Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-02

crat; only the poor, oppressed peasantry
was faithful. If the car would only
show little consideration to his peo-
pie. he might be the most popular SOW
ereign in Europe.
Numerous subscriptions continue to
be given by private individuals pro-
fessedly as thanks offerings for the czar's
escape from his railway accidentsto
various funds which are not at all in
favor at Gatschina, as, for instance, the
fund for the endowment of schools for
women. These monies ore usually paid
in as SIN remembrance of the happy
escape at Borki." The czar has lust
issued an ukase commanding that such
subscriptions must be worded as "In
remembrance of the miraculous es-
cape" and orders their coniiscation in
case the word "miraculous' be omitted.
1t is understood in St. Petersburg that
what is making Prince Bismarck so
very anxious to effect an alliance be-
tween Germany and England is the
right-about-face which has recently
taken place in the Balkan priucipali
ties in favor of Russia. In Servia. since
the abdication of Milan, public sympa-
thy in favor of Russia is being loudly
manifested. Roumanla, having changed
her cabinet, appears to have changed
warmest friendship for Russia. The
use of the German language at court
has been forbidden by the king, and
this is but one of many signs of which
way the wind is blowing in Bucharest.
At a banquet given last week in that
capital the officers drank several toasts
complimentary to Russia, and it was
even proposed to petition that power to
dismantle, as useless, the fortresses
which protect the Russo-Roumanian
frontier. In Bosnia and Herzegovina
the greatest hatred for Austria is man
ifested, and war which would
FREE THEM FROM THE GERMAN YOKE,
at any cost, would be warmly well
coined.
In spite OF the efforts of the Russian
government to stop the spread of re-
ligious dissent amongst its orthodox
subjects, the movement develops day by
day. The papers, in obedience to com
mand, suppress the facts, but in spite of
this the truth comes to light. The last
report of Mr.. PoliedOnostzeff to the
czar mentions facts which show how
profoundly unhappy and disgusted the
people are with the present state of gov
ernment. 1t must be noticed that the
act of renouncing the orthodox church
on the part of Russian implies n re-
fusal to continue allegiance to the czar,
and is one of legal rebellion. Since the
famous emancipation the peasants have
sunk into state of misery impossible
to describe. 1t IS an established fact
that since that date the taxes which are
imposed on the peasants have increased
five fold. The various dissenting creeds
assert, among other rights, that OF an
absolute freedom from taxation, and the
Russian peasant considers IL money in
his pocket, or at least a hope Of suffi-
ciept daily bread in the future, to pro-
fess one or the other of them. So far,
however, the action of the dissenters
has been passive one. They are now
beginning to act ON the offensive. Last
week the Schtundists broke into an
ecclesiastical school near Kerson, and
after finging the images OF the saints
down to the ground, drove the scholars
out. crving:
''They shall teach you no more lies"
Near Krakow, at the same time, the
Methodists forcibly entered the ortho-
dox church, seized crosses, orr itiammes,
banners and holy images, and organ
lied burlesque procession, at the eng
of which they
DESTROYED THE SACRED OBJECTS.
Pobedomostzeff demands that the
most repressive measures should be
taken at once. This is the only remedy