The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-10

- enrsaiclsrs would have ~ believe
- lhGlr aingsong philosophy that the
- = ~ creator Of events. Thomas
1o opu1d not free himself from the
on hat man--the Northumberland
70 him the great facts of the
11S dana seemed 20 proceed from the
S11s ems Of men--from Caesar, from
xjmngne. from Cromwell. from Peter.
- nooaparte. II v easy to understand
~ ~ oage Of Chelsea could believe In
- He who could seriously suggest
~ ncnsrs Burns would have made bet
r - minister than william Pitt was
0ro11o e anything that might b struck
- ~ linpason Of absurdity.
~ "a net make Russia any moro
- Dnnnla nAde Peter. or - much. but
- - 3 great personal force. After the
~ - Ms the son Of the Emperor Alex
ozo>ne =. he Was Pst~r Alexievitch. The
uV(D1unth century was three score and
Uulvo yoars old when he came. In that
~ Cnarlos II. and his cabal were In their
~ NH . company Of ladies dressed
norc1et end ilns linen. but otherwise un-
lmnn1e n oocisty. In that year Nathan
y unGoo Wns elected to the Virginia coun-
q ~ = that year old Bsrklsy thanked
- 1T there was not free school or
J1nB Dress IN hts provincA The epoch
~ hNorahls 70 the apparition OF Just
- q imperial brigand and reformer a.
~. The ags solicited his coming a.
- = IL thirtesnth century had longsd
~ oenghis Khan.
NJ We the youngest Of eleven chil-
- he Cxarina Maria Miloslavska,
~ M Of Alexis. had eight children
- onn0hterS and two sons. Feodor and
- lm1eclls ivan. NatAlia Naruishkin.
- oonead wife. had two daughters and
- eon-Werth all the rest. There was
- great group and lesser group In
- onily OF Alexis. and the lesser group
- H. greater. for Il included Peter.
yuooer. b the death of his father. came
~ throae-if such . barbaric structure
quhe - called q thronc-in 1915. but he
y Nay Of isss. leaving q condition
- y undsrstand.
u The imperial constitution Ivan. the
- eoa surviving. was entitled to reign.
b. could not. being q fool. OF the
- az daughters Of Alexis, the middle
DopAia. was the genius. She got her
- eoo1oFed regent for Ivan, but present.
- strslsui. or faction OF the old Rus
VINO had aided her in her conspir-
UREA Of woman rnic and supported
- N eQual rank with Ivan. Sophia put
~ the etrelxui and cut on tho heads
q 0arsy. but she deemed II prudent to
- reser on the throne along with her
efether IN order that she might man.
- ~ both.
n double throne. which Sophia the
1atA eowager. invented was not q fig-
q epesch. but a literal fact. II exists
- my ~ piece Of old furniture
The royal rubbish Of Moscow. II
Ne seats and silken veil, behind
~ 49, ne czarftza was wont 20 sit out OF
49, Looking ~ n. one Is reminded OF
.aeoo trinity. Ivan and Peter eorre-
% The Kami-RAti. and Sophia to
me Destroyer. behind the throne.
- Nafuishkins. or faction OF Peters
-. gradually gained the upper hand,
ne 1iioslavskis, or faction OF VANS
se9se. went to the wall. The Law OF
wNsQc1 was Illustrated In the high
- Of barharisn. In the case OF Peter
49, vers only two places which he might
end md a stable eauilibrium-ths
ana the throne Between the two
~ there was no middle ground.
euucation OF the boy car was some
pest nndise out. He would obey
M HIS intelligence was ~ quick as
m was rcrverse ard Irresistible
sSs enldhood he was q terror 10 all cp-
- He took naturally 10 drums and
eo ana wanted TO see the ocean.
sskAan named 2otos. a man Of neither
~ - character. was Peters tutor. He
some kind OF coiored prints req
ssssu ne the few countries and fscts with
was acquainted. and with this
sssicc taught Peter history. In after
me car. In sarcastic revenge. con-
~ ~ On olo zotof the honorary degree OF
s CT fools-a degree that ought 20
eecn pernetuated.
~ w life the hoy learned something
krest ancestor. Ivan the Terrible.
n veuld fain initiate his career From
ster ne got = srna,tertng OF Latin.
and Dutch. Disgusfed win The
business the young barbarian
himself into the streets Of Mes
eafherec about him a hand Of fsvrn-
hun.
maps At tina. time the old Nuscovite
vas the most rrof,rase and de-
na place In the world Peter going
oy night found opportunity TO be-
~. scousinted with hts subjects and
There were IN Moscow sdven-
~ nom nearly all the countries Of
20 Europe The car knew these IN
n He 70: Boris CsiitsIn as q sort
r d'rectax with the understand
n - ne was never "a dattcr his pupil.
~ ~ Mouse Of Count ncigoroakt. Peter
an astrcishe srd perceived the
Ssuhty OF navigating the seas by star
60, lie learned the European method
k,s.s and forming his companions into
6seh AZ the villa 81 Ismsilof he was
4 an English boat and was surprised
- that II would sail against the
fe,er's mother. Nstaiia. had SUI
~ Nous dread o. the water she would
0en cross the bridge Of = small
But this maternal hyircphoeiA
the other way with son.
kreser came 70 his majority he cleared
He had already driven the rc-
: sophia into exile. To his hRis-ercth-
4x41 he ssfaAtto~ After