Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-11-02
AUTOCRAT NO MORE
Heard the Voice OF the Russian People at Last
and Granted Demands for Constitution Based on Brit
fish Cabinet Plan with Count Witte
As Minster-President.

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sis The effect will depend on how far
Count Witte will be able to execute
tho heavy task which he has assumed.
The count already has tentatively
selected the members Of his cabinet
lie will himself held no portfolio. All
the present ministers except those vi
war. navy and foreign affairs. VIII be
retired.
Celebrating the Event.
st Petersburg, Oct. 81 Celebration
OF the issuance OF the imperial mani
festo still continued Tuesday morn
ing in many streets Of the city
where crowds are singing the national
hymn, cheering for the emperor and
shouting themselves hoarse. The res.
taurants and cafes we're closed at 2
o'clock. disgorging their crowds which
had been driol.ing and making merry
Cor hours around the tables, to aug
mcrt rhe demonstration In the thor
oughfares. The Cossack patrols were
utterly discounted and COMPOUNDED, and
were wholly at loss to understand
the meaning of the demonstration or
why the crowds were singing God Save
the Emperor" Russias magnificent
national anthem. instead Of the Mar
seal!aise."
The people displayed the utmost good
humor toward the Cossacks. They sur
:orl.d their horses and patted their
perplrxed riders on the boots, shouting:
"You can &c home new. We no longer
need you. We have liberty" Then they
babe the Cossacks toss their caps In
honor OF the constitution. After .
O'Clock the patrols were withdrawn
from the streets which were left in
charge Of the ordinary night force Of
policemen.
EmperOra MnnifcstO.
The following is the text of the i'm
perial manifesto:
I'VE, Nicholas the second, by the
grace OF God Emperor and Autocrat
of all the Russias, grand duke Of Fin
land, etc., declare to all our faithful
subjects that the troubles and agita-
ton in our capitals and in numerous
other places fill our heart with excess
i've pain and sorrow.
THE happiness Of the Russian SOW
ereign is indissolubly bound up with
the happiness Of our people and the
sorrow of our people is the sorrow of
the sovereign.
From the present disorders may
arise great national disruption. They
menace the integrity and unity Of our
empire.
"The supreme duty imposed upon us
by our sovereign Office requires us
to efface ourselves and to use all the
force and reason as our command to
hasten in securing the unity and CO.
ordination of the power of the central
government; and to assure the sue
cess Of measures for pacification in
all circles of public life, which are es-
sential to the well-being of our peo-
pie.
eve therefore direct our government
to carry out our inflexible will in the
following manner:
"First-T0 extend to the population
the immutable foundations of civic
liberty, based on the real inviolabillty
Of person. freedom CT conscience,
speech, union and association.
"Second--Without suspcnding the al
ready ordered elections to the state
domna. to invite the participation in
The douma, so far as the limited time
before the convocaticn Of the douma
will permit. those classes of the Dopu-
lation now completely deprived Of
electoral rights. leaving the ultimate
development of the principle Of the
electoral right in general to the newly
established legislative order Of things.
''Taird-'To establish rs an unchange-
able rule that no law shall be enforce
able without the approval Of the state
douma and that It shall he possible
for the elected Of the people to cxer-
else real participation in the supervis-
ion Of the legality ot the acts Of the
authorities appointed by us.
"Wc appeal to all faithful sons OF
Russia to remember their duty towards
the fatherland, to aid In terminating
these unprecedented troubles and to
apply their forces. in CO. operation with
us TO the restoration Of calm and peace
upon our natal soil
"Given at Peterhof, October 20, In
the eleventh year of our reign"
Nicholas"