The Rich Hill tribune., 1910-01-06

nus ministers are taking no risks
hougn. and his steps are followed and guard.
e oy the secret police. who on the slightest
= indication OF an accident. would appear In the
guise Of beggars. street merchants. passersby
~ Is when he goes on the railroad that the
Ilsks are greater. There IS no simple sending
MS secretary to get ticket and book seats
NO Inc whole railroad system over which he
, Is 10 travel has to be mentally reviewed The
.onicials have TO be called to conference with
. tne minister In charge, when the route IS ar
ranged, the time table fixed and then the tele-
graph gets busy. The special train is prepared
ana steam Is kept up ready TO start at any
minute Word is sent ahead to the garrisons
along the line. and the soldiery have to be pre.
pared 70 take positions along each side OF the
hne AZ distance OF very few yards. station
masters are warned and the whole plan Is abb
soin'ely perfect But one thing is wanting. the
exact day and hour Of the journey That Is
known only 10 the car and one or two IN his
complete confidence. Once his mind is made
up his ratn leaves, and word is passed on
Just ahead OF II. A pilot engine with carriages
Is run a short time In 'front.' and no one knows
whether the ezar is on the pilot train or the
uain behind: but both trains are impartially
saiuted Any person found lurking In the vi
einity OF the railroad Is liable to be shot for
81 is not once. but many times that the secret
kept so closely has leaked out by some up.
known channel. and the rails have been under.
mined bridges have been partially DESTROYED.
hnd all kinds Of Internal machines deposited
on the track. timed to explode at the exact mo-
mont OF the passage Of the train.
: Il Is the same whenever the czar travels.
his presence in foreign town Is always de-
noted ~ the number OF apparently casual yis.
itors Of Russian appearance
Whatever his feelings may be. the czarina
.makes no secret OF her fear for herself her
little girls and the little Czarevitoh Alexis.
sghose kidnapping may take place at any mo-
spent,
Meanwhile the car himself safely met his
royal host. Nothing ostensihy occurred 10 dis.
turb his enjoyment The numerous functions
passed on safely, and now that he has returned
BY a eircuitous route 20 St Petersburg the
rzarina can breathe freely--until the next time
b. goes a-trayeling.
. Government pawnshops are the latest move
Dn the part OF Russia 70 raise money for her
revenue. and ostenalbly 10 help the people. OF
course behind every scheme Of this kind there
Enust be popular" motive; and to supply this
the Russian government attacks the terrible
Iew money lenders" who have so long preyed
uron the poor. rhe people themselves are be.
tween the devil and the briny deep; but per
haps Of the two eyils the government Is the
lesser. After ALL Il comes down 10 a question
OF per cent The Jews charge "a per cent on
loans aud as much more as they can reason
Nul1 nAllttAtF Ou AAlH NtuAAha1t Tue hbhNA
proposes 70 charge only 6 per cent.
HsSlng taken the monopoly Of vodka-the
popular Russian intoxeant-tbereby increasing
the feyenue by some SiO.O00.0OO yearly, the
ministry OF finance IN Russia Is about TO start
tmptatal pawnshops. The author of the project
M Kokoyceh says that II wi IN the course
OF a few years, prove source OF about $50 0O0.-
600 yearly. Not only this, but Il viii enable
the poor TO obtain credit at hitherto un.
Known rate. that OF per cent per annum
The lowest loan viii be rubles-not quite 81
ana money win be advanced on every con.
ceivabie thing TIE imperial hank win supply
the capital needed 20 start the pawnshops at
the rate Of per cent interest
The central pawnshop will be at St Peters.
burgs at first branches are 70 be opened In the
larger cities, including Kiey. ODESSA. Riga, TIT.
lie. Kharkov and Warsaw When these are
fairly. started others win be opened In smaller
towns. tn tho whole empire ia studded with
Imperial pawnshops just as Il is with vodka