The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-03-18


A series of notable events which have
been taking place IN the Russian EN-
pire have drawn the attention of the
world in an unusual degree to that
country.
The rule of the Gar, always des-
potic and severe, seems to have been
increasing in stringency, and as a con-
sequence, the condition of the Empire
is undoubtedly res.iye ard agiIated.
Foremost among the recent acts of the
CZar has bee the IcEival of the old re-.
strictiye laws against the jews, and the
addition of new restrictions on that por-
ton OF the Rus, fan population.
A certain part of Ru sia is set apart
where the Jews are compelled to live,
and all Jews who have resided in any
town or village for less titan eight years
are forced. under tue lew regulations,
10 remove into this de ignnted district
No Jew eau become an ,fficer, either
OF the army GER of the civil service. He
Is not admitted to tie universities. He
is confined 10 certain mercaatie occu-
pations, and by tie , ew Jaw is forbid
den to hold or wn zeal estate, or 10
have it mortgagei t.. hiul.
- 1t is stated that the ew re trictions,
added to the old ohes will de rive two
millions of the I mr. ini.ii MS a Russian
jews of the means II Gaming their liy-
ing.
These startling facts have aroused in
dignation ,hro.igi cut tie civilized
world. and in seme insia ces great ub-
lie meetings have been cd 10 protest
against aha essesnlias. ~ iam,nf such
an immense nnnler.f I,nman bel gs
Another act OF tLe lsn<sian G@yern-
ment has been b, clirtail the anc. .ent
liberties of Find ad which is under
the rule OF the Car as a conquered ma
tion.
The Firms are a. stnrdy. hoi est race,
and have hi; Eerto ensoy,d large de
gree of poliiira I ec,!Dm Eut the Car
and his counselor, have, II late, shown q
disposition io ied aciien also TO the
same iron rule which h Id liz le,t OF
the Russian domini rs a. in wise.
The conditions of the In star eus.
antry is described hy Sc mix, Rus.
sian exile now ON Vi it IL ihi. coun'
try. and writer OF note mpn Russiai
| subjects, as beil de. ,lorab e.
He states that tie mortality If the
| peasantry in some Russian province.
I reaches the ANNUAL Fate1T SIX y-FwO In
/ thousand, which thee times the Istt
| of some Anne ical ellie aid that the
cause Of this large deatL-rate is th.
want OF food.
The persantly. aceo ding to this an
thority, have to lay q, e-half II thei
incomes in sati-i,ieg the demands o
the Government. A. n lie ut they
have had to meitaape their little piot
/ of land in order barely to exist.
There seems, in v.ew OF the facts
to be no reason for a t.ni~hment tina
the state of the Eml ire i, ole of Hnres
and discomfort, ar that we continue h
hear Of plots aud ii .ent attempts Q
revolutionists against the Cars lif
and authority. The murder Of a prom
inent Russian General in Paris, former
ly connected with the police, aud th
killing in Moscow of lady If rank. VIII
is supposed to have betrayed the secret
OF the Nihilists, are evidences of th
continued existence OF formidab.
conspiracy against the government
4 In December five Nihi lists, sewers
Of them young wome,, were tried
st. Petersburg for engaging in q pie
against the Czar. aud all but one wer
sentenced to death. Meanwhile th
Czar has to surround himself constant
with every precaution, to defend hi
from the deadly assault Of assassins.
1t is we'll for us not to accept In
plicitly all the statements that are mad
concerning the tyranny and cruelty I
j. Russia. Yet we cannot shut our eya
) to the fact that they are guilty of man
] acts Of oppression which revolt the ci'
: ilized world, and the natural result
to create, in Russia itself. widespyea
d d;scontent and resistance. Youth
= Companion.