Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1905-11-05
FINLAND AT LAST HAS
WON HER FREED ON

FINLAND AT LAST HAS
WON HER FREEDOM
| London, Nov. 4.-The second edition
| of the London Times today which ap-
peared about o'clock this afternoon
publishes the following dispatch from
| ST. Petersburg. dated November Sd:
Finland has won her freedom,
manifesto embodying all the demands
presented by the popular delegates at
| Helsingfors to Prince John Obolensky
/ governor general, will be submitted
! by Secretary of State Luider for the
! imperial signature at Peterhof to-
night. The keynote of the new Fin
nish constitution is responsibility not
| TO the monarch as heretofore, but to
| the secretary of state and diet The
presence of Russian warships off Hell
Singfors is intended to signify that
although the emperor grants constitu-
tional freedom, he intends to prevent
the severance of the grand duchy
from the empire.
Sentences COmmuted.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 4.-The text
of the imperial manifesto grants
amnesty to political prisoners of
various categories, which are enumer-
ated. also to participators in strikes
and those responsible for breaking
contracts The pardon extends to
those In prison and those not yet tried.
Those condemned to death are to have
their penalty communted to hfteen
years at hard labor.
Odessa Il Military Camp.
Odessa. Nov. 4-Pillaging here has
been largely stopped, thanks to the
Intervention of troops anG local mill
tia formed largely of students, but the
streets are unsafe except for sanitary
officers and Sisters Of Charity. The
city presents the aspect OF a military
camp. The student militia Is pursu-
ing the rioters. who are defending
themselves with revolvers.
Socialists Rampant.
Helsingfors. Finland. Nov. a.
Three Russian battleships. a cruiser
and ten thousand troops have arrived
here from Reval. The general strike
continues. The situation Is threaten
ing on account of the attitude of the
socialists. The other classes are dis
posed to be content with the imperial
manifesto.
situation still Critical.
Copenhagen. Nov. 4.-The foreign
office here received a telegram an
| nouncing that a large force of RUS
+ sian troops had been landed and dis
/ tributed through the city. The Rus
/ sian squadron has entered the inner
! harbor, The strike continues unabat-
/ ed and the situation Is critical
Candles Are Discarded.
st. Petersburg. Nov. 4.-Last night
/ for the first time in ten Gays, the IN
/ habitants of the capital could dis
card candles and kerosene and return
/ to electric light, The situation In the
provinces is also more reassurlng.
/ Street meetings and demonstrations
| have ceased and people are returning
! to ordinary occupations. The sltua-
ton I'm the provinces is also more re-
assuring. The agitation and disorder
are gradually dying down. The most
serious condition Is In Finland, Whete
the socialists and revolutlonists are
threatening to go to extremes. on ac-
count of the railroad strike, the gov
eminent is greatly hampered In re-
turning to Finland the troops With
drawn to protect the capital
Fighting at Kremenchug.
Kremenchug, Nov. 4.-There was
an encounter today between armed
factions of loyallsts and revolutionists.
Troops interfered to restore order and
were forced to fire several volleys
MANY we're killed and wounded among
both factions. The troops also SUI
fered.
Trouble In Riga and Odessa.
Paris, Nov. 4.-Foreign office re-
ports received here from Russia snow
that Riga and Odessa are now cen
ters Of disorder. that ST. Petersburg
and Moscow are quiet and that Fin
land has practically established an
sautonomous form Of government
without the Russian government
adopting represslve measures.