The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-19
A STORY OF THE czAR.
His Experience with n NihlIlSt, Afterwards
Flogged to Death.

His Experience with u NihiIlAt, Afterwards
FlOEged to Death.
LONDON, May ls.-An occurrence is re-
ported from Livldia which illustrates the
coolness and physical strength OF the Car.
One morning recently he started out to
hunt, and was leaving the palace by rear
stair case which he seldom used. Just at
the moment Of the Cars appearance
number Of soldiers Of the guard were rush.
ing up the stairs after haltsavage, brutal.
looking MOujik, whose arms and hands
were bound by straps OF leather. The
prisoner was struggling furiously to escape
and his struggles became even more des.
perate when he saw the Gear. Theguards
tried to take him away from the Czar's
sight, but his Majesty ordered them 10
halt and asked:
"Who Is the mani"
They explained that he was q leader
among the local Nihilists, and had been
prominent In kindling the forest fires
that had lately occurred around Lividis.
Let him be unbound while he Is In our
presence" was the unexpected order Civ
en- by the Czar.
The moment the mans hands were
freed he CrouChed, with his his fingers
clawing the:air as though he would throw
himself bodily on the Char and attack
him with bis nails. Several officers threw
themselves between the Nihilist and the
Czar, but the latter motioned them aside,
and, without weapon In his hand or on
his person, calmly awaited the attack. II
came In an instant. The Nihillst made
desperate spring towards the Gar, but
while he was still in the air His Majesty
caught him by the right arm arm threw
him 10 the ground with apparently as
much ease as he would have thrown
boy. The Nibilist scrambled 10 his feet,
and again made similar spring. This
time the Czar caught him by the left arm
with the same grip, and again easily
threw him to the floor. The Nihilist had
by this time got enough OF II and he lay
painting but metlonless. The Czar took
seat near by and said TO the vanquished
Nihilist:
a" "NOw tell us what you dogs complain
The PROSTATE Nihilist at once began a
long and bitter arraigument OF what he
and his comrades considered the crimes
for which the CEar should be killed, He
told the Czar that he had violated the
memory ol his own father by declaring
the emancipation OF the Berfs terrible
mistake; that he had done his beat 10 re.
store tho common people oi Russia To
state oil slavery; that he had made thou.
sands Of unjusti6able arrests accompanied
by circumstances Of the utmost brutality;
that he had kept innocent prisoners con.
flned In loathsone dungeons without
charges or trials until death or insanity
has come TO their relief, and that be had
many times promised TO Russia Conbti.
tuition, but had never fulfilled bis pledge.
The last accusation made by the Nihil1st
Is Pald TO echo a complaint which 10 very
prevalent among all the troops n
the Oimea. He said the Csar had
taken all their best men away iron
their farms had kept them idle Until seed
time was past 90 that they would have
nothing TO live on II they went home,
They had, lie said, been promised that
they would be led against ConBlantinople
where plumber enough was 10 be had 10
make them tich for life, but instead Of
this they had been kept tiselessly drilling
until there seemed to be no prospect Of
war In any quarter.
The Gear listened 10 oil these acCtisa.
tons calmly, and there was nothing 10 In.
dictate that he was Ia the least degree
effected by the harangue. When The
NlhlllBt ceased the CEaf arose aud said
quietly 10 the officers nearest him; "Now
We will resume our hunt" and the I'm.
pefial party left the palace. The NihilIAt
was again secured and taken 10 the cells
In the basement Of the palace. II 10 as.
serted that he was Afterwards aogged 10
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