Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-12

village OF Teleneschta, in the government OF
Kischneff. Some months ago young farm
girl named Katharine married young work
man carpenter, Tvan Andreovitch. Katar-
ina did not behave well and Tyan, to keep
her in order used the domestic knot. Kat
arina determined TO have him bewitched into
less severity and appealed TO the local witch,
Barbara, 10 do the work Barbara,
in exchange for eight roubles, gave her
a pebble and bade her grind IL into
powder and give il TO her husband with his
food. Katarina made 1t into powder and put
most Of it into a cake, which Ivan got for sup
per that night. In the night he was taken
violently i'll, and, after suffering for two
poisoning by arsenic. II came out that Bar
bara was professional poisoner, who muir
dered
ron THE PLEASURE OF NUMBERING.
This old woman, whose appearance is de-
scribed as revoltingly hdeous, said to the
Judge at kischneff assizes: "Its great
pity have only poisoned nine men, and
had made up my mind to do for ten" by
her confession, IL came 10 light that she had
poisoned her two husbands and six children.
An extraordinary case of the religious eX
altution. produced amongst the peasant popu-
latien in the Baltic provinces, by the anti
Russian crusade carried on by the Teutonic
pastors, is reported from the village OF Rou-
min, in the district of Talsen. Iomer,
peasant, appeared in the pulpit of Roumin
OF the priest, and, announcing the end OF
the world as imminent, stated that their only
chance Of salvation lay in ridding themselves
at once OF all their earthly goods, wife,
child, house, money, clothes, all must 60"
Suiting example to precept he first empted
his pockets, and then began to fling of his
clothes. The others were beginning to fol-
low his EXAMPLE, when the AuriadnicK, or
village constable interfered, made them
dress again and dispense. Similar extrava-
pauCp9
provinces, the action of the government in
sending to take the air in Archangel and
elsewhere, the clergymen. who in their zeal
IN service Of the German barons have en-
tlrely demoralized their wretched parish
toner's with threats of wrath to come, seems
an excellent measure. Less excellent is the
plan decided upon by the Holy Synod in ST.
petersburg OF sending out number OF spec
lal preachers to harangue the peasants OF the
Baltic provinces back into their senses.
Zeal in denouncing nihilist conspiracies to
the Petersburg police is by no means q pay
ing, business just now The informer usually
gets arrested pending inquiries as TO his
character and financial status. At one
time it was as profitable as certain
spectators In Paris found the sale of manu-
factured F'enian plots to the English Home
Office, but Of late it has worn too thin even
for Herr Graesser. An Englishman, who
last week had 1000 roubes worth of infor-
nation to sell, is now in Jail, and will be
kept there until his arrears at his hotel are
paid on. Graesser knows now to his cost
that no information about what the nihilsts
are doing can be had until they do. len
Thousand roubles, nor ten million, would not
make it worth mans while to sell any
genuine information. AS matter of fact,
the real nihilsts are keeping quiet for the
present, determined to give Alexander Ill.
all time to act. As, however, he is using
this time now,
THE WORST MAY BE ANTICIPATED.
Religious persecution, delay in the execu-
tion Of all reforms, the imposition of ire
sponsible petty tyrants (crown prefects) in
the district governments, the neglect of the
army, the absence OF all foreign policy but
against him on the debit side. He is not,
however, considered TO have taken any line
of conduct, but to be hestat.<, and in ex-
tenuation of this hesitation the troubled
state Of Europe and the necessarily reac-
tionary influence of the execution of his
father are admitted. Hesitation for any
protracted period will become dangerous,
however.
A most interesting dog show is now being
held in st. Petersburg Many members of
the imperial family are exhibiting the choic.
est specimens of their kennels. Specially
Peter Nicolajevitth, the pack of the crown
price and the magnificent sheep dogs of Prince
Lichtenbergski. Prince Dolgorouk, Count
Tolstoi and Prince Wolkonski are also prize
winners. The exhibition which numbers 150
varieties, inclndes some curious canine spec
linens. The precious, bul-doggish, blood
shot-eyed Persian sheep dogs, reputed lineal
descendants of the lion. killing dogs of Baby
lon, the Finland fishing dogs, the Esquimaux
sleigh dogs, the Siberian wolf hounds and
Tashkent bull dogs. The exhibition includes
all arms and apparatus used in hunting, and
the various rooms are agreeably decorated
with pictures of sporting scenes, trophies
and stuffed specimens.