The sun., 1873-05-23
NIIITARY LIFE IN RUSSIA.



The evidence produced in recent mill
cary trial In Russia indicates that the spirit Of
tsnobbery Ia even more dominant among the ofn
GERS OF the Russian army than among the same
class in Great Britain. cdptain of artillery Of
the name Of kwtnl zky, who was assigned to
the First Brigade entered upon his duties bring
Ing from the Military Academy high reputl-
tion for scientific attainmeitS. This was enough
t. bring upon him the persecution ~ his fellow
officers who. arrogant from the pride ~ birth,
affected 20 dcspisc the scholarship which they
had LCither he disposition nor the Industry to
attain. In addition to being studipusly inclined,
guilty Of the absurd habit Of treating his men
with kindness and consideration, which wa'
considered exceedingly Objectionable hv the ty-
ranncal mart Of his battery, who were ac-
Cu-tomed to regard private soldiers as
ltle better than hrutes. For an OH er and n
nobleman to he n scholar and gentleman was
deemed bv the officers Of can't. kwitnitZkN's
brigade something entirely ircomp1tihle with
the existing custom, AZ lra-t so far as that
brigade was concclnD u and asvstcmatc course
Of persecution was begun against the OH idpr
'Thr society ~ Onicers an organization cxistin.
In Russian regiments for the regulation of social
concerns. tOlk the matter UP nul dtctecd the
exclusion of capt. X kwitnit2ky from oll fellow
GERS His Colonel. named khlchnikof was the
most onicious Of his pcrs"cuiors. Finally the
brigade. procuring his transfer to the Third
Artillery Brigade, stationed nj warsaw. But
his enemies fulloNtcd hun ~ his new post. one
day while with the First Brigade can't. kwit-
1itzkv had wished to obtain some books from
the little library in the guard house. and the
ley being missing he sent for a lOrksmith
aud had the bookcase opened. After h.
had Joined his new brigade a notification
signed 10y six officers Il the Iirst liri-adc was
sent to the officers uf the Third. stating that
Capt. KwitnitIky had been guilty uf burglary.
Justly indignant at this rev AMI cuwardly out
rage, the Caut IN s"nt hi- seconds to challenge,
one after the other. tnr six officers who had
signed the accusation. They ali refused to fight.
Fhclterng Themselves under the pretcnCr tnat
lAs they were acting under The order, Of the So-
i'ictv of Officers they were relieved " any pcr-
Fpual 7, spun-ihilitV. Then kwit'it/ky lnst hs
patience, and going t. ST. Petersburg hc tracked
lis most active cucmy. Gel. khlchuikuf through
the streets and into the huu~c of dui-tnsti-htd
person. when. after NtiuiN tLIll .u-Ius him to a
duel. hc attacked the colonel. and .ayc him
terrible beat W. about tn bead with the Eat ot
Ills sabre col khlchnklf took his ca-tiEatinn
With th' merkn"-~ of q 'ilrtvr. and then madr
formal complaint against lis aSstili mt \
court martial. after ted nu- tfiH condemned
Capt l. wituitSky for hi- a-earlt uu a superior
officer. to the lu~~ uf all civil rights and trans
puratiun to siberia; but at the same time In
consideration of TIE circuW~' iurrs, Joined ia a
unanimous petition to the Emperor to give a
complete pardon To- the culprit II l. said That
this petition will he granted, and the rradcrWiu
doubtless take sat >fattipu ia alsr learning that
Col khlehnikuf and four or five other ni'crs
who had been conspicuou. in the demonstrljipn
against Capt. kwtnitzky have been dismissed
fIOm the military service.