Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-03-24

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pressing a willingness to be searched.
which, however, he did not ask. |
should state that these agents were rep
resentatives of the highest families in
the Empire
wv hat was the extent of the Joint
tour of Inspection"
They went, for instance, TO a police
man and told him that in house
which was designated at random lived
a prominent nihilist A body of gen
darmes at once made It's appearance
upon the signal of the policeman, and
the master of the house was arrested
without warrant, he only being told
that he was wanted. Afterward one of
the agents in another street accused
one OF his companions of having robbed
HIM. The money and jewelry of the
accuser were found upon the person of
the accused, and yet, III half an hour
afterward, the latter joined the party.
stating, rs was aftcrwsrd proven, that
he had given the larger share of the tic-
uuons theft to the chief of the police
district. To cut this narrative short,
they showed To the emperor the rotten
ness Of nearly all holding official posi-
ton under the government including
the emperor's own brother 10 whom
was traced theft of 100000 rubles
Of government funds"
Glow did the expedition terminated"
After the parties had returned to
the place OF meeting, the emperor
asked, What is the remedy for all this p
A share of the government by the peo.
pie was the answer. What is wanted
from me| continued the emperor.
The answer was simply, Give to the Poles
what you promised and your father and
uncle before you--a consttuton-and
not only to the Poles, but to the whole
nation. An article that is good for ex.
portauon ought to be doubly good for
home consumption. 1t was good for
Russia IN your eyes to spend millions
OF money and to sacrifice tens of thou
sands of lives in order to obtain II con
stltution for Bulgaria and independence
to Roumania, and it oughtto be good for
Russia. 1t is in your power to become
really the father oftne people rs you
are styled. Grant II constitution and
you establish iirmer the Romanoil
dynasty and be loved by the whole of
your people like the Austrian Emperor.
In the characteristic manner Of his
family he answered, Not during my
lifetime, or after me, if can help it.
Upon this they left him and you see
the result"
''Do you trace the Cars assassna-
ton to his refusal to comply with the
demand thus made upon him?'
Eyes most decidedly"
"How are the people Of Russia to be
benefited by the Cars assassination
"Thcy will wait to see if Alexander
III will fulfil the pledge which he gave
to the old Russ party of the reforms
that he would inaugurate upon his
Ascension to the throne. Should he
fail to fulfill this pledge they will not
wait another twentysix years. The
late emperor received due warning and
did not heed it. The present emperor
has his warning already and his future
destiny lies in his own hands"
what do the nihilists ask?'
simply when man is seen to be
drowning to be permitted to hold out
to him n stick and pull him ashore,
without being compelled just to go
perhaps dozen miles to m official to
ask his permission to save ones own
father. They ask that deportation to
Siberia and incarceration in dungeons
be stopped; that those who are in one
or the other