The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-01
1s". and ''Nhites' Have Several Clashes in Which
 a Few are Killed
AND FOR TREPOFPS REMOVAL IS UNAN NOUS
First Time in Russian History traders and Orators Are Not Interfered With by
 the Troops.

St. Petersburg, October 31.--All Russia today celebrated enthusiastically the Elm peror's gift of freedom. which the greater part of the people received with deepest joy. though in St. Petersburg. Moscow and other cities socialists and revolu- tionsts organized anti-government dem onstrations and red flag parades, which, with the pacific manifestation, lead to a number of conflicts between the reds and whites, as the anti-government and roy alist factions are respectively termed.
 On the whole, the day passed more quietly in Russia than had been expected, though collisions between the people and troops are reported from Poltava, Kizan and Kishineff. In each of the two capi- tals, St Petersburg and Mosco W, the day was one such as the Russians never be- fore have seen.
 Threw Off self-Restralnt.
 The Slavonic people. which during the long war just closed. and the anxious period preceding the announcement of the new era of constitutionasm, seemed self-restrained and apathetic, gave itself 
 ment, and spent the entire day in parades and assemblies which for the first day in the history of Russia were freely per mtted Under the orders of Count Witte and General Trepoff troops generally were withdrawn from the streets of the cities, and the fullest rein given to the people to let out their pent-up enthusi- asm in demonstration, which, so long as they did not destroy, were not interfered with.
 It was a significant omen after a fort night of gloomy and depressing weather, symbolic of the days of the strike, the sun shone out brightly today in St. Pe- tersburg. and brought a radiant Indian summer day.
 Streets Filled With Paraders.
 The scenes in St. Petersburg reminded the observer of events in American uni versity towns after great football vic- tory. but thousand times magnifed. From early morning the streets of the capital were filled with mass of demon stators who paraded up and down the long and broad Neysky prospect and tramped time and again the route be- tween the two principal centers Of demon- stration, the kazan cathedral and the university, ana constantly duShhehtoo' reached a grand total of fully 100000 per sons. while in the Nevsky prospect late In the afternoon socialist agitators con sisting of both students and workmen and members of revolutionary organiza- ton jumped into the forefront Of analrs In St. Petersburg and converted the cele- bration into a great revolutionary dem onstration. mere were long processions In which hundreds of red flags were car ried and to which every one was com pelled to doff the hat. A great majority of the paraders Haunted on their lapels rosettes and streamers and crimson rib- bon, and socialist orators delivered fiery prations from the balconies Of the unlVer- sity and the portico of the cathedral or wherever they could procure audiences They declared the concessions of the Elm peror's manifesto were insufficient and that they must have the freedom or all political prisoners the formation or national militia and the punishment of General Trepoff and all the troops under his command twenty miles from the cap ltal
 Reds in the Majority.
 Early in the day the .Marseillies" sup planted the national anthem as a popu- lar marching song. The loyalists attempt ed to take the lead against the socialists and revolutionsts by organizing counter narades, in which they carried the red, white and blue banners of Russia and chanted the national anthem, but they were driven off the Nevsky prospect by the overwhelming numbers of the reds every time they appeared.
 In the early part Of the day great crowds of spectators illei the broad sidewalks and remained until the demon- strations assumed so turbulent charac- fer that the well-intentionsd classes fled to their homes. and the merchants fas- tily put up the windows of their stores and shops and barred their doors, fearing an outbreak which might result in pillage and destruction Such an outbreak now ever did not occur and the day closed without serious collisions.
 The major portion of the citizens, tired out by the long celebration Of the first day of Russian liberty. went early to led and at midnight the Nevsky prospect was deserted except for crowds of roughs armed with clubs, who paraded the ave- nue singing the national anthem as well as revolutionary songs and who had Ire ouent collisions with each other, during which shots were fired.
 The most serious encounter during the day took place near the barracks of the seminoff regiment. where a crowd cf demonstrators in attempting to march to the techno1ogical institute was stopped by troops. Shots were fired on both sides with the result one man was killed and ten wounded. prominent lawyer and a professor were wounded in a collision at the polytechnic institute.
 Officers Refused to Obey.
 Another fatality resulted from the de- r,ands by the crowds that hats be doffed before the red flag. An officer who re- fused to obey the demand was set upon and beaten with the staffs of flags. when he drew his revolver and fired a number ! of shots, killing one person. In an af- ! fray at Putiloff works between strikers | ,rd none-strikers several men were bad \ iy beaten. Ten or twelve were wounded in fcontInusd on Seventh Pasel