Washington sentinel., 1898-05-14


me Iast deputation was one OF anti
jewish women ofAlRiera, and the whole
thing was too grOtesque for words, these
iair members Of the Ligue Anti-Juive,
oecKed out IN unaccustomed splendor.
provoking sideTable'merriment even
among the anti Semltes themselves.
who crowded the streets on the return
journey from the Winter Palace of these
fsnEneS c0HrageHSeS, The outcome of
this remal kable deputation was sixteen
arrests in the evening, mostly women,
and including the chief "Female Depu.
ties" Needless to say, they game d
nouRht else Tor their trouble, and are
now, fancy, sad.ier and wiser women.
KussIA's TREASON TRIAL.
The treason trial which has just been
Drought to conclusion at st, Peters.
burg has created a far greater sensation
in Muscovite society than might have
been gathered from the brief paragraph
which has appeared upon the su pject in
the foreign newspapers
The principal culprit, namely, Poru-
nof, who has just been sentenced to
degradation, and to penal servitude for
life. in chains, in the mines OF Siberia,
has until now held the rank, not only
OF General OF Division in the army, but
likewise of Privy Councillor OF the
Empire, besides which he was President
OF the Imperial Russian Palestine and
Holy Land Association. which has in
charge the promotion OF pilgrimag es to
jerusalem and the extension OF Russian
schools and Russian institutions in the
Holy Land.
lie has been found guilty of selling
the plans OF mobilization of the Russian
army to the Austrian Government, and
1t is significant that as soon as ever Gen.
PorunOf was arrested, Austria at once
recalled from St. Petersburg the mill
tary attache Of her Embassy there, Gen.
Klepsch.
Gen. Porunoff has had several confed-
crates, who have all been sentenced to
terms OF penal servitude. They
include Col Turtshanniuoff, command
ant OF the Peter Paul at St Petersburg;
Col. Abdurahman, of the general staff
OF the army, and Staff Captain Loeb.
witski, son Of the principal legal adviser
OF the War Department. The Generals
beautiful nineteen year old daughter,
until now tItular maid OF honor Of the
Czarina, has likewise been concerned in
the affair." and been sentenced to exile.
incidentally the fact was brought TO
light during the trial that Gen. Porunoff
had for some years carried on a regular
trade IN the sale OF decorations and
orders in conjunction with the late
Archbishop Michael, Metropolitan of
the Orthodox Church in IServia, and
who was reputed a very holy man by all
save those who were aware OF his reck-
less speculatiOns on the stock exchanges
OF Vienna and Pesth.
PAPAL GUARDS REBEL,
1t is not only the Queen Regent Of
Spain who is threatened with a pronun.
ciamentO, but likwise the Pope. For.
tunatelY, the military revolt now brew.
ing within the walls OF the Vatican is of
a tar less serious character than that
which menaces the dynasty OF Spain.
The troops who are now giving voice to
their discomfort constitute the lesst
warlike corps OF the papal army, and
are known as the Palatine Guard. Ii is
a sort of militia composed entirely OF
Roman shopkeepers and tradesmen,
who only do military duty on stated
occasions, and all of whose uniforms
and accoutrements are kept at the
Vatican.
They present very droll appearance,
are source OF considerable ridicuIe.
and have not even the most elementary
notion OF drill. Some OF them are very
fat. others exceedingly lean, and some
again are tall in the extreme, while
others are positive dwarls They wear
a sort of tail coat something like the
West Point cadets, only with skirts
more Voluminous, and they are aimed
with muskets that have never been
fired and are not, believe, capable of
being used for such a purpose.
The discomfort OF the Palatine Guard
is due to the fact that, owing to the
darkness and dampness Of the apart.
ments IN the Vatican assigned TO their
use, they suffer from rheumatism, face
ache, and colds. besides which they have
not the necessary amount Of room in
which to dress when they don their uni.
forms. scenes Of the most extraordinary
and ridiculous confusion resulting there
from.
Then, too, they demand that their
salute shall be returned by the other
soldiers OF the Papal army, and that
their officers shall be saluted as such by
the Privates OF the other corps OF the
Papal forces and treated as brother
officers by the officers OF the Noble
Guard and of the Swiss Guard.
Until now the,Swiss and Noble Guard.
officers as well as men, have always
affected to ignore their existence, and
have treated the m with the most CALLING
contempt.
The Palaline Guard want these and a
number OF other analogous grievances
righted, and threaten that unless their
demands are conceded they will not
mutiny. but, like .tradesmen that thev