New-York tribune., 1905-11-02
Day OF FEAR IN CAPITAL.
Cossacks Charge Mobs-Feso attend
Thanksgiving Service.

ST Petersburg. Nov. IA H6ht iali Oh sho"
covered the city with a white mantle in the
night but this morning the weather became
cold. and drizzling rain helped to put darnper
on the ardor OF the crowds, already exhausted
by the delirium of yesterday. General Trepohs
warning that he would use energetic measures
to prevent disorders, coupled with the reappear-
ance Of patrols of horse and foot soldiers. exer-
cised restraining influence, and the agitators
had some difficulty in again arousing the pro-
Ietariat Many strikers among the railroad men
seem ready to return to work The students
and Social Democratic leaders, who continue TO
declare that only Democratic republic VIII
suffice are using every means in their power 10
keep up the enthusiasm and drive the people
into armed collisions with the troops
The news from the provinces this morning
showed that the whole empire was plunged into
great excitement Everywhere the announce
ment of the issuing OF the manifesto granting
Russia constitution aroused the people to a
high pitch of enthusiasm. but everywhere the
populace was divided into two camps, as In st.
Petersburg-those who accepted the grant OF
freedom with intense Joy. and who are now
called loyalists and the extreme Radicals
under the leadership of the students, Sociai
Democrats and revolutionary organizations. who
used the opportunity to preach the complete
overthrow of the government. Clashes occurred
ar many nIaces In some towns the mobs OBJ
tanned control and the authorities were forced
m obey their demands for the release or the
political prisoners.
The first encounter to-day occurred at the
university in the Vassili Ostrow district where
the students early this morning again maze III
famn1atory speeches to the gathering cro"os'
Toward noon, when the quay was a solid mass
of workmen and demonstrators, a squadron or
Cossacks charged. using their whips and the
flats OF their sabres. They drove the crowd
pelI-rell along the river front. Several persons
were injured by being trampled on and were
taken to hospital near by.
Troops surrounded the university and also
cordoned the Polytechnic Institute to prevent
further demonstrations
In spite of the rain an immense concourse
of people began to gather in front Of the Kazan
Cathedral before the official thanksgiving ser
vice began A detachment Of the Students
Red Cross consisting OF fifty girls with no other
appliance to minister to the wounded tnan the
Red Cross bands on their arms ana the oal-
ners which they bore, ostentatfously appear
ed on the scene Orders had been given not to
permit an assembIage, and the mounted gen.
darnes and squads Of infantry on duty IN the
neiehbornood had no trouble in clearing the
square. When the gendarmes trotted up there
was a momentary panic, and the throng fed
down the middle of the avenue, hundreds of
rubber overshoes sticking in the mud mark
ing the line of flight
The ''Te Deum" which celebrated by the
Metropolitan Antonius at the cathedral was
lightly attended The Grand Duke Michael
Nicholaievitcfl the only member of the
imperial family present, and few Court Cham
berlains and guard officers comprised the re-
n1ainder of the official attendance. Not
single foreign diplomat all of whom are in
vited to such ceremonies was present and
few of the public attended the service. The
many policemen in the cathedral were IN evil
dent dread of bomb explosion
j. Pierpont Morgan, jr- George w. Perkins
and some of the other foreign bankers sailed
for Stockholm this afternoon Oh board the
chartered steamer Oneana. of the Lassman Line.
The courtesies Of the steamer extended to
a kings messenger bearing dispatches from the
British, American German and French embas-
sizes These are the first mall dispatches sent
home by the embassies since the trouble here
began.
The newspapers trying to resume publica-
ton tomorrow. No papers except THE Off
cial Messenger have appeared for five days.