The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-11-04

st. Petersburg, Dot. S1.-Last night
the autocracy Of the RomanoRs and
tho old order Of things ceased to exist
in Russia.
Emperor Nicholas has surrendered
and Count Witte comes into power as
Minister President with an imperial
mandate which will enable him to
convert the farcioal national assembly
into real legislative body elected by
greatly extended SURFACE and to con-
fer upon the people fundamental civil
liberties, including free speech.
These welcome tidings reached st.
Petersburg shortly before six O'Clock
last night.
Count Witte had spent the day with
the emperor at Peterhof going over the
final draft of the manifesto in which
he insisted that minor notifications
be made, and before taking the train
for st. Petersburg he teleptened to a
friend that the emperor had affixed his
signature and that the imperial man.
date comprising the conditions upon
which he had agreed to accept Office
was in his pocket.
These include freedom of the press,
the right Of assembly and the immuAi-
ty Of the person, including the right
Of habeas corpus.
Following is the text of the imperial
manifesto issued last evening:
Eve. Nicholas the Second, BY the
grace of God, emperor and auteorat
of all the Russias, grand duke Of Fin
land, etc., declare to all our faithful
subjects that the troubles end agitation
in our capitals and in numerous other
places I'LL our heart with excessive
pain and sorrow.
s'The happiness Of the Russian SOW
ereign is indissolubly bound up with
the happiness Of our people and the
sorrow Of our people 10 the SORROW of
the sovereign.
''From the present disorders may
arise great national disruption. They
menace the internity and unity Of our
empire.
"The supreme duty imposed upon
as by our sovereign Office requires us
to efface ourself and TO use all the
force and reason at our command to
hasten insuring the unity and co-ordi-
nation Of the power Of the central gov
eminent and to assure the success Of
measures for pacificat'on in the orioles
Of public life, which are essential to
the we'll. being Of our people.
"We therefore direct our government
to Garry ont our indexbile will In the
following manner:
''Fint-To extend to the population
the immutable foundations Of civic
liberty, based upon the real inviolabil-
ity Of the pearson. freedom Of CON.
science. speech. union and association.
"Second-Without suspending the
already ordered elections 10 the state
douma, to invite the participation in
the douma. 90 far 40 the limited time
before the convocation Of the douma
will permit those GLASSES Of the popu-
lation now completely deprived Of
electoral right in general to the newly
established legislative order Of things.
'sThird-To. establish 40 an un-
changeable rule that no law shall be
enforceable without the approval Of the
state douma, and that Il shall be pos
sible for the elected Of tho people TO
exercise real participation in the super
vision OF the legality Of tho acts OF the
authorities appointed BY 10.
We appeal 10 all faithful sons Of
Russia 70 remember their duty toward
the fatheGlan1, 70 aid In terminating
these unprecedented troubles and %
apply their forces, In competition With