New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-31
RUSSIAN OUTRAGES.
Peasant and Bureaucrat Alike In
dulge IN Them.

The Russian citizen has only Just been born. as
IS foundering about in his first bath. and aIas.
t'tte are multitude OF nurses who done UNDER
stand how to handle the infant
Now comes along the Social Democrat or SOM,
other hrebrand. with his bookish theories or an
ideaI state-teschers who have themselves to learn
what 1t means to be a citizen All the social
democracy that the peasant understands and an
that ne gathers from these blind leaders az III.
bind IS that the land ought to belong to rim e.
cause he tills it. The idea Is a new ana vValeorn.
Oue 20 the peasant. and he would gladly approprI-
axe IL whole and UncurtaiIed- And so well ha, b,
learned this lesson that In many places hands %
these poor fellows have deliberately coma M, - -
manor house and announced their intention OF cur,
uhs down the forest and taking the wood for
themselves. and then. as Is the Russian manner.
nave translated word into action.
Two sisters who had lived on their szss.. ,.
many years In peace in the province or s war.
aStOnished one morning TO see a urn~assfo, -,
pIoaeh the mouse. The excited peasants dsnlanssa
20 see the women OF the house. When tha $780,.
appeared and asked what was wanted several ,fal
Wart men laid hold OF both. carried cher, - -
balcony and set them IN armchaIrs facing 49,.
SlO"u OeioW- Here these victims were eonlpellea
20 SIT while the mob disnantIed the whole bors.
dragging forth pictures. furnltur. ana boots a.
huge bonfire was then made OF the beap- 80
everything burned before the two women yy-ra,i
-o obstruction was completed and the PEASANTS
Iury aoated. they departed. leaving the us,n,sr,y
personally unframed The shock was to, 800
Ior the elder sister. and she died few DAVIS sstsr
ward from fright.
On ano'ner estate. in a neishborins province. tn,
peasants learned that Prince - a not yuxfnz1,,
man. one whom they had no reason to hate ~.
10 Visit his estate Several hundreds SET out y,
meet MN at the station What was the s1rDrfs,
OF the prince on alightins 20 be seized ana rf4.
and laid on peasant cart Bound IN tbiz Nz.rgo,,
theY took him home teeriug and ridfcuIine, bir, a.
.ney went The insane mob halted ar LAST In
ront OF the manor house, and set about thafr ar.
Morx Conceive IT. Thoroughbred horses and
cart where Prince - lay and were Yi.u4g 49,,
ana saushtered in front Of him: haystac<s w@-.
nred and barns burned. The havoc ended IN,
prince was released. and the peasants went honls
drunk with their own mad deeds.
On an estate in the south. where there had bs.,
Booo zeal OF Testlessness during the spring 81
$50 many or the peasants warned the family IN
.ne manor house that trouble was impending
we would prefer" they said. mot to touch vol,'
or your goods. but afraid that troubIa vss1I
come upon US II we don't 1t Is not our vVfsb -
hurt YOU You don't. indeed, know vhethe- n a.
Iod Wish or the Cars. but this year. we arc
told. IS to be year OF profit to u.s.
Four hundred men appeared on thu of,,a. A..
ana announced to Mr.. NJ that the laws had bsea
changed. that he must dismiss his servants ar7
~oIAmen' otherwise they would be beaten, and
that they would ak prices in future The axrsta-
ment here lasted about seven days. during vvbI~b
Tune the family were without ssrvants Tha
cattle, however. were secretly fed and vaserea hv
the very peasants who had presented rhfs ,,1si
half way and agreed 90 raise their wages during
the summer months. This simple concession vas
fortunately sufficient TO rePtOre peace and order
this estate.
There Is a strange phenomenon constantly obs-rv-
able IN connection with these wanton outrases
namely the repentance and cOntriti0n OF this same
peasantry for what they have done One day
they Will burn down barns and farmhouses mn
tiate horses and cattle. and short while after
they will appear with thsir heads hanging down
and beg forgiveness fun OF sOTrow and gries for
their evil acts. The peasantry on the estates OF
Mime. y. destroyed everything they could Iav
their hands on, hundreds OF pounds Of food being
consumed by the flames. Three days after re
men and women came on Bonded knees inplorirx
Nine Y TO overlook their misdeeds. and they IN
dertOOk pilgrimage 10 a neighbOring monastery
70 ask Heaven 10 look down with mercy on them
In some parts flor it is impossible 20 generates
when talking OF the Russian Empire) the non,
asteries have never been so eagerly visited, and
the number seeking the consultations OF che church,
has never been exceeded The pilsrimage 70 tcs
great klev monastery was in 19Os greater than Wa
A similar psychological phenomenon has bean
observed IN the rev regiments which have shown
signs or mutlay- AFTER temporary revolt, the a.
jority have delivered up the ringeaders have Laid
and discipline OF their Tree Wills cOntrite and
pentant. And IN many cases NOTABLY at the aye4-'
borg riots) regimsnts, pursed their guilt 81 81
pressing fresn outbreaks
Count L, Il handsome representative OF a great
family. said 70 me Il nave told my people has
their homes also Fear. fear. that Is the only
short while ago en- maSse, and we held parley
together. Now. children, tell me- said. do Won
said. do not mean TO do you any harm, but
they added. ~ student comes and orders Us 70
do sO--wen. then yes; We VIII burn IT, And they
with such people. half-brute, half-man. unreal
soning creatures as they are?'-National Review.