Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-11-04
JOY TO ALL RUSSIA
st. Petersburg, Moscow and
Odessa Still In Turmoil.
DEMAND FOR TREPOFF'S DISMISSAL
Celebration of Cars Proclamation
of Freedom Passed on More Quiet
~ Than Expccted-Fighting
In Various Places.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. i. - All
Russia is celebrating enthusiastically
the emperor's gift Of freedom, I-hich
the greater part Of the people haze re-
ceiyed with deepest joy, though in st.
Petersburg, Moscow and other cities
Socialists and revolutionists organized
antigoyernment demonstrations and
red nag parades, which, with the pa
triotic manifestations, led to a number
OF conflicts between the reds and
whites" as the antigovernment and
royalist factions are respectively term
ed.
On the whole the celebration passed
more quietly in Russia than had been
expected, though collisions between
the people and the troops are reported
from Poltaya, Kazan and Kishineff
ana two men were killed
In each of the two capitals, ST. Pc
tersburg and Moscow, have occurred
scenes such as Russians never before
have Witnessed. The Slavonic people,
which during the long war just closed
and the anxious period preceding the
announcement Of the new era of con-
stitutionallsm seemed self restrained
and apathetic, gave itself fully to the
exuberance of the moment and spent
the entire day in parades and assem-
blies, which for the first time in the
history of Russia were freely permit
ted Under the orders Of Count Witte
and General Trepoff the troops gener-
ally were withdrawn from the streets
of the cities and the fullest rein given
the people to let out their enthusiasm
in demonstrations which so long as
they were not destructive We're not in
terfered with.
The scenes in st. Petersburg remind
ed the observer of events in an Ameri
can university town after great foot
ball victory, but a thousand times
magnified
1t is said that the dismissal of Gen,
eral Trepon as governor of the capital
will be demanded of the ear
Constantine Petrovitch Pobedonost.
zeff, chief procurator of the holy synod
of st. Petersburg, has resigned.
Two hundred thousand persons in the
Nevsky prospect, mostly Socialist agi-
tators, with many students and work
men and members of revolutionary or
CARNATIONS, jumped into the forefront
of affairs in ST. Petersburg and con
verified the celebration into a great rev
dictionary demonstration There were
long professions, in which hundreds
of red flags were carried and to which
every one was compelled to doff the
hat. They declared the concessions of
the emperor's manifesto were INSULT
cient and that they must have the
freedom of all political prisoners, the
formation of Il national militia and the
Punishment of General Trepoff and all
the troops under his command twenty
miles from the capital
At Helsingfors. Finland. the prOcla-
nation of civil liberty in Russia was
followed by the announcement of the
return to constitutional regime in
Finland and the abolition of the arbi-
, trary conditions under which Finland
has been governed since the accession
as governor general of Count Bobri-
koff, who in June of last Year was kill
ell by Engen Schaumann. Sou of Sena-
tor Schaumann. the assassin afterward
committing suicide.
Owing to the strike HeleingforS is IN
darkness.
Many students have visited the vesti-
bule of the senate to view the spot
where Schaumann killed Count Bobri-
koff and cheered the memory of the
slayer.
A telegram from Odessa says that
four ships of the Black sea squadron
have arrived there in a state of mu-
tiny and that the mutineers are threat
ening to lombard the town.
The governor telegraphed that the sit
uation was desperate. Count Witte re-
piled. ''rhe ear has just signed CON
stitutiOn"
The revolutionary party is now DOM
mating the celebrations which have
been going ON in the city over the
cars manifesto granting a constitu-
ton They are making speeches
against the manifesto, and anarchists
are crying for social revolution"
Fighting is going on in the streets
between the malcontents and the less
radical element
over 10000 men in a mass paraded
the Nevsky prospect waving red flags
Householders barricaded their doors
The absence of artificial light, due to
the strike at the electric light plant, in
tensified the disorder.
A red flag floats above the cross that
surmounts the university. and the
crowd that occupies the space in front
of the building is wearing red cock
AIDES, but is maintaining order. No po-
lice or soldiers are present.
The mob surrounded the Winter pal
ace, singing revolutionary songs.
A band of Cossacks fired at work
men who were leaving the Putilofr
Iron works on their way to celebrate
the granting OF freedom. Five were
killed, and many were wounded. An
attach was also made on tha Taoh-