The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-08
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The Air CT National Liberty
Breathed in Russia
FOB TIE FIRST TIME.

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trio,ic Celebration. and
March With Red
Flags,
On Tuesday Of laat week all Rus
sia celebrated enthusiastically the
enreror's eiit OF freedom, which the
greater part OF the people received
with deepest joy, though IN So.
Peters burg, Moscow snd other cities
socialists and revoluticnaries orga-
n:zed anti government demcnstra-
tions ald red hsg parades, which,
with the patriotic manifestations, leo
to q uunt er Of COZ t:c;s between the
''Rs ds" and Whites" as the anti
government anc royalist factions are
respecttully termed. On the whole
the Gay passed mcre quietly N Aus
sia than had bsen expected though
collisions between The people AND the
troops are reported from Various
places resulting in ICss OF life.
In each OF the two capitals, Ss.
Petersburg and MCscow, the day was
one slcn as The Russtars never oefore
have seen. The Slave people, which
curing the long war just closed ano
the anxious period preceding the al
nouncemeru Il tee new era OF con-
stitusionaiisn ses med self restrained
and spathetic, g4ve itself up fully to
the exuterance Or tue moment ano
spent the entire dav in parades ano
assemblies, which for the first tine IL
thehistory OF Russia, were freely per
mitted. Under the orders OF Count
Witte and Gen. Trercf the troops
generally were withdrawn from the
streets Of The cities and the fullest
reign given the people to let out their
enthusiasm in demonstrations which
so lor 8 as they were not destructive
were lot interfered with.
SIGNIFICANT oAEN.
It was sign icant omen that al
ter a tortnignU ct gloomy and depres.
sing weather symbolic OF the days OF
the strike, tie sun shone cut bright
ly to day ID ST. Petersburg and
brought radiant Indian summer
day. The scenes In S5. Petersburg
reminoeo the observer Of events in az
Amer can university town after
great ico, bau victory, but a thousand
times maepifed. Fion early NOM
ing the s1rse.S Of the capital were
filed with a mass Of demonstrators
who paradeo Up and 6o~c the long
AMI broad Nsrsky Prospect snd tramp
ed time and again the route between
the two principal centers ct demon
st1atIcp, the kzzen cathedral and
university, and, constantly augment
ing, reached & grand total OF fully
100000 persons, while down the New
sky Prospect Late in the afternoon
socialist agi;atcrs, consisting CT both
stucents anG workmeD, and members
Of revolutionary organizations lunPeo
into the forefront Ct affairs ID st
Peterst urg and converted the csle
bration into a great revolutionary de-
mcnslraticn. There were long pro-
cessions in which hundreds OF red
figs we're carried and to which every
one vas ce mrei}e6 to d. # tie hat.
A great majority Of the paraders
fauneec CD The lspels Of thsir coats
rosertes and steamers Of crimson rib
bon, and socialist orators delivered
frery crations from the balconies OF
the university and the portico OF the
cathedral OF wherever they cculd
gather au6iercss. They declared the
concessions Of the empeTcr's NANTES
to were insufficient, and that they
nust have the freedom OF all political
prisoners, the formation OF a national
militia and the bsnishnent Of Gen.
TrepoE and al the troops under bis
c.r mand 20 miles from the capital.
COUNTER PARADEs.
Early in the cay the ''Marsellaise"
supp;an ed the national anthem as
the popular marching Song. The
loyaDsts attempted TO take the LEAD
against the socialists and revolution
lists by Organizing coupter raraces in
which they carried the red, white ano
blue banners OF Russia and chanted
the national anthem; but they were
driven cf7 the Nsvsky Prospect by the
overwhelming Lun Der OF the. Beds
every time they appeared.
In the early part OF the cay, great
crowds Of spectators filed the broad
sidewalks ard remained until the
demonstration assumed SO turbulent
a character that the we'll intentloneo
classes fe6 to their homes and the
merchants hastily boarded up the
windows Of their stores and shops ano
barred their doors, fearing al out
break which might result in pillage
and obstruction. Snch an outbreak,
however, cid not occur, and the day
closed without serious collisions.
The me- jcr portion OF the citizens
tired cut by the long celebration Of
the first day OF Russian liberty, went
early to bed ard at midnight the
Neysky Prospect was deserted, except
tor crowds Of rcughs, armed With
c.uts, who raraded the avenues sing
ing tie national anthem ss well q:
revolutionary songs and who had fre-
ouent collisions with each other, our
irg which shots were fred.
The most serious encounter during
the day took place near the barracks
Of the Semincf regiment, where
crowd Of demonstrators in attempt
ihg to march to the technolcgicsl In
stttute was stopped bg troops. Shots
were fred on both sides with the re
suit that one man was killed ano II
wounded. A prominent lawyer and
pro: essor were wounded in COLLISION