The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-13
The Czaf Of All the Russians Takes
No Risks
THE IMPERIAL FAMILY LAY Low
For the First Time the Autocrat OF
All the Russians Did Not Venture
to Attend the Annual Parade of His
Own Regiment, and Only the Young.
er Grand Dukes Emerged From
Their Palaces.

st. Petersburg. BY Cable-The annual
parade of the Horse Guards, always
heretofore one Of the most spectacular
military ceremonies, as well as social
functions, of the year, was chiefly not
able Friday by the absence Of Emperor
Nicholas and the imperial family. The
Horse Guards is the Enperor's own
regiment, and never before has he fail
ed to attend its annual parade. With
the Empress, Dowager Empress and the
entire court. the Emperor remained at
TsarSkoe-Selo.
The only Grand Dukes who ventured
out Of their palaces were Nicholas,
Boris and Alexander Michaelovitch, the
first named representing the Emperor.
Even Grand Duke Vladimir, COM
mander of the military district, was not
present, the explanation being that he
was detained at the palace on account
of sickness. The danger to the imperial
family was regarded as especially great,
at it happened that this was the festi-
val of the Immaculate Conception, one
of the strictest religious holidays. All
business was suspended. The entire
population was in the streets and the
fear of an untoward incident, in view
OF the activity Of the terrorists, in
duced extraordinary precautions. The
police made a number OF arrests, but
both military displays, happily, passed
of without disturbances.
Invate Cemeteries.
st. Petersburg, BY Cable-The efforts
of the police to smother the political
agitation have led them even to invade
the cemeteries in their search for evil
dence of treason. 1t has become the
practice Of students to place on the
graves of comrades who were active or
who suffered in the cause OF freedom
wreaths bound with ribbons, on which
political sentiments are inscribed.
The other day harmless inscription
in Greek, simply expressive OF SYM
pathy, was seized, and on Wednesday
a red ribbon attached to wreath, al
though upon the grave Of well-known
Official, being interpreted by the police
as a revolutionary emblem, was not
only cut of but created so much alarm
that a general order was sent out to
all vendors Of mortuary wreaths, pro-
hibiting the sale Of red ribbons.
Red Flags at Funeral.
St. Petersburg, BY Cable-The work.
men of the village Of Smolensk made
demonstration Friday, the occasion be-
ing the burial Of an employe Of the
Pahl factory, who was killed by po-
licemen a few days ago. Six thousand
persons assembled early in the morn
ing in heavy snowstorm and awaited
the funeral procession. There were
red flags everywhere, and a wreath de.
posted by Socialists on the coffin was
inscribed: "Died an innocent victim
in the struggle for victory"
The wreath was seized by the police
and military, which later arrived on
the scene.
Had 5000 Chinese Bandits.
st. Petersburg, BY Cable.-Chief OF
Staff Karkevitch. in dispatch to tho
general staff. says:
Yesterday our sharpshooters forced
the Japanese cavalry to retire from
Erdaheze and Tsulushu.
"One Of our detachments, on arriv-
ing in the morning Of April 4 at the
Santslung, engaged the enemy. who
had 5000 Chinese bandits with them.
I have not received report Of the re-
suit Of the battle"
Russians Resume Retreat.
Toxic, BY Cable.-The main force OF
the Russians, which was recently de-
feated in the neighborhood of Chin
chiacheng, has deviated towards Shum-
iencheng, and a part Of it has retired
along the Fenghua road. On the even
ing of April 5 no Russians were to be
seen south OF Hsinlitun, eight miles
north Of Chinchiatun. A small force
of Russians is occupying Talisvo, 70
miles east OF Weiyuanpoamen.