Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-03-15


become interested In Siberia and ~
Russian people. Since then have maoo Z
. number Of trips to the Russian empiee
on my own account, made . critaco3
study OF the country and its institutioae
taken Its periodicals., and remained -
close touch, NO TO speak, with the princos 4
pal events that have occurred there.
When the jeanette called througA
Behring straits and disappeared IN ~
Arctic ocean In 1882, had an instructive !
feeling that she would b lost, ~ 4
strongly urged on Mr.. Bennett the 49,
portance Of organizing y system Of rslIee
be notified by the Russian governmsat
TO keep sharp lookout for the survives
Of the expedition II any were found. Nce
only that, but proposed to him difsco.
ly, also through the manager Of IL
Herald, then Thomas B. Connery, and
through Chief Justice DAILY, Of IL
American Geographical society. 10 maIIo
. personal search along the northsgn
coast and with the facilities which 81
knew could command, do all that man
could do to rescue those In peril The
kHOkOcaOtOttp iIOWCNChe uF1 ItOt IIIcc3 WIN
approval and the matter was dropped.
Lieutenant Commander Gorringe, who
brought over the Egyptian obelisk, then
became 90 much interested In the sub.
ject that he proposed, not having the
ready money, to sell his collectioo q
Egyptian curiosities In order to procure
fund Of say 5000 in order TO provide
the means for making trip to the northr
ern coast, but declined 10 take thos
money from such source and ct such
sacrifice when more wealthy pcop1o
could easily stand In the breach.
After this Chief Justice DAILY suggested
the matter to Mr.. Charles A. Dana, q
The Sun, and for time there seemed -
be q prospect that he would bear the en-
pense Of an expedition for the rescus e
tho survivors Of the jeanette, but while
tho negotiations were pending Presidents
Garfield was shot, and attention thus -.
ing diverted tho idea was abandoned In
the meantime the living and dead weSUl
found on the Siberian coast after the d.
aster, as predicted, and shall always
believe that II my plans could have bsen
carried out the worst consequences Of IL.
catastrophe might have been averted.
The sad event, however, was not with
out its compensations. The letters ~.
The New York Herald from Mr.. John ~
jackson, who was sent to Russia; his a.
scription Of Siberian scenes along IT,
route he travelled, the narrative Of -
gineer Melville and the ipvestigatioa -
fore the congressional COMMITTEES, ~
served their purpose In making AmeGs|
leans moro or less acquainted with . -
gion comparatively unknown. Ny own
public addresses showed In the popu1nS
interest they elected that the people weGo'
eager TO know more concerning this wclnpI
derful country and it, institutious, eepos'
cially that part Of its political syseoo
connected with tho history OF the 6ibees
Ian exile, and the interest u BY nomsox1
abating.
While there has been much exageegAy
ton with regard to tho treatment of Ra1o
sian prisoners Of state, II IL mot In many
cases as severe as II has been descsihoG
In all Of my trips have met political -
lies who were In comparatively comtoG1s
able circumstances, and they are n0t e.
any means exceptions to The sv114
Therefore have defended the Rue1o
government when it has been misropeof
sented, at the same time that ! havs -
sented the shadows Of most hatole1
picture. That these efforts are beaS1n1|
fruit is proved by the fact that concege
measures are now being taken BY : nu1s
Der Of philanthropic citixepy Of Philad<
phia, who have begun the circulatioa r.