Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18

pose OF securing evidence against him:
ind. as none could be found, the police
ievenged themselves by denouncing him
to the Minister of Public Instruction, and
the latter promptly issued decree expel-
ling the Professor from the country, and
sending him to Siberia, for extreme dis
affection against the Government"
There was no trial, no investigation, SO
Tar as known. no public charge, till after
the sentence had been pronounced and
executed, and then only by way of expla-
nation toquell public remonstrance.
1t is often the case that an official re-
port Of the trial of accused persons is pub
lished in the Journal, of Petersburg, to
allay public indignation. The latest pub
LEGATION of this kind related to the inquiry
into the criminal activity Of Q secret asso-
citation known as The Will Of the Peo-
pie" whose operations extended from
1883 to 1856, and were considerably OK
tended and dangerous. There were four
teen persons sentenced to be hanged at
the conclusion of this investigation. One
was college professor, the head of the
conspiracy, aged Al, several students, aged
from l8 to 25, several tradesmen engaged
i'll harboring the conspirators, and four
women, one Of whom was the daughter of
captain in tho army.
The women We're, however, all of them
mistresses of the students. 1t was shown
that they had murdered police officers, had
attempted to murder others, had prepared
dynamite bombs, had attacked post and
released prisoners, and had established q
printing office for the publication of revo-
lutionary documents. The evidence,
which was conclusive, was given in the
official report, rs was also the order of the
commission sentencing them to be hanged.
At the conclusion OF the report was the
announcement that the Car had committed
all the sentences, and the prisoners had
been sent to Siberia for life.
This publication was made for effect.
1t was one of the many cases in which the
generosity of the Car was advertised to
the people. 1t so happened that the Czal
knew of these trials. But he does not
know half that is done in his name. No
one can reach the Car without the per-
mission of the police. 1t is a crime to
address him in the street or to hand him
a paper. A woman was sent to prison.
shortly before We arrived in Russia, for
throwing n letter into the window of a
railway car in which the Gar sat. A man.
not long ago, was arrested for sending
him telegram. The woman wanted to
have the Gar know Of the injustice that
had been done her husband, and appealed
to his we'll known generosity. The man
who sent the telegram was crank.
Some years ago there was popular
actor in Petersburg, one of whose warmest
admirers was the Gear. Meeting him upon
the street one day the Gar stopped him,
and after q little chat asked him to per-
form o certain piece ut the theater that
evening, promising to be present. The
Gear came. but to his disappointment the
performance announced was not the one
he had requested, and the actor he was SO
fond of did not appear in tho cast. Send
ing an aid-de- camp to the manager to in
quire who his request had not been COM
piled with. the Gar learned that the actor
had suddenly disappeared. The police
were called upon to hunt him up, and
reported that he was in prison.
What for?" roared the Car.
For addl essing your majesty on the street
day." answered the head of the Third
lection. An order for ths actors release
was at once written and carried to the
prison. The actor was brought into the
Emperor's presence. An apology was
offered him, and the Gear. much morti-
fed, asked what he could do to COM
pens tie the actor for the annoyance
ind modification he had suffered.
Nothing" replied he, "only please
don't speak TO me on the street again.
As rule the people Of the empire en-
certain q generation for the Gear second