Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-07
RUSSIAN HORSE GUARDS
 WERE ON PARADE TO-DAY
It Was One of the Spectacular Military and Social Func tions of the Year-The Only Drawback Being the Absence of Emperor Nicholas and the Imperial Family

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 St Petersburg, April 1.-The annual parade of the Horse Guards, always heretofore one of the most spectacular military ceremonies as well as social functions of the year, was chiefly nota- ble to-day by the absence of Emperor Nicholas and the imperial family. The Horse Guards is the emperor's own regiment and never before has he failed to attend its annual parade. With the empress, dOwager empress and the entire court the emperor re mained at Tsarkskoe-Selo. The only grand dukes who ventred out of their palaces were Nicholas, Boris and Alex ander Michaelovitch, the first named representing his majesty. Even Grand Duke Vladimir, commander of the mil itary district, was not present, the ex- plantation being that he was detained at the palace on account of sickness. The danger to the imperial family was regarded as especially great to-day as it happened that this was the festival of the Immaculate Conception, one of of the strictest religious holidays. All business was suspended, the entire population was in the streets and the fear of an untoward incident in view of the activity of the terrorists in duced extraordinary precautions. Mounted gendarmes were stationed at the bridges and in the streets leading to the barracks of the regiment on the Horse Guards boulevard to keep back the rOugher element and ordinary spec tatOrS were not allowed to approach within block. The parade, instead of occurring in the usual open space before the barracks, took place within the riding school, being in every way a purely perfunctory affair. few for eign representatives and members of society being present. After the troop ing of the colors the regiment marched to the church of the Ascension, ad- Joining the barracks, where religious services were held. The area around the church was filled with solid pha- lanxes of cuirassiers and chevalier guards who greeted Grand Duke Nich- olas as he emerged from the portal with the ''hurrahs" always given to members of the imperial family. The public had only glimpse of the rep resentative of the ruling dynasty and no echOing cheers came from the crowd.
 The ceremony of trooping the cOlOrs was also carried out in the square of the winter palace by the troops on duty there.
 The police made number of arrests, but both military displays happily passed off without disturbances.
 
 SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE. St Petersburg, April 1.-The efforts of the police to smother the political agitation have led them to even in- wade the cemeteries in their search for evidence of treason. It has become the practice of students to place on the graves of comrades who were ac- tive or who suffered in the cause of freedom wreaths bound with ribbons on which political sentiments are in scribed. The police now make noctur nal visits to the cemeteries in search for these reasonable mOttos which are promptly cOnfiscated. But being ig- norant the policemen make curious mistakes. The other day harmless inscription in Greek simply expressive VI was SCiZSl W Cu- nesday red ribbon attached to wreath although upon the grave of d well-knOwn official being interpreted by the police as a revolutionary en- blem was not only cut off but created so much alarm that general order was sent out to all vendors of mOrtu ary wreaths prohibiting the sale of red ribbons.
 The stories of suffering on the part of the widows, wives, and families of soldiers at the front are attracting general attention and the public de mands government aid for the suffer- CTS The local charities are no longer able to cope with the situation. In many places the funds raised for this purpose are entirely exhausted and the provincial papers are filled with pathet- ic accounts of starving mothers and children begging in the streets. At Nizhni NovOgorod the palace of the governor was besieged by crowd of hungry women with babes in their arms asking for bread. The governor informed the women that he would ap- point commission to investigate the situation. His reply aroused the ire Ol ule ncdl press. lne NIeuOInOSu said:
 Always the eternal commission. While it is investigating the women and children will starve."
 M. Pobiedonostseff's position. that of procuratOr general of the holy synod. will be abolished if the patriarchiate is re-established and AntOnius, the highest archbishop will become patri- arch.
 Under the new press regulations the papers are not permitted to publish anything affecting the emperor and i'm perial family without the consent of the court censorship. The imperial chancellery has formally requested the Kobeko commission which is revising the press regulations to include this restriction and such request the cOnl- mission regards as being equivalent to an imperial order.
 RUSSIANS REITERATED.
 Tokio. April .. 3 p. m.-The main force of the Russians. which was re-