Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-25
A WIFE'S DEVOTION.
Tho Story Of a Helpless Victim Of
Russian Cruelty,
Outline OF y well-Authenticated Tragedy
Illustrating the Terrible Hardshlps
Incident To Exile by Adrninistra-
tive Proceaa.

tive Process.
In the year 1879 there was living in the
town OF Iyangorod, in the province Of
Chermgof, a skilfu and accomplished
young surgeon named Dr. Baillie, writes
Mr. George Kennan in one Of his Century
articles on Russia. Although he was a
man Of liberal views, he was not an agita-
tor nor a revolutionist, and had taken no
active part in political affairs Some time
in the late winter or early spring Of 1879
there came 70 him, with letters Of intro
ductiOn, two young women who had been
studying la one Of the medical schools for
women in 81. Petersburg, and had been ex-
PEELED and ordered 10 return 10 their
homes in central Russia on account OF their
alleged political " "untrustwOrthiness ~
(neblagOnadeZhnOst). They were very
anxious TO complete their education and 10
TT themselves for useful work among the
peasants; and they begged DR.. Baillio 10
aid them in their studies, 10 hear their
citations, and 20 allow them 10 make use
Of his library and the facilities Of his
office. AS they we're both in an /" illegal "
positiOn-that is, were living in place
where, without permission from the
authorities, they had no right 10 bet was
DR.. Baiille's duty AS loyal subject 70 hand
them over 10 the police, regardless OF the
fact that they had come 10 him with
letters OF introduction and petit
ton for help. He happened, how
ever, " be a man Of courage, independence
and generous instincts; and instead Of be-
traying them he listened with sympathy 10
their story, promised them his aid, intro
HunaH 70 al 10 a.,
them lessons. The year 1879 was year Of
Intense revolutionary activity IN Russia.
Attempts were constantly being made by
the terrorists TO assassinate high Govern
ment officials; and the police, in all parts Of
the empire, were more than usually suspi-
ciOus and alert. The visits Of the young
girls 10 DR. Baillie's house and office soon
attracted the attention Of the local authorl-
ties In lyanROrOd, and they took steps 10 as
certain who they were and where they had
come from. An investigation showed that
one OF them was living on a forged pass
port, while the other had none, and that
both had been expelled from st. Petersburg
for political "untrustwortmness" Their
appearance IN IvanRorod,
when they should have been at their homes,
and their haf-Becret yislts-generally at
night 10 the house Of DR.. BaIllie, were re-
garded as evidence Of a political conspiracy,
and on the 10Th OF May, 1872 both thcy and
the young surgeon were arrested and ex-
lied by administrative process 10 Siberia.
DIR. Baillie eventually WAS sent to the arctic |
village OF Verkhoyansk, latitude $3.50, in
the province Of Yakutsk, where he was
seen in 1882 by Engineer Melville, Lieuten-
ant Danenhower, Mr.. w. H. Glider and |
all the survivors OF the arctic ex- !
ploring steamer Jeanette. At the time |
of DR. Baillie's Punishment. his wife, u |
beautiful young woman, twentvfour or
twenty-five years Of age, was expecting con-
and was therefore unable to 40 TO
Siberia with him. As soon as possible, |
however after the birth OF her child, and |
before she had fully recovered her strength
she left her nursing baby with relatives and |
started on journey OF more than 600
niles 10 join her husband in a village situ-
tied north Of the Arctic Circle aud near the
isiatic pole OF cold. She had not the
necessary means 10 make such journey by
ail steamer and post as Lieutenant
made II in lSS5-S6, and was There
ore forced TO ask permission OF the
iinister Of the Interior to travel
With party OF exiles. As far az the city OF
'omsk in Western Siberia, both political
nd common criminal exilos are transplrted
a convict trains or barges Beyond that
oint the common criminals walk, and the
olticals are carried IN teogas, at the rate
I about sixty miles week, stopping in an
tape every third day for rest A. this rate
I progress Mrs. BaIllie would have reached
or husbands place OF oxilo only after six
zen months Of lncessant hardship, priva.
un and suffering But she did not reach it,
or many weeks her hope, courage aId love
ustained her, and enabled her 10 endure
rthout complaint the jolting, the suftocat.
lg dust, the scOrChng heat, aud the cold
ltnmnal rains on the road, aud the bad
lod, the plank sleeping .bonChcs, the YER
I'm, and the postllentlal air Of the otapes;
lt human endurance has its limits. Three
Tour months OF thls unrCllevud miscry.
lth constant anxiety about hor husband I
nj for the babe that for her husbands
Ike, she had abandoned M Russia, broke
lwn her health aud her spirit She sank
70 deep dependency aud eventually began
show signs OF mouth alteration. After
'ssing krasnoyarsk her condition bo
'me such that any sudden shock :
AS likely completely to overthrow hor
ason and the shock soon came There
q two villages IN Eastern Siberia whose I,
'mes are almost alike -Nerkhuleusk aud v
'rhhoyansk' Tho former is situated ON
~ wv hF'hAs 'illl leN ulltca ifuiA IfhutAk, ] ,
hilo the latter is on the heat watcrs OF the
ana, and is distant from lrku,ak noarly
10 miles As the party with which sho
~ travelling approached the capital OF y
stern Siberia her hope, strength and
uraso seemed 20 revive, Her husband. 4
q thought was only fow hundred miles I
nay, and IA few moro wccks she would ~
IN his arms, She talked of him CONSTANT
counted the verstpOsts which measured | n
slow progress toward him, and literally q,
al upon the expectation ~ spoody rS- ri
ion with him A few stations NSst OF -
Sutsk she accidentally became aware, FOR :,
hrst umo, that her husband Was not In
rkholonsk, but Ia Norkhoyansk thut She Il,
. stlll separated frim him by uc rly AuhD t'
los OF mountain, steppe aud forest; and -
II IN order "a roach his place uf bauish. =,
nt that year She would have % tr.yol j
ny weeks alone on dog or roiudoor O.
iges Ia terrible cold, through the t.rrttc
tudes OF Northeastern ASIA Tho aud. =.
Shook OF this discovery was almost inn Il
ilAtely fatal She b0vAlno Nl0lUntiy in. al
q and died insane few months later Ina
lrkutsk prison hospital. without ever -
'ng again the husband for whose sake
had endured such mVntal and physical
nivs,
Crasy har womcn's shoes. y
n old man named John Kaufman, who W.
IN Brazil Ind, tho other day, had a C1
u isNuliar tuonNmnuln IIa A..t.., =, tug