Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-03

saved him from the worst consequences
OF his rash deed.
LIVED A MIXED LIFE.
Henceforth Maxine lived life de-
voted partly to amusement and partly
10 study. When the Russo japanese
war broke out he contriyed to enlist
under an assumed name and went to
the far east to fight as a common SOL
dier on behalf OF his fatherland aga inst
the Japanese. He took part In all the
engagements In the nrst six months Of
the campaign In Manchuria. thereby
gaining much valuable practical MILL
tary experience, which he subsequently
used IN organizing armed rebelions
against the cars government To-
ward the end OF 1904 he was wounded
and consequently invaded home where
he soon recovered from the effects of
the Injury received from the Japanese
bullet He was In St. Petersburg at
the time of Father Gapon's agitation
and witnessed the events Of Bloody
Sunday, which made such n deep Inn
preston on his mind that he resolved
there and then TO devote himself hence
forth TO the movement Tor the political
emancipation of the Russian people,
Hitherto Notwithstanding his strong
democratic sympathics. Maxine had
had no connection with the revolutions
AIRY party. and when he introduced him
self to the revolutionary leaders IN the
Russian capital he was received with
deep suspicion. lie was suspected OF
being soy in the pay OF the govern
ment aud he experienced considerable
difficulty IN persuading the leaders of
the suhycrsive movement TO permit him
10 cooperate with them In any way
whatever.
MEMBER OF INNER CIRCLE.
His Initiation az member Of the
inner circle OF the revolutionary party
took placo Ia the accompaniment OF
strange and weird ceremonies. He was
ted into room In which twelve leaders
OF the revolutionary party were await.
ing his arrival First OF all, he WAS
required 10 swear solemn oath by
the bones ana honor OF his father ana
mother and by his own honor, that Ii
was his firm resolve to devote HIS whole
career and. " necessary, his own life,
10 the service Of the revolutionary
cause lie was then required to 20
through the ceremony OF initiation into
brotherhood with each one OF the twelve
revolutionary leaders present First OF
all, Maxlmes right arm and the arm
of the senior revolutlonist present were
barred and a cut was made In each by
a sharp knife. MaXime's arm and that
Of the revolutionary loader were thon
bound so tightly together that their
blood intermingled. While their arms
were thus bound together they both
repeated the words OF an oath which
bound them 10 cooperate loyalty and
tremendously IN the furtherance Of
their common revolutionary aspira-
lions. Each one bound himself by
second oath to kill his newly acquired
brother IN case OF treachery Maxine
vas then required to go through the
same ceremony With each OF he re-
manning eleven ievo'uuon1ry leaders,
-o thrt ~ the line e hal acquired
them an ne brothers h. had twelve
painful wounds on hls right arm.
ORGANIZED ARMED REBELLION,
Maxine was ordered 10 show his
nettle by organizing an armed rebel
ion In the remote province OF Sarato1
lie rushed OF to the appointed district
nd threw himself into thr work Of q
s1rization with 'urnlrr pam
though he had previously never adj
Ire' al public nocti g. ai .e
inst8nlaneously Developed mar3c ous
power OF oratory, to the charms OF
which the Russian people are unusually