The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-08
IN DARKEST RUSSIA.
W. H. Galyani Talks of the
Famine and NihiliSm.
GREAT REBELLION IMPENDING.
How White Beaver Killed Sioux Char
Isy-The " bite Medicine Nan Of
the Chippewz Indians.

William II. Gsiva1i, Who vas formerly
wei known IN Spokane, and nox has =
Tznch in Washington county. Oregon, IS
IN the city On bzs way 70 visit 3 friend 81
Kingston. Ar G4svzai came 20 this
country from Russia sbou: ten years aga,
sI1 has led an adventurous life. FOR tine
he vas an engineer on the Northern Pa
ciflc road, and later became leader among
the iaDor unions Of Spokane. He Is now
interested in the organization Of q yegetsr-
ian colony either u Oregon CT some Ezst-
ern state. IL an interview with 3 Posi-
IETELLIgEscEg reporter last night lie
talked " the present condition q Russia,
saying:
cane 20 the United states shortly stts- The
assassination o. Alexander Il, ezzt Of al the
kasslss, aas so-eaisd Like Ea-Aer q oveE d.
DD9.f19 people Taat was very dreadful TINE
~ tss history o. czar-Fi96en 2Ess4a S91e Of
the ssudeuts e the colleges and universities
could ever tell how aoag &c O she would have
tire opportunity % ooatlaEe lis stE1iez- Exlss
70 Siberia staring every 0as Il re fzcst tor
ths least sign or expression o. ciszppIoyal d
tie methods of tie government inevitably re-
suited 81 administrative exile, IL 10 II s0-ae-
thing more serious. Many rad - choose BE-
tween exile, WITH tie horrors ot Siberia
snd yerilOus aIght into Western kE-
rope. Thls rnay seem strange, but
no Aub!sft Of the areh-desp0t q RGsslz is ever
/ permitted 20 leave Lis country. aat tSiG 70
strictly carried out By the Immense army OF the
| frontier, whose only business is - watch ior
victims and shoot them dewa VIXEN orders 70
| surrender are not oueyee-
The object Of nIhilism IN Russia 10 nov much
more radical taan what j. Used 70 be during tie
reign % Alexander II Then IL vas simply
movement 70 secure to the people sc1ns tofrl Of
representative government. Had Alexander
/ been abe 70 read the s-gns o. the times, be
could have easily ayerted the terrible penalty
I nc paid But Instead Of doing this. he Issued
/ hjs celebfgfed ukzze, which eonsigus political
/ offenders 70 tie galiOws. This he did IA viola
/ ton OF the laws and customs % the country.
which positively forbid capital punishment u
was since then that the struggle commented in
earnest and after several warnings 70 repeal lis
iuhumsn manifesto, Gt the peril Of his owu life,
/ he paid tee penalty by icing bio~n 10 atoms in
the streets Of his capital The brothers, sisters
/ and relative. Of the men and women whom he
sent 70 the se2ffo!d. "-by the grace OF God have
sent him into eternity By the Use Of explosives.
Well, the present car WIGS Immediately re-
minded Of the justice ami necessity 81 repeating
| the moust-ous document which robs crest ns-
ton 81 It's choicest flower. But IL Is al IN vain;
tie fn0Di,-el ezAf-a mixture OF cruelty and In
ssHity-tarns deaf ezr to the WOES aad soErows
/ Of the people and 70 The iRhuman treatment ot
I is brightest representatives Under such cir
/ cuastapees the movement is becoming more
radical, Tor IL Lives are 10 be sacrificed ia de-
/ Taand for bat slight concession, they may
/ vel be used ia q struggle for the complete
/ emancipation Of the people. Il is slow work
/ III such country, where lie ETny,
/ navy, police aud civil service constitute
! the able-ioGled portion Of the population, bus
there IL one satisfaction al least, tut that is the
feet that the move tnent Is directed and carried
/ On by the brightest inIeiects and most daring
81
| tyranny. Ignorance and brute force constitut-
/ Ing the ruling power 81 Russia will, therefore,
have 70 surrender, though u may take E0ne
| time 20 accomplish Il.
/ The cx Tent OF the famine is beyond anything
| ever known. over thirty million men, women
/ end children are literally starving. The assist
/ ance that IL sent through official channels
/ never reaches the sufferers, for the
| ofiec-holeegs Of Russia arc in the
! habit Of appropriGtiag funds for their
/ own uses. or putting Il in plain English. they
| steal everything they can get hold Of. and all
| sorts % Investigations amount 10 nothing for
| those who are ordered % carry On such iuvesti-
cations receive their pro rata share OF ali that is
| stolen irota the people IL IL therefore posi-
| lively Useless for Americans or Others TO send
anything Tor the relief OF the sufferers unless il
is sent directly TO Count Lyof NIkolayevieh
| TolstoI, NJ. - Doigo- KhamOynichesky Pere.
/ Quick, Moscow. The count, his vile, sons and
! Ha"ANt~'e' h'S no" hcatAefSi thfougbOht the
/ famine stricken districts, trying TO relieve the
sufferers the best they can. Anything sent 10
| him VII be used for the relief OF those for
whom il IL intended, and in no other
way. As % the effects of the famine
II simply opens the eyes of the peo-
PIE TO the significance Of the present
government They now realize that the car
concerns himself very little about their rum
aud desOiation; that their terrible condition IS
greatly due 10 the enormous taxation for the
support 81 the army navy etc. and to the ex-
toftion Of the oiiieeho!ders generally. They
can see that the country is getting more and
more into debt, for the products OF those who
Work sre not sufficient 70 keep up the mschin-
cry 0i that most despOtic government on the
face Of the earth. Al these things work in ono
/ direcu0n-toWard the final overthrow OF a
government that feeds upon the martyred
blood Of the u0b-est men and women OF the
/ country