The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-17
ANTI aVERNNEH N REVOLT.
RUsslAn CAPITAL AMID 4 WILD
SCENE Last SUNDAY.
Mounted Police Charged Into the Large
Crowd In me Streets At Fun Gaiiap
Everybody n cOnssslon-F Fifty
People seriously InIurss-Msny A..
rests Followed.

st. Petersburg. Dec. LA popular
antigoveFnment demonstration, the
participants Ia which included large
numbers Of students Of both sexes. be-
gan AZ midday Sunday In the Neysky
prospect and lasted about two hours
Hundreds OF police and mounted gend.
armes were hidden in the courtyard
|of the public building. They emerged
suddenly and charged the crowd a.
fun gaIlOp, driving the demonstrators
in headl0ng confusion. and screaming
with terror. upon sidewalks and into
adjReent streets. This led TO several
encounters. 90 persons being more or
less seriously Injured. Large numbers
were arrested.
Not since the riots Of 1901. when
cossaeks stretched across the Nevsky
prospect from building 20 building and
charged down the boulevard IRON the
Moscow station to the Neva, has the
Russian capital lived through such a
day Of excitement as this.
The authorities got wind Of the big
aBtigoyerument demonstration planned
for Sunday BY the socialist labor party
TO demand an immediate end OF the
war and the cOnvocation OF q national
assembly. and leading every paper
Sunday morning IN back faced type
was an explicit warning 10 the psopie
~ their peril 10 desist from congre-
gazing IN the Neysky prospect. near the
KaEan cathedral At the same time
extensive preparations were made TO
queii any disturbances, The police on
the Nevsky prospect were seKtupied.
and the DVornickk, or house porters.
were marshaled ia front Of their re-
Kpectiys buildings HALF u dozen squad
r0nE ~ mounted gendarmerie were
massed Ia the rear Of the kaEan cath
edFal and battAlions Of reserve police
were stationed in several courtyards
ont Of sight. Minister OF the interior
sviaiopolk. Miraky gave strict orders
that no CossAcks should be used, and
FULTON. chief oI police. issued special
lorders 90 avoid harsh measures unless
Il should become absolutely necessary.
The newspapers warnings, however,
/ by giving notice 20 those mol appraised
OF the prospect of 4 demonstration, de.
feated the very object for which gaey
we're designed. attracting seemingly
the whole popuiace Of this vast city
TO the broad thoroughfare. and Ions
before the hour fixed. despite the
pleading of the police who Literally
lined The sidewalks. the thronEs on the
pavomentk were 30 dense that move
ment was almost impossible. while the
snow covered boulevard was biacE
with . tangled mass q sleighs. filled
mostly with the curious In the throngl
ON the sidewalk were practically the
whole student body 81 the capital, in
cludsng many young women who have
always been prominent Ia Russia n
liberal revolutionary movements anC
aiso thousands Of workmen belonging
70 the social labor party.
The Peoples Proclamation.
Following IL the text OF the procla
nation Of the social democratic iaboi
party calling Sundays demonstration
We have raised our voices calllni
for bettrt things. but the government
has turned a deaf ear to our cry. Ms
from day Ia day draw out a iaborioui
existence. a condition worse than con
viciS. while they convert millions int,
smoke and sacrifice thousands Of work
mems lives under incompetent gen
leraie We are shedding our blood fo
our torturcrB while they are enterlnl
Into a shameless bargain with wealthy
Landlords and zematynists. Enough
men, We can not endure It longer
We must arise and boldly proclaim
that We want an end of war.
Down with the war.
Down with autooracy.
"All who are ready to fight for GU
demands assemble In front of tn
Ka1an cathedral at o'clock"
An Official statement issued tonight
with reference to the rioting today
says:
During the confusion and iostiinl
the demonstrators freely used cudgeis
and the police were compelled 10 bea
back the rioters with the flat OF thei
swords. The demonstration naturall.
was not suppressed without casualties
but aone were serious"
The police have forbidden the az
sembiing Of crowds on Tuesday. whei
another demonstration lie threatened o.
the occasion Of the opening Of the tria
OF sasonoff for the murder OF Vol