The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-12-27
Rus-ia fin Central Asia.

Within the lasi fourteen Years. chiefly within
Z the Est eight, Rgssia has added 10 CenIrsI Asia
5 Territory larger than that Of France and Ger.
+ 1aoY combined, over 10000 square miles, con.
tSiniog ; population OF 100000, to her vast
E0pre- The Russian seat 20 this new cOnlaes,
Z Is az Tashkeni, l4iiiGie 40s 80 uOTth, IoagIi-
tide nearly 7O7 east from GresuEieh. aud near
The Gzxsrsss or Syr DaTya river. Here resides
the Cars G0veruor-GensrAl (uos General
KssEaan, FIRST Gsaer-l TeheruayefO. With bis
eOuri. Eies-regal in character, having its select
g1zri Of Coss1eks. and alI the spporieuznees Of
= m2gnifceot sAirspy under the ancient Persian
no0arehs, o. Of the pro- Co1Sslar commanders
under The Roman Republic. Forty thousand
Rossl2n regulars serve 10 Keep order Throughout
tie whole region sad enforce the laws The
cEIi administration has not as jet been much
changed The Russians govern through native
administrators and officials bot the army and the
VicsrOJ settle Sil disP1ies finally subject TO sp-
prOval at St Petersburg. KhiEs, far to the
vest BOkhzra- to the vest and south, Khokand.
stretching SOlIhSari and eastward 10 the Oxus
aud The Chinese TGrkislan, embrace the khauales
iRctode5 IN this conquest The Russians mag
b said to control the too great rivers Of Central
Asia, The GxGs and Gax2ries- from their sources
10 The sane noantsios shat sand ont the Indus
70 their mouths They fink and neuaues Per
sia 90 the vest. Cabool sod Afghaoisian on the
south and, Es people have it. British Ia dia on
the southeast, aad the Chinese Empire on the
east
The population is mixed. semi-barbarous Mos
len. about t~Oibiris fixed in iozns ard OF
farms. and Oae-ihird n0uadic Turkonaus. Is
silj. savage and unsettled IS the tribes Who
followed the standard Of TInur and Gengis Khan.
So far, il Mr.. SchayIsr's views may BE- credited.
the eooqnest, or half conquest, does not pay 10
> 6nancial sense. The tax collections do not
9siie eQGzi the expenses Of the army and the
Vice-regal COurt; and the prospect OF extend
ing the l.zs OF Civilization TO the Tnrkomaus Il
not encouraging. Whatever Is done in this line
i done by the army. and it Is slos and uneer-
tain work. as military civilization always Is. apt
TO lose IS uuch next year Is II gains this. with
diseontsot a I constantly increasing officially
70 contend with and ever increasing laxity Of
morals
The magnificent Russian railway system, for
some tine Under discussion. 70 connect the tso
great rIvers and The Persian gulf With the Cas-
pan ses and the YOiga, il ever carried f0rEard
to Completion, would settle the conquered Pro
viDces with Russians and gradually bot surely
effect that enduring Civilization al which the
great Mscsdosisn captain simed, bat in which
be failed for want Of Enosledge Of The modern
appii4aes-
Thongh The cost Of admiSistratiou exceeds |
he income, the expenses Of the acquisition are
comparatively Insignificant Mr. Schuyler, with |
the best Of opportunities Of correct information.
esiiDstes 10000 rosbes, or aboat 1913 900, ss
The whole Oatlay b. Russia in the srhieEeme1t
OF these eooqcests- He says = When the first |
Increment IN Central ASA vas made General |
Tehernayef received 1900 Foubles for the ex-
penses Of the eanpslgn. and General YereDkin |
10000" To this vas subsequently add So |
600 Bat there we're purchases from the natives |
on credit for large enO1Dts. and % footing Up |
the expenses they covered $4,000 rOabIes. The |
eoupaign Of General ROnanofsky in 1866 cost |
10000 ro1bIes. and 10000 we're added By the |
expedition under Tchernsyef that captured the /
ancient capital Sznarcaod 10 BOkhara. These. /
With iocidentials. all Egsre 5p 100000 rOsbles
whereof Bokh1rz vas taxes 10000 a. military /
contribution, leaving the net sun Of 100000. or
$4,000, as the sun that cane O1t Of the Ras-
sian exehequsr- On the whole it must Be con
sidersd a. about the best inTestnsnt IN territory