. Review of reviews and world's work. STER OF THE INTERIOR. 15V HERMAN ROSENTHAL. THE appointment of Prince Peter Dmitrie-vich Sviatopolk-Mirsky as Russian minis-ter of the interior to succeed the late von Plehvewas a severe blow to the ascendency of that ringof reactionary bureaucrats which of late yearshas been dominant in the political affairs of theempire. The (!zar has evidently found sufficientcourage to partiallydisentangle himself fromthe intrigues and influ-ence of the autocraticterrorists led by Pobie-donostseff ami some ofthe grand dukes. He hasapparently at last fullyrealized the d
. Review of reviews and world's work. STER OF THE INTERIOR. 15V HERMAN ROSENTHAL. THE appointment of Prince Peter Dmitrie-vich Sviatopolk-Mirsky as Russian minis-ter of the interior to succeed the late von Plehvewas a severe blow to the ascendency of that ringof reactionary bureaucrats which of late yearshas been dominant in the political affairs of theempire. The (!zar has evidently found sufficientcourage to partiallydisentangle himself fromthe intrigues and influ-ence of the autocraticterrorists led by Pobie-donostseff ami some ofthe grand dukes. He hasapparently at last fullyrealized the dangers ofthe disintegrating policyof the Plehve regime. Theserious reverses in the farEast and the alarmingdisturbances in the in-terior of the empire havebrought Russia to theverge of national disaster,which, it is believed, canbe averted by the appoint-ment of a more liberalminister with a blamelessrecord. Sviatopolk-Mirsky, saysthe writer Struve in theOsvobojhden le, assumesthe duties of his officeunder very trying PRINCE PETER SVIATOPOLK-MIRSKY. (Who succeeds the late von Plehve as Russianminister of the interior.) He does not bring with him the weighty authorityof Count Loris Melikoff, the reform-dictator in thereign of Alexander II., who had won distinction as agreat general. He is not, however, a stupid reactionarylike his predecessors, who, with their wild Asiaticmethods, disappointed even their master, Pobiedonost-seff. He is not a police genius like Plehve, who indefeating the hydra of terrorism inspired it with newforce, which finally led to his ruin. It is generally agreed that Sviatopolk-Mirskyis a good man, hitherto little known to the po-litical world. It is known, however, that hedid not approve of the aggressive speech madeby the Czar on January 30. 1895, wherein he designated the wishes of the zemstvos for wide;autonomy as foolish fancies. In some circles,the new minister is even regarded as a Peter Dmitrievich Sviatopolk-Mirsky
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