The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-18
! RUSSIAN GENERALS.
q Do II Thorn A. Bodily Iniirm
2S|aRSg INA ths Other ! Great
prunkard.
~ Ucmmandsr IA Chief Has
SasSsS tf3fown Unwisldy From Lack
of ExeroisA
1Essysa nitsss - g EverstAinx Cor
sSs aAa, 4 which FEELING ~
Others Share.

Eaotion ct the Grand duke Vlad'mir, .na'
Of tho west 70 Ten. uoufAo' now Mlli'aIy
RoverAor q Foien0. sno 'nas =. sue sousu
Con. DraRcmiroH. Ihe sup10mo oo I.
u1and Of the entire combined forces would
hAsvaatsd in the hands Of Gen. Obrutchef,
y. .,...rA chiaf 81 the general stan.
q sSns .r.nr;.a .rs.tad ~ M cxar,a -
marks 10 due to tho fact snas o. snese Tour
generals three are notoriously afflicted with
hnailv innfrmities which will prevent their
-s..s.,nc a. an lanoth Of time the COM
- ....a ..r~;n. car,ko
mano E. .loops ~ .o'4. s..Sma nrasaa,;o
y q pctfect martyr % assnna. you
rof suffers so much from a wound IN the
lao vhich he received during tho war with
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Aasav! go. $3.50. $3.50 =.
oiimcuisy ~ noun.,nR : nolse' snu = W.
able TO remain Tor any lenRt OF time IN
~ Iii steed. since 10 10 enormously fat,
!. a....a Z, A..h vh;.h = vor,d
nls upetsD =. AosA ~
- dattery to desoIAoo g. empunpOins ~
1nR the result Of an excessive indulgence IN
Ahe pleasures Of the table. Indeed, he 10
s. n . m
huesaa.
Cen. Obrutchens VINO mas Deem oesie-
mated by the cxar Tor the c~ommsndsr-1n-
.hi.f 81 the combined forces OF tho empire,
1900 rr~;.ldv th.t Ia fnds the utmost
..cN u A".'N .-.,.;a. ~. .,or. ,;a;n.
alincuity even - wal.ine, = : 1913
On horseback. which 10 altogether beyond
Ais power. In mis- case the abnormal oeyel,
oprnent Of flesh and the species OF pnyslcal
hslplessness that Distinguish MIN are a.
tributable not 20 much 70 hlgh living AZ TO
lack OF sxsrcise.. This, however. mas mos IN
any way affected his intellect, wnlcn % far
~ military matters are concerned remains
prominent among his FELLOW generals Tor
3ts CleafnssA. soundness ana orillancy.
Married TO . charming French woman 1t
ID only natural Mat ne should dispiay ex-
csodinRly. strong pfeoilections 1or the race
70 which his wife belongs.
Hs Is one Of the most enthusiastic advo-
oatss Of = ffanco,husslan alliance IN the
event Of Wal. and the members OF the
French embassy on sns q OF the
Nsva. may almost pc sald 10 nave eataD-
lishsd thsir h~sadquarsers under mn hos
pitable roof. Judging ~ his appearance
should judge shat he was . man of about
81 or 81 years OF age. he has 2 typlcally
Russian. facs with his cheek bones, short,
dat nose. and very small Ous piercing
black Eyes, pesrlnR forth from beneath
shaggy grey eyebrows. bis face ls In
framed ~ . short cropped beard. Need
less 70 add that be Is an ardent pan
8lsvist n Q bitter foe to everything Ger
man.
His sentiments with regard to the latter
are manifested in an even still more In
/. tense degree by Gen. Gourko. The latter,
although q most succsssful general. bears
the aspect Of 1 thoroughly embittered man.
Indeed, I have seldom seen any one who
looked more soured and lacking In Rmia-
bility. He 10 renowned throughout Russia
for his hardness and for his cruelty. which
he vents in the most romorseless manner
upon the Polish and Hebrew population of
%g hio viCarovalkv HA in dialiko0 nyQN nv his
own officers for his arrogance and dis
courtesy, defects which are equally JON
spicuous in his wife, and tho most incrsdi-
BILE stories are current both at 81: Peters
burg and at Paris concerning their be-
hayior at Warsaw.
Gourko's harshnsss and severity are due
probably in part. at any rate, to tho fact
that the only disgrace which he ever suf-
1ered in his life was in consequence Of an
act Of leniency of which he rendered him
sslf guilty. II was during the latter part
Of the reign of Alexander II. while he occu-
pied the post of military governor of st.
Petersburg. A nihilist had attempted to
a~sGassinats the chief of police, Gen. Drsn-
tein, and was condemned to death for the
crime. Gourko, moved by some sentiment
of humanity which sven his warmest ad-
mirers are unable to this day to explain OF
account for, commuted the sentence to one
of life long banishmsnt to Siberia. The
late car was greatly incensed BY this dis
play OF sentimental weaknegs,"s as he de-
scribed it, and removed Gourko from his
Office and from the active List of the army,
Nor did the general succeed in recovering
his military rank until after the accession
to the throne Of Alexander III.
Since then he has been particularly care,
full to avoid subiscting himself to any
further imputation of undue lsnieney. j
NAV add that he has no regard for human
life. During the last Russian vaI
he issued two general orders which by
reason of their i%nhumanity 90 far to stain
his record as a successful commander, The
one was when he prohibited his troope
from taking any prisoners alive and from
giving any quarter, and the other was an
order that all wounded Russian soldiers
should be left to their fate and abandoned
during his midwinter retreat across the
Balkans. This was practically equivalent
10 a condemnation of every wounded sol.
dier to death, either from sold or e1posur,
or else at the hands of the barbarous Bashi
Bazouk cavalry, who invariably tortured
their captives before killing them.
Gourko is devoted to his sovereign. Blu
he makes no secret of his hatred of tn,
latter's brother the Grand Duke Vladimir
who has been designated for the commant
of the northern army. These unfriendl,
sentiments. which may, in the event O
warfare, seriously interfere with anv pro
iects of cooperation between northern an,
western army corps, are mainly attribute,