Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-24
HEIR BRINGS HOPE
TO TIE RUSSIANS
Gar Nicholas Institutes Many
Great Reforms In Honor of
the Little Prince
MAY NOW BE UNITED PEOPLE
Christening of the Heir Today the oc-
casion Of a Manifesto in Which Many
Burdens Are Lifted From the Coin.
mon People Of Russia and Her De.
tendencies.

st. Petersburg, Aug. notwithstanding
OF the heir took place this morning at
the church of Peterhof palace with i'm
posing. ceremony. A procession of
gilded coaches accompanied the infant
prince from Alexandria villa to the
church After the metropolitan of st.
Petersburg had administered the sacra-
ment to the heir, the emperor invested
the latter with the insignia OF the Or
der Of ST. Andrew. Immediately there
after the ringing of church bells and
firing Of a salute OF 101 guns an
nounced the completion of the cere-
nlony.
The czar today issued lengthy man
ifesto on the occasion of the christening
OF the heir to the throne. The various
benefits bestowed on the many classes
are enumeratsd at length. One Of the
most important provisions relates to
the entire abolition of corporal pun
ishment among rural classes and its
curtailment II, the army and navy.
The manifesto RENTS the land purchase
arrears, which affects one of the larg-
est classes Of the population thruout
the empire and its benefits are also ex-
tended to estates in Poland. The gem
eral provisions OF the manifesto in
elude all round reduction In the SEN
tences for common law offenses, and
general amnesty for political offenses.
except in case OF murder. and education
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lilies of officers and soldiers. victims OF
the war. The sum of s1.50o.0eo Is set
apart from the state fund for the bene-
fit OF the landless people of Finland,
and all fines imposed on villages, towns
or communes of Finland for failure 20
elect representatives or to serve on the
military recruiting boards during the
years 1902 and 1909 are RENTED.
Permission is granted to the rims
who have left their country without
sanction of the authorities to return
within year. but those returning who
are liable to military service must ini-
mediately present themselves for SER
vice but Firms who have evaded mill
tary service will not be banished, pro-
videi they present themselves within
three months OF the birth of the heir
to the throne. Certain classes of Of
fenses. excluding theft, violent robbery
and embezzlement, are pardoned and
the governor general of Finland is d.
rected to consider what steps can be
taken to alleviate the lot of those for
hidden to reside in Finland. Fines as
sessed upon Jewish communities IN
cases of Jews avoiding military serv-
ice. are RENTED. Persons arrested
for offenses punishable by fines. i'm
prisonment or confinement in fort
ress without loss of civil rights aud
who were still awaiting sentence at the
time OF the birth of the heir to the
throne. are pardoned. Political pris-
oners who have distinguished them
selves by good conduct may, on inter-
position of the minister of justice, OBJ
tain restitution of their civil rights
at the expiration of their sentences.
Persons guilty OF political offenses
committed within the last fifteen years,
who have remained unfined. Will not
longer be subjected to prosecution while
political offenders who are now fusi-
tives abroad may apply to the minister
of the interior for permission to return
to Russia.
An imperial autograph letter was
also published today, making number
of promotions and comforting decora>
tions. An imperial order directs that
the Finnish military district be abol-
ished as a distinctive district ana
merged with the ST Petersburg dis
trict Special acts of grace to the
army and navy, similar to those emu,
merated in the manifesto are also an,
/ nounced.