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declined to accept the crown until it
became apparent that his elder brother,
Constantine. would not, and he an
nounced his intention almost imme-
diately to begin certain reforms which
would have advanced the liberal cause
in the empire if there had been any
thing of the kind in existence The
people wanted Constantine. who was an
aristocrat and averse to reform, and
they revolted because he declined to
rule them. It is small wonder that
Nicholas became a convert to the be
lief that his people were not yet ready
for reform.
His son. Alexander II. was an en-
thusiastic reformer His initial man
Hesitation, the abolition Of serfdou In
1851, when it was first PROMULGATED
almost precipitated revolution among
the class for whose benefit It was in
tended. His ukase doing a.way with
corporal punishment was criticised
merci1essly by the peasants. who de-
clared that the last incentive to lead a
virtuous life had been DESTROYED
Alexander seemed to be very. greatly in
earnest and was not turned aside fror7
his benevolent intention until the or
erations of the nihiIists drove hin, 10
the opposite extreme. In 1880 havfr71
succeeded in repressing the activity of
the secret revolutionary societies. he ra
sumed his liberal overtures. The secret
police was disbanded and a s4a4esy,7s,s
who was even a greater favorfte tba1
Count Witte was appointed rninistg-
with extraordinary powers. This rav,
official. Loris Adelikoff, was able for =
time to preserve order in the er,n5-s
but his influence was not enough fo IN
spire permanent confidence ana fba
cars assassination followed speedflv
Influenced by the reaction caused hv
his fathers murder, Alexander TfS
Stunned liberalism from the verv be-
ginning of his reign and took for HE
advisers the most extreme OF the arts-
tocrats. He never had anything - d
with reform and died a natural 5es+l,
His son, the present car. was go,
PEELED by his environment to follo1S i,
his fathers footsteps 1t is orl4, -
when that environment has beer stls-,
Of its influence and made 5aenie-,1.,-- ,.s'1, =
that he is driven to disregard its fse5is
promptings.
WILLIAM EcKERsoN
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former prominence in shipping circles
While there was still an advantageous
opportunity she persuaded her father
to sell all his vessels, and when he had
disposed of them at good prices she
undertook to find profitable investments
for the large sums of money which
were paid in to his account. To this
end Hetty Travelled all over New Eng
land inspecting and purchasing town,
school and farm mortgages on terms
that established forever her ability as
an investment agent
In 1865 Mr.. Robinson died, leaving an
estate valued at $9o0000O OF this ST.
100000 was left to Hetty unconditional
Iy. the remainder to be held in trust
for her and her children. Soon after
ward the death of an aunt, Sophie Ann
Rowland, added $4,000 900 to Hetty's
fortune and also brought about law
suit which marked the beginning of her
long and successful career as a liti-
CANT. She was now a full fedged busi-
ness woman, and the knowledge that
she was her own mistress seemed to
awake in her an intense desire to ex-
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even particular to give a trifle more
than full value
This Is the atmosphere which sur
rounded the childhood and early youth
of Hetty Green. There was nothing
cramped and circumscribed about her
child life She might have had her
hearts desire for the asking. and there
IS no evidence that she eschewed the
good things Of life in those happy days.
She seems to have had a remarkably
sensible and happy girlhood in the New
Bedford home and to have entered into
the enjoyment of its comforts with all
the enthusiasm of the young. She was
tall and decidedly comely and gen
eral favorite in the excellent society of
the town. She was exceedingly viva
cious and had the reputation of being a
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wit. There are persons living today
who remember her as a society belle
in the days before the civil war. A
former resident of New Bedford. now
living in New York, has in his possess
sion a portrait of Miss Robinson with
the following inscription: Miss Hetty
Howland Robinson. Taken on way to
dinner at Saratoga Lake given by ex-
President Van Buren and son, John, to
the Duke of Northumberland. Lord
Havey, Lord Abinger and Captain Tow
er of the Coldstream guards. Was mat
ronized by Baroness Stoeckel, wife of
Russian ambassador"
This certainly implies social stand
ing and popularity and smacks not at
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morning survey Of the congregations in
a New England town-the exact ex-
preston of a simple. motherly woman
who had led an uneventful life.
Mrs. Green's angularity of person is
also suggestive of New England but
never of masculfnlty. Her broad fore
head and kindly old eyes, set well
apart, do not reveal the faintest hint of
the financial capacity with which she
is SO marvelously endowed. There is
just one featureAone may have to know
her before he recognizes it-that gives
a possible hint that the shrewdest femi-
nine brain in the United States is at
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merce which made New Bedford one
of the richest ports in America. IN
time "Blackhawkt Robinson, as he was
called, owned the largest whaling and
trading fleet in the country Robinson
was a well known character in his day,
and if half the stories that were cur
rent up and down the coast were true
he was an odd genius. He was as un-
like his daughter as a person SO close
" related well could be. He was gen
erous to the verge of -Feeklessness- and
hospitable to a degree unknown in New
England at that time, when thrift and
prudence interposed a barrier to a too
lavish prodigality. He obtained a wide
reputation for fair dealing and was
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all the seas from the arctic whaling
grounds to the orient. Her foremost
citizens, men of enormous wealth meas
ured by the standard which prevailed
in those days, We're the owners of this
great fleet and derived their riches from
it. Prominent among them was Ed
ward Mott Robinson. who had married
the daughter of Gideon Howland, a
wealthy retired whaler To this couple
was born, in 1885. a daughter. Harriet
soon shortened to Hetty-Howland
Robinson.
Hetty's father was very successful in
business and in building up the COM
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THE MIkApo,s sALARY.

The japanese emperor's yearly ex-
penses of living are limited. For this
purpose he draws s3.000.00O from
the national treasury. His personal
wealth is not to be spent on his
own living so that 5000. 900 is really
his salary as manager of the country.
He is required to pay out of it good
many employees. The emperor's daily
fare is japanese. He is perfectly sat
fsfed for breakfast with a bowl of bean
soup and a few other dishes, but his
dinner usually appears in splendid
style. in some twenty courses. although
he always denounces it as a useless ex-
travagance. When any Official feast
is held he will not spare any expense IN
preparing an elegant European ban
quet.
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all Of the subsequent business quail
ties which were developed. The first
symptoms of financial generalship be-
gan to manifest themselves a little
later. Mr.. Robinson had found it ex-
pedient to invest some of his rapidly
growing millions in real estate. and he
bought largely in New York and Chi
eago- About this time his health be-
gan to fail and his level headed and
energetic daughter volunteered to helm
him with his business ventures. He had
confidence in her ability and accepted
her aid, and she was not long in demon
strating her cleverness at business
deal.
She saw plainly that New Bedford's
prestige as a seaport was on the wane
and that it would never recover its
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ercise her right to its fullest extent.
Edward H Green of Bellows Falls,
Vt, a millionaire pioneer in the East
India trade, had long been a suitor in
the train of the New Bedford heiress.
and she made up her mind two years
after the death of her father that she
would marry him. She woald not do
so, however, until he had signed an
antenuptial agreement which she had
drawn up with great care. By its
terms Mr.. Green was committed to the
support of his wife and family. but 1t
was stipulated expressly that her for
tune should not be used for the pay
ment of his debts. Mr.. Green was SO
wealthy at the time that Hetty's pre-
caution seemed almost absurd, but in
after years when her husband had drop
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work behind the mask of this unre-
vealing exterior. When she has uttered
some business uItimatum her lips close
firmly and the corners of her mouth
droop ever so slightly.
It is in action and not in repose that
the real Hetty Green is revealed. 1t is
then, also, that her femininity becomes
most prominent. In moments of excite
ment her voice becomes shriH and al
most strident. but never masculine. Her
reasoning is absurdly womanish, and
her suspicious are of the same type.
There are tines-and they recur with
astonishing frequency-when she is as
illogical as a girl of sixteen, trusting
no one and convinced of a general con
spiracy against her interests. So thor
oughly woman that she may become
hysterical. and she does not infre-
quently, she never for moment loses
her business insight. That is her sal
vation and her gift.
The evOlutionist would have no easy
task to trace Hetty Green's develop
ment according to his accepted theo-
ries Of heredity and environment. She
is the product of Quaker abstemious-
ness and thrift deep rooted in New
England soil but penury and stern
effort were no part of her birthright.
She came of a forehanded, fortune
building race on both sides and her
early life was even luxurious for New
England in those days. Her ancestors
were prominent in shipping when that
industry was the proudest boast of an
American. Half a century ago New
Bedford had not yet been transformed
into the bustling mill town that it is
today. It's now decayed wharfs were
its busiest section, and its ships sailed
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w1TTE, THE ARB1TER OF RUssIAs FATE.

more literal sense the failure of Rus
sia to induce foreign lenders of money
to supply her with the means of con-
tinuing her autocratic organization has
been almost absolute. In civilized
countries and in the case of private
corporations there is only one resource
Ia receiver The first step under
taken by this necessary guardian Of
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e s.t-it,l .,,stss gEanung OF a constr
tuition and parliament.
have been of a more serious and omi-
nous nature than those of any other
time since the foundation of the Rus
sian governmental system. It was an
attitude, however, that was menacing
only to those who had made for the
further enslavement of the nation
and not for the Russian people or
the world at large. 1t meant the tre-
mendOus Christening of the compare
lively few unprincipled and arrogant
Russians who have never hesitated to
minister to their own greed and selfish
ness at any cost to their country, even
to involving it in hopeless and uni
versally unpopular war
Naturally. the form of government
under. which so much national mischief
has been possible was certain to come
in for a vigorous popular criticism.
Those who had lived under a rule which
permitted such a mistake and such
national catastrophe as the Japanese
war could hardly be expected to be sat
isied with a system OF misrule which
promised nothing better than repeti-
tion OF the blunder- The Russian pea
SAINT has been loyal to the house of
Romanoff. In his eyes it has had little
trouble to maintain the semireligious
and mystical appearance that has
served it so admirably. Apparently
there was only one mundane influence
that could induce him to lift his grimy
hand against the divinely appointed
authority and that appeared-he was
hungry and without means Of relief.
When distress becomes SO general
that the working classes already over
worked and underpaid conclude. that it
is quite as we'll to quit work as to go
on hopelessly. the social outlook is in
deed menacing. and that was precisely
the situation in Russia. Labor seemed
TO have lost all of its Fecompenses, and
ehe labor habit was not strong enough
20 bind. Under such conditions it is not
dfmcuIt to interest men in their political
responsibilities even though they have
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both stockholders and creditors in
terests is to effect a reorganization
That was the precise need in Russia.
A receiver for that politically bankrupt
nation is already in charge. He is Ser
gius Witte, and he has undertaken to
restore the lost balance between the
house Of Romanon and the millions Of
outraged and patriotic Russians who
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ther. The representative deputations
that have been going to the capital
with increasing frequency in quest of
better things have established that fact.
Today the Russian government is the
victim of a double bankruptcy. First
and most destructive is the bankruptcy
in public esteem. That alone is a tre-
mendous blow between the eyes. La a
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never before taken them into account
First convince the average Russian
that he is entitled to anything at all
and then you may hope to go a little
further said Gogol, the Russian pessi-
mist There is abundant evidence IN
the recent news from BTuscovy that the
average Russian has been convinced
and that he has gone even q little fur
The Topeka state journal., 1905-11-16

1CENT conditions in
the Russian empire.
those that have fol-
lowed the ratification
of the peace treaty and
have eliminated in the
granting of a consti-
tuition and parliament,
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AEILLLAM AcKRRs0N. ]
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ZEN If she were not
the richest woman in
America Hetty How
land Robinson Green
would still be inter
esting. She is such a
decided variant from
the species that her
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-20
PORT ARTHUR's SURRENDER
Was Opposed by the Officers of the
Garrison.

ST. Petersburg, Feb. z0.-3.15 a. NJ
According to dispatch from Mukden.
special reports have been received at
that place stating that the surrender
of Port Arthur occurred against the
wishes of most of IN" officers Of the
garrison. The dispatch says that n
council held after General Kondraten-
kos death only two officers Gen. Rciss.
chief of staff to Gen. Stoessel, and Col
Khvostoff agreed with Gen. StOesSei
that further resistance was useless, the
others joining in Lieut.. Gen. SmyrnOff !;
view thar there should BE- no surrender
until the stores were exhausted. AT
that time, acc riding TO- the Mukden re-
ports, StOeSSel "or a month RENAME
after serving ont $500 pounds of flour
to each company Of the garrison, other
provisions for me slips. and a large
amount Of horse meat flour and canned
meats. There were no vegC; tables which
were responsible for many cases Of
.,LurVy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-20
Augustus Strickland.

Augustus Strickland died at the nome
of his son. Charles L. Strickland, sun
day, after an illness of some months
Mr.. Strickland was born in Einbdeh
and when young man went TO SHOW
hogan to engage in farming. lie WAS
one of the prosperous farmers of that
section and for 40 years engaged IN the
strenuous farming pursuits. Some over
a year ago he suffered Il sunstr"ke ana
some time later paralytic Sho'h
followed by two more shocks. l-dSt
Marcn with his wife he came to fiallo-
well To live with their son, VINO IS the
Only surviving child. He was Il mem
Der of the Skowhegan lodge OF oud
Fellows. and the funeral, which Will be
held from the house at 100 Wednesday,
will be under the direction OF Sahporh
Lodge Of tins city.
MIR. Strickland is we'll remembered
BY many Hallowel friends gained DUR
ing his short residence here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-20
a WARNING.
Amateur Wiring Don't Go With Attle-
boro Superintendent.

Attleboro, Feb. 19.-EGGar Tregon-
ing. superintendent of wircs,an office
created last April, in his first report
says
1T has come to the attention of the
inspector that houses have been wired
by amateurs umskilled in the art OF
wiring ana the requirements in such
cases, which is Il menace to life and
property. The inspector has also found
it the custom in many factories to do
their own wiring ANA install lights al
random. regardless Of the fire under
writer's rules in such cases, instead of
employing Il competent electrician to
do the work. \ practice common
among the factories of the most seri-
Gus nature is the habit of hitching
pieces of wire to the cords of their drop
lamps ANA fastening the same To va
ter, gas; and steam pipes for adjusting
the position of the same. This is decid-
eddy dangerous practice"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-20
WILL BE NO STRIKE.
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen
viii Try to Settle Differences.

New Haven. Conn, Feb $40 Strike
Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
mon on the New York. New Haven &
Hartford Railroad Will be declared eN-
ropt as the weapon of last resort to ST.
cure recognition by the company as a
i'oiE of those members of the order who
are engineers. This in effect was in the
announce mint made ~ Second Wee
Grand Master Timothy Shea. tonight at
ne close OF an all-daY session Of the adj
JuStmcnt committee of tho brotherhood
called 70 discuss the situation and To
count the ballots recently cast on the
question of giving the committee full
power to act in event of failure Of nego-
tiations between the grievance committee
md the officers of the road. According 10
Mr.. Shea. the ballot was tile largest ever
east on any question by the brotherhood
IF this system. and il is overwhelmingly
in favor of giving the committee full An
thorltN to act as it sees fit The figures
are not given out
Mi. Shea in an interview said that the
committee pins its faith i'll the suggestion
Of arbitration made To it by great
.lnancial power close To the mana cement
Of the road and that as the officers OF
he company in an informal way. mad
SignifiCd their willingness; to give full
consideration of the proposed pl.;n it was
a determined fact that there could be no
strike. this week.
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Graduation Exercises.

The meeting of the board of directors
Saturday afternoon. 1t was a special
meeting and called by Mayor Russell
to consider Il matter of considerable
Importance. After some discussion it
was agreed that the expense of the
graduating ceremonies have become
more expensive in late years, and in
many cases such expense has been bur-
densOme. 1t was agreed that a gradual
ton be held. this year. in the High
school building. the last afternoon of
the spring term. Only the members of
the school. the relatives of the men,
bers of the graduating class and the
members of the board of directors and
representatives of the press shall be in
yitei to the exercises. which shall con-
sist of five parts, and an address by
some well-known educator, the presen-
tation of the gift of the school and the
presentation of the diplomas. The ex-
penScs of the gra duation will be nom
inal and Will permit all of the class.
who desire to make the trip to WASH
ington, as per plans of the members
of the class of ;. 1t is expected that
about % members of the graduating
class will go to the national capital on
a Raymond tour, leaving Gardiner
n bout March 10. Another meeting of
the board of directors will be held, this
week. to determine plans for the grad
mai ion.
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VETERAN EDITOR DEAD,
All Round Newspaper Man Dies in
leoninster.

Leominister. Feb. 19.-Francis N.
Boutwell,, LeOnminiSter's veteran prin-
ter and newspaper man, who estab-
lished the Leonminstcr Enterprise i'm
1872, died suddenly Saturday, aged 50
years. He was stricken viii heart dis
ease last evening. He is survived by
one daughter, Miss Louisa Boutwell, of
this town.
Mr.. Boutwell, was born in Craftsbury.
VT. and worked in printing offices in
Vermont, New Hampshire and Boston.
ana WAS publisher ana editor Of the
Milford On. H. Republican until 1863.
when its publication was suspended on
account Of the war. In May. 1869 he
located in LeominiStcr ANA established
printing plant. After the close of
the civil war he received Il preacher
license, and went to Charleston, s. c.,
where he spent several months teach
ing cnlurcd people. Mr.. Boutwell, was
married i'll lS57 to Miss Abby l.. Me
l"ndy Of Amherst, y. H., who died in
1860. In 1859 he married Miss Susan
Willard Of Ashbumham, who died but
few weeks ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-20

The special joint city committee held
a second hearing Saturday evening. in
4 room in the City building on the
now-famous Trask horse deal. Charles
+. Trask brought up two more Wit
nesses to testify in his behalf. The wit
nesses both deposed that they knew
that the bay mare had been subject to
fits. Mr.. Trask's witnesses were James
Blinn, d horseman, and another per-
son familars with horses. At the next
meeting of the city government. which
Will be held, Thursday, Feb. IS. the
committee will make its recommended
ton to the board OF aldermen and the
city council.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-20
PRESENT SYSTEM
Of Government Is Against Will of the
Irish People.

London, FEB %. f. Rcdmond's
amendment to The address to the speech
from the throne. declaring that the pre-
sent system of Irish government is "op-
posed To the will of the Irish people" and
which will moved in the House of Com
mons. today. is expected to place the gov
eminent in a position even more difficult
than fiscal debate. 1t is so framed asa
to enable the opposition to raise the
whole question of the position of Sir An
tony mcdonnell. under secretary to the
Lord GeCt of ireland, and Dunravcn De-
volution Scheme. on which there is evil
IDENTIFY much diSSenSiOn with the cabinet
and. will engage all of Premier BalfoHrS
skill to enable the government to emerge
victorious. Lord I.anSdoWns having adj
mitted in the House of Lords. that Lord
Dudley G4ord Lieut.. of lrelandJ knew that
MacDonnell was helping Lord DuErIv"H
in his D"Volution scheme ana Lord Dun
raven having declared that Secretary
Windham and MacDonncli had many
long conversations on the CONDITION Of
moderate opinion in Ireland Mir. Wind
hams disaVowal Of MacDunncll causes a
certain amount of CauStic comment.
whilst the orange section loudly calls for
the resignation of both Lord Dudley ana
Sir Antony Macdonald The debate vii!
extend over TWO days ana probably will
be acrimonious. The opposition will en-
d"iEnr to drive their view that NIacDon-
neil Is being made Il SCapegOat
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BANDITS AT WORK.
Play Havoc With Railroad Near
Hardin.

Habin, Feb. ia party Of Japanese
and Chinese bandits destroyed the
;tbutment Of the railway near YaOmyn.
100 miles distant from here. early this
morning, but the damage was all re-
paired i'll a few hours. Frontier guards
heard an explosion at $40 o'clock and
found that Il charge of guncOttOn had
been exploded against the abutment
an uneXplOded charge of guncotton
Was found 400 feet from the place
where the explosion occurred. Traf-
hc on the railway was resumed later.
These attempts on the railway are
believed to have been made to cover
movements Of large bodies of Chinese
bandits across Mongolia.
A service was held III the cathedral
here. today, i'll memory of Grand Duke
rergius Military, civil ANA railway Of
Ncials were present.