New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-12

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THE CARS GREAT STRENGTH
,,rE IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ESCAPES OF THE CAR
FROM DEATH.
,.,rton Feb. 11.-Judge Lambert Tree
"%.vinp served for several years at the Bel
we Court as our Minister was then sent to st.
~" where he lived for over year. |
Fe. ,;rn the other evening to give me his idea
i"eu Gar and the administration of affairs in
We There is less actually known about the
H'I- ruer than about any of the other
ku'', of Europe. The Russian Government
subject of continual misrepresentation.
a Recommendation reaches this country to a
iI a,tent through the English newspapers.
p'S ;s Russias great rival in the East and
| 'ne..rentlv opposes Russia in every possible
w" Tho stories of despotism, savage cruelty
way md administration charged against Russia
NV .ha English newspaper press are often gross
".a,ations Many Of the stories published
'.srr;no the Car are also fctiOns. The tales
0s.orninp his manner Of life as published in
yn,aon are in the main untrue.
IT.. Gar is one of the handsomest men in
r,,ons He is now approaching middle life.
-. e over six feet high and is one of the most
'.r,,l of men, He has the broad shoulders,
rra.Orlar arms. and the tremendous thighs of an
'.sl.,e He has unusual strength, even for his
-.oot size There is no man in the Russian Army
rso has his physical vigor and strength. Won
,.,rI tales are related concerning the displays
'. his strength which he has sometimes given
W. oor twist a horseshoe with his two hands with
,hs Greatest of ease, and in the full flush of his
~.n,bful viror he has been known to bend
.-,oncht-ron poker double by eXerting the full
,.,.r0th Of his two arms. lie has large head
,na a dark complexion. His hair is brown ana
-.,rr short His eyes are dark His nose Is
h,,e and straight. A mustache and Droao'
,n immortal shade the lower part of his race
us always wears uniform. In the privacy OF MS
rb,orv even he wears undress uniform. lie
,.rer wears civilian dress except when traNellhg
outside Of his own country. He is magnlhcehe
,orseran and is highly educated In every oIahcn
AZ military tactics. He is one of the most ao-
,omnlished linguists in Europe. lie speaks kus-
,ian of course including several OF It's dlaiec,S'
French. German, English, Italian. spanish
Swedish. and Danish. He is one of the hardeS'-
vorLcd men in Europe. The stories OF his always
beipr followed by guards and shadowed DIV 'he
police TO protect him against ASSASSINATION "i1
idle fctions He is often seen In the streets oi
s. Petersburg riding from his private palace 10
the Winter Palace, which is only occupied upoh
occasions of ceremony, in an open Nehlc4c oniS az
companed by staff officer.
He has absolutely no time for any ordinary recre-
alton or amusement. The reason Tor TINS Is sllhp4e
fe is the personal ruler of over 100, OOoooo Oh peo
ale Tho form Of government of which he is the head
makes him veritablc slave TO work MOI siisio
t;nd If npblic work can be done in Russia WIN
an, his uersonal uGase No bridge can be DulI'
M roadway constructed-ln fact, there Is no de-
tail Of administration in Russia which does not
deperd upon his personal will. This complication
Of the work of vast empire keeps the Gar oc'
cupied from the time he IS out OF Dcd IN the noIh
ing at o'clock until he retires at 10. 10 srea'
extent he ha, to depend upon his Ministers and the
reports of his buleau officers, for the Government
Of Russia is practically bureaucracy.
The Car is not as accessible other European
rulers: still he can be seen by those who have
really any business to transact which would war
rant an audience. He receives every day deputa-
tons from bis own people, Governors of provinces
chiefs of bureaus and the like. He is man OF
iron will. with disposition for fairness and for
county not ordinarily credited to a Russian ruler
He is more conservative, however, than his
father more inclined to resist changes. The cruel
assassination of his father must have affected ms
character in this respect 1t Is not generally
known that the Gar Alexander had prepared
ukase a few days before his assassination which
would have created a Russian Parliament. His
death put ar end to that project and il will prob
ably delay the establishment of Parliament be-
You'd the life of the present Gar. Any cOnSldcra-
tons Of the administration of affairs in Russia
should be taken in connection with study OF the
character OF the people governed They are to GER
tain extent a semi-barbarOus race. large proper
ton Of them are actually descendants of ASlatlc
tribes. The Russians are not cruel people. Their
railing officials are not cruel Capital punishment is
unknown in Russia, except for high treason Murder
is punished with transportation to Siberia. The
convicts sent ont to Siberia are always permitted
TO take their families with them. With the eX-
cepton Of the life in the mines, the punishment Of
Siberia is light, the crimes tor which people
are sent TO that province considered The aver
age Of punishment is much lighter than in any
civilized country in the world. Life in the mines
is hard as it is in the mines of any country But
in the main, the colony life in Siberia is agreeable
Judge Tree says that he has American evidence of
this fact When he was in 81. Petersburg IN Amer
lean gentleman who had lived twenty-five years
in Siberia visited him. The latter gave the Min
kter repeated evidence of the fact that, in the
MAN, the life of the cOnvicts in Siberia was
pleasant. Except for unusual crimes, the pris-
oners are not sent TO the mines. When they are
rot sent to the mines, they are not confined in
any ordinary sense of the word. They are simply
obliged to live within certain districts, villages.
In these places they as free TO transact bust
ness, or 10 do w at they like, as before. Some
Of the convicts become rich. Sometimes great
criminals become prosperous servants in these
colony communities. In one Russian colony in
Siberia this American gentleman described do
nestle service which had for its cook a poisoner,
for it's butler burglar. while the Others had been
sent 10 Siberia for larceny or some such offence
IS that One particular instance came under Min
ster Trees notice, where Russian had been sent
to Siberia and pardoned lie came to St. Peters
burg, but remained only a short time. lie went
back to Siberia preferring its wider liberty and
broader life. People who come from Siberia back
to Russia express the same discomfort and I'M
easness that is sometimes found in orr Eastern