The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-07-06
THE DOG DAYS IN RUss1A,s CAPITAL
TIE Mannsr n which the Rieh saa the Psss
are spendisg the Heated Tsrn.

III
ere spendisG the Heated Tsro.
ST. PETERSBURG. June 1s.-This brilliant.
noisy. and overcrowded capital is now consid.
cred quiet and empty-not that 1t has become
depopulated. for to-day. as heretofore. 1t
counts fully 100000 residents. but because
its ruling element. its soul. 10 gone. The Gar
does not count. for he does not reside here.
neither does he rule 10 any great extent. Tho
bodies which nowadays really rule all the Rus
sias are the Cabinet Ministers. the Senate. the
Council Of State. and the press. Az the dog
days came nearly all these august bodies dis
banded. Most Of the people in high life. the
politicians. and the business men whose inter-
est In different legislative measures kept them
hero. have deserted the capital
1t Is all q mistake to suppose that In Russia
there is no Legislative body. The Council OF
State considers and passes a resolution upon
every new legislative enactment and the Gar
as rule. sanctions the opinion Of the majority.
Every question. before the Council adopts q
resolution upon It. is carefully studied by o
special committee. There 10 powerful lobby.
composed OF the titled. tue rich. and the rings
OF male and female politicians. who.seek to In.
Nuence the Cars legislators by various arts.
There Is no out and out plain and shameless
bribery. but the members Of the Imperial Coun-
Gil are not forbidden to possess different stocks
and shares. and they have plenty Of them. and
draw heavy dividends and interest. Each
legislator. too. has numerous nephews. cousins
and other relatives. ever ready to honor the pri-
vate companies. corporations. and associations
by joining them In some high-sal-
AIRED capacity. Occasionally. even marriages
are concluded among the titled paupers and
moneyed 'plebeians just ON account OF some
bills pending before the Council The pro-
jected Siberian railway furnishes good illus
tration OF the methods Of the Council Twenty
years ago the imperial Government decided to
build that road. Then the questions as to the
route came up. One special committee after
another was appointed to study the matter.
and scores Of the Government engineers have
made fortunes on the job. Repeatedly the
question has been raised In the Council. and
always there has been found some reason for
different times. each directing different route
iSE the ana 10 yst to-day nobody rs
built. such is the power OF tho lobby.
The halls OF tho Senate are also empty. That
august body Russia's supreme Court. has. to
Cars subjects: II tho Senate stenosraphie
reports we're published in dg The world would
in darkness Recently there Was A handed ITO 70
the senate unique ave case INVOLVING The honor
tally Buiakh. widow Of court counsellor. had
tS .ssas 81 sfsi' ssas state
and Annv, Mazurim. 40. Bulakh not
cut her Wins TSsn the Angels Of God" shs
" to fss s hs s es ss ss Hss.
province knew Of the case. three Bishope and
a. many Governors: VIII. 10 turn administer
were also aware OF it, and vet nobody came 70
the rescue Of the unfortunate girl. At last Mr..
X. the SgRs ssSops i to
liable Instlsations. Bulsk was tried and SON
iSr her :: appeal 6siore the Senate, she Enjoys
freedom under bail In the sum Of 100000 rou-
Most 81 the Ministers and other superior ON.
GERS have left here either for the country or
upon foreign journeys. Curiously enough,
and military officers are commissioned to 60
abroad and learn various important matters.
Many EDITORS. who are not the least among our
rest. In order not to leave their subscribers
without interesting reading. they have sent
s1s e s
without extra expense or oXertion. with n copy
Of his paper in hand may climb tho Alps. loiter
and Greece, 500 the, sights In Paris. London,
and New York. and penetrate tho sands OF
DAu6r6 anu tu0 IOINStB OF ln0la.
Meanwhile the great bulk OF the residents Of
this city enjoy the dog days In their own ways.
As the imperial theatres arc closed. the show
Arcadia Livadia. Bavaria. Dsmidron. and
other for the public favor One employs large
another there e . good circus. Tho frivolous
Arcadia, however. beats them ALL for 1t has
engaged party Of American Indians from Ne
braska. The party consists OF twenty persons.
including five women and three children. The
1T. PetsrsburYers almost fght for admission to
this show. That the watering places should
attract u large, number OF quasi -invalids and
adventurers of both sexes seems to be matter
OF course. but II is rather strange that various
converts should become places Of summer re-
sort for motley crowds. It must be admitted,
however. that most OF tho Russian converts
are most picturesQuely situated. During the
dog days tho lay folks have pleasure. and the
monks and nuns have only trial and tempta-
ton" young monk OF the Laura OF this city
said to me recently.
During these impious days Russians turn
the very cemsteriss Into pleasure resorts. On
every sunday. and particularly on tho days
dedicated to the prayer for the repose OF the
souls Of the dead, the cemeteries here are
overcrowded. In the morning requiem masses
are celebrated with an abundance OF incense
and tears. Then the people dine and drink on
the graves. consuming boiled rice with honey
and ratsins. and drinking vodka; Toward
evening scenes are Witnessed 10 these come
In view OF the facts the Governor OF this city