The sun., 1891-08-02
RUSSIAN NEWS AND yHWa


AAooisman Of the Government Of Minsk. BY nams
T. o. NarketohinYodk has recently established .
meteorological station in his country seat in the village
OF fssotcnnos Another noblcman. N. savitchZabiot
sky. Of the Government Of Mohiev whom the Russian
papers describe of culture who has travelled
extensively In Rurope Asia and Africa and whs takes
Rrsat interest In scientific studea" oonesived desire
TO examine It, lie wrote the owner about his wish, and
received an answer that the new Institution would be
shown TO him with pleasure, and that he would be
Welcome guest Of Its owner. He Immediately set ont
on his trip Of scientific observation" He
stopped In the city OF Minsk for day,
and proceeded directly TO the village Of Pesotch
noe which II but fifteen vsrsts from the city Arriving
at his destination N. savteh-zabiotsky did not md
the proprietor Of the meteorological station at home
He was expected the next day Meantime the police
Captain Of the district demanded the newcomers pass
port The latter told him that stopping at hinsk In
the Fovohokovsky Hotel he had deposited his papers
with the authorities In tho city He was arrested He
bssEsd the oosr to telegraph Ainsk for his papers
at his expense. But the oficor refused The nobeman
was entirely nelplesa lie was kept Imprisoned
over night In isolated hovel and then despatched
afeot under police convoy to his homo in Mohilsv dis
tancs OF 100 vsrsta On tho road he was treated ~
common prisoner He was brought to hts native place
June ~ at2 o'clock Atths police headquarters there
he bsREed his Ruards to call the police supsrintende
Or any other oificiai who know him personally But
his request not complied with and he sent
the common prison. whore he arrived exhausted from
the heat and the long march, Fortunately the
OF the district nobility happened into the prison.
recognized The unfortunate man. and snsctsd his
lsasA Otherwise he might have been held for several
days awaiting examination. This which even the
Russian papers characterize A. most assravatine" IL
lustrates the pleasures Of travelling tue Cars land
The Minister Of Imperial Property has sent out cir
ouar 70 the Government agents under his control
dsnR them 70 allow the peasants the districts where
10 the meadows belonging to the also to
gather bsrriea mushroomA nuts and other fruits In
the Government foresta
In the Communal Assembly Of 81. Pstersburg II 10
proposed TO impose tax all factories In which chill
drsn Of . minor age srs employed rhs money real
issd 10 to be used for the establishing and
Of nSht schools and Sunday schools for those minorA
The Health Society Of st. Petersburg has recently ap
pointed acsmmtse 70 investigate the sanitary condi
tion Of those who arc employed In the business
The committee WAS ordered 70 pay special attention to
the pacss at the outskrs Of the city where the
baxs u deposited in large heaps and whence the rag.
pioksrs obtain most Of their supplish ON July 10
the committee submitted its report dsnouncing the
business highly injurious the health OF those
engaged In II The rags are picked from dunGhils by
children over IS per cent % whom suffer with con-
tagous diseaseA and less than half attain mature
age When the society begins Its regular sessions In
the autumn It will seriously consider what means
should Be smploysdo to protect tho health and the Ms
OF the rAspcksrs.
me price Of alcoholic drinks has risen very high IN
the Government Of Kharkov The authorities have
issued orders stop the disng Of brandy altogether
unt the autumn, and the export Of sprituou sQuors
from Khsrkov 10 other Governments Of the empire
me Ninistrss Of Finance and Of Imperial FrspArty
propose 70 establish . line Of steamer between St
Pstersburg ami Havre. With view Of promoting direct
1ads between Russla and France.
In 1888 osnvsntion Of arch eoossts will b held IN
wilma Vlodomosn of Moscow advocates erestioally
and persisently that that convention should make 10
it, object the ancient Russian "reminiscences
OF Poland Lithuanis and the German provinces on the
Baltic Sea II insists that all the cities OF that
should bo called by the names by which they were
known 70 the ancient slavs and BY their present
nameA which are OF Polish. Lithuanian or GERMAN
origin. Nov,ve pemyd, however. - opposed to such
excessive Pan. Slavsm. It says that changing the
names of the cities would involve great deal Of work
upon the Government and the latter has enough Of
portans work hand without that II continues;
Even our capital the residsnce OF the White Csar.
bsars . German name, and We do not know that the
latter dstrsets anything from It's thoroughly RussAu
character and consttuton."
ne reports Of the Government agents and communal
assemblies about the bresd provisions for the people
reveal appalling state OF anAira one example will
Aunos TO llus the situation In the district Of ka
san, which counts among the productive in the
empire and u divided into twenty boroughR there
four boroughs entirely destitute OF provoua In the
other sixteen thee AaoOO peasants without bread
aud without cattle OF $3.50 deesyatius Of land 10
dessyatn 10 three sors seed will be wanting for win
ter grain for 8A2sl. Tho communal assembly Of that
district has determined 70 buy 2SuON poods Of
grain for sssd and to provide destitute peasant
with pounds Of rye food for six monthA sub
soripsion among the nobility and the public ofcsss Of
the district 70 BE- raised for the purpose and the Gov
srnmsnt TO Be pettonsd for funds that may siil bs
wanting. The Government will Also be pstitioned 20
stop collecting taxes from the and " prohibit
the manufacture Of sprituous drinks until next sum-
msr The local Government will prohibit the sxportar
uon OF al kinds Of food from the district
csucasa constitutes verttabls mine Of arohsolsst-
cal euriositiss but OF the become the
property of foreigners transport them their
spsottvs countries The natveA knowing the ibsralty
Of foreign touriata willingly show them the pIscss
vhsre curiostiss BE- found and help them dig out
che treasures An American named william johnson
has recently procured in yladkaykax . collection of
i42o archaeological curio.isies among whoh orna-
msntA wsaponA tooA and pottery OF the bronze iron,
and granite sgss and human skulls OF prehistoric ages
The Government officers Of Bakoo have recently
stopped the exportaton Of several boxes nllsd with
such treasurer Tho Russian press advocates that
special measures Be enacted against the removal Of
such treasures BY foreigners
young lady desrous to pursue course Of study In
the high school Of H. Petersburg must with her
petition the following documents, A paper in which
the Of her birth her and tho GLASS Of society
she bsongs officially attestsd; certificate from
the Institution In which she has finished tho middle
Of studss certificate of good character. Drop
srly endorsed; certificate from her parents guar.
diAns that they have objection to her scholarly pur
suits the declaration Of responsible that she
has sufficient means to live upon during tho time OF
her studies and finally, two photographs Of herself
with her signature, endorsed by two men OF good
standing who know her personally. Tho womsn's
high school Of st. Petersburg can accommodate -
students, and no more than loO new pupils BE- ad
mittsd every year.
vslooipsde service IL to be formally introduced into
every regiment 1t will bs used facilitate the d.
livery Of mssssgss from headquarters 10 the officers
OF shs various companies whom the regiment IL sta
toned In the ned.
Life In the summerrssorts In the nsighborhood Of St
Petersburg 10 unusually quiet and monotonous this
saasop, In order to relieve their eanu the young msu