The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-20

The eXiles VINO live in the mines are con-
victs of the worst type and political offenders Of
thu best Tho murderer Tor his vilany the in
islligent Polish rebel for his patriotism. are
deemed equally worthy OF The punishment OF
SLOW drnth. Ihry never see the light Of day.
drIths of IN" earth. extracting silver or quick
silver under the eyes Of askna-t,.rs who have
orders not 10 spare them, Iron gates guarded
bottom OF IA" shafts. and til" min r. are rallied
on from on" another in gangs Of twenty. They
worry konnels-inio which they must creep on
nll-tour~. Prince Joseph Iuhpmiiski who was
uu'h urN'' !. Ni-it on" OF IN" nin"s u the Oural
az Uni' wh'n II was not suspected hr would
EYER rubbish an account IT his exploration in
tr'nch, mas given An appalling account of what
n" SAW. touNiris rnck-d with the Joint-pains
Whl"h pui'H-ilNrr produces; men Whose hair
and eyebrows had dropped Of. and who were
ghunt ns skeletons. were kept To hard lnhor nm
der the lash. They have only two HOLIDAYS "A
year, Christmas and Easter and an otnsr days
SUNDAYS included fhny must TIL until - bn,,st
ed nature rols them 81 the use ~ their limbs
when they are hauled upto die in the innrmary
I'VE years IN the qu' k-ilver pits are enough
To- turn man OF 80 into AL apparent s-AHgena-
rian. hu some have been known to struggle on
Tor ten years. No man who has served in the
mines II over allowed To return home; the most
come M and work in the road gangs and il il
the promise OF Tins favor n u reward for indus
lfN Whl'h - rates even NOR" than tho lash 10
maintain discipline. Women are employed IN
u" mlnrs as siii'rs. and GIT no better treat
mcnt Than the men. Polish Indies 10y the dozen
nav. been sent down to rot and die, while the
St. Petersburg journals Were declaring that
they were living n free coonists and, more
recently, ladies' connected with Nihllist con-
spiracirs have been consigned To the mines in
pursuanc" OF a sentence of hard labor. II must
always bee Understood that sentence of Sih"ri-
an hard labor means death. The Russian Gov
eminent we'll knows that To live for years in tho
aUocuu- loftur"s Of the mines IL humanity inn
possible, and. consequently. the use of
euih"mism 10 replace the term capital punish
mont is merely of piece with the hypocrisy of
all official statements in Russia. Once "A week
pope, himself an exile. goes down into the
mines 10 bear the consultations II religion. un-
der the form of n sermon, enloiniug patience.
BN the same occasion he drives a lively trade in
Nodki.
The miners. who live habtually on tschi and
black bread, arc allowed a koperk for "A good
days work, and this sum invariably goes in
drink. Perhaps the raw, rancid spirit serves 10
Keep up their strength any how the intnNica-
uon II brings ON affords the uniortunatrs the
only dr"g OF comfort they can expect ON this
earth one shoulders 10 think OF the state OF the
h,u'r educated men who refuse the consolation
81 occasionally drowning their sorrows in
liquor. What must Toe the plight Of professors
JOURNALISTS laud-owncrs who have been con-
Grmncd To- die by inches for the crime of emit
tnE liberal opinions. which ina England bring
man 10 great honor and comfort on every side?