The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-03-18

DEATH OF ALEXANDER IL
The Gar of Russia, Alexander H., is dead.
The many attempts heretofore made upon
his life have resulted disastrously only TO
those engaged, but life to the Emperor of
Russia, since the growing discomfort, envy
and desire for change of sovereigns have
been made manifest in the formation of So
cieties-the Nihilist and others-has been
very uncertain and dangerous. The putting
to death of would-be assassIns has had no
effect upon the numbers who reside within
the confines Of that country DESTROYS and
ambitious to 90 down to history as the MUIR
derer Of titled aud crowned potentate. At
| tenpts have been an infrequent of late, an
endeayor to blow up the Winter Palace and
the placing of ma, azine under the railway
near Moscow being the only schemes remeui-
bered within the past year. On Sunday last
while returning from church bomb thrown
ander his carriage brought to death the rul-
er, satisfaction to his enemies and sorrow to
| the hearts Of his household and the others
who loved the Car. -. .y.
The Gar was born April 20, 1918. His
early education was carefully guarded and
his mind filled with the choicest and best
instruction to be had. And without trans
cendant abilities he learned everything
taught him. Of the family ofthe Romanotis
he seldom exhibited the outbreaks of pas
sias. fsaaara- or fai linz nf
you'll. he showed a love of justice and fol-
bearance and ofttimes tried TO assuage the
feelings wounded by the asperity of his
father. Before he visited foreign countries
In obedience to the expressed wish of his
father he travelled over Russia and became
acquainted with the laws and customs of the
people of the country. Approaching man.
hood, he was made acquainted with the di- |
plomacy, routine and etiquette Of Europe |
and travelled over England, Germany and |
Italy. A parental antipathy to Louis Phil |
lipe, then King.preyented his visiting France. |
He was married In April, 1s4I, to a daughter |
Of the Duke of Hesse-D armstadt, his we'd
ding being the result of love-match-sel-
dom chronicled among the nobility His |
majority was declared in 1884, and from the
age Of Is he studied the task Of governing
the people, at the hands of one OF whom he
came TO his death. In 1916, during the alb
sence Of his father In Italy, he had the reins
OF government in his own hands. In 1855
he succeeded TO the throne a critical mo-
ment In the period Of Russlas history, the
country being engaged single-handed i'm
war with England, France, Turkey and sar-
dina, with Austria as passive
enemy. After a continuance of q year or
80 OF this state Of affairs, an armistice was
agreed upon In 1856, and on September of
that year Alexander was crowned at Moscow.
After that radical change entered into his
government. He emancipated the nation
from the military routine he recognized |
The army; dissolved the greater part of the
military colonies; freed public instruction
rom military discipline, and appointed men
lifted by special study for tutors and profess ,
'ors at the head Of the educational establish
nents instead Of filling these offices with dis /
charged aud incompetent army officers, as !
lad been the custom Ut the previous admin /
and successfully carried out by
lim. His greatest measure of reform. how
yer, was bis emancipation Of the scrfs, IN
dea he had conceived from his earliest h
'outh. The opposition of the serf-owners Q
vas silenced By an intimation that IL there \
sas to be revolution 1t had better begin b
the summit than at the bottom of society. i
he emancipation was decreed i'm 1851 and Il
arried out In the following two years. His n
eforInation was checked by the Polish in Z
in 1868, but which was crushed b
) the spring Of 1864 and punished by the HI
lost rigorous measures against Polish ma st
onality, followed by restrictions Of mild a
+ kind upon other non-Russian provinces ID
the empire. Attempts upon his life were II
lade In 1866 and 1867, happily without "
access The work Of reform was q
stunned In 1870 when the surprising success- II,
Of the Germans startled the Russian ma
on. The hereditary character of the priest !,
BOD was abolished, the army system was re- 3,
ganized on the Prussian model and vast Ri
easures for education were inaugurated. n
lille perseyering In his steady progress or \. n
ucation In Central Asia, the Car divest- II
himself Of his foothold on the American On
ntinent by the sale of Alaska. He secured le!
1870 by modification Of the treaty Of =,
iris Of 1866, the decentralization Of the IA
ack Sea. Many other reforms and move- II
snts looking 70 the advancement 81 the Z.
lssian Empire were brought xbout BY Alex =, =,
der, and In his death one the best rulers III
'ssia has known has gone to bis rest. =,
The manifesto Of bis son and successor, =
exander Aiexandroritch i before the Il, -
rid. He Was born March 10, 1876. But %.
'le \ known Of him In public life. He u. hri
"a or his syrnpsshies with The old Rus ~
. party, who ar prrIudsced against the IN
rnans and against IN foreigners. The II: ~
anesr brother of - present ruler, IL
I'd duke Alexls, - t~ies visisel - u, Z.
ised Sa1sd. -