Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-04

the government. They were nihilists, an6
he Joined them To him the creed that he
had adopted represented only a possible
means of obtaining a just revenge He
lived in ST Petersburg for three years and
during that time he became connected with
the press. He worked hard and saved his
small pay With the money that he ac-
cumulated he studied the art of photog-
raphy and bought himself camera and
outfit
1t was in December, 1889, that he land.
ed upon the Island of Saghalien. The first
person that he met there was a mar
named kiroff, who like himself. was a MI
hilist. He was familiar with the country
and when 1vanhoe impaired to him the OBJ
5eet of his coming to Saghalien he told him
that it would be impossible for him TO oh
Nn position such as he desired
kiroff advised Nicholas to go to Nico-
laleVsk, which is at the mouth of the ONO
gcon river, in Siberia, just across the Gulf
of Tartary, which is several hundred miles
wide and which separates Saghalien from
the mainland. Thither he went and OBJ
lalned employment a sailor on one of
ene vessels that ply between that port and
saghaiien. The vessel upon which no
ports used to carry the exiles over to
Saghalien. Thus he became acquainted
with some of the jailers and assistant jail
ers who guarded the prisoners
After he had worked as a sailor for two
years ne obtained the position of assistant
1ailer at Alexandrovski which is the name
OF the town upon the island where the
prison is located. So well did he perform
ms outy and with such apparent indiffer-
ence did he strike prisoner over the head
whenever one Jagged on the march that he
made favorable impression on the chief
iaier.
He was placed in charge of one of the
wards in the prison. His duties were ia
lock UP the prisoners when they returned
from the mines at night and to take them
out IN the morning. He also had to feed
them every morning and night, and he was
required to make two rounds every night
TO each cell In order to see that all of the
prisoners In his ward We're secure.
One of the first things that he discovered
was that his father had been killed a few
months prior to his obtaining his position.
He was one of those that worked in the coal
mines, and one day he had been crushed to
death by the falling of car that was used
to raise the coal from the pits. Ivanhoe
made UP his mind to stay at ACKNOWLEDGMENT
and to secure everything that would be of
help to his one object in life-the exposing
of the fortunes and cruelties that were be-
ing inflicted on the unfortunate people that
were confined in the prison.
After two years sojourn upon the island
he was promoted to be a fun jailer, and in
his new position he had access to the tor
ture chamber. He made a careful study of
everything about him, and every night it
was his custom to compile a lot of notes
of what had happened during the day.
Daily he recorded the death of one or more
of the unfortunate wretches who had found
liberty and freedom in death. Many of
these died from disease contracted for lack
of medical attention; many completely
worn out and only half fed, died beneath
the horrible torture that was inflicted upon
them. More than once Ivanhoe saw some
poor creature utter his last groans upon
the ffogging board. These barbarous tor
lures he was forced to witness, and when
some prisoner would faint from sheer pain
while being dashed he would have to apply
restoratives in order to bring him to con-
seriousness that he might receive the full
sentence of his punishment.
Nicholas availed himself Of his position to