The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-21

end, In the hope that In that way he
would be able TO arrive at the real truth
concerning everything appertainifM 70
his government. Often when dissatisfied
he has declied TO afiix his signature.
aud whether signing or not IL has been
his custom TO make notes indicative or
his views upon the matters treated Dy
the documents, upon their margins. al.
ways Ieft Wlue 10 give ms manu- i"i'
swing. a.. cr
ali of which have been carefully preserv-
cd by covering the portion the imperi-
al hand has written upon with
a kind OF glaze have been very
%orcibie and not always very re-
dned. The phrase, They are
Set Of hogs" Is said 10 be the one that oc-
c,,rs more frequently than any other
,.cr, his notes Another is What
q boast he is" Reports Of fires, OF crop
failures. Of femines, epidemic ana otner
disssters are almost invariably labeilsu
s'Discouragfng,' ana once; "nel Nv, ne
,bougbt ne discovered In the wording
~ document presented To him some
e,,dopce that his advisers had lntended
IN booIwink him, he Is SAID 10 nave
written on the margin OF the paper ne
Cnuncil thought TO trek me put hey
''i Poloytseff. then state Secretary ieit
NUN qrievpd by this marginal releIeh,,55
esneciaily as owing 10 the gaze II "vuii
remain as long or longer man t,e ,,ed IN
,yritinq upon the paper, ana mahateu "
srrn,,, un enough TO make an eHpldndll,oii,
and an humble protest 70 ms iulpe i, "a :
master. The car heard MN ,r, w Sc S,l "a
and asked what was ms WISH. IL az. r.,
retarv,s replv cannot be given Us iu ~.
- efhi IN = . 80 porhaps I'm EignSn, nut
NAV no freely Translated "a loiIo" - .
i'That Your Majesty WouIh pe X t,'',,,',
nieased 10 order that the "0fds s ir5,.'i
not be preserved, lest the9 DI ,,,,nrtal'
Win an inydious species OF lnlihoi'a'
ny rbe car - said to have declared the
cocre.ar,,'s sueech rot" but he ordeIeu
the words stricken out.
TIE lIts He HAS 4EARp'
II Is stated by some who clam u u
know much OF the Car that the notloH
here nut forth sEat he IS kept IN ishoI
ance of the real situation IN kussla IL 10,
a correct one but the burden Vi ,i 20 70 ~
is the other way. His advisers cdI ls, o ~
understand him soon after his accession
as a man OF no great mental caIlbre, az
one who meant we'll, but VINO was prom
to devote his time TO petty potterlhs, over
minor detaiis-one VINO might MAKE q
mountain out OF "A molehill, but never r,
the real mountain at all; VINO mlEHI
discover some slight discrepancy or Wr0nt
that a more able man might miss alJo'
gether. but one who would allow the
erossest discrepancies to pass unnOuced
Accordingly all through his life he has
been led to believe that nlne-tenths oi
all the criticisms that have been directed
been Infamous lies. that the number OF
dissatisfied people in Russia has been So
small as TO be hardly worth. noticing
and that the great mass have been nap
py, cOntented. prosperous and loyal. As
to the loyalty Of the average Russiar
there Is no question; the Car has beer
from time immemOrable second only l,
the Deity In the peasants minds. and
Alexander III. has been regarded with as
much reverence as was his father or any
Of his predecessors.
The G2arina only. II is stated, OF all
those who have had free access to the
imperial ear. has been inclined to tell hin
the truth. 10 make clear to him the
feelings of amaZement, horror and dis
gust that have been entertained towards
Russia and its government by the more
enlightened nations of the West. She
1t Is said has always been fully aware
OF the true state Of affairs, and Of the
regard in which Russia has been held by
the world at large. 1t IS believed that her
statements 10 the Car and her express