The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-05
LAND OF THE GLARS.
Events Of the smutnoe vremys,
or feriod OF Troubles.
RISE or RoMANorF DYNASTY.
4 Cssr who Died II Pelish Rsisen-
Condition Of A1airs when Petsr
the Great Toek Charge.
sxurnoE vaEMrA AND lxcovxaY.


Dimetrius, or Dimitri. supposed TO have
been the son of Ivan the Terrible, whom
Boris Godunof caused to be assassinated.
Was the young boy really found dead in
Ugiich. or was he saved by faithful serv-
ants and somebody else put in - placef
is he question which probably never will
be cleared enthusiastically. ASH will be re-
membered. the young prince was playing
with large knife in . courtyard at
Uglich. and few minutes after be was
found dead. The body, however, was not
examined, and it was reported that the
boy accidentally killed himself. However,
Boris gained his object; the last scion Of
the dynasty was dead, and the desce ndant
of the Tartars assembled the throne Of the
Ruriks.
Boris made m excellent monarch, and
under his rule the power of Russia grew
rapidly. In 1908 his throne received ter
rible shock. Suddenly rumor spread like
fire that Dimitri was not dead. but living
in Poland in the household of Prince Wis
niowiecki. Once. the prince being angry
with young servant, used an insulting
epithet. IF you knew who / am you
would not use that name," answered the
servant. 'Wl1at do you meant Explain
yourself. said the astonished prince II
am Dimitri, SON Of Ivan Nv. OF Russia, !" re-
piled the young man, and then he showed
q golden cross set with diamonds, and .
seal bearing the name and arms Of the
prince. supposed to be baptismal gifts
OF his godfather, Prince Mstislavski He
told them wonderful story. how his ply
stefan feigned compliance with Boris de-
signs. but frustrated them. A young serf
was killed, and the prince escaped with his
would-be assassin from Uglich. Wisnio-
wiecki believed the tale, and the pretender
was removed into the interior Of Poland,
where he was received with royal honors
by George Mniszek, the palatine OF Sando.
mir. The Poles believed him to be the
true Dimitri; the mobiles thronged
around him, promising him help, and even
the king of Poland, Eigismund Ill, sal
uted him Is car and assigned him large
pension. For this help the pretender
promised to cede some territory to, Poland.
He privately abjured the Greek faith and
became engaged to Marina, the youngest
daughter of Mniszek
Boris Goduno5, when he heard Of the
pretender, issued manifesto that the So
called Dimitri was in reality renegade
monk, Grishka Otrepief, who was put up
by the Jesuits to introduce the Roman
Catholic religion into Russia. Dimitri,
however, entered Russia with few thou
sand of his followers.aAnd met with rapid
success, many joining his expedition and
the towns surrendering one after
the other. The first great battle took place
near Novg0r0d, when the Russians were
l>k~ hvx
and . second conflict near Dobrinichi,
where Dimitri was routed by Shuiski.
More than the battles, however, helped the
pretender. The sudden death Of Boris oc-
CURED on the 18th Of April, 1906. He died
under very mysterious circumstances. after
. banquet, probably by poison.
The road to Moscow stood now open, and
though the followers of Boris proclaimed
his son Feodor, the pretender appeared be-
fore the walls of Moscow. Many citizens
assembled and induced the people to
Dimitri as their sovereign.
Feodor and his mother were murdered and
the pretender entered the ancient city in
triumph. His first act was to see his
mother, who identified him on account of
certain marks and scars. but it is said she
afterwards denied him. However, every
one was happy as far as it goes, and shortly
afterwards Marina, his bride. entered Mos.
COW, the marriage ceremony took place and
panquets were followed by banquets.
Had Dimitri been prudent he would
have died car Of all the Russias
but he committed q great mistake. He
showed too soon that he held in contempt
the Greek religion. He ridiculed also the
customs of the people and their supersti-
tons. He was regarded as yet an i'm
postor by many of his subjects. He was
not Peter the Great, to accomplish what
complish. On the 10Th of May, 1905. re-
bellien broke out, headed by Vasili
Shuish, and the Poles and other
foreigners were massacred. Dimitri was at
that time in his bed-chamber, for the
revolution broke out in the night. He
opened window and leaped down, but
broke his leg. The insurgents killed him
when found, and burned his corpse.
Marina was, however, spared. A short
time afterwards there appeared again two
Dimitris, but they were undoubtedly inn
posters.
After the death of Dimitri, the mobiles
elected Vasili Shuiski for their GEAR. and
he began ct once TO carry on war against
the Poles The two nations stood again in
arms against each other. and . series of
terrible battles was fought The Poles,
led by the generals from the school of the
great Batory, were everywhere victorious,
and at Kiushlno, near Moscow, the car
himself was taken prisoner. He died after
ward in Warsaw. The boiars, in de-
SPAR, offered the crown to Ladislaus,
the oldest son of Sigismund, King of Po-
land. A revolution broke out again, led
by the brave Mimi, a butcher of Mimi
Noygorod, and by Prince Pozharski, q sin
gular combination, and the Poles were
slowly driven out. A young boy scarcely
was put forward as q candidate for the va
cant throne and was elected on account of
his relation on the female side with the
house of Rurik. The name of that boy
was Michael Romanoff, the first of the line
of monarchs who made Russia
the terror of Europe and Asia.
Afterwards he was assisted by his father
Philarete, when he returned from prison
in Warsaw. 1t must be also mentioned
here that the Poles appeared again victor
ious under the walls of Moscow. but finally
peace was concluded greatly advantageous
to Poland This period. from the appear
ance of Dimitri. is called by the Russian
historians smutnoe vremya. that is the
s.period of troubles"
Poland became very mighty at that time,
but then were already signs of her decline,
chiefly on account of the privileges the
MOBILES enjoyed. From that time also we
may say the growth of Russia became APP
parent. The eastern Slav nation was slow
" taking the place of the western.
Michael's reign was uneventful and
peaceful He tried to promote the internal