The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-09-01
BEATEN GENERALS FATE.
lLL.FoRTUNE FOLLOWS Off
GERS WHO FAIL IN TEST OF
ACTION.

!, The Land Of the Great Bear Has sell
/! dom Permitted Defeated Leaders
Of Her Army and Navy Long to
Survive Their Downfall.
Russia has several beaten generals
at the present time, and the question
| is what win eventually become OF
them.
The land Of the Great Bear has sell
| dom permitted the leaders of her ar
my and navy to long survive their
downfall, notwithstanding statements
to the contrary, and there are several
| Instances of Russians. once shining
, lights in barrack rooms and naval
| dockyards, who have taken leave OF
| life both obscurely and tragicaily.
It was not so very long ago that
famous general, at one time honored
all over Russia died by his own hand
at a German gambling spa. He had
erred during the Rusxo-Turkish War
| of 1878, and in consequence the
| troops under his command had met
with an unexpected disaster.
After the war the general left st.
Petersburg in disgrace and, under an
! assumed name took up his residence
in Germany He dissipated his for
tune at gambling places and when
he had come to his last penny he be-
came a handy man." eking out
bare existence by running errands,
doing odd jobs and distributing bills.
Being unable to recover his self
respect and manhood he sought re-
lease by suicide He shot himself at
gambling spa, and when his body
was searched not single coin was
found upon Elm.
Again, a leader of the Russians
during the Crimean War died in ap-
ject poverty in an attic in the Latin
Quarter of Paris. He had lost fifteen
thousand men at Inkerman, and his
commission was taken from him.
He went to France and led Boz
hemian life for many years. making a
good income by composing musical
pieces. The money he earned ne
spent in riotous living, and one morn
ing he was found dead in his attic
after heavy drinking bout.
According to the Echo de Paris,
Captain Klado, who was the chief
Russian witness before the North Sea
Commission, has been deprived at ST.
Petersburg of all his appointments
and functions. except that of profess
sor at the Military Academy.
1t would be interesting to follow
the future fortunes of this gentleman,
| for 1t is certainly doubtful whether
| his colleagues at the Military Acad-
envy will permit him to long survive
his downfall.
Japan is very harsh on her de-
| feated officers, both naval and mill
tary. During the present war in the
| Far East a naval lieutenant who
failed to carry out task set him.
| was politely told by his chief to cover
his disgrace by committing suicide.
A sheet was strung on the deck OF
the lieutenant's gunboat, and behind
this was placed an armchair and
table. On the latter was a sharp
knife. wrapped in piece Of clean
paper. The lieutenant bowed to his
comrades, went behind the sheet, sat
! in the chair and picked up the knife.
The official reports stated that the
| lieutenant had died distinguishing
himself in action, and the Emperor
granted him a posthumous medal.
After our troops had entered Pekin
and sacked the Summer Palace of
the Emperor, Chinese general
known as the chief Of the dragon
slayers." who allowed his troops to
be badly beaten, had his commission
! taken from him and was publicly de-
=, graded.
| For long time his wretched figure
was to be seen in the streets of the
capital. with gives on his limbs and
| a board round his neck as a punish
meut
For many years a shabbily-dressed
elderly man wandered aimlessly
about Madrid. At one time he was
one Of the most mighty of the
French marshals, and his tunic
blazed with gold lace and jeweled or
ders.
| ne udu TlSCu Inc uut
misfortune came to him when he
started out to meet the Germans, as
| leader of half million men. Accom-
panying him to the front were in
Vulnerable Wallets. grooms and secre-
taries, yet he came back to Paris.
not as a mighty conqueror, but as
broken. friendless man.
He had. in the eyes of the Repub'
lie. disgraced himself. and popular
prejudice drove him from his native
! country. He went to Madrid. and fell
lower and lower down the social
scale. until ne became beggar. both
in language and habits.
Another general who became bar
Der was the leader of the Persians.
whom Sir James Outram crushed just
before the Indian Mutiny broke out.
The Shah degraded him. and after
| eayaral mora or hose exciting adyen-