Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-08

! escaped from Ine al dt oIdHlOu, hiICAt
Monday, and reached the woods. In ten
minutes Looney would have been on
train, en- route for the Ionia Penetentl-
4 ary.
MICHAEL WIcKLIFF has fed from Fort
Wayne, Ind, carrying off $4,000 belong
ing to his wife, beside her iewelry. Wick
lift eIoped with his victim year ago.
ADoLPH GORDON, a counterfeiter, was
discharged from prison at Jackson, Mich,
Thursday, after serving five years. He
was Immediately rearrested for counter
feiting in the prison, molds and dies
being found in his cell.
THE CZAR'S DOMAIN.
An Interview with Gen. Young, Our Consul
General to st. Petersburg The AutOcrats
Satety-The POssDOrt System.
The Washington Critic of Friday prints
an interview with Consul General Young,
who has just returned to this country
from st. PetersbUrgh on a three months
leave of absence Following are excerpts:
Being inquired of whether there was
much activity in Russian military circles,
Gen. Young replied in the affirmative.
There is he said, constant and un-
firing work going on among the Russian
army officers. perfecting the troops in
drill and equipment, and they are max
ing wonderful progress. The Russian
army Is as complete a military Organiza-
ton to-day as the world has ever seen.
All branches of the service have the most
modern arms and are thoroughly drilled
In their actual use
DO you think Russia wants India?"
Il do not; / do not believe that she
would for a moment seriously consider
the question of fighting England for
India. The reason for her attitude on
the Afghanistan frontier? 1t is simply
because she wants to let England know
that she must not interfere with Russia
Her position in regard to India is simply
a menace to England. She holds Eng
land in check by the implied threat con
veyed by her activity between Merv and
the Caspian sea. As for Afghanistan.
Russia does not want the country either
If she did, all she would have to do would
be to take it. She could do that very
easily. What Russia is working for on
the frontier is the friendship of the
ameer. That potentate is now England's
friend, and Russia is undermining that
country's influence with him; that is all
she Is now working for in that direction.
She does not want ConstantinOple and
will get it in time. Russia has between
fifty and eighty thousand men between
the Caspian sea and Merv, and can handle
them rapidly. Those troops are simply
perfect; why, they have in their ranks
tailors bakers hatteOs, weavers; in fact,
men of all trades, ready at any time when
called upon to so to work at them. 1t is
is the same way throughout the Russian
army. BY this you can see how thorough
the service is"
Are the Russian people discontented:"
"No; as a rule they are a cOntented
people and love their emperor. Nihilism
has | think, been stamped out, There
are no more anarchist troubles in Russia
than we have in this country. The i'm
preston that the car is afraid of his
life and goes about surrounded by Il cor
don of guards and is, in fact, prisoner,
is all moOnshine. He goes around ST.
Petersburgh just as it pleases him. He
Is, in fact, seen much more frequently on
the streets than the president of the Unit
cd States. He gets into his carriage with
the empress and drives out to the regi-
ments that are alway maneuvering and
holding sham battles. He will leave the
carriage, Jump on his horse and dash
around among his troops, giving orders
and taking personal part in what is going
on. He will then rejOin his wife and
quietly return to the city. Often he lives
for a couple of weeks with the empress
i'll Il little house among the troops and is
no moro attended than the colonel of any
regiment, he is ii magnificent man, physi-
cally, six feet three inches in height, and
does not fear any man or devil. His
soldiers adore him. He is particularly a
family man. and is always to be found
with his wife. He seems to be devoted to
her and to his children. He is Roman
Off, of course. The Romauoffs are a
splendid people as rule. and he is a
particularly splendid man"
How are Americans treated in Rus
sia?"
Better than any other class of for
eigners. They are given facilities that
are extended to no other people. They
are always politely treated, although they
have to submit to the strict police sys-
tenn of the country. No one, no matter
from whom he may have passport, can
get into Russia unless that document has
been viewed by a Russian official. This
looks rather strict, but then you must re-
member that every Russian within the
empire must also have a passport, and
must be ready to produce it when called
upon. Thus if a man is under suspension
all the authorities have to do Is to take
away his passport, and he can go no
where. He is practically his own taller.
Another thing to show the caution of the
government: If a foreigner enters Rus
sia to ransact any business or to enter
upon any sort of manufacture, he can
not do so until the authorities know all
about him. where he comes from, who he
Is, what he wants to do, what he wants to
do it for, and, in fact, every little detail.
Men frequsntly go to Russia, think
ing that the business they have in
hand will be accomplished in four
or five days. and have found out
that those days will grow into weeks.
probably into months. Russia is emphat-
ically a government, and St. Petersburg
is perfect example of government.
general of the Russian army governs the
city. His word in everything is law. He
is an absolute autocrat. He knows every
thing that goes on in that city. He
knows where every stranger Is, where he
goes and what he does, and the czar
stands by him. The car picks him out
because he is the kind of a man he wants
and puts st. Petersburg in his hands to
rule"
How about the people, generally: ;" was
asked.
They are very good people, easy
to get along with, polite, and very
considerate of others. They are pro
gressive people, too. Russia has the fin
est artisans in the world. Rrssia's skill
ed labor is equalled by that of no other
country. What Russia's workers in gold
silver, and inlaid work turn out Is marvel
GUS
is Minister Lathrop POPULAR"
He i very popular. He has made a
most excellent impression and we could
have no better man at St. Petersburg"