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LUNDIN CONFIDENT OF
VICTORY OVER ED. LEWIS
ScBnda navinn Champion Says tho Ken
tuCkian Must Go Some to
Defeat Him.

Anothe! sensation3l bnttl. OF giants Is
promised at Broad Street PARK next Tues
Lundin. the Swedish champion. The com
Ing match will undoubtedly be considerably
nerent from any other previous staged In
Richmond. Il Will mean struggle be-
tween Two OF the foremost wrestlefs In the
world II vii! he battle with strength
and size side and science and en-
durance on The other. Being or the catch
as-ca tch can style. the bout Will he fast from
the start. rs II is calculated that Iund!n
viii try 20 wear out his opponent and out
last him, In letter received ny the pro-
motors from l.undtn, the Swedc champion
Is Of the opinion that he will make short
work OF STRANGER Lewis lie adds that
while Lewis is good man ne is Attempting
the impossible and getting entirely out OF
his class In other words, the Scandinavian
champion seems confident Of mining tho
scientific Kentucky boys shoulders 10 the
mat whether the latter shows any defense
or
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BROOKLYN WINS TWO

Pittsburgh, July 16.-Brooklyn took
both games OF double header from
the Pirates here this afternoon. the
first TO and the second TO .. The
visitors won the opening contest IN the
eighth inning. when Wheat doubled
and drove in three runs. They scored
another run in the sixth on Rucker's
single and n double by Daubcrt. The
Pirates scored in the third on n single
by O'Toole and one by Mowrcy They
added TWO moro In the seventh on sin
giles by Gibson and Wagner and
OToole's triple The Brooklyn club
won the second game in the first In
ming, when they drove Kantlehncr from
7hc box md scored four runs Scores:
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FLANAGAN PITCHES ONE
HIT GAME FOR ALCOS
The Wnlk-Ovcrs nrc Easy for the Loco
Motive Doys, Who won by the
Score of 10 to ..
Standing of the Tenn.

The Alcos had m easy time defeat
ing the Wa Tx Overs yesterday at Byrd
Park. winning by the score OF 10 to .
for tho -Alcos, pitched an excellent
game, allowing only one hit In seven
innings. and striking out eleven bat
tcrs
The Walk-Over team was without
the services OF n pitcher. but called
in Whitfield, who undertook 10 do the
work. but Jared badly being hit twelve
times, including "A double and six
triples. Schmidt. for Walk Over, had
an excellent day In centreneld. taking
care or five fly balls. He also had one
had an off day. making five errors
Curry Is credited with a double play
unaSsisted.
Flanagans pitching and batting. and
the batting OF Asher featured for the
AlcoS The score:
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HARRISONBURG FORMS
LARGE ATHLETIC CLUB

Harrisonburg. Va. July 1s.--At a
largely attended meeting OF citizens In
terested In the promotion OF league
baseball In Harrisonpurg. held in the
council chamber last night. officers Of
the Athletic Club were elected As fol-
lows: V. r. Slater. president; w. NJ
Masters. vice president: John Paul, sec
club Will manage the affairs Of tho
1Iarrisonburg team o! the Virginia
Mountain League
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Total g? 8 s u 4 Total. IN y

'Batted tor Joe Keliey IN ninth.
tran for Coleman IN seventh -,
.Batted for Gibson In ninth.
Slated for MGmmaux in ninth.
xBntied for REcker IN eighth.
PITTSBURGH ...............-....e o Q 20 Is
Brooklyn ..-:,........t .....-...0 . O.
summary; Errors-Omara Cutshaw. Two
basa hits-omava. Dauhrvt, Wheat. Three
base h!ts-KoNrtchy. O'Toole. Sacrifice hits
-Meneo., Mowr-y, Leonard. Omara Bases
on halls-oE O'Toole ?: OH Mammaux, :. OF
Ruckc-, , Of: Eagop. T. struck out-by
OToo!e ). Ny NauutauN. :; 10y Ruckcr. :. by
Racou. Time. ::'a UmplreS Lincoln and
Byron.
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MOUNTAIN LEAGUE

co5ngton. Va. July lG-Co!c's ana Crock
.ts co4bies gave charlottesville one run
IN tho hrst arc Cardcu's walk IceGing' $
taerlnce. and De.abelrs single gave the To-
Gals one IN the hrth. Copeland. sinsle.
CrocE-tt's sacrifice and Dyes Gouble gave
the visitors another tally. and the game
n the eighth to-day Crockett. for the v!s-
!t0Is mad twenty pEtouts at first
Score by iuu!uEs: r u e
Charlottesville ..........ieo 900 OF % !?
CovlnFtOn ................o 9 % Oo-i : :.
Batteries; Martin and Copeland Carver
srG I.recirg
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OF TIE TEAMS.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
New York ut Pittsburgh.
brooklyn Mt Chicago.
boston ut Cincinnati.
Philadelphia Mt 81. Eouis.

81. Louis, July ls.-The chasing of
Dodc Paskert out OF tho game In the
eighth to-day was a lucky break for
the Phillics. as Cravnth Paskcrts sue
cessor poled double in the tenth. and
the Cardinals lost. 6 to 3. Both sides
fought all the way. amongst themselves
and with the umpires. Leo Magee also
going 10 the clubhouse early in tho
game. After the Phillics opened with
a three-run lead. the Cardinals tied 1t
of Alexander in tho seventh. when
Wilson and Beck singled and Wingo
trinlcd Scnrc.
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STANDING OF TEAMS.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Indianapolis Mt ST. Louis.
brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
baltimore at Duffalo.
Chicago nj Kansas City.


Pittsburgh. July 16.-Br oolelyn again
took the Pittsburghmen into camp to-
day In a double header. to and
to 2.
First game:
Score by inninga: r. II. z.
Brooklyn ....4 0loool o-6 Il .
Pittsburgh 49,. o 0 o o Del | % 0
Batteries: Houck and Land: Dickin-
son, Lcclair, Walker and Berry.
Second game:
Pittsburgh .....1 ! q o o q % 0
Batteries: Laftto and owens: Barger
and Roberts.
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STANDING OF TEAMS.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
ST. Louis mt New York.
Cleveland M Washington.
Chicago ut Philadelphia.
Detroit Mt Boston,

Washington. July 16.-Cleveland de-
featcd Washington In the opening
game OF the series here day by the
score OF 10 o. Hngerman pitched a
wonderful gamo of ball for the Maps,
holding the Nationals TO two hits.
Shaw started for Washington. but
was relieved by Boehiing in the fourth.
BoehlIng pitched shut-out ball Ora
ncy's home run in the first inning was
the feature Of the game. Tho score:
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Totals 81 p a Totals 81 81 -
.ECnNn GAVE

Dated Tor Coleman In SEVENTH.
+Ba:ted for McQuillan IA seventh.
:Batted for Councilman In ninth
p!ttshureh .....................6 o Q . 3
brooklyn .........-.............4 8 20 10 o c-5
Summary: Errors-Ieonard. Cut-h NV.
smith. twO-base a!ts-H Wagner Jim
Kelly. Smith. Three base hit-OnAra. Sac
r!fce hitE-O-nara. Dau6ert, Cutshaw. Sac
riacc f!cs-Konetchy, Sfnlth. Stolen Base
II. Wagner Bases on nalls-on T..tIehner.
on McQuti!an. S. on Ffefer.( !. struck
out-by McQU!llan. 4. by P;ene-. Time
1:j- Umpircs. byron and Johnson.
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TIGERS BEAT RED SOX

Boston. July l6.-Tho Red soxs win
ming streak was broken to-day, when
tho Detroit Tigers hammered out
10 victory in the first game of the
series. Two Boston pitchers fell by
the ways!do in the course of tho melee.
Ruth, the Baltimore recruit. got hard
humping in the fourth, and Rankin
Johnson. who succeeded him. departed
In the seventh CoImbe finished tho
game. Score.
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Clarence Berger Sold to
Boston

Clarence Berger, left fielder on
the locni team, has been sold 70 the
Boston Nationals. according to an
unconflrmed rumor. 1t Is known
TINT several offers have been re-
oeived recently for the younEstcr,
and II IN snid on reliable authority.
that terms have been agreed upon
at Last.
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Matted FOR DoRk IN tevcnth.
Score by innings: r.
PhilaGe lphia .................2 4 o % St
81 Louis ......................oo o Q "a
summary: Frrors--IIu6Gins. J. Miller. Win
60 Martin. Two base hi;s-Beckcr Luderus.
Cravath. Thrcc-b base hts--S. Mngee. Win
20 Double p!ay--Doak unassistcd. Struck
ou:-by poak. 3. by Tincup. :, by Perritt. 4:
by Alexander, :. Base on oalls-oN Doak. ::
off Lineup, I; on Alexander, !. Sacrifice hits
-PRSkert Martin. stolen hAses-l. Magcc.
Paske-t Time ?:i5 Ump!rcs. Hart and
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ATHLETICS DEFEAT WHITE SOX

Philadelphia July l6-rhe Athletics
put crimp In the pannant hopes of
tho White Sox by taking to-days game,
10 TO &. Both teams had their batting
clothes" on. the locals finding Russell
and Faber for total Of sixteen SAFE
swats. while the Sox drove both Bender
and Bush 10 the showers. Bressler
held the visitors safe for the last three
(Continued on Ninth Page)
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GERMAN TENNIS TEAM
TO PLAY AT PITTSBURGH

Pittsburgh. Pa. July 16-The pro-
gram Of tennis matches in the Davis
cup contest. 10 be held here July 30.
81 and August :. was announced to-day.
The contestants Will he the German
Davis Cup team and the winning nation
OF Inc AMatralinn -Cnnadinn iics
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Standing of Teams.
Kaufmnnp Te,n U-gr,

Tho Kaufman team defeated tho
score OF s 10 s. Stern pitched good
game for Cohens. and struck out four
teen batters. Leiheld was effective in
pinchcs
Score by innings: R.R.E.
Kaufman ...l oIs1o2oo-s II i
Cohen % / 0 0 los 0-5 - 6
Batteries: Leiheld and lander; stern,
Pollard and Fairar
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nunched Hits Won C:ame.

city punched hits to-day and Indian
apolis was defeated. II to g. The Wis
ting players wore wild and ineffective.
Kansas City 5000 3x-11 II o
Batteries: Falkenberg, McConnauhey.
Ossendorf and Rar!den; Stone. Packard
and EnZenroth.
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naitimore yyins 1-htrd

Buffalo, =. Y, July l6.-Al Schulz,
former New York American player. was
hit freely by Baltimore to-day. and
the visitors won the third game OF the
Buffalo ..ooooooloo-1 S 6
Baltimore ...... o % O. 0--s II 0
Batteries: Schulz, Woodman and
Blair; Smith, Quinn and Jacklitsch.
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prot4.t Dronucd Inv Le.rrc

Although upholdlng Klngan q %. In ita
grotes,ed game with Bulk & co on sat.
Yrday the league officials last night decided
10 let ;Ge game stand 81 order 70 aYcrt
. spbt II the ranks The meat packers
protested after hghi during the game but
Hurk g. Co. threatened 20 withdraw Il re-
CURED 10 play st ovt..
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Totals ........8S 7 II 27 II
'Batted for Ryan in Ninth
DV InnlnSs. K
Richmond " q n n n 2 n A.

Richmond .......... 1oooo9 90
Roanoke ......... 04o 800
Summary: Double plays-Bunting to
Newton to Snyder: Newton to Bunting
to Snyder. Left on bases--Richmond
2; Roanoke. 7. Sacrigce hits-Poh.
Two-base hits-Graham. Stolen bases
-Poh (2). Gray. W. Snyder. Bunting
Base on balls--of Tolson. 9 Hit by
pitched ball-Breslln. Struck out-by
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:Baued FOR Johnson IN seventh
Score b. innings: n.
Detroit ..........................ee o2sooo %:
Boston ..........................o o o . CO
summary: Errors-Scott a. Two-base
hits-CrawfoTd Yerkes, Burns, Three
h!t-NeaCh. Stolen paec-Bush. Base on
balls-oT Dauss. 3. on johnson. s. OF Ruth.
:. struck out-by Dauar. S; BY Johnson. y.
Sacrifice Aits-Purtcn Nench. Double plays
Crawford 10 Burns: Yerkes TO Janvrin 20
Thomas. ulnpires Dincen and Sheridan. At
.tcndance S.ana.
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.HAGERMAN'S TW|RL|NC
DEFEATS WASHINGTON
Cleveland's Moundman Allows the
Nationals But Two Scattered
Hits In Nine Frames.
BoEHLING RELIEVES SHAW
"Richmond Thunderbolt" Twirlcd
Shut-Out Ball-Tigers Stop Win
ming Streak OF Red Sox-Athlctics
Overyhelm Chicago.
American League Results

Yesterdays SCORES.
81. Louis. 4; New York, O.
Cleveland, 81 Washington, o.
Chicago, .; Philadelphia, 10.
Detroit. =; Boston, z.
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VX!.cvs,ano '''.'''.''''.'..-- deoSoooC
Summary: Loft on basea-Cleveand .,
MHasnnsron or f7 sss base on es;isroT
Ii!ts-on Shaw. ;: OFF Boehling. 2 Struck
out-by shaw. 3 by Boehi!ng. 4: by Hager-
man, 3. Home run-Graney. Stolen bases-
Oncill. Olson. Double playa Boehing 10
Gandil to Mcbride; GandN to McBrlde. Hit
by pitcher-by Boehling tJohnstou~ TIM
p.rcs. OIoueh!in and Hildebrand. Time
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.CRAVATH'S DOUBLE IN
TENTH WINS VICTORY
Phillies. Cardinals Game Is Featured
by Players Fighting Among
Themselves.
BREAKS LUCKY FOR PHILLIEs
Brooklyn Defeats Pittsburgh in Both
Games of Douhle-Header-W
Double Scores Three Runs-Ilan.
, tlehner Hit Hard in Second Game.
National League Results

YESTERDAYS SCORES.
Brooklyn. IL Pittsburgh, tflrst
Eoinc).
Brooklyn. =: Pittsburgh, . tsccond
Earnc).
third inninEi ruinb.
philadelphia. @, st. Louis, ten
tnntnEsD.
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BROOKLYN WINS DOUBLE
HEADER FROM PITTSBURGH
Boys From Long Island Fit Free md
Bard-HoosierS and Bisons
Also Defeated.
Federal League Results
YESTERDAYS SCORES.

81. Louis-ChicnSo (rain).
brooklyn, q, Pittsburgh, tHrst
Enmc).
brooklyn, 81 Pittsburgh, 2 tsecond
Enme).
indianapolis, 81 Fnnsns City, II.
Bultimorc, S; Buffalo, 1.
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T0LS0N HOLDS COLTS To
FOUR SCATTERED HITS
Locals Lose First Game of Series to
Roanoke Chiefly Because
Of Errors.
EXHIBITION OF CHINESE BALL
Poh, at Short, and Lcibs, at Plato,
Practically Hand Game to Colts,
Then Turn In and Make Hits That
Send Winning Runs Across.
Virginia League Results

YESTERDAYS SCORES.
Richmond. &; Roanoke, 7.
Newport News, 8, Norfolk. 2.
Portsmouth. 5; Petersburg. o.
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Throc-base hits-A nderson Tinsley
Flanagan (2), Overman Fletcher
Stolen bases--Amos. Asher, Schmidt
Wilcox. Double play-Curry unas,
sisted. Struck out-by FLANAGAN ii.
by Whitfield, Q Bases on baiis-bv
Flanagan, .. Hit by pitcher-Tinslev
Wild pitch Flanagan. Passed balls
Fletcher. >. Left on bases-Alcos, z;
Walk over g. Umpire, Mr. Rottoms,
Scorer. Harry Tucker. Jr. Time Of
game, 1880.
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dale ~. Maisel Firx: has. on crrors-Si.
Louie. 3. New York. :. Left on bases-S;.
Louis. 9. New York :. First base on balls
OF Baumgardner. :. of James :; off Pieh.
z: on Brown. ,. struck out-By Baumgard-
uer. s. by Jamee. !: by Wei!inhn. !. by Pi-h.
of Brown !. SacriAce nits-Sweesey .2b.
Mullen. stolen hases-Lcary. Lavan, Peck
irpauEh. Iiits-on Baum garGneg IN "a
innings OF James. in 2-S innings of
WeUau IN innings: OF Pieh in {
innings. oG Brown. ! in Innings. Hit ny
pitcher oy HaUmg ardnef piehb; by James
(Cookj. Cmp!rcs. Connolly and chill. Time.
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Boston.
Detroit.


"Batted Tor ChrrlEan In Nlth.
.BAtted for Johnson IN seventh
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Totals SO I e Total: .2f = 2
.Eat;ed FOR Lavan in ninth.
ti}atteG FOR Agnew IN ninth.
3Batted for James IN seventh.
sFSatted for W-!lIaan IN ninth.
xBattcd for Pieh In Afth.
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Washington.
Cleveland

Totals "a 81 II Totap ..as o sis
'Bat;ed FOR Shaw in third
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removed from all chance Of even side
kick from the dread war beast More.
even. many of him are looking forward
TO lofty prices. hoisted by European
necessities, to bring wealth to their in
dividual Golfers. The southern planter
whose democratic cotton. through Eu-
ropean demand, WILL he hopes, soon as
sumo aristocratic values. walks with
prouder stride; the New England manu-
facturer expects to double his output
and thereby his wealth. while the west
ern meat-raiser looks expectantly for
ward to realization of Col. Sellers
dream when hogs will be worn as jew
elry.
But the plain American citizen-he who
makes up the bulk of the hundred mil
lion of us-has got another view COM
ing. Few of him realize how many and
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HaGENIIG5

how essential things are imported into
America from Germany-and still fewer
realize how these are now completely
cut off by the blockading of all German
commerce by the fleets OF the allies. A
list of all these articles would make a
catalogue as long and dismaly dry as
= census report. But here Is view of
1t In words OF one syllable.
Mr.. Common People. awaking for
the day, and. lifting his head from a
pillow stuffed with German feathers.
pushes his feet Into a pair of slippers
whose tops were imported from Gerna ny
and padding over to the washstand picks
up his toothbrush upon which the word
"Germany' Is stamped. Upon this he
squeezes some paste from :collapsible
tube of German make. Ii may be men
toned. In passing. that every coliapsible
tube In the United States, no matter for
what purpose used, is made In Germany
At breakfast he eats with knife and
fork of German make. off of plate that
II 1t is fine quality. was probably made
in Germany. and drinks coffee poured
from a German silver pot.
At his office he writes with German
pen. with ink. which. II 1t is not made
in Germany. Is nevertheless made from
materials imported from there and man
ufactured under patents owned by Ger
mans. He sharpens his pencils with
German penknife and, Al he examines
closely. he will find that many Of his
small office appliances have Made in
Germany stamped on them. Through
out the day he encounters, at every turn.
articles of pleasure or necessity with
the same stamp After dinner he goes
forth to concert, made up mostly OF
German music, given by an orchestra
consisting Of Germans. who perform on
instruments manufactured in that coun-
try Or, III he STAYS at home he reads
book whose paper and Illustrations
We're made in Germany. while his wife
plays on piano. many OF whose essen
tial parts are exclusively Of German i'm
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CZAR NICHOLAS GREAT BUREAUrOF PETITIONS.

letter. or it can be thrust into the big
special box attached to the Mariyinsky
palace. In theory again, the petition
will be quickly handled, and if found
at all plausible will be laid before the
czar. In reality this happens to about
twelve petitions a week, These really
reach the cars palace and are read. If
not by himself. then by his secretary,
Putiatin. or the chief eff his military
field chancellory. his bosom friend.
Prince Orloff. In practice it is a very
hard thing to get a petition even seri-
ously considered by the chancellory.
Baron Budberg found the petition
nuisance growing SO rapidly that he
made restrictive rules Petitions must
not be sent in on bits of dirty paper.
They must be written on one side of
the paper only and clearly expressed.
Certain kinds of petitions, those re-
ferring to money and law suits. must
be attested by a witness. These re-
strictions made the food of petitions
swell higher than ever. In order to
help the ignorant peasants to comply
with the new rules a new class of pc
tftion advocates" has sprung up in all
the large towns and these charge big
foes for drawing petitions in the new
compulsory way. Most of them are
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ministry of justice and requires the
first fifty unsorted political petitions
TO be sent him. The petitions are dill
gently read, and Nicholas imagines
that he discovers from them more
about the revolutionary movement than
he would get from the timid admissions
of his ministers.
Czar Nicholas curiosity last month led
to him getting a nasty slap. NJ.
Zuleikin- Adamovitsch, the justice Off
cial charged with examining the petit
tions, found one full of violent and
satirical matter about the car himself.
This was either a fake petition sent
in by some joker or a genuine petition
from some embittered prisoner who
knew that in any case he had no chance
of mercy and desired to get revenge.
NJ. Zuleikin- Adamovitsch let this petit
ton go to Gear Nicholas with forty
nine others. Nicholas read 1t and
probably for the first time in his life
learned what his subjects think Of him.
Next day NJ. SchtchegIovitoff was sum-
moned to Peterhof and was soundly
talked to by the angry Nicholas. NJ.
in-Adamovitsch was dismissed
from his post and given the minor job
of assistant procuror in the Polish
province of Kielee
Half a Russians life consists In
getting a petition. a "prosheniye," ia
the czar. In theory this 10 easy. A
petition can be posted like an ordinary
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wife or legitimate Child. A few years
ago Car Nicholas OVERRIDE the courts
and auashed the marriage of the Cri-
mean proprietor, Illinsky, whose grown
up children were thereby declared to be
illegitimate.
Nearly a thousand petitions week
are addressed to Nicholas III by pris-
oners, criminal and political, or their
friends. These petitions ask for par
don. shortening of sentence or better
treatment.
In this side of his petitions chancel-
Tory the czar takes a real interest. Ju-
dicial petitions are all sent for pre-
liminary testing to the sministry sof
Justice which often recommends mercy
for ordinary murderers and robbers,
but refuses mercy to political prison.
ers, however slight their offenses. This
is the policy of Minister of Justice
Schtcheglovitoff. a thoroughly detested
official, who acts in the knowledge that
he is here obeying the. personal wishes
of the car Nicholas keen, almost
morbid interest in these political Pc
titions shows that in one matter he
has a close resemblance to ex-Sultan
Abdul Hamid II. Abdul Hamid inn
agined that the petitions and COM
plants of his political victims would
yield him useful information, and he
read them carefully. Gar Nicholas
does the same. About twice year
the car sends unannounced to the