I
suppose you are not to blame. It is just
what a lover would do to his sweetheart,
and i suppose I must not be offended if
you do do it."
And George grasped the situation and
did exactly what Arabella supposed he
would do. and the ruooo grinned and the
stars winked and the wavelets laughed,
and a mosquito that was aliout to alight
on the maiden's cheek flew away and
settled on the nose of agrass widow who
was sitting near the baud stand,—Bos-
ton Courier.
t'li-Exliuj-ulsUvd Amateurs.
Clara—I see, Sara, that the critic of
The Evening Foot light has been con-
demning amateurs for attempting too
ambitious roles. 1 wonder what he will
have to say about your Camille.
Sara—Oh, that'll be all right. The
Footiight man was at our rehearsal to-
day, and he said if we failed he'd just
compliment us on our successful bur-
lesque.—Munsey's Weekly.
stories ABOUT ANIMALS.
Mrs. Slater, of Siverlyville, Pa., had a
rooster killed recently, and was pleased
and surprised to find a five-dollar gold
piece in its craw.
At East Lyons, la., a goose died very
suddenly. On cutting it open a silver
thimble was found in its throat. It is
thought the fowl choked to death while
trying to swallow it,
i ne largest brook trout ever caught on
this continent was landed recently at
Spring creek, N. Y. The fish weighed
six pounds and two ounces, and its pro-
portions and complexion were perfect.
Dwellers in Florida who are fortunate
enough to possess ptt sand hill cranes
have discovered that they are alert night
watchers. No tramp or thief can ap-
proach the premises without hearing a
clear bugle note of alarm.
Fred Martin, of Muskingum county,
O., has a "happy family," consisting of
two dogs, four kittens, two raccoons,
three gray squirrels and a young wood-
chuck. All are pets and eat and play
together, apparently on tbe best of
terms
While some boys were playing on a
plot of grass at Ballston. N. Y., one of
them discovered and raptured a live
snake which has two heads, each head
having two eyes and a mouth, also a
tongue The little reptile, which is
about six inches long, is of the black
snake breed.
J. N. English exhibited at Americus,
Ga., a tusk that was taken from the
mouth of a wild boar that was killed in
his corn field, on Camp creek, five miles
from Andersonville, The tusk was a
very large one, measuring nine and a
quarter inches long. It formed almost
a circle and was very sharp.
Edwards Banks, a well known farmer
of Mulilenburg county, Ky., recently
killed the largest rattlesnake seen in
southern Kentucky for a long time. He
was crossing a field and heard a slight
hissing sound iu a bush. He saw a rat-
tle snake coiled up. and picking up a
stout stick billed the serpent with • sin-
gle blow. The snake was three feel
long, and had seven ratUea and three
buttons, and wae eleven inches in oir
omferenee.
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El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. NINTH YEAR, No. 200, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 3, 1889, newspaper, September 3, 1889; El Paso, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth460232/m1/3/?q=no+child+left+behind: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.