Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-05


The l1Inlu u,eIi-y,s ~ settrlng TINS in
formation usually occupies about IL
months. and il the intrri.n there is moth
ing but starvation ahead for the exile
who goes to his fate unproydcd with
funds. ,H
The practice Of branding those among
these poor wretches who, according to
the estimation of the cars officials. are
the most dangerous is one of the most
brutal and revelting that the mind can
devise. il 8
Men aud women alilsa are subjected TO
this demoniacal punishment, which is ac'
coulplshed by means OF hot irons, the
work being executed with an amount OF
sayagery not even met with today among
the dcrcest cannibal tribes.
In the presence of his fellow criminals,
who have the same horrible ordeal await
ing them, the sArinking victim is dragged
forward and ptlioned securely by brutal
keepers and held tightly while the ;manip.
ulator of the burning iron proceeds to
mark the degrading brand upon his fore
head, This IS often done in the presence
OF other members OF the family. and the
distorted features of the unfortunate
creature, tho smell of burning flesh and
the heartrending shrieks of himself and
others combine to produce n scene which
is 10 nauseating as to defy description.
A traveller who has been present at one
Of these scenes of torture says that ne
never saw more frightful instance OF
barbaiity even at the orgies of the devil
worshipers OF tho East Indies.
1t has been given out that the use of
the knout as Gmodn CT punishment has
been forbidden by the authorities. but
that is one 81 the many specious pre-
tcnses with which the Russian govern
mcnt seeks to impose upon the credulitS
of outraged Immunity, The knout Is as
much in use t6das MS 1t ever was. ONLY
n few days ago peasant Mt Nietbsk wh'
had been driven from the district house
because OF heing steilc.ed of belonging
to heterodoN rtllalnps sect was dlScov
cred by the pollcc, who applied the knpul
so severely to his back. chat he expired
| from the effects Of his beating.
An instance of this kind came to ligh
at poltava rcccntly. child pupil AT ON
| of the government scll0ols was detected
reading book tos fairy talos which II
seems had been prohibited by the censor
who tho,ght that some of the tales could
he applied to Russian political condi
| tions. When otipstioApd as TO where h
| got the bool;. he stated that II had beer
loaned to him by the caretakcr of the
school This Information raised the great
cst disturbance Imaginable. Followin2
| his proposed duty, the prinripa! of The
school reported the caretaker's action tC
the government, with the result that he
| took an early departure for Siberia. This
! did not end the trouble. for the school OF
| fcials dcnoupced the principals action u'
being mean and o0ntdnlptihle and they
| were promptly attended 70 by the gov
ernment. being rebukel for their actioi
by punishment from the province fol
| three years. As this decree included al
their relatives $50 persous in all Were
punished because, harmless lad was
recn reading n harmless book OF fairy
tales which is read by ,chldren in almos
every language.
chimney sweeper. who employed
large number Of nsslstants to Keep th'
wilma chimneys clean was one day made
the victim of a vtriol throwcr, but wa
unable to tell who had dong him the in
ju'y. II was simply assumed that TN
vtriol must have lieen thrown 10y one o
the men working for him, as workme
are always vicious and dangerous. Con
gequently all the chiwncy swcepers i