The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-11-07

Car Yields to Demands to Prevent
an Open Revolution.
SLAUGHTER AT oDEssA EALTs

Jews Killed ~ Mobs We're treated
With Revotne earbar.ty, Their
Bodies Being Horribly MutiIated.
Police ard Soldiers Led Mobs.
81. Petersburg. Nov. THE whole
structure OF the allocratic regime is
falling and Emperor Nicholas no longer
resists. The memorable week in which
were witnessed the abdicatlon Of abso-
lutsm before political strike dem
onstration extending throughout the
confines Of tie empire and reducing the
government to impoienoy and the birth
Of a new and popular regime amid
scenes Of disorder pillage bloodshed
and worse. ends in a 90. plete surren-
der TO the aspirations II the Fin
landcrs
After the issuance OF the imperial
rescriot of March the Fiu.anders
MANAGED to wrest some concessions.
including the restoration OF the Finnish
language. ami last week they were
quick go SEQ ard 10 seize an opportu-
nlty while all thn attention Of the gov
eminent was clrrc sad ou the empire
proper they rr and tied mp the
railroad, oyer which troops could be
dirpatc'.I ANA .orr.il lt.e emperor's
apno.1fcd .ora,o to resign in "A body.
The, orean..cd militia in Helsing-
fors. practically drove the Russian
gcndarmorie ont o.. he city and sent
deputation % Prince John Obolensky,
the governor general. and also one to
Peterhof to demand the immediate con-
vocation OF the Diet in extraordinary
session and thc oblitoraiion 'of the
whole classification policy The situa-
ton was so threatening that the gov
eminent was Obliged to send warships
10 Helsinefors and turn the guns of the
fort on the city.
More Manfestos Signed.
On the advice of Count Witte and
Prince John Obolensky. Emperor Nj
cholas yielded and signed manfes'os'
not only cop,oAing the diet but giving
il control of the budget and authoriz-
ing an election law providing for uni
versal suffrage Another manifesto
abroeates the military and other laws
Of classification. These have been dis
patched by fast torpedo boat 10 Hell
singiors.
Sunday happily passed in St Peters
burg without disorders or bloodshed.
Tho social democrats and revolution
lists had planned a mammoth demon
.tration in connection with the funerals
Of those killed in last weeks riots, and
# was intended to form gigantic pro-
cessions representing the various in
dustrial organizations in the suburbs.
and flying red flags bear the bodies OF
the Martyrs" in state through the
centre OF the city. These professions
were to unite az the Kazan cathedral,
where the passions OF the crowd might
be fred by revolutionary orators.
When il became known that General
Trepoff would not permit big demon
stration threatening disorder. and that
the mayor had issued a proclamation
saying that the streets were no place
for the airing Of political grievances
the socialist leaders called on their
plans. declaring that they feared this
demonstration OF the people was
marked for slaughter. for which they
were not prepared at present The peo-
pie will give battle when ready, not
when Trepoff wants H.
Fatal encounters between the sol
diers and the populace and anti-Jewish
excuses are reported from many
places in the provinces. At Kutais
a military train was wrecked and nine
soldiers were Killed. After the coils
ion the revolufionaries opened a rife
fire on the train and the troops replied
in kind. There were several killed or
injured on both sides.
At Berdlchen several persons were
killed or injured. and at Minsk seri-
GUS rioting arose through the troops
preventing a meeting of citizens. The
troops fired volleys into the crowds
and there was Intermittent firing for a
long time. A hundred were killed and
600 were wounded. Indescribable hor-
rors are being Witnessed every day.
The massacre and pillage OF the
Jews continues at Kishinen.