The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-03-19

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oi tIp tU eIraal tlaf by iho
bypfl w hatluHaU Ne Ioif 1Ii,
dynasty Hia .Hl Wa of He m4.t
,HoIt ItH0t the mo.i t1.I tnd
dtpot in mndrm i oIy is
haf.h m. alfca luun1 th,If Ollmi
nut.Uu Voc NlDhalm, w'o closed ha
cgcrl in death during lle Crime
an Hf, aud wH succeeded by
Nctandor /, who vlt puhf ,lt
crowned in Moscoa in t856 Tito
hrst measures were di.cJtodiowlrd
placing lhr tnaucr ou u sound
5ls's and to restoring thc nation To-
a peace footing by reducing the
army, relaxing The military routine
that had prevailed lortwcnly years,
encouraging industry and COM
metec, granting q general amnes-
IS 10 political offenders. both Rus
slams and Poles, and encouraging
schcmea Of internal improvements,
He turned a careless ear to the Q
cret inquisiGons known as "1hc
Third Division" and allowed it to
fall into decay. Before his fathers
death he had conceived the idea Of
emancipating the $4,000, 900 serG
of Russia, and on March 8, 1901,
he promulgated the scheme, which
was carried out in the course Of
The two years following. The
seris were never chattels, like the
slaves of our country, and, so far
as the laws went, were less COM
pletely at the mercy Of their mas
tiers, but were inseparably timex
ed to the estates on which they liv-
ed, and paid a labor rent of three
days a week for the land they cuI-
tivated or held in common. BY
the emancipation scheme they
were given their personal liberty
and enabled to purchase lands on
a capitalized value of the rent, The
government advancing four-Gnhs
OF the sum on S per cent. bonds,
the same to be paid in installments
spread over forty-nine years, so
that the whole scheme will not be
complete till 1910. Those scrfs
who did not take advantage OF
these terms Of purchase continued
TO owe tribute in labor or money
to their former lords. Nearly o.
ooo, 600 serls availed themselves o.
this decree, and now own $4,000.
60 acres Of land. In 1865 tn,
Gar maze IN abortive attempt &c
establish local representatiuH as.
semblies. After the attempt upor
his life in 1866 he revived 18th,
third DIVISION" and more recently
strengthened and extended ii
powers till it surpassed the "secre
inquisition' Of Nicholas as an in
strument Of vengeance and op
preston. He advanced furlhe
than any Of his predecessors in tn,
traditional policy Of the Romanoi
house Of territorial aggrandize
ment. lie pushed the caster
I frontier Of the empire eastwar'
! from the Caspian sea to the con
+, fines Of China and India, obtaine.
! a foothold an the sonth shore Of tn
e Black sea, restored Russia's nav;
] supremacy in those waters, droy
2 the Turks south of the Balkan,
and made Bulgaria and Roumali
bases Of future operations, If nee
i essary, against Constantinopl'
lie was always On friendly tern
e with the United States, and j
1867 sold his American possession
: to this country for 100000.
III. TIE NEW EMfERoR-ALEX-
d AMBER III.
Alexander Alexandrovitch WI
born on March 10, 1886, and
now, therefore, but 60 years oil
lie was married on Nov. Q, 1856
y TO the fourth daughter Of Christie
TX OF Denmark. They have thr'
% children, the Grand Duke Mich
Has, now heir apparent, born Nj
y, rs, 1868, the Grand Duke Georg
v. now 10 years old, and the Grai
RS Duchess Xenia, now 6 years o.
AN older son OF the late EmpeI
rs died in 1865, aged a., leaving !
nd exander heir TO the throne. I
new Emperor is an active, int.
nd gent young man, Of a liberal a
progressive character, and, il
believed, will go farther tow;
securing the rights Of the peo