The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1904-09-01
SYtiyITT 81 8
Russians Forget Their Troub-
les in Glad Shouts.
CAR TISSUES MANIFESTO
In Gratitude for Son and Heir, Nieho-
Lac Frees Political Prisoners,
= AbolIshes the knoat and
Grants other Favors.

{ 7 F.
A st.. Petersburg special says: A
wave Of rejoicing and festivity swept
{ over Russia at the rising OF the sun
Wednesday-th christening day OF
the heir to the Russian throne-eulr,i.
mating when the Te Deum chanted in
the little church of the Peterhor pal
ace announced that the ceremony was
accomplished and the news was her.
aided TO the outside world BY the crash
of cannon and the Ginning OF innum.
erable church bells, echolng from the
Baltic to the Black seas and from the
frontiers of Poland to the confines OF
the farthest east.
--Notwithst ending the momentous
events passing on battle lines, the
whole population turned gladly fer tie
time bainsaf from moro serious cons;d
eratiols 70 the ceremonials and pa.
geantry atDPe:crhoF. where the thy
successor Of the -czar received the
church name OF Alexios N.cho!aevitch
from which he is destined to pass in
course Of time, should he live, to the
dignity and responsibility OF autccrat
>of all the Russians,
DuStng the day the car ISSUED q
lengthy emanftesto on the occasion Of
the christening. II is introduced by
the following bssaagc to the people:
by the will OF God, we. the czar and
autocrat OF all the Russias, czar Of
Poland. grand duae OF Finland. etc.
announce to -o2r faithful subjects that
on this, the day Of the christening of
our son and heir. the Grand Duke
Alexis NicholaeY;tch. following the
promptingS CT our heart. We turn to
our great family Of the empire ana
with the deepest and most heartfelt
pleasure even amidst these times OF
national struggle and difficulty. bestow
upon them some gifts of our royal
favor for their greater enjoyment In
their daily lives"
The various benefits bestowed on
many classes are then enumerated Mt
length. One of tho most important
provisions relates to the entire aEoli.
tion of corporal punishment among the
rural classes and its curtai!ment IL
the army and the navy.
The general provisions of the mani.
festo include on all-round reduction in
sentences for common-law offenses, q
general amnesty for political offenses,
except in cases Of murder, and the edu.
cation OF the children of officers and
soldiers who have been victims Of the
war. as we'll as assistance for such
familles as need 1t whose bread win
ners have fallen In the service Of their
country.
The sum of s1.5o0,o0O is set apart
from the state fund for the benefit of
landless people Of Finland The fines
imposed on villages, towns or v!las
Of Finland for failure to elect repre-
sentatives or serve on the military re
cruiting boards during the years 1902
and 1903 are remitted. Permission is
granted to Firms who have left their
country without the sanction of the aI,-
thorities to return within year Those
returning who are liable to military
service. must Immediately present
themselves for service, but Firms who
have evaded military service VII rot
be punished provided they present
themselves within three months OF the
birth Of the heir to the throne. ~
Certain classes, OF offenses. exclui.
ing theft, violent robbery and embez
Element, are pardoned and tho cover
nor-general OF Finland is directed to
consider what steps can be taken to
alleviate the lot CT those forbidden to
reside in Finland.
Fines Imposed on the Jewish com.
munes IN the cases or Jews avoiding
military service are remitted.
Political prisoners who have distin.
guished themseives BY good conduct
may, on the interposition of the minis.
ter OF justice, obtain the restitution of
sho:r civil rights at the expiration oi
their sentences. The manifesto con.
cludes:
Given at Peterhoff on this. the
eleventh day OF August. 1904.
E2t NICHOLAS"
The date Of the manifesto. August
IL, 10 the old, or Julian style. coin.
.ciding with August "a, of the new. o,
Gregorian style.
The newspapers are unanimous in
welcoming the abolition of corpora,
punishment as the most important
concern embodied In the manifesto.
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Ill EoAl vOTEa cHANcs faeat,ir