The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-05

moldin9s around the windows are covered
with sheet. Of eold. whensves an SPporss
there was NO failare To do il. aud the
amount Of bullion hammered into sheets
thing enormons. There are rooms in all
color~ of the rainhow-Japanese irooms.
hines rooms, fitted up and furnished
setting forth an example Of luxury. the
tastes and fabrics Of all ages and races.
The series Of apartments are so numerous
and varied as tai be ~bewildcrtng. One
can hardly remember them, and yet this
il only one Of the many grand palaces at
The extravaRance of the Russian sov-
ereiRns IL nowher better exemplifed than
i'm their stables. Russia In q land OF fine
The imperial stables contain several hum
dred of the finest horses I'm the world. and
those stables cost the government s2oOO,.
States gets 10000 "a year and has tn furn-
ish his own horses. Two thousand coach
men, footmcn, Rrooms, veterinary sur
after the stud. Tie. halls where the inn
pcrial carriages are kept show the extrav.
the ears. The halls in which are kept
the imperial carriages and harness. are
hung with Gobelin tapestry. just
the riches, and rarest fabrics in the. world.
The least of the carriages would he the
greatest attraction i'm any museum OF the
precious stones could bs nut with any ef-
feet, there they were put. Many Of the
Sasr,a Sasf S%rs ex used to 10 ""s IN her S Sna
carriage, with her finest horses and most
expensive harness. the sum Of xs,OOO.U0O
In speaking OF the treasures Of the pal
aces In Russia he said that "the
wealth Of the krcmiin,, in Moscow, was
which runs into billions of dollars; build
IN school-house in every village and give
am education To every child without. taxa
ftnpp ~ n Ssneh lISnySSA AnIaVlSNnr
involves an expense for which the people
are taxed to- g degree no other nation
Next came the description of the almost
fabulous wealth of churches, where gold,
silver and Jewels ornament the interior.
this il a. representation of heaven, which
the priests tell them is aw aitinI those who
will he loyal tn the church and car. On
the other hand, the fire and birthstone of
hell are pictured as the reward of those
who are ~disloyal. There is no wonder
with his ias. "kopeSna" to Inherit snch
everlasting heaven and to he saved from
such a hell AS IL pictured tn him.
ignorance and suffering of the Russian
peasant, which, he said, IL far worse than
when he was u slave 10 years ago. "Thcn
rest of the animals; to-day, when he is
unable to pay the oppressive taxes put
upon him lie is torn away from his family
and sent to work i'm the Siberian mines.
"While Russia has fine colleges, which.
however, can be entered but by a few
tay kssa S Snfs amy snf iit s%SSrmn, Which, h h Sars any
tendency to develop the spirit of liberty.
Hence books and publications. of the
greatest thinkers of the world are prohib-
ted. Not only the writings of foreigners,
hat any literature even by Russians that
in any way differs from the present estab-
Take, for instance, the writings of Tolstois
the great Russian novelist. His latest
prodnctions, like My Religion My Com
lish and French and read by thousands
my, millions-of reading people, are pro-
~ h; ns,,, ro, ,r,"9 T'harc NJ. nc nv oIn my
papers i'm Russia i'm the sense Americans
understand the word, and IL any paper
the government IL is at once suppressed.
The Russian contains onlysuch
news as Is sanctioned by govern
sian il in utter ignorance Of the happen-
inus of foreign countries or of his native
As As an illustration .S OF the censor.
where n the Truth, of Odessa
"a bad name for u Russian newspaper
announce the fact that the imperial yacht.
which was built i'm England at am expense
OF 5000, was pronounced n failure and
ordered broken up So as to save expenses
OF running IL. The news was considered
by the government as "a reflection upon
it's useless expenditure.
MIR. Schultz gave u description OF the
hated and hateful third section-the spies
that pcrneatc all classes of society. from
the highest to the lowest. A word from
one Of these. he said, il sufficient tn send
the hest man i'm Russia to Siberia without
being allowed to confront his acctlss,r.
He described cases where people have
been arrested and sent to Siberia on ac-
count of u similarity of name. the govern
nlent never stopping to make investiga-
ton and never bothering about correcting
such trivial mistakes.
"Do YOU wonder them continued le,
''that there are found men and women,
touched by the misery and Ignorance of
the millions and filled with brotherly
love. give up their livelihoods, comfort
able and refined homes, aud go among
the peasantry trying to lift some of the
burdens from them? do you wonder that
those who come to know of other coun-
tries and better conditions OF life should
desire to help their kindred, should pro-
test against the supcrstitions of the
church. should bc DESTROYS of reform in
the government. and bc anxious to- ctlu-
cate the ignorant and help the weak!
This feeling makes the nihilist,
does not carry them out, constitute his
crime. For This he is prosecuted i'm the
most brutal and uuheard-of manner. The
greatest crimes i'm Russia ar tn he good.
good and TAX interest in the suitferinHs
the true condition Of life in Rus
STA. aud the motives of these noble souls.
men and omen who have sacrificed.
their lives for the welfare of their country.
have constantly misunderstood them.
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