Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-11-01
NTT1E IS NOW HEAD
In signed Manifesto the Char Of
Russia Declares That Freed ON
of speech and Other Rf
forms Are Conceded.


forms Are Conceded.
St. Petersburg. Nov. 1.-Celebration
Of the imperial manifesto baking
NNitte head of the Russian government
and guaranteeing legislative ass enjoy.
freedom of speech and right of babeas
corpus. continued at 3 o'clock Tuesday
morning in the streets OF tho city.
where crowds are singing the nttional
hymn. cheering for the emperor and
shouting themselves hoarse. The res
taurants and cafes were closed at 3
o'clock. disgorging their crowds, (which
had been drinking and making lmerry
for hours around the tables. to, aug
ment the demonstration in the thor
oughfafes.
The Cossacks' patrol were utterly
discounted and COMPOUNDED and, were
wholly at a loss to understand the
meaning Of the demonstration o. why
the crowds were singing. God! Save
Alit lfflbls ltlElfdu VI the A4rSetl-
laise.
The people displayed the utmost
good humor toward the Cossacks. They
surrounded their horses and batted
their Terplexed riders on the boots.
shouting. You can go home now. we
no longer need you. We have liberty"
Then they babe the CossackS toss
their caps in honor of the constitution.
After : o'clock the patrols were with
drawn from the streets. which was the
only change.
Soon after midnight a crowd oY sew
eral hundred gathered in a great
squar- before the winter palace and
sang a chant from the chant liturgy.
addressed to the emperor. and tYe ma
tional anthem and finished with, rous-
ing cheers for his ma jesty and the i'm
perial family. Then they marched to
the barracks OF the Preobra5ensky
guards and demanded the regHhental
band 10 lead the procession. =
Disappointed there they conti&ied to
the barracks OF the Pavolsk guylds on
the same errand. but the soldiers mis-
understanding the purport of the DEM
onstratiOn. threw open the gates Of the
court and threatened to fire unless the
crowd made off at once. whSi the
manifestors fled in terror the
Nevsky Prospect there va some
rough play. but the bolsterS ones
formed an inconsiderable of
the crowds. There weran
tions or other formal
the population of
lived too Ing und
which all initIa.S
ity came FROM
iSes1es-
we. Nicholas. by the 80 God
and autocracy OF all Russian. and
Duke Of Finland. et~.. declare to our
faithful subjects that the troH1 md
agitation in our capitals and nun ous
places Ill our hearts with ec live
pain and sorrow
THE happiness of the RussiaI Nv
ereign IL indissolubly bound Up he
happiness OF our people and ths sor.
row of our people is the sorrow OF the
sovereign
From the present disorder, may
arise great national disruption. They
menace the integrity and unity OF our
empire.
The supreme duty imposed upon us
by our sovereign office requires US to
efface ourselves and TO use all force
and reason al our command to hasten
IN securing the unity and co-ordina-
ton Of the power Of central govern
ment and to assure the success OF
for pacification in all circles
Of public life which are essential TO tie
well being OF our people.
We therefore direct our government
TO carry out our in1exible will in tne
following manner:
"First-To extend to the population
the inmutable foundations Of civil. lib
erty based on the real inviolabilitv
Of persons. Freedom Of conscience
speech. union and association.
'Second-Without suspending the
already ordered elections TO the state
Donna. 10 invite participation IN the
DoumH. so far as the limited time be-
fore the convocation Of the Douna will |
permit TO those classes OF population |
now completely deprived of electoral |
rights. leaving the ultimate develop |
nent Of the principle OF the electora |
right In general 10 the newly estab
ished legislative order OF things
''Third-To establish as an unchang- |
able rule that no law shall be enforced |
without the approval Of the state Dow
ma. and that Il shall be possible for |
he electors representative OF the PEG
pie TO exercise real participation ID the
81 the legacy of acts or tn
authorities appointed by us
I'VE appeal TO all faithful son &pf |
Z. !. !. p. =. !. !: !
Russia 10 remember their duty to +
he fatherland. 10 aid in termin. r
hese unprecedented troubles an c |
Ipplv their forces. In cooperation "
Is. 10 the restoration OF calm H.,
Jeace upon our natal soil.
Given at Peterhof. oct. 30. ini the
eleventh year OF our reign.
"NIcHoLA.h
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