Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-08-24
ALL RUSSIA IS BLAZING.
kGNNAN'S LETTERS TO THE CENTU-
RY HAVE BORNE FRUIT.
Tho Government Has Sent = 'Commis-
sion" 10 siberia to Investigate the
Charges OF Cruel Treatment Of Exiies.
A sample Of Its Work.
Especial Correspondence.l |

Especial Correspondence
NEW YORK, Aug 22.-Georgc Kcn>
mans articles on Exile Life in Siberia"
published in The Century Magazine, have
proved of such Importance as to arouse
the interest of the whole civilized world.
They by some means have penetrated even
into Siberian wilds, and convicts in the
bitter north praise and bless his work in
their behalf. As the result of Mr.. Ken
mans revelations all eyes are turned to-
ward Russia, awaiting her action in
matter of such vital importance to mill
ions Of her subjects. That some forward
movement must he made the Russian
government well understands. Conse-
quently "A committee of investigation has
been formed at st, Petersburg to make
tour of the Siberian provinces and report
on the condition Of the eXiles.
@. Nienashetf writes long letter To
Free Russia, published in Geneva, Swift
zerland, and from his letter have trans
lated the following extracts:
The Government, as announced in
the Russian papers, sent IA commission
consisting of Gems RouSinof, De llaricr
and staff TO investigate the condition of
the prisons.
The revelations of our terrible suffer
ings, made by the great American
writer, George kennan, have been the
means Ct bringing the question up for
imperial consideration. The Russian
government accuses Mr.. Kennan of hay
ing betrayed its confidence, but we poor
eNiles bless him for il if he has. We, the
convicts of the city of Tomsk, had been
advised ten days previously of the COM
ing of these high officials. We consulted
| among ourselves and decided on what
basis our complaints should be formu-
! lated and presented to tho commission.
! The day of the arrival Of the Peters
/ burg officials the chief of police an
! nounced 10 us that his eXcellepcy Gen.
! Rousinon would receive criminals and
hear their complaints after II o'clock
! the next day at the Hotel Europe. "All
/ will have to visit him; those who wish
to see him and those who do not will be
conducted there by force" he said (as
was the case with some of our col
leagues). ] was not among the first lot
TO enter the generals room the follow
ing day, but remained standing in the
hall for some time. thus having an op-
portunity to study the faces of the poor
fellows as they emerged from the gen
erals presence.
Their first act on coming out was to
spit ON the floor, their faces at the same
assuming n sarcastic smile. We who
were waiting understood the indications,
and that our most moderate ideas of
amelioration would have to be aban-
doned. Alas! all our bright expectations
were scattered to the winds, our petit
tions had been in vain; there was no
hope of better condition for us.
IN, Y. and H., please come to his ex-
celency," shouted the gendarme. We
stepped forward and were conducted to
his room. On entering we saw n man
still young, with a very bald head and
sharp gray eyes, dressed in some strange
costume. This was Gen. Rousinoif, the
same who offered his services to hang
Sophie Perovskaia when the govern
mental baugpaaiA FrciaS - = =