Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-12
RUSSIA'S EYE IS ON PERSIA.
The Approaching visit of the Shah
to Gatschina.
aANY PATIENTS FOR PAsreuR
Mad Dogs and Wolves Play Havoc at
Kczan-Boy Murderers Sent TO
Sachaline Isiand-Gossip From
st. Petersburg.



the approaching visit of the shah to Cats
china is considered as a prognostic Of
Russo Persian alliance Indeed, following
upon the immense concessions obtained from
the Persian autocrat by the Russian ambas-
sador, DolgoroukofT, it is significant, and
should afford food for reflection in London
as in Calcutta In Russia the coquetting of
the government in Asia, and its endeavors
TO extend the empire in the direction Of
India, are looked upon with extreme dis
favor by all, except handful of Yingoes of
the most rabid order Whilst so very much
remains to be done at home, is the popular
argument what use is there in going abroadi
Doloroukoff has done very well. Russia is
authorized to protect miltarily, the new
commercial route which the Persian govern
ment has engaged to make from Teheran to
the Caspian sea. The bay of Mourdab has
been thrown open to Russian navigation.
The shah has promised 10 construct a num-
Der OF roads from various centers to the Rus.
sian frontier. In short, Dolgoroukoffs work
amounts to a practical annexation Of Persia
TO Russia. The shah will arrive in Peters
burg on June 2, and not, rs reported, May ~.
A pamphlet entitled
1.-THE GERMANS IN RUssIA.n
which has just been published in Berlin and
which is supposed to have been directly in
spired by M. de Giers, is attracting consider
able attention in Moscow and Petersburg.
The author, who appears strong supporter
of the historical mot d. ordre of Germany,
''Dang mach Osten,' recognizing the hope
lessness of any conquest of Russia, advises
his compatriots to colonize Russia paciically,
and urges on the Germans in the Russian
Baltic provinces to resist all attempts of the
government to Russify them. Apropos of
the classification of the Baltic provinces, the
hght between the government and the Teu-
tonic element wages furiousy. Quite re-
Gently the whole municipal council Of Riga
was hauled up, by order of the minister of
justice, before the court of assizes, for rebel
lion, against the orders of the govern
ment. Exemplary punishment will be in
fiicted. The entire judicial system is to be
changed, and trial by jury in open courts,
which has now been established twenty years
in all other parts of Russia, to be introduced.
Moreover, all pleadings are to be spoken in
Russian, which Is also to be the language
employed in all legal documents intended to
have validity. At the same time, clean
sweep has been made of the pastors of Teu-
tonic sympathies, who have criticized the
measures of the government, and only at the
beginning of this week, twelve of these eccle-
Giasti,s were sent to Archangel to stay. Poor
M. de Giers may well look careworn Some
kind friend has sent de Giers a copy of the
last book published by the celebrated Ger
man pessmist philosopher, Hartmann, and
the chancellor has not been well since. Hart
mann's book is the severest crtique on Bis
m rcks policy, of which the petty chancellor
is so servilc n supporter, which has ever been
made public. He declares that all that Bis
. marck has done of late is to make enemies to
Germany on every side. and, as crowning
act of stupidity, has alenated the sympathies
Of the United States army. He adds that a
war between Germany and Russia could IN
re Russia but little, and that in case of a
Franco-Russian alliance Germany would be
lost. He advises Germany to conciliate
France by the cession, or at least. the
TIE NEUTRALIZArIoN OF ALsACE-LoRRAINE.
Vice-Consul Tvanoff, who was sent by
the government to Suez to investigate the
Atschinoff matter, has just published his re-
oort, which, on the whole, is favorable to the
adventurous Cossack.' Admiral Olry and
Captain Viron both speak well of him. The
territory, 1t appears, did not belong to
France at all. The bombardment was not
comrades give quite new version of his ex-
cellency's' conduct. His excellency,' by
the way, asserts that the French robbed him
Of AZ, 600 roubles.
In one of its last seances the Russian Geo.
graphical society delegated MIR. PiewtZeff,
one of the companions of the late traveller,
Przewalski, as leader Of the exploring expe-
iition in the northeast of ThIbet, towards
the expenses of which the car is contribut-
ing 1O,' 90 roubles out OF the privy purse. The
expedition will last one year, and will be
both dangerous and difficult as it will have
20 cross the country inhabited by the Tan
goutes, who live exclusively by brigaudage.
Thibet has, in part. alseudy been explored by
PrZewalsk. whose d scoveries there were most
interesting His report is one of the most
curious in the archives of the Russian Geo
graphical society According to this the de-
Scendants of the war like MongOlians, who
1t one time conquered Russia, are so poor
ot that, says the explorer, a single Russian
ad, armed with a revolver could put q hun
1red of them to fight. Polyandry is COM
mon throughout the country for reason
alyt IL, tn tInh nlt cton rhn
,titious women take refuge in the innumera-
ble Buddhist monasteries, and kill time in
,opying manuscripts. Interesting as are the
results OF these expeditions, the liberals in
Russia disapprove of them, as forming merely
pretext for extension and annexation.
The more barbarians," II is argued, "that
are made our fellow subjects so many more
Russian subjects are there to support the alb
solute despotism by which we are governed.
Science ia made the lackey Of tyranny.
1t Gas understood that the money ($l00, ,000,- :
J00), recently borrowed in Paris was to be
devoted to improving tho arms of the Rus
sian army and for the urgently needed re-
pair Of some of the more important for
tresses. The money has now been some
time in the treasury Golfers, but nothing Is
being done, and nothing Is being proposed
This suits the revolutionaries, whilst giving
HEART BURNINGs TO THE PANsLAvIsTs.
The revolutionaries say: 'If we go to war.
rs at present armed, we shall suffer ma
tional disaster. So much the better, for il
will show us what towards we have been to
stand an absolute despotism SO long.
Pasteur Just now Is wanted badly at Kazan,
where upwards Of 3C0 persons are in danger
Of hydrophobin. Last week large number
OF people in the outlying districts were bitten
by mad wolves the number Of which, doubt
lessly exaggerated, is put at sixteen, and at
the same time quantity OF dogs
were bitten, which In their turn have bitten
people. Immediately a police order COM
mRnding all dogs in the city to be produced
for veterinary inspection was issued and re-
suited in n perfect holocost Of CANNES. Pa
trolls of citizens armed with guns are destroy.
ing every dog that shows itself in the street.
Most Of those bitten were sent in special
train to Moscow, to be attended TO in the
hospitals there The ignorant population Of
Kazan is panic stricken. looking on this oc
currance as an omen Of great calamity to
come. The calamity that has come is bad
enough. The last gang of convicts embarked
nt Odessa on 5. s. Petersburg, for transpor-
tation to Sachatine Island numbered several
boy-murderers Kowaski, condemned to
seven years, who killed priests widow
with nn axe to rob her Of roubles, is twenty
years old. Wachelski, aged nineteen, killed
u peasant In forest. cui him up and buried
The fragments in diferont hiding places, and
WAS sentenced TO seven years. Tara
Kouchine, who beheaded his step-mother
and goes away for fifteen years, is only six
teen years OF age. Oumbo, u Fiulander
convicted OF six murders sentenced TO ten
years, is nineteen. The leniency of the
sentences appears extraordinary, even in