The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-05-13

are now on trial. The idea OF ths uovothanent
was to show tho people that. Mt last the russian
revolutionists. or NIhilista had been crushed.
But on looking over the testimony OF the ac-
cused persons and OF the Witnesses the Czars
officers realized that the effcct would BIO Just
the contrary to what they intended. II public
ity was given to tho trials. Therefore tho Min
lister Of the Interior and the Minister OF Jus
tics combined their efforts to make those trials
as secret a. possible Not only the public at
large. but tho relatives OF the accused persons
and even civil officers have not been SLOWED
to enter tho court room. All the reporters
those OF the Official publications included. havc
bson strictly forbidden to approach even the
building In which tho court sits Tor the sake
OF decency, however. tho Government deemed
1t necessary to publish at least tho verdict OF
the court. The Prdri'clsirsnny Vesf'tk 1.-THE
Governmen Messenger) also contained the
following:
After the crime Of March IS 1881 tbs victim Of which
,hs s.rs., II many sc,i1s ,nsmS.rs svsrth.s
fia VIZ " sG NEW se =;
March ~ itssa lsiordsn.rsi sttslniksa who BY his
IN SrG Was n r.. a.ro
t.S.G Tor future AZ s sn~ :c;. we're
Thus. thanks to tho Cars own organ. the
Russians arc now aware that the Nlhilist ranks
are newly recruited. and that thoy are as active
~ over before. This IL not pleasant piece Of
official information for the guests invited to
tho coming coronation.
Though the TerrOrlsts have been tried or
rather condemned with tho utmost secrecy. vet
/ have found means OF learning OF tho pro-
cecdlngs Mt the so.called trial. Tho energy and
audacity ofShs Nlhilists are indeed surprising.
With tonacity unprecedented In tho history Of
consplracies. thoy stick to this capital as tho
principal place for their preparations and
operations. The dynamite factory. the counter.
felt. pass bureau. the secret printing press. the
conspir ators' rooms. tho model bomb factory.
the Executive Committee. the Finance
Bureau. in short all the principal Nihilist
departments are kept In this city. and
that In spite OF the standing army.
over 100000 strong. stationed here. tho
enormous body Of triple police. = legion Of
dvorniki. and tho Drnconic municipal regula-
lions. There Ia sense In what tine head OF
civil department recently said to me in fun:
Nowadays. this city Of st. Petersburg il the
capital Of tho Nihlists rather than Of the Car.
and his Majesty tacitly admits the fact by keep.
ing away from here"
All the seventeen men and women were
proved to be Terrorists. and were condemned
for various criminal acts committed In the Inst
i've years. SO 1t seems that those men and
women for five years successfully evaded all
the snares OF tho police. The same holds true
Of hundreds OF other Nihilists. Whit m on.
couraging demonstration OF the efficiency OF
the Cars police
This Nihilist trial Ike the former ones had
Its romance. Last year Michae! Grachcvsky. n
Terrorist. WINS ordered by tho Executive Com.
mittce to establish n archaeological school
wherein Nlhllists could be taught to manuinc.
ture explosives and mako bombs. Ho per.
suaded n successful veterinary surgeon. Alex
andcr Pribylefr. and his intended bride. Miss
kn!ssa urossman. to rent n separate house for
him. In order to accommodate tho Nihillsts.
the surgeon md his bride hurried up their
froA J.-ir fyends many queer wedding pres.
entS such Y bottles OF nitro-glyoerine. boxs.-
NJ IN phmttk Yf~aarie 'kAttArS.s. ssN ssse NKt.
fhes commE,se sont Thorn tho daughter Of
priest Mary YoushkofY. ms m "experienced
cook" Besides attending to the cna.ronomic
needs Of the family. she had to wash nitro
glycerine. Thus the PribylefIs began their
married life. They had a small circle OF Sc
lectcd friends. among whom were Prof. Ora
chevsSy. who delivered lectures in their house
on eNpl osivcs mines. and bombs. with de-
monstrations:" Lieutenant Of the Imperial
Navy Alexander Butzevitch. n specialist on
mines: Michael Klimenko. u Terrorist. who
ran away from tho Siberian mines: Miss Chris
nroyed sme"essrnI studrnts IN he wi az
When tho house OF the pribylofYs was entered
perfect working order. There was IN ample
supply, of ElyGerine, ,sulphnrc acid. lyroNiIinc:
three a1m me- lMii OF and so
was nailed to some queer looking tin boxes
which proved to hs l0nis ready for use. They
were found to bo decided i'm rTovement on tho
one By which the late Car WIS killed. They
ware made IN tho shape OF square Nat boxes
WIN win cover and werr snid to br very conysn.
former Nih;l list bombs eould rot bn convenient.
~ carried about tho person. and Ind 4, b" car
On the day II. fv"ms
throw up their Gays. AT IN" cnronm:ion fcsIirI-
ties there will DO y,ritnols cloud Of caps
thrown up. Now. who can guarantee that some
OF those caps shall not bc honbs in disguise?
And this is what Is now ,grertiy wnrrving the
suggest that nj Moscow the Vans shall he kept
SO far away from ,he Car TINT no shnl bo ont
Snows MOSCOW Nsn that su%h p"n won
q being ohecrrd BY the caps. viii tremblo at
Sirnchsvfky and tho dnughter Of a priest.
rrnsGoy,n iynnsrsSy were 1rIsstrd under ne
In their rooms wrrc found min" ;n,s iiiiod With
blnck dynamite. arv"rai bombs 81 tho old style.
II, grenade charged with S,Mnrowdrr and grape
ing press. Miss rrnscoviA told tho Court that
she was u mouiher ~ tho Executive Committee.
This simple declaration caused n sensation
among tho highest dixnitarics Of the empire.
who wore present in the court. Miss PrnscovlR
Ia Of small stature. palc faced md Of dollcat0
health Her hnrds look like tho.c Of n hNhy.
Yet her hand siHnnd tho orders which convisod
tho huge empire o! the nmtocrats anil parn lyasd
a score OF regiments Of tho Sianylikr imprrin!
guards. tiny g;r NJ thc head OF a score Of
Nih!ist agents on ono aide, and Alexander ILL.,,
n Goliath Of seven feet mt tho hcnd Of nm army
q milli0n strong. on the othnr-which OF these
Stunned the battlefield a? Upon that girl they
have already placed chains. whose weight IL
greater than her own; but tho Gar will got
golden crown. that II. provided some OF the
agents OF PrAscoviR do not spoil the csramony.
But fools Hre lucky. says liuSsinn adaGo.
Upon arresttng Ivan kHnunv and the lnugh-
ter OF priest Nn'lc,in Smirniisky. th. gen
darmos discovered lnrge cn'eciion Of Govern
ment seals md nnny cllicini pass blanks.
Here was Nihlllst pass bureau. In another
house. whore two women werQ arrested. there
VIZ Of Tho People.
1t took only seven days for tho Cars court to
try, and condemn seventeen prisoners to the
glbbet and tho Siberian mines. The nccnsrd
persons we're not nlluwrd to hpcak. Only Bog
dNnovttch. an artillery o(fltnr. tho famous
cheese deal9r In Litt.c Garden street. managed
to make short speech, with long. forced inter-
We are few" hs said. and YOU nre many:
but We are right and you are wrong. and so ron
will have to yisld tn us. We are children OF tho