New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-03
CHANGES IN RUSSIA.
A PRINCE PROSPERS BY H. AMERICAN
PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCA-
TToN nI IVDME\


&c imperial Cabinet Lave resulted IN the promotion ol
a man who IS OF especial interest 20 Americans lie
WIS at time. IN fact. al American cl'iZeh' AM
earned his bread IN lowly calling IN the great trans
atlantic Republic. The Rus-ioAmctcan 10 whom re-
fer Is Prince Chiko, who IS 20 be the chef aid OF the
row Minister Of Railways and Transportation one Oh
the mos, important Office, in the Empire
Few ar,torrats Of Russia have had careers more 70
mantle romantic at least in certain sense-ahd IN
usual tllan he The son Of noble family Of the hsh
est class ~ indicated by his name aud utsc Irlhce
CLilkow tLrty-fvc year, aro one Of tie marked
young men OF the capital His wealth tile ana TAI
cns made him a welcome guest in every home which
he visited. Women BATTERED Lin and men cn'Icd
him. But revcr,cs came. His manner OF He
was rapid and expensive and. rs n natural result
after few years Of luxury and social success
&c found himself pcnuilc>s. But he WAS brave
fellow and looked poverty squarcy IN In the lace
Instead Of seeking some lonely spot In which 10 com
nit suicde as have many Of his kith and kind under
Ike circumstance lie determined TO begin life anew
Bidding farewell to his friends and companions
OF hi, idle YOUTH he cmgratcd 10 America, there To
seek fame and fortune He found neither
but he proved his pluck. He secured place .. fire
man on an engine one OF the railroad companies Of
the East and worked hard though bis hands had
always Lccn used toll. lie mastered the rudm nis
Of his trying calling became an engineer. and finally
an assistant station master. lie had turned his BACK
squaicy npoh his Old life that he able II save
littl) money. After getting together a few hundred
dollars he returned Russia and became station
master at a little town on railway I'm the south al
saary Of 900 IOublc, or $50 year.
When The war broke ont with Turkey. Chilhow
saw his opportunity and went 10 the front. lie dis,
unguShed himself In the service OF his nCTvc country,
ard the good opinion OF his .1iperiors. After the
struggle Ec remained in Iuleiria with Prince Tchrw
In 2ki, the Minister Of Transportation I'm the newt
created principally. a.d occupied an important place
I'm the department Of railroads. Upon tie pr'nnlea
ton OF thc car, fnmou- order recalling all Russians
from bulgaria Prince Clilk0w became Al aid u Gen
era; Annckon in constituting The Central Asian Rail
road Here Us in former place tie k"""l"dg'
gained tn America 70 the Princes aid, ana he did
excellent work in various departments.
The men Of tla day in It. Petersburg ala no' lose
sight Of the flmon, American fireman, although no
va far distant from the capital and when General
Pctrou relative Of NJ. Wy,chncsrad,hi. Minister Of
Finance. resigned a few days ago. The new Minister Of
Railways called him here PNtou'> -uccc sOr GILL
kOw', star is rising, and many Of BIS friends look upon
him a, Of the coming men Of The Empr'. In
deed. The day not be FIR distant when The former
American fireman may BE- Of the chief advisers Of
the CLas Of al the Ru-sias success has not spoiled
him. and court uniform, and gold lace viii never lead
him TO forget the day. when he tho blue blouse II
laborer.
The appointment 81 state Counsellor : l. Won Wttc
Minister Il Railroads caused considerable ,nrpH-s
In the capital there many candidates for the
place. Wlttc la, been chief Of division In the
Ministry for several ycar, lie is now only forty five
years old and two decades agp filed unimppTtani
place IN on" If tn, southwestern roads. liz appoint
ment is attributed 70 tn anucnce % Wyschnesrad n.
III II speech t. lis subornatc> upon assuming Office.
the new Minister u-cl plain woris "a outlining tic
couf,. Of action be intended to pursue.
am acIuau Dee said. I'm certain sense with
my new duiic, a. Minister. owing to nv past cXucr
= I .f,n to
strengthen al the cool t'IrEs IA railroad system
and eradicate az that i, bal beg Won t. criurisc
our oomuon work freely. shall gladly lend ear
- al wise .us-c.lons Eut after - decision hi- been
reached shall expect u. prompt execution. wish
to emphasize Ire fact that the Emperor determine te
general coar-r 81 our work. The smallest deviation
from his orders D., forbidden
Non Wittc ha- an excellent opportunity - make
an cnynhlc record m hi lew place. The recent 10.
vc,eaton Of tie condition Of the railroad in vIrOu,
par.- Il the country produced startling results. II
this report {, trnc.7 Mni,c- b, reported TO have
said after reading the findings Of the committee then
in case Of Wa axe defeated before We begin 20
march
Tie repor' and the rmarl' have rcatcd alarm. which
the new Minister VIII attempt To allas a. -o,n %,
possible.
The higher education NJ women his received q Lacg
st in this country owing The rfr, Influence Of VI.
Pobedono-zcn>. Minister 70: Rcision. with The En-
IrrOr. A fcW wick arp. In answer 10 q general d.
mand The thirty seven members II :hc Imperial Coancl
prc-c'cd memorial 70 his Majesty. flvonug the e.
tahlI hmcut If separate ,hoJl OF medicine iof
women II said In The petition among the
reasons for the establishment OF tho lnstitI
ton that there Annually 1000 grsdu
ate, Of womci'- colleges IN Russia owing ~ TIE
distress I'm the oouuty the majority oi thc-r Young
women must give up IDEAS Of marriage and would
have 10 earn their OWN living. The profession oi
medicine would open up profitable career 10 many
Of them. Five thousand rOublc- lad been given to
the capital for that purpose by wealthy dui"n.; the
Minister OF Instruction hud expressed his belief In his
ability TO provide money Tor additional expense. ana
the city authOrc, had promised Ia pla', the hospitals
at the service of the women for clinical purposes.
The Car 1t - ssud, looked upon tho project with
favor But PObcdOnCslcns galhcd hi ear He
reiterated the old theories regarding the proper sphere
OF women. lie declared that the study of medicine
led ~ "a matoriasm. atheism and uihl -m, aud thus
10 the destruction Of the Empire. II should. there
fore, never he permitted. Women were only ~ or
mIdwivc, and nurse. robedono-zcn- 10 the chasfin
OF many people aud the surprise Of the Imperial
councillors and the Minister O Ins rtttoI. NJ.
battle unadcd. lut the Tt iIlouds OF Russian women
hope that the establishment OF the mcdc. school lns
only boon postponed, and TINT PobcGlnO 2cns VIII live
IN hi