The Irish standard., 1905-11-04
AUIOCRACY MEETS
DOOM IN RUSSIA
sCzar at Last Yields to Demands and ants
Constitution.
Liberty of Speech Press and Religion Assured-Tex,
of His Manifesto-Edict of Ena ncpation
Causes Wild Reoicng---Some
Disorders Reported.

let out their enthusiasm in demonstra
tons which, so long as they were not
destructive, were not interfered with
Fresh Demands on Gear.
The people have formed fresh de-
mands which were confirmed by numer.
Gus revolutionary meetings Tuesday
These demands include:
Complete political amnesty.
The formation of a national militia.
A guarantee of the rights formulated
in the cars manifesto.
The repeal of martial law in the EN-.
pire.
The abolition of capital punishment.
Hopes for Universal Suffrage.
During the afternoon Count White
announced to friend that he was not
without hope that universal suffrage
would be introduced before the cleo
tions for the state douma took place.
This announcement when it spreads
among the liberals will enroll many Of
the latter among the friends of the
new government against the socialists,
who announce that they will be salts
lied with nothing less than a demo-
cratic republic on the basis of state
socialism. If the agitators force a COL
lision and the army stands firm the re-
sultant bloodshed will be apt to react
against them and to drive all except
the radical element into the govern
ment camp, assuring Count White
strong majority in the douma when it
assemblies.
Doubt Whites Strength.
London, Nov. 1.-The tremendous
difficulties Of the task now facing
Count White in the sudden birth of
Russian freedom are fully recognized
in the editorials and the special dis
patches from st. Petersburg in this
mornings London newspapers. Doubts,
however, are freely expressed as to
whether the count will prove strong
enough or the Russian nation suffi-
GENTLY; self-controlled to surmount the
labor involved in the growth of a new
constitution.
Resigns.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 1.-The dawn of
a constitutional era marks also the
passing of Constantine Petrovitch Po-
bledonostseff. the aged chief procurator
of the holy synod and the servant and
advisor of three emperors, who all
during his long life has been the
strongest defender of the autocracy. He
was unwilling to remain in office I'M
Ger parliamentary government and
presented his resignation, which was
accepted by the emperor, who at the
same time nominated him to the SEN
ate, the resting place of retired states
men.
Situation Serious.
LODI, Russian Poland, Nov. 1.-The
situation here is extremely serious.
The general strike is still in progress.
Several collisions occurred between the
mobs and the troops on Piotrko,7ski
street at seven o'clock Tuesday even
ing. The infantry fired on the ntobs,
killing two persons and wounding
three. An hour later on Konstantin
street two persons were killed and
eight wounded. At the same hour a
collision took place in the suburb of
Baluty, where three persons were
killed and eight wounded. The mill
tary governor has ordered the troops
to mercilessly quell all disorder.
Disorder at Night.
Odessa, Nov. 1.-Something ap-
preaching panic prevailed in this city
Tuesday night. There was much indis-
criminate shooting and bands of
roughs were providing in various quar-
tiers looking for opportunity to pillage.
II is openly stated that the police and
military are indignant at the changed
order of things resulting from the en-
peror's manifesto and abetted the dis
orderly elements in order to give ex-
cuse for violence. With darkness came
3 serious outbreak, when the roughs
attacked the Jewish retail shops in
Dalmtzkai street. 1t is reported that
they We're accompanied by so police
men disguised as workmen. The Co.'S
sacks, lin aiding the shopkeepers, used
their whips and the flats Of their
swords freely, while the shopkeepers
discharged revolvers and rifles on the
crowd. 1t is reported that several per-
sons were killed or wounded.
! Troops Kill Eight.
Pabianice, Russian Poland, Nov. L.
Infantry fired on a procession Of work.
men here Tuesday afternoon, killing
eight and wounding "a.
Yoke Lifted from Finland.
Helsingfors, Nov. 1.-Finland has
been freed from arbitrary rule, an order
from st. Petersburg directing the gov
enor general to reassemble the diet and
restore the constitutional regime in the
province.