The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-11-02
RUSSIANS GIVE
VENT TO JOY
THE TD1cT OF EMANCIPATION
MAKEs PEOPLE JuBrLANT.
NEWS REACHES PopuLAcE
Great Dsmonstrations Follow Red
Flags Carried by MODS without
Moisstation.-some Disorder
sA 4as lis Reported.


WIZ R}9sf 1t
81. Petersburg, Nov. i.--Ail Russia
on Tuesaay celebrated enthusiastically
the emberor's gift of freedom. which
tho greater part Of the people received
with deepest Joy, though In st. Peters
burg, MOSCOW and other cities social
fists and reyoiutionarleg organized an
ti-goyefnrngnt demonstrations and red
nag paradeg, which, with the patriotic
manifestations, led 70 a number Of con.
flictB between the REDS and Whites"
rs The ann-goyernnent and royalist
factions are respectively termed. on
the whole, the day passed more quietly
IN RuseIa than had been expected,
though collisions between the people
and the troops are reported from Pol
fava, Kazan and Kishinen, and two
faen we're killed
I'm each OF the two capitals, st. Pc.
tersburg and Moscow, the Gay was one
euch,as Russians never before have
seen, The slavic people, which during
the long war just closed and the anx-
icug period preceding the announce
meat of the new era Of constitutional
ikr1 seemed geIf-regtrained and apa-
thctic. gave itself UP fully TO the ex-
uberance Of the moment and spent the
entire day In parades and assemblies,
which, for the first time In the history
o. Rnasia, we're freely permitted, In.
der the orders OF Count Witte and Gen.
TreDon tas troops generally were with.
drawn from the streets OF the cities
and the fullest rein given the people 70
let out their enthusiasm In demonstra.
tons which, 20 long az they we're not
destructive, were not interfered With
City Coca Mad.
Before noon the celebrations began
and the city s0on appeared 10 have
s0ne mad. Such scenes had never be-
fcFe been Witnessed in Russia. Unrc.
strained by word or deed the crowds
did and said what they liked. De@
pDtism seemed suddenly 20 have been
replaced By licenge Red flags we're
everywhere in evidence, In the
churches dcYout men and women on
banded knees before the image OF 81
Nicholas the Miracle Worker rendered
thanks for the blessings OF liberty,
while at tho corners OF the thronged
Etrcets orators hafaDgued the popu
lace. Tho people assembled principal.
" on the Nevsky prospect From tho
Kazan cathedral 10 the town hall OF.
posite tbe Hotel De EEurops traffic
WAS blocked. Fully 10000 workmen
we're maeged there listening 70 student
orators who delivered impaggioned
eDeccfes from the steps ~ the town
hall and cathedral RED flags showed
aboye the denge black mass Of cheer.
ing humanity, The police Kept In the
background, not even trying 10 keep
Ehs street open. Passing patrols on
their way 10 theft barracks would
have been mobbed had n not been for
the appeals OF The eoOi.headcd. who
declared 10 the accompaniment ~
cheers that the troop we're hence,
form with the people.
Students and WoFkmen Parade.
The biggest demonstration was or.
kanIzed by students and workmen a
great procession was formed Start,
ing from the university 10000 strong,
Il Increased In numbers ~ the dem
ensfrat0rs marched aerogs tbe river
and up the Nevsky proapect ~ far as
the Kazan cathedral singing the Mar.
eeiIiaise" A DOZEN red banners IN.
scgitsd With the word "SyObOda" (iib.
eYty) we're carried ~ the head % the
parade, which stopped a. the places
where the troops fired on tho peopls
January ~, anE the paraders with
barred heads chaBfed funeral dirgea,
the crowds IN The streets uncovered
their heads AZ the procession passed
Counter.demonstratiOnS TOOK piace
on the palace square, where several
tboueands/ 81 people bearing white
flags kneh on the cobbIestones and
sang "0od save the Emperor" and
prayed for the emperor, Monday
nights demongratlons continued al
most until norniag
Asks Aid OF Editors.
Count Witte Tuesday summoned q
conference of the editors Of al the 81. |
Petersburg newspapers and asked for
their aid and cooperation IN restoring
NVfUAl gyNUAbtyHn hNy sggNFUB Nut
confidence Of the people in the new
regime, the purpose ~ which was 10
give the fullest measure of liberty
outlined In the manifesto.
TO Yree Political Prisoners.
London, Nov, la dispatch 10 =
news agency from g. Petersburg says
Count Witte authorizes the announce.
ment that the ministry or justice viii
free all political prisoners whore sc.
Lease At the present moment Will not |
endanger public order. Details Of the |
release win b. arranged A. ministerial |
conferences during the NEXT few days |
gituatfon gsr1eus.
L1dx, Russian Poland, Nov 1--Ths |
situation here r. extremely seriobG |
me general strike IL stili In progress
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