Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-12

Russian and American tUtexoDoH4e Iof
nearly tvrxty years, has tsep recently
beses by ipteryiewers, especially cores
pondenfs Of Eastern papers, who have
requested . statement in explanation Of
the recent charges made against kim 50
an intriguer and biaekmaiIer Stories
Of vindictive nature have besn cirsu-
lated against this old man, vho has lab
ored all bis life for the advancement Of
his Ioziy coanfrymen, and has been
subjected 70 harsh treatment, which be
has borne for the cause be has 20 earn
egsiy advocated. Correspondents IT the
New York Herald and Of the Chicago
Trs5sne have sent letters to their papers,
rep ring by mail interviews Of great
length, in which Father Honcharenko
il given the b NETT Of much admiring
comment. The CAys.ieis proposes 10
give his statement Of the case. brief
sketch Of tbs life Of this distinguished
philanthropist, and his views on kus
ssan and AlaAkan mstten-
An extensive review Of the checkered
life Of Father H0ncharenko would BE-
most interesting, bat il will not be at
tempted. kiel - the city where he first
aaw the light, ON the 18th of August,
1892. Educated by the Russian Gov
eminent for Asiatic and European min
isterial work, be vas taught IA different
languages, and vas Otherwise qualified
for the life and position Of an enbAssa-
dor. He Vas also an ordained priest,
~ are all Russian members Of foreign
embassies. In the year lb67 he Wns
sent ~ An officer Of the Embassy 70 Atb-
ems, where be remained three years.
L. a. -
his oOUntrynsen, especially the lower
classes. Who were ali ssrfs, be sought 70
elevate them by Publishing With Nicho-
las Trubner pspos called the hotcku!.
In which we're ses forth the wrc ngs and
oppression practiced BY his Government
IN this regard. His relations with tho
koiokai were Uncovered IN kussia and
be was arrested - . traitor one day.
while Dropping letter 20 Trubner in
the post box. by detectives from st.
Petersburg. He vas taken 20 C0pstan-
tinopis, then 70 be ssnt to Siberia and
placed in exile. or, what vas most
likely, 70 be Isxecuted, ~ the political
crime vas in those days considered a
great ono. On the 18th Of February,
1850. be vas released through the inter
vention of Albanian friends and the aid
Of the British Government, being taken
20 Louden, where he entered upon
active editorial duties on his pager.
What he had been working for mainly
vas the Liberation of church slaves, held
BY bishops, priests and others, the
workings Of the serf system having
bsen revealed TO him during his brief
clerical career 10 all it revolving hOr-
rors. When, In. 1861, Alexander IL
ukAse vas promulgated, setting free this
miserable olaas Of beings, together With
working slaves and those ON aRricultu-
raj lands, Father HOnchasenk0 felt that
his work in England Vas finished, and
not then daring 10 return 70 his native
Ukraine hills, he came to America,
landing on January 3, 1865.
"But what q condition did I leave
many Of my poor people in!'' says he.
And what could I do more for them
there2 AZ tbs beginning of the Em-
peror Nicholas' reign there we're 1000
Doc psupsFs in the land, and ut the same
time millions of wealth we're contained
in the images ct tpe mosques, while the
priest ridden ssrfs wero left 70 starver'
Ut the - intr0tu0tiOns to leading men
Of New York, Boston and Philadelphia
brought with him here, Father Hon.
ohaFcnk0 awaited himsslf Of none, est
ting up an establishment of languages,
where Eugene Schuyler learned the Rus
sian tongue aud Translated, With Hon
chareuko, the 6rss novel ever reproduced
in English from the Sclavic- Father
and Son." James Gordon Bennett was
xnxi0os 10 secure the services Of the
Ieasned kuasian, but be accepted a po-
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