The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-10
FOR THE FIRST TIMF.
parades and Assemblies Allowed. But
the R, voIutionists Are Not Satisfied.
They Take Advantage Of Pa.
triotic Celebration. and
March With Red
Flags,

emperor's gift Of freedom, which the
greater part Of the people received
with deepest Joy, though in St.
Peters burg, Moscow and other cities
socialists and reyolutionaries orga-
niZed anti government demCnstra'
tions ard red flag paradcs, which,
with the patriotic manifestations, led
to a numter Of c)l ilicls between the
r., ds" and Whites" as the anti.
government and royalist factions arc
respectfully termed. On the whole
the day passed more quietly In Rus
sia than had been expected though
collisions betw cen the people and the
troops are reported from various
places resulting III loss Of life.
In each Of the two capitals, ST.
Petersburg and Nj. scow, the day was
one such as the RusSiars never before
have seen. The Slave people, which
oufing the long war just closed ana
the anxious period preceding the an
nOunctmtnl CT the new era OF con-
stitutiona.lsm aeemed self restrained
and apathetc, gave itself up fully TO
the e&uberance OF the moment and
asse mt blies, which for the first time In
the history Of Russia, were freely per
mitted. Under the orders of Count
Witte and Gen. Trept fl the troops
generally were Withdrawn from the
streets Of the cities and the fullest
reign given the people to let out theil
enthusiasm In demonstrations which
so long as they were not destructive,
were not interfered with.
SIGNIFICANT OMEN.
1t was sign iicant omen that af
ter a fortnight Of gloomy and depres
sting weather symbolic Of the days OF
the strlke, the sun shone out bright
ly to day in ST. Petersburg and
brought radiant Indian summer
day. The scenes in ST. Petersburg
Amer can university town after a
great foot ball victory but Thousand
times magIitied. From early morn.
Ing the streets Of the capital were
filled with mass of demonstrators
who par&ded up and down the long
AMI broad Nassky Prospect and tlamp
ed time and again the route between
the two principal centers Of demon.
stratlOD, the KlZen cathedral and
university, and, constantly augment
ing, reached grand total Of fully
200, 600 persons, while down the New.
sky Prospect late in the afternoon
81 cialist agitators, consisting Of both
stuCentS and WOrkmen, and members
of rtvOlutiC nary organizations Jumped
into the forefront tf affairs IN ST
Petersburg and converted the cele
bration into a great revolutionary de-
mOnstratiCn. There were long pro-
ctSsiOns In which hundreds Of rcd
flags were carried and to which every
one was CT mpeiled to dLI tie hat
Haunted en- the lapels Of their coats
rOsettes and streamers OF crimson rib.
bon, and socialist orators delivered
hrery orations from the balconies Of
the university anu the portico OF the
cathedral or wherever they cCulo
gather audiences. They declared the
concessions OF the tmperCr's NANTES.
to were insufficient, and that they
N ust have the freedom OF all political
prisOnefs, the formation Of a national
militia and the punishment OF Gen.
Trepotf and all the troops under his
Command 20 miles from The capital.
COUNTER rARADEs.
early in the Cay the "Marsella!sc'
suppian' cd the national anthem as
the ptpuiar marching scnR. The
loyallsts atte mpted to take the lead
against the socialists and revolution.
lists fy organizing Couu tor parades IN
which they carried the red, white and
blue banners OF Russia and cnanted
the national anthem but they were
driven Ctf the Nevsky Prospect by the
Overwhelming Lum Der Of the. Reds
every time they appeared.
In the early part OF the day, great
crowds OF spectators filled the broad
sidewalks ard remained until the
demonstration assumed go turbulent
@ character that the well intenti0nst
classes He'd to their homes and tie
merchants hastily boarded up the
windows Of their stores and shops ant
barred their doors, fearing an out
break which might result In pillagt
and destruction Snch an outbreak
however, cid not occur, and the day
closed without serious collisions.
The mb j0r portion OF tho citlzen n!
tired luG 10y the long celebration @
the first day Of Russian liberty, weni
early to he'd ard at midnight tht
NeYsky Prospect was deserted, exoep
Tor crowds Of rCughs, armed Will
cubs, who raraded the avenues sing
ing tile national anthem as we'll al
revolutionary songs and who had frG-
quent collisions with each other, dur
ing which shots were fired.
The most serious encounter during
tie day took place near the barracks
OF the SemnCff regiment, where {
crowd Of demonstrators ia attempt
tbg to march to the chronological in
stitatc "as stopped by troops. Shots
were fired on both aides with the re
suit that one man was killed and II
wounded a prominent lawyer and 9
professor were wounded In o collision
at the polytechnic school. Another
fatality resulted from the demand
made by the crowd that hs. Is be dofYct
before the red flags. All tnicers wht
refused 10 obey the demand was sci
on and beat en- with the statfy OF tht