Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-15
STUDENTS DEMAND REFORM
Agitation for Humane Prisons in
Russia Grows Apaoe.
ATTEMPTS TO SUPPRESS FUTILE
PoIIcc Invade NectiuRs OF students,
who Refuse ia Attend lectures
md Examinations mud show
Desire 20 right.
~ CirORCI1 ERASER

ST. VETERSBIBG Ian. 1t--tSpecial TO
Tho Rco N-Th, students arc persistent in
their determination 60 agitatc Tor prison
reform until conditions witch were out
lined in my letter " last week have be-
come impossible i'm Russian penal nstitu-
lions Practically every institution Of
higher learning in the empire IS taking
part IN the movement and all the efforts
of tho authorities to pUt an end to the
agitation have been futile. Arrests, fines
imprisonment have All been tried against
the leaders or the students. but all have
been without avail.
Lectures and examinations are suspended
and meetings Of students and police in
cursions urc OF daily occurrences. Com
mlttees have been appointed to discuss
active resistance and, 10 Judge from the
past this form Of retaliation will shrink
from no measure however, desperate.
Alexandra ToIstoI AnEry.
Countess Alexandra Tolstoi Is at odds
with her brothers rs to the influence 81
NJ Tchertkoff on their father Leo Tot
stoi recently issued a statement blaming
in some measure NJ Tchertkoff for the
count leaving home. Countess Alexandra
has this to say:
without discussing whether vladimir
Tcherttoff exercised an influence over my
father or not. as alleged by my brother,
Leo Leovich, the statement Is IN itself an
Insult to the memory Of Leo Nicolavevich
and depreciation of the great Importance
OF his last act this departure from Yas-
maya Polyana. evoked by complex spiritual
causes and motives. on which I think it Is
superfluous to enlarge. l look upon the
accusations Of my brother Leo Leovich
against my fathers best friend, who was
devoted heart and soul to him and his
cause as unjust and undeservcd.'
Tragedy Ends Romance.
romantic tragedy Is reported from
Yata. A young lieutenant OF the local
garrison became engaged some two months
ago 20 a very pretty and accomplished
girl, the adopted daughter OF Crimean
family, in affuent circumstances. Just
before the marriage was to have taken
place It was discovered that the bride was
the half-sister on her mothers side Of the
bridegroom. The latter shot himself when
he learned the news and the unfortunate
girl who knew nothing OF her real par
entage. has lost her reason The names
have been suppressed out Of sympathy of
the families concerned.
Car Orders Pictures Reversed.
The car Of Russia, since his holiday in
| Darmstadt, has become an enthusiast over
the cinematograph His favorite diversion
has been to have the films put on back
wards, and he recently instructed the OBJ
| orators that a film Of himself riding in
Moscow should be reversed.
Photographs are published in st. Peters
burg, showing the car attired in the new
uniform adopted for the Russian infantry
! which has been criticised by the men as
/ ugly and unserviceable
| For some time past there has been a
great increase in the number of desertions
| from the army. for which, according &c
the newspapers, the uniform in question
has been largely responsible, many soldier,
! having alleged that their women folk
chaffed them about their appearance anc
that the clothes were so uncomfortabl,
that they often found II difficult to marcf
when wearing them.
These statements, 1t seems came to the
knowledge OF the car, whereupon h,
promptly donned the uch-discussed kit
appeared publicly in the uniform. and It II
said, even slept in IT, Later his matest.
was photographed wearing 1t and holding
his son and heir on his arm