The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-06

More than half Of the male political
convicts proposed at once to commit
suicide, but as all would not agree to
this, it was finally decided to await de.
finite action on the part OF the prison
authorities. The men gave notice, how
ever, that they would kill themselves at
the first attempt to carry the order into
execution. Aboutthe same time severi:
ties began in the women's political prison.
Madame kavaIskaya, by order OF Cover
nor General KoroE, had been transfer
red from Kara to the Verkinni Udinski
prison and this had prepared the way
for the events that followed, as soon as
her female companions learned the har.
rowing detailsof her removal to Verkinni
Udinski, the circumstances OF which
were as follows:
Baron koroG paid visit Of inspection
to the women's political prison at Ust
Kara and entered the cell, where
Madame Kavalskaya was lying sick in
bed. 1t is strictly enforced rule in all
Russian prisons that when an officer
and especially an officer Of high rank
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his or her feet and stand in the attitude
Of attention.
A BRUTAL AFFAIR.
Madame Kavalskaya, who was in an
advanced stage Of prison consumption,
neither rose from her bed nor noticed in
any way the Governor Generals en-
trance. Baron KorH, ignorant, perhaps,
Of the unfortunate woman's physical
condition, asked her roughly whether
she did not know who had entered the
cell, and why she did not get up.
Madame Kavalskaya replied wearily:
ut makes no difference to me now
whether you are the Governor General
or the turnkey, I am unable to get up"
Baron KorG, irritated apparently by
what seemed to him impertinence, or.
dered that Madame kavalskaya be taken
to the Verkhni- Uidinski prison and
there be put into solitary confinement.
This order was executed by Maskinkoff,
the commanding officer Of the Ust-Kara
prison, with great brutality. Madame
kavalskaya declared herself unable to
walk, and she was thereupon taken out
OF her bed by two soldiers, carried down
to the bank Of the Shilka river ia a sheet
and put into small boat for transporta-
ton to the Verkhni. Udinski prison.
Her companions held Commandant
N1asinkof responsible, and appealed to
the higher authorities for the latter's
removal.
HUNGER STRIKE,
When their appeal waa disregarded
they proceeded to enforce it by means Of
q hunger strike voluntary self.starva.
tion) and hunger strike Of unheard OF
duration. They tasted the first time six.
teen days. When at last Commandant
Masinkof rendered bis resignation, the
higher authorities refused 10 accept it,
and the hunger strike was resumed for
eight days more, at the expiration OF
which time the women were notified
that the obnoxious Commandant Masin.
koF would be removed to another post.
The promised removal, however, did not
take place and again the hunger strike
was renewed. This time it continued
twenty-five days, but most Of the women
were kept alive in spite Of their refusal
to eat by administration OF food artifici.
ally. At the end OF this terrible hunger
strike only Madame Sigida and Madame
Salova were able to stand on their feet.
Madame Sigida asked for an interview
with the Commandant, and in the course
OF it struck him in the face. Whether
the blow was provoked by something
that he said to her, or whether she in
tended to sacrifice herself with the hope
OF bettering the condition Of her com.
panions, is not known. The hunger
strikers were not aware Of her intention
to strike the Commandant, II she had
such an intention when she left them,
Madame Sigila was removed to the
common criminal prison at Ust-Kara, aa
were also Mesdames Kaluzhnaya and
Smiritskaya, according to the account oil
Madame Kavalskaya.
HORRIBLE >rUNlsHMENr.
The result Of the blow given by
Madame sigida to Commandant .Masin'
kofr was q telegram from Goyerno,
General Korf directing that she be
hogged. The prison physician made
the customary examination OF her and
reported that she was not in a condition
, to endure the punishment. Baron KorH
was notified Of the surgeons decision
and Of his refusal to be present at the
aogging. He therefore telegraphed
Garry the order into execution without
the presence Of the DOCTOR" Madame
sigida was then tlogged under tht
supervision OF the assistant director o
the common criminal prisons-an Officer
named Verbuiski. Another letter give!
the name Of the assistant director a
Robrofski. Z;
Madame sigida died two days late
from heart failure and almost imme