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Show IV BLKSIA. William Illa-zJna Of Iadlanapa.il BWea ICat Llkt Is. New York, Dec 8. William 1.. Hlgglns, a wealthy grain dealer of Indianapolis, whose lively experiences ex-periences In Russia were briefly telegraphed, has briefly returned and tells an interesting story. "Did I like it?" he asked. "Would you like to jump Into a red hot furnace? Well, that was the sort of thiug I struck. I pictured to myself the good times I would have in Russia and hurried up to reach there, but It was all too soon, and if I were going to Kurope again I would keep as far from Russia aa possible. When the steamer 1 was on reached BL Petersburg tbe captain asked for my passport. After looking at it, he said that I would- have to be locked up, as It was not signed by the Russian Consul at Stockholm. He finally told me that he would have a regiment of soldiers come to tbe pier, and If I had no objection they would escort me to the police station. I did not know just what to do, but consented. Amid the playing of national hymns I was marched to the guard housn. The chief of Police, with hatln hand,re-calved hand,re-calved me at tbe door and I was then conducted to private room. Assembled in the place were a dozen officials. Tbey .looked me over, felt ray pulse, examined my tongue and looked at my passport. 1 thought to myself that I had struck A rXTVATE LTJHAT1C ASTLTJM, and concluded to lie low and wait my chance. Tbe officials talked together to-gether for four hours, thumping the table and stamping on the floor. Not being able to understand Russian, I was at a loss to know what they were saying. I had aa impression, though, that It concerned me, for I saw the guard, wits arms erased, WSefhilbX 8Se. The men could not come to any understanding, for finally I was to go out of the guard bouw. I already Sad all I wanted of Russia, so I asked for a permit to leave the country. coun-try. Theoffldstls refused to grant It, aad also retaed to allow me to go to the hotel. I westtotbe AsaerJ. cmn consul and he Axed me for the ttssebtiBt;. He thought It weld be ssjrkavtoatoapt tog PMsfert; ' Ml. ,,,..- ... there, so I went to Moscow. On reaching the hotel,! sent my United States passport to the police, but It was returned at once, with the information in-formation that It was no good. Tbe hotel keeper put my luggage In tbe street and locked the door behind me. It was 9 o'clock at night and snowing hard. The next day I started out to And an Interpreter. We tried to get the authorities to Issue a permit, but without success. We had been moving from hotel to hotel and boardinghouae to boardisghouae, until I was tired, T suggested that the interpreter find out what the price of the Governor ef Moscow was. After a day's delay I was delighted de-lighted to learn that be would fix me for $M. I sent tho money and my passport and the next morning at 7 o'clock lt was returned. A memorandum In blue Ink bad been made by the Governor and a slip pasted on tbe end of the passport. An hour later I had paid my bill and was on my Journey toward the frontier. On reaching it my passport pass-port was examined and the slip taken and my poor self allowed to go. I have had all I want of Rue sia. |