, 1879-02-21

no right whatever to In. They then pctftiuncl
tho Rector Of Tic University, Prof. Mnttvoyeit,
asnswer them, atlvls!hg .i!em to. 10 about their
business. Tl.s stutlcnts lett him. 1t was I'll.
INJURED before iong ih"t the rrocurenr bad been
A. a"l haiy hurt as a.o he heesar q
ii t'ls Klcv ecn,Iarnerie was not
lung nftcr astatstnateti by unknown
2. per'nns. Ti.e loeal authorities te!egraphsd 10
tmoat, In resionsc, ns'rueted the K!ey auti'1ri-
ties to cotieral all these facts from the publtc
II strictly prohibited thu press, also, from pub
lehng any information Respecting glhctlllliculticE
a. 'spssibs u bs1e 81 os ess 70 sSss sss s
cttses withnut trial by "admnlstrati7t order"
~ 1t Is tersnetl In Russia. Notwithstanding
tfIrsc precautions tho ,whoIe story Was soon
privately known In all tho larRo cities OF Russia.
sLooDr ATTACK on TUE STUDENTS.
rs Those sentenced To transportation to ssbe-
rin md the northern towns had to pass on their
journey through Moscow, the students and NUM-
burH Of the tltizeh3 Of bl0scow determined to
mnk0 hcarty demonstrations Vi sympathy TO tho
unfortunate students Of kiey. Mr.. CAtcuV, ihe
a!aitur DE the prInciual newspaper publlsilrd In
Moscow, tnd learned particulars respecting the
intended Demonstration. ainl wrote tnnnY vlo-
lent articles aKninft tile supposed revolutions
i*ts md particularly The students still At large.
o rcpFescMntstl M Item az , to ensfnies M s oi H.
N1nl Ut tue Government. When the proposed
demonstration tank place, the Moscow gen-
dnrnlGrto a1n a lurEe number OF butchers Iirl
clerks employed III stores rushed upon tlIn pro-
nessto1 with nrnls in their bands. There WAS
considerable bloodaicd In =. consequence. a
great many pcraons were kttlcd, wounded, a1,u
badly tlisflRl,re,l. number Of students were
arrested md IMPRISONED. Many were also added
to tue k!cy atiltiet!ts who vert 6clnE tranb-
ported to lar oil sllnria. Mr.. Cutcov psasct II.
Ills newspaper the bfoodslcti EatrIotIcalY cnuscd
by tic ecllarncrso hntt butchers. fte tlcacribcd
III emphatic tertnB how those participating IN
mil how tl,ry wcrc disturbed, beaiet, ami
trod3eu under the feet Vi tile soldiers horses.
Meanwhile the Third Section wn6 nut idle. New
victims filled the prison cells day by day.
1na!yn!ua's were sent 70 every vicinity and part
OF Moscow. rllcy told the Ignorant Rnd rural
POPULATION that there was n grcat rlot existing
~ Russia against thr Czar n,a t,,e Church;
the plot. and that they were SO very hatulul on
account of their immoral 9unlfttes;. that they
allurctl nlen, women, AMI children Into their
houses and there cat them after having
stcwed anl roasted them IN iron vessels; ,nts'l
TINT tlley poisoned The weils a'u rivera mil SIT
fir to tie buildings mil villaEca. These aHd
oter absurd syuyies nasrated Ia i!,e dtsvresl!s Of
The stndunts, arc how circulated among the
ignorant uiM snncsstitlous pconlc, not only Of
the vliiages but Of the cities. These stories arc
inyentoI by tbs Government ctlteiass in ordrr
TO Keep the people 3raiA nstcning TO rcvolu-
tionnrY agtators, who might otherwise havD Oh
tntnca lie confidence Of tic pcDple. Thcv have
made tho propaegant''sts appear a very DANCER
oas a,s.! untsutAlul people ln the eyes Of the
u1s8ES.
SURVEILLANCE 1T DAT AND NIGHT,
The gendasmcrie wcro instructed to aecrctly
watch over the students day unl night. They
have been allowed to entcr tho tultscs OF private
citizens where students were boarding md cx-
books, md trunks. Thg same supervision Is
also prescribed by the Third Scctfou over The
roo1ns Of the female students tn their absence.
Thrse arn the {cmalc studcttB who t&tsttiig1tshG1
key. THIS Is the reward Ut the Czar's absolute
antocraty to these sclf-sncrtsscing heroines. The
NAMES md taccs Of tho stude1tts bceamc hateful
on account Of tl1eir supposed wekcducss, their
stoned and pcltcl them. The populace struck
aud knocked them down anil set their dors on
ihcm. As the constant 7isits uf the agents of
tue Third Section were very troublesome and
olfensLve to their 1anllor1s and landtudlcs, many
boarding-t1o,ises. Mauy 'of tho poorer studcnts
were refused permission to give 1essoua In
private fnmt,ses, which, IN majority of ~:
stances, were their only means Of support. All
organization was strictly prohibited. They
wcro not even allowed to have l,brarr In conf
mpu mud funds ior thcir mutual relief. All
who 8ympathFzed with the students were and
arc regarded by TIM Third etcton as dangerous
lndlYiduals, md are PLACED under speeial rontrol
OF tic Ccnjarmer'e. This Is tue manner In which
the will OF his Imperial Stn1rsty hns been cxe-
cutcd throughout Ills yast domlntons to cradt-
cate oil tsms uni 1sts, ylu universities and al
school authorities wurc ordered 10 treat the STU
dcats as II they we're little chillrun ly controlt
lux tlleir studies md pestimrs in tho most
thorough manner. Thu stMdents nrc u,so truAtcd
us II tley Wcro most important criminals. It Is
evident that euct. etato of thtrgs gould not cx:
a. nu 1nnGrfh 0K ffr1a TIn pIu ufn4 nj hh11nh1
havu III consequence protested n3anst tlcse OUT
races III Kazau, Odessa. ind Charkow. They
assembled am pctlttoned the respective college
authorities to protect Them. The result Of and
sanlc,-arrcst, imnrsonlncnt, mud TRANSPORTS
tiou, without trial, either to Siberia or fur dis
tant cities. Tile nrrsa was nlsu not allowed to
publish ltnc about ulest abuses of the Govern
.ncnt.
SAD REs uITs or rRT1TIoN1Na THE czAREv1T0a.
TO thesc perpetual prosecutions, tn these
Illegal and cruel punsshn.ents Tor even unallcged
crimes, must bo atl1cd the great poverty of tho
Russian students, their u[spcrsal to- all parts Of
the pre tue snecrs Of rough and instcnt tn.
dlvsduals, mud the honcaty aud sc[f-respcct of
the young ncn. From all this it tan be readtly
understood TINT the students wcro actually
forced to do hotneth!ng to chnncn ttier mort In
supporta6le lives. Thl4 10 tho rcason why thy
decided to petition tho Czarcvltcif. They camo
with tllcir. petition Into Tie yard If the Care
ytrhis palace, hut he was absent. Gen Zoorov,
OF Ills Impurtal kin1csty'B suite, n1ld tLu sue.
cossor Of Treioy, appeared bcfoso thrn. After
having liatcllcd To them, he took tho petltlon
aud Promised 10 give 1t to Tho tzarcyitcl,. lIc
toll them they should aye the answer OF ILLS inl-
pcrlal 1lghnehs the day. following, and eayo
them; at Thu same timr, hts paro!a tl'hon,lcur
that nobody should bc arrested for
presenting tho petition. The students trusted
Zooroy, am! uuatly returned 70 their re-
spretiyo homes. They were wrong, however, TO
t}u!aya Zourot m honest man. Upon the same
day aO0 students were arrcstcd. ltwas, indeed,
6au osnpn fur thu Young men. Tho next sfaY
the students assembled In the ward uf tho Med
ico-suretcaI College awaiting Gen. Zooroy viii.
tho reply IT the Czarrvitcil 10 their petition.
They wero more than q thousand In number.
After they had assembled they aaw that the
strtcts md ptazza aujarent to tho College were
crowded with Cos.ueks. Infantry, ,nud Ret!-
Iar.nerle. They wuro completely equipped With
their usual weapons-nRHlt!y, pixies, swords,
bayonets, and na.aikas thlck, short leather
wps). Some were uu foot and others on h0rsc-
t,ack. They wero informed at the aamc tin,e
TINT tho Nova bridge, behind the college, would
cut OF thrlr retreat, They bocanlo uneasy. 1t
was q second bud omen, After tlms Gen.
Zoorov presented himself bg!oIe fllFln with the
tnsuent nanncr common to al lsutston Gcncrns.
Iic iuuily nil,i "saretacediy" declarel tho fol-
| lowing resolutions to tho students: ta) That
their fctiktou was illegal, and, 0t course. could
tIt,t Sftap itf,