The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-12

poff, who himself had entertained
hopes of ascending the Russian throne.
Without "A moments notice the cav
airy attacked the numerous escort 81,
Demetrius. Ez
| At first it seemed as if the latter and
his men would. be unable to withstandy
thelviolent onslaught, but they soon
rallied. ~~~Demetrius performed prodi-S
gies of valor, and soon the soldiers
were routed. =. General Izzipoff him.
self was disarmed, by Demetrius, who
pulled him from his horse. and then,
in~the presence of the whole force, be-
labored him with his sword, thus dis.
grazing him forever in the eyes of
the military men of the time.
s'Thus," cried the victorious Deme-
trius, ''shall I ever treat rebellious
subjects. Let them beware! as for
you, craven, perjured hound, your
life is forfeited, but will not take it,
leaving it to yourself to drag it out in
shame and Disgrace
Izzipoff committed suicide the same
day, at the very time when Demetrius
triulnphantly entered the eastern gate
of Moscow.
The report of his history, largely
due to his personal prowess, had pre-
coded him thither. A majority of the
people had been favorably disposed
toward him from the first, and the
hostile element had been cowed by
Izzipofs fate into trembling submis.
sion.
| Demetrius knew how to make hay
while the sun shone.
His mother, whose exultatiOn knew
no bounds, had furnished him with a
list of the leaders of the disconnected
element, as well as those who had de-
| clared in his favor as soon as the re-
port of his temperance had come.
| The latter was Immediately sum-
moned before him, warmly thanked
for their loyalty, and rewarded. The
leaders of the Opposition met with a
widely different fate. They were ar
rested, and an hour later beheaded on
the place in front of the Kremlin, in
the presence of vast concourse of
people. .,--.
Moscow, at that period, was by no
means unaccl,stomed to such bloody
spectacles, and this one had it's intend
ed effect; for all hostility to the new
ruler died at once away; and he had
very little difficulty in suppressing the
hostile risings in few of the neigh
boring towns. The leaders of the
malcontents were summarily executed.
while those who espoused tho cause of
the new ruler were layishly rewarded.
It may seem singular that no one
should have suspected Demetrius' le-
gitimacy. But, aside from the terror
which he struck into the hearts of
those who might have been inclined
to doubt the reality of his pretensions,
he bore an unmistakable resemblance
to the great Ivan, and the gallant,
fearless, majestic bearing was that of
a scion of q princely race. For two
years he reigned in a most successful,
if not very clement manner, his astute,
ambitious mother being his principal
counselor. Then his remarkable
career was brought to a sudden and
horrible close, strangely enough,
through the treachery of number of
his own faith.
| Denetrius never showed the slight
est sympathy for the Jews. He treat
ed them, on the contrary with the
same severity his predecessor had
done.
One day Marcus Bredinere, wealthy
jeweler, was brought before him on a
charge of having purchased a diamond
belonging to the treasure-chamber of
the kromlin.
If convicted of this charge, Bredin-
ere would have been sentenced to be
beheaded.
~.
stern tone
| 'Jew,' he said to him. sswilt thou
confess thy crime?''
Bredinere was Il very fearless man.
He eyed Demetrius fora moment with
a peculiar expression Of coGntenance.
Then he replied, firmly:
SLOW darest thou speak to me in
this manner? Art thou not thyself a
jew! Is not thy name Lamech Sam
osine? Does not thy mother live in
the krasnoe quarter. -
Demetrius uttered cry of rage.
''Hound!'' he cried, rising to rush up
on the old Jew.
But his officers interfered.
"Your Majesty they said, ''should
not lay hands on the infdel dog. Let
him be scourged through the streets of
Moscow until he is dead for his inso-
lence.''
''Great lords!" cried Bredinere,
what say is true He who calls him
self Demetrius is Jewish imposter.
Go to his mother. She will deny it,
They did go to her, but she indig-
nantly denied that Demetrius was her
son. Then Bredinere was fogged until
he died. But while undergoing his
cruel punishment, he shouted inces-