Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-08

Admiral De Naximo6s Views Of Some Lar
Western Cities.

Admiral De Naximo6s Views Of Some Large
Western Cities.
''San Francisco was dirty and 90 was Salt
Lake City, but Chicago, where was robbed, is
certainly dirtier."
Admiral Paul de Nazimoff Of the Russian
navy gave this opinion Of some of our cities as
he stood in the Hoffman House, New York, the
other day. The admiral has had charge Of the
Russian navy in China for the last two years,
and his squadron acted as escort to the heir
apparent Of the Russian throne when he visited
Japan and the Pacific waters. He is now on
his way to take charge Of the Russian navy in
the Baltic sea. He arrived in New York on
Saturday afternoon, accompanied by Lieut.
Klador also of the Russian navy.
HIS EXPERIENCE IN GETTING BEER.
He spoke of the system of passports in vogue
in Russia. The admiral declared that nearly
all foreign writer's devoted much space in con-
demning the system, which he thought excel
lent
"why." he added, II stopped five hours at
Niagara Falls, and really found a system in
the hotel worse than anything like that of pass
ports in Russia. At the table ordered bottle
of beer, and the waiter handed me a ticket to
sign before he moved. I simply attached my
initials to the ticket, but that was not enough
to get the beer. 1t was a strange proceeding,
l thought because when he served me with
beefsteak did not have to sign anything. And
yet hear people talk about autocratic Russia
and its passport system. When / enter hotel
here have to put my name down that l may
get room. No honest man in Russia objects
to having passport, which is nothing more
than card telling who the bearer is"
did you get the beer at last at Niagara
Il did. and was charged one-half a dollar
for one glass, and the glass was not large at
that. l shall never forget Niagara"
The admiral knew little about the war
in China and refrained from saying anything
about the attitude of the great powers toward
the fiowery kingdom. He spoke of the courage
exhibited by the czarewitch when q Japanese
attempted to murder him.
The would-be assassin was mad" he said
Amy reflection on the bravery shown by the
heir apparent deserves emphatic contradiction.
| dld not see the attempt made on his life, but
heard the minute details When the mailman
struck the czarewitch In the back with knife
the latter made two hurried steps forward and
turned quickly to graphic with his assaiant.
That could not be called cowardice. The heir
apparent went aboard my ship--I mean his
ship--and l took him to Vladivostok, whence
he departed to st. Petersburg"
RUSSIA AND POLITICAL PRISONERS.
slave you read Remnants account of the
treatment of political prisoners In Siberia?'
The admiral did not seem to know OF Ken
nan, but he defended his government. He
said: The majority OF foreign writers see
things artifcially and specifically in Siberia.
Only a very few have studied the Siberian
question SO as to understand the humane treat
ment OF cxiles Confess though, that have
never been inside prison i'll Siberia, but ]
have visited the Island of Sachaline, just oppo-
site to the mouth of the Amoor river, where
murderers are confined. On the island there
| may be a few who are not sent there for muir
der, but they can be counted on your fingers
"These murderers are not confined in prisons,
but are allowed to go about the island and pur.
sue different avocations. In fact they live bet.
ter and are better housed than the soldiers sta.
| toned on the island to look after them. / took
a carriage and was driven q number of miles
| by coachman who was murderer and who
| was large and strong enough to kill a bullock
| with blow of his fist
Whenever a murderer has served his term
he cannot 60 to any par. of Siberia unless the
exiles in the special community in which he
wishes to locate give him permission. 1t does
not rest with the authorities Why, l saw
prosperous tailor on Sachaline Island who oc-
cupied a room larger than this one and with 9
higher ceiling"
'Wkat do you know about the Americans ar
rested in Russian waters accused OF taking
seals?"
They are poachers, nothing more nor less
We arrested them just as this government ar
| rests poachers in Alaskan waters"
The admiral did not care to discuss the
| famine or the probability of war between
Russia and Englend or any other country
| His idea is that the people of every country
have too much to do at home and no war is i'm
minent.