Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-25

Thk PHEskNr CAN. the MURDERED CAR.
knows not whom 70 trust, aud as he wear
sidearms, including peculiarly sharp short
sword, he is liable 10 kill any one who makes
motion he does not like. In fact, be did kill al
innocent laborer not long ago. The man met
him in a secluded walk in the park. and, be
ing confused, put his hand behind him, wher
the car, thinking he was drawing a weapon
shot him dead.
Herr is the daily life Of this despotic ruler
OF lOO,OOO,OO0 people; First, be sleeps, or /.
supposed 20 sleep, In one Of some thirty diff
ferent roous OF the Winter palace, but nc
one, save few very trusted Ones knows an
hour In advance which room IL Is While he
sleeps spies OF long approved fidelity search
every passage OF the palace and experts test
the cellar walls, or engineers examine the
subterranean Passages. His wife, his chill
dren, his body servants and all the near rela-
tves who are admitted to intimacy with
him live In hourly peril OF their lives; one
servant, who escaped to Germany, testifies
that for four mouths not one person in the
palace felt safe for Que hour. No wonder
Alexander III Is supposed to be going in.
sane" "a the telegraph puts it. II he were
supposed 10 DO in his right mind after flvs
years Of such life, there would be modern
miracle 70 account for.
There has always been a great deal of this
sort OF thing In Russia, and, contrary to the
rule In all other countries, terrorism has In.
creased rather than diminished with the ad.
vance OF knowledge aud civilization In
Russia alone, mans knowledge Of destructive
agencies has Increased faster than the liberal
ty OF government and thoimprovemeut of the
moral nature OF the people. Science there
fore, has only made life more miserable. Pc
tar tnst Ctraaf e,l
er OF Russia's greatness, came TO the throne
through series Of plots and ruled as bar
barian; and bis daughter Elizabeth punished
her enemies with most frighttul crueltiss
Her nephew and successor was murdered bv
court conspirators, at the head Of whom was
hisown wifo-the bloody, licentous and in
famous Catherine II. Her son and SUCCESSOR
CRAZY Paul." wus murdered in 1901 by a
band OF MOBILES; and tho marriages OF his
three daughters introduced horrible blood
taints into three leading royal families Of
Europe.
His son, Alexander /, the noted contempo-
rary OF Napoleon Bonaparte, had average
senss and some liberality OF sentiment, and
began that system OF sucroachment ON Tur-
Key which the cars havu ever since main
tanned His death, IN lS25, was followed bv
great insurrecticn, but his brother and sue
ccssor, Nicholas ], suppressed IL with greet
bloodshed. His reign was ono OF almost con-
ttnuous war with Turkey and Persia. and
finally With England and France, the "Cri-
mean war; His son and successor. Alexan-
DIR III, assembled the throne March .. ls5.
and at once made peace. Ho at FIRST attempt
cd to be liberal aud completed the emancipa-
ton OF tho SORTS; but an instruction IA Pc
land was put down With horrible rigor, and
thereafter his life was ono constant struggle
20 sscsps assassination
The struggle was long and cruel. but Ajax.
andsr was blown up at Last Each successive
plot was followed by Increased tyranny. and
tyranny creatsd moro plots. Everything the
imperial family ate or drank was carefully
inspected every train they Travelled in trebly
guarded, and II they ventured abroad tho,,-
sands Of secret spies lined the streets In
deed, all society was infested by spies. III
halt dozen students took a private walk to.
gether, one of them was likely to be a spy.
In almost any evening party, some Of the
guests were spies. One or moro composttors
IN every printing Office, one or moro CLERKS
IN every largo establishment, at least one
man la each mine, or shop, or factory. and
even the drivers Of public vehicles-all we're
IN the secrst pny Of the government.