Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-14

the Baltic provinces was entered upon
Win great vigor, creating rauch excite
ment throughout Germany. The Car
also patronized the Panslavonian move
N mt, which meant the union of all
Slas nnian populations of Austria and Tur-
key with Russia. and out of this grew I'M
friendly citations between those countries. and
Russia at o. zee espoused the cause of the Can
dian insurgents and Christian provinces gen.
orally against L turkey. The Provincial As
semblies this yeal' displeasing the Govern
ment, the Gar closed that Of St. Petersburg
as opposed to the government. Prince
Dadian of Mingrella ceded lis sovereign right
to Russia, and the Gar aboh,, ned sertdom in
Mipgrella. Diplomatic intercourse with
Rome was this year re-establshed Rail
ways under the Cars rule were rapidly ex-
tending in 1867. In 1868 q decree declared
Poland completely assimilated with Russia,
and ten governments ablished IN place a the
former kingdom. The Gar introduced the
movement which succeeded, to have the
great nations. by treaty, consent to the nom
use of explosive missiles in war, en- the ground
that the object of war is to place as many
men horsde combat as possible, and not to
aggravate wounds or give those that entail
death. In 1868 the Gar went to war with
the Amer of Bokhara, resulting In the an
nexatlon of Samarcsnd. In 1869 Alexander
abolished the hereditary character of the
Russian priesthood, deemed most impor-
tant reform. as the priests and their families
numbered 100000 Military service he also
reduced from seven to FIVE years for all men
under 20 who entered as volunteers, and
added further reduction of one year for
good conduct. Russia continued to advance
IN Asia, industries were greatly encouraged
at the same time, railway building pushed
forward and army efficiency cultivated.
In March, 1870, Russia had 8. 1873 miles of
railway IN operation, and in October 303
miles more. When Alexander came to the
throne Russia had but l. 437 miles of railroad.
February 1870, Burlingame and the Chinese
ambassadors were presented to the Car, and
the Russo-Chinese boundary question was
settled and new commercial treaty for FIVE
years concluded. The classification of the
Baltic provinces was pushed in 1870 to the
exclusion of the German language. Russif-
cation IN Poland created trouble in 1870. bat
the Cars troops put it down. Rebellion
broke out also in Kirgheez, and was sup
pressed after severe struggles. England be-
gan in 1870 to look with doubt upon the
advance of Alexander in Central Asia, and
fears were entertained that be would attempt
the annexation of the Caspian provinces of
Persia. In the German-French war the
Gar did not conceal his strong sympathy for
Germany, and taking advantage of the
brOuDieS OF France, QeU1dnpen 4 UloulQcaLlOu
of the treaty of Paris Of 1856. This compli-
Gated matters and an Eastern war was
feared, but was averted by the convocation
of conference at London, and the stipula-
lions Of the treaty relative to the number of
ships of war permissible in the Black Sea
were abrogated. Turkey and Russia became
friendly in 1871, and the Sultan and Car
exchanged eourtesies by comforting on each
other imperial orders. An imperial ukase
was issued that all addresses to the Govern
ment from provinces must be in the Russian
language, and that all DEGREES and laws, in
courts and churches. must be in that tongue,
and that language alone should be used in the
schools of Poland. From this point the chief
events in the reign of Alexander are familiar
to our readers, and it is not necessary
to enter into any detail regarding them, or
more than barely refer to the late war with
Turkey, the complications regarding the
Eastern question, the conferences and stipu-
Iations Of Il. Powers the rise of Nihilism,
the frequent a. smpts upon theli of the EN-
peror, the dest a the Czarina, the rumored
second marrisss y the Car within a few
months, and IT, ent complications and
final treaty with / s.