The sun., 1884-05-04
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ST. PErERsBuRa. April l6.-Russisn law
nays that tho Russian empire ID governed By
virtue Of positive laws issued By his Majesty"
But In the shadow Of the autocrstic throne
each Russian Minister safely plays the part OF
little Oar aud often cruel despot There are
nine Ministers In Russia. and each Of them is.
In fact. an absolute head Of his own depa rtment
II happens here over and over again that the
defendant on having received In some court
the verdict OF not guilty" Is rearrest.d on the
very threshold Ot tho temple of justice. Thus
there aro many Russians suffering IN prison
anu In Siberia who were acquitted but could
not escape from the clutch OF some little Car.
Lately these despots have hit on new means
OF furnishing the persons they ind trouhlo.
some or politically Enthusiastically. They send
their man to n madhouse. Formerly svnry OF.
fenslve act against some chief or against the
Government was regarded simply us crimo.
and now II Is accepted az an evidence Of in
sanity. and treated accordingly.
hold In my hands COPY OF an official ateno.
graphic record Of a meeting OF the Mobiles Of tho
dared To publish II. The record runs az follows:
Tar IA nrasnn meeting o. tis oSsr 81 The st.
Noble Serge Alexandrovitch Miller said:
Gentlenion: As q man who has personally
myprotest against that assault. / viii show
that tho crime l have suffered from is not q
sxo but ss which needs
declaration to our President. which. with his
permission will read (readsI:
lllu-trinus Count ALEXIS ALkxASbR,yirca: on May
to msais.! exs%,inA,s, ,i wa. throw, INTO ,,s MO-.
m.n,n., suffering untold p.ns mora. and physfa I'll:
provocHti0n For remarks natural to a sane person 1
Guna ~h dan 5ps W.: ana M 81 OT &
az ss 70 M ny s so .TS 90 %
60 Sf 90 na. sG da% de-
a. ears od on having WI io,' a" hops Of seeing again his
Bsiny brought into state Of despsr and conscou.
ny % ssa "i 81 ,s
made final effort Of sefpre.rrvacn and with G.d's
r%t h:S II js {ss
s5.%s" 5 4 q. i%psf,sI Ssi;:;y ss.%ss y T. ssis,i.ss
ser revmont. Count Nioholss E,rodi aud retired
Hcng NoJie,nnn. whose inherited r,ghts were v,o
t. nss n IL n". "y my sn GS s e
OF OF my ny sa ~, 1vh % !" . In vyw sS
.,sa /" @ my psrro ] r"qaesi the Council Of The soUes
70 s%. % is Ia IIS. i, he as.s Subjects
Ss I'd x nl Ss xa.i 4 s . q IL IL
;nw "S H,"f to rS t" s'ff 4. %r1 I'd
there Have you not here another example Of most nr
;, S".'sS s.sIf
ysI Ip r NJ II. that tho Munster had been
Isussy.i s""aiitee :r Mobile. he formed to take
thote OF tie Committee of rri-on Inspectors.
Noble KnznakofY said: L deem 1T my duty
to announce that being an officer OF the Grena-
di"r reg smcnt. ! WIN several times on duty in
aS ,d Mnr, u. wss asr
Neither myself nor my fellow officers notioed
in him any loss OF mental faculties. All the Of
wrong. done, to him. but We were powerless to
hsn him. W. wore exceedingly glad to hear
.r. sna Cot, BntprIn sHa; Mrsyotns
siApl WIZ Lieut.; Miller dii 20! dsmsna ,usiics
In the l.unatic Asylum was founded on some
iGrged dosnmenis sifnsa 6y thr Gnmmanaant
answer. At last the Chief Of the Cavalry Guards
Count Alexander Musin- Pushk M Informed
II WAS found that my immediate chief was
guilty only Of a superiiu;cus s., ; .nnty to me. And
Of my suporiors. i hurried to retire from the
The Council Of the st. Petersburg Mobiles
and Tho sass.S,ions Of NoIism"n Miller "H !" the
G"u9si! q n" Chiefs and Deputies Of Mobiles
/ hnvo lrnrnod irom Lieut.. Miller that he had
private difficulties with his chief. Count Nirod
Now Mr.. Miller is following the law. He be.
came legal adviser TO Chemist Rhner, his fell
low sufferer. Mr.. Ribnrr talked rather 100
opnny of the frauds that were going Oh In tho
military drug stores. by which hundreds OF
thousands Of ronbles were stolen FROM thu
Trensury. In order to- gag him psrsmptorly
tue Minister OF War. Con. Nannovsky Issued
that queer order.
Last year tho case of Cnpt. sigodzinsky
greatly stirred the public here. The Captain
attended the military academy. He had
ths IN s!ortune to dispute on some scisn-
tilc points with the director of the academy.
Gen. DraEomirof. famous for his mnsleriy
crossing of tho danube during tho late Turko-
ltussinn war. Tho General WAS proved also
too lenient" for he sent tho Captain to the
lunatic asylum Of this city. In few weeks he
free. He sued Gen. Dragomirofr in civil courts.
but thu civil courts promptly dismissed the
caso tho General being out OF thor jursdic-
ton. Recently the case WAS tried in tn. Senate.
tho highest judicial tribunal in the empire.
Here too. as soon rs the General mentioned
that the Captain was guilty OF breach Of
military dlsc pline. the case WIS dsmsse
am told that in the Cars huge army there
are many Generals guilty OF being too
1t becomes quito evident that Nlhilist tenden-
cies are fast spreading In the Russian army.
As the prisons and courts proved inefficient to
stop that movement. the madhOuse is re-
What more diabollcal than that can be in.
vented = said to me an aged Russian lawyer.
Our Nihilists don't fear prison and Siberia.
but to bs thrown among lunatics for an In.
definite period OF time-that may pRrayze even
fha ,puf Il atar mi mad rov,, Init iof