New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-08
DEATH OF COUNT DEMETRIUS TOLSToI.

THE CAREER OF RUsSIA'S MINISTER OF THE IN.
TERoR-How HE DEMoRALIzED THE
SCHOOLS OF THE EMPIRE
st. Petersburg May Count Tolstoi Minister OF
the Interior, who has been i'll for some time is dead
Count Demetrius TolstOi the most unpopular
nan in all Russia Together with the late Count Peter
schouvalof he was called on by Alexander H. after
Karakozofs attack In 1885, 10 save the throne from
the murrerous designs Of the Nihsts. Both OF these
statesmen equally astute equally INSCRIPTIONS Dc
eved IN the theory that to stop tho ycarnng among
the pople for liberty the dissemination OF knowledge
among them must be stopped and instruction made
rxury attainable only by the rich. Protesting this
rerograde theory worthy Of tho Middle Ages, Tosto
was nevertheless well aware Of the fact that IL could
neither be openly avowed nor put into effect IN so
crude a shape. He knew that I'm an age of shams
bvpocrisy was the first element of success As Min
lister Of Public instruction he adopted shreWd
method to accomplish his object. He declared
himself an ardent follower of the English
educational system, and with one stroke OF
the pen all the middle schools Of the Empire wcro
rsformed on a elias ssical basis Greek and Latin were
taucht almost exclusively, and fun course OF
c,assioal studies was necessary before any student
ooub bs admitted to the high schools. There were
no classical teachers TO speak of in any Of the
colleges and this sudden change was demoralizinS
IN the students. But that was precisely what 1OE
40, looked for The students were Overburdcned
ytth
- x-.,,a f1nless and produced the result Of
t,aIpy their Young minds and uniting them for in
,.poctpal work At the same time instructions were
river 10 conduct the examinations With relentless
v,cor Every school became torture chanber ana
Young Russia was daily put to the rack Iosioi
- ,h came time did all could 10 stop the primary
instruction of the people. lie Kept up his pscuhaF
v.t.,, for nearly fourteen years, and as an aid Ia
~. scheme he endeavored to establish stupendous
'A' - o~.,,oce He privately directed all
teachers and professors TO watch uler e'''oaiS al"
tbesc were encouraged TO watch ther PaiciS @an'
friends This raised such indignation .nfouSnouo INC
s1tsye hun as Minister of Public instrEC t tioh and
oterprocurator of the Hoy syn3a AS was Threatened
several times for years be- bef9T, Hr,,,s but 10S'''
always succeeded in tidng over esSnaton GT Of General
An y1nei in1 IoIsr0 was made Minister OF the
Interior, which office he tea rnai t,e e Car declined
TO accept it.
pprsIDEyr CARNOT RECEIVES NJ. ElFfEi~
Paris Nav 7-President Csrnot To-Day f't''u
~ E,re, tho designer and builder VI the Io"'r
t..nng his name, and the workmen who were Gu,
pared IN Its construction. All the PreSidcn' 49,
inscribed their names in book pro''uo -.,,:n, M
purpose Upon leaving tho visitors cheoreo
Carnot and the Republic ox,os,t,on
Twenty Ave thousand persons Vis''ea 'No tos N.
yesterday. During the opening Ger eefemVVI IL VIve Bou.
police arrested three men Tor shouting atom OF the
spesins of the exposition passed of without h''H
A CONGO CONFERENCE PROPOSED
Brussels May 7.-King Leopold has proposou U.'
IN international conference be hold In sep1smoer
to complete the work Of the Congo Cohiorsn'''
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THE NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUR HoNORs PARNELL
London, May THE annual meeting or the ha'oh~
liberal Club was held to-day. Two thousand members
vsrs ,rsssat A resolution was adopted deoiafanK