The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-04
ALL RUSSIA is WILD WITH JOY.
Emperor's Gift of Freedom Is Enthusi-
asticaily Celebrated.


Emperor's Gift of Freedom Is Enthusi-
asticaily Celebrated.
st Petersburg. Nov. 2. - All Russia
Yesterday celebrated enthusiastically
the emperor's gift of freedom, which
the greater part of the people received
with deepest joy, though in ST. Pc
tersburg Moscow and other cities So
cialists and revolutionaries organized
anti-government demonstrations and
red flag parades, which, with the patri-
otto manifestations, led to numerous
conflicts between the reds and
whites" as the Enforcement and
royalist factions are respectively
termed. On the whole the day passed
more quietly in Russia than had been
expected, though collisions between
the people and the troops are reported
from Polgava, Kazan and Kianineff.
Such Day Never Seen Before.
In each of the two capitals, st. Pc
tersburg and Moscow, the day was one
such as the Russians never before
have seen. The Slavic people, which,
during the long war just closed and
the anxious period preceding the an
nouncement Of the new era of consti-
tutionalism, seemed self-restra1ned
and apathetic, gave itself up fully to
the exuberance of the moment and
spent the entire day in parades and
assemblies, which for the first time in
the history of Russia were freely per-
mitted. Under the orders of Count
White and Gen. Trepoff the troops
generally were withdrawn from the
streets of the cities and the fullest rein
given the people to let out their en-
thusiasm in demonstrations. which, so
long as they were not destructive.
were not interfered with.
Socialists Want More.
From early morning the streets OF
the capital were filled with mass of
demonstrators who paraded UP and
down the Havsky Prospect, and con
stantly augmenting. reached a grand
total of fully 100000 persons, while
down the Nevshy Prospect late in the
afternoon socialist agitators jumped
into the forefront and converted the
celebration into great revolutionary
demonstration. Socialist orators de-
livered fiery orations declaring that
the concessions Of the emperor's mani
festo were insufficient, and that they
must have the freedom of all political
prisoners, the formation of national
militia and the Punishment of Gen.
Trepoff and all the troops under his
command twenty miles from the cap
ital.
Want Trepoff Killed.
A feature of the day was the intense
enmity displayed by the orators
against Gen. Trepoff, the agitators uni
yersally demanding his removal, and
at a great meeting in the university
last night one orator openly called for
a volunteer to kill him. Count White,
however, does not seem inclined to
throw him overheard, at least for the
present, and has also refused the pro-
posals for the removal of the troops
as sheer folly.
During the afternoon Count White
announced to a friend that he was not
without hope that universal suffrage
would be introduced before the cleo
tions for the state douma took place.
This announcement, when it spreads
among the Liberals will enroll many of
the latter among the friends of the
new government against the socialists,
who announce that they will be salts
fed with nothing less than a demo
cratic republic on the basis of state
socialism.
Head of the Church Resigns.
The dawn of constitutional era
marks also the passing Of Constantine
Petrovitch Pobiedonostseff, the aged
chief procurator of the holy synod and
the servant and advisor of three en-
perors, who all during his life has
tocracy. He was unwilling to remain
in office under parliamentary govern
ment, and last night presented his res
ignation, which was accepted by the
who at the same time nom
mated him to the senate, tn Resting
place of retired statesmen.
Concessions to Finland.
Helsingfors, Nov. 2.-The proclama-
ton of civil liberty in Russia was fol-
lowed yesterday by the announcement
of return to a constitutional regime
in Finland and the abolition of the ar
bitrary conditions under which Fin
land has been governed since the ac-
cession as governor general of Count
who in June of last year was
killed by Schaumann.
After a meeting of constitutionalists
yesterday at which an address was
drawn up for presentation to the gov.
eminent demanding the administra-
ton of Finland in accordance with the
terms of the constitution of the grand
duchy, Prince Obolensky, the governor
general, announcer to a deputatiOn
sent by the meeting that he had been
from ST. Petersburg that the
diet be Immediately called in extraor-
binary session to legislate for Finland.
who has realized that the sphere OF hia