The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-23
FIRST BLOODSHED
ALREADY AT HAND
Cavalry Forced TO Make Some
Charges in Capitol
ANOTHER CALL BY CAR
Troops are Forced to Fire Several
Voleys In the Vicinity of the
Neva Gate, Where Rioters
Were Worst.
ANOTHER CALL BY CAR

st. Petersburg. July 22-An imperial
manifesto issued tonight which is re-
garded both as a threat and an appeal to
the Emperor's millions of mujiks to join
in suppressing the revolution, under prom
Use of land. summons ''the faithful sons
of holy Russia
Many liberals consider this a direct in
element Of the Black Hundreds.
In spite of the excitement the day pass
ed with comparative quiet I'm the capital
and street rioting only began with the
advent of darkness, but the collisions gem
orally were on a small scale.
Had Police on the Run.
At Sandova. crowds with stones had
the gendarmes and police on the rum
when a squadron OF Cossacks came to
the rescue and charged and dispersed
them with their whips.
About midnight there were rumors of
heavy fighting at the Neva gate where
the massacre of tho followers of Father
Gapon took place eighteen months ago.
The troops there are said TO have fired
several volleys and 1t IS reported there
were a number of casualties.
Tonight stories were industriously
spread that the Emperor's final decision
to dissolve parliament was not taken UNI
til he had communicated with Berlin.
the German embassy went to the tele-
graph office Saturday night and engaged
a wire for direct communication with En-
peror William and only after receiving
and transmitting a 1000 word dispatch
from Emperor William to Emperor Mich
olas was the ubase finally signed. The
inference intended to be drawn is that
Emperor William is Emperor Nicholas
evil genius and false adviser.
The trouble with the story is that the
sovereigns would not be forced to resort
to such roundabout methods of commune
cation, as direct wires are available to
Peterhof Besides, the story Is traceable
to sources which usually seek to make
Emperor William responsible for all Of
Europe's ills.
Status of Council In Doubt.
The status of the council of the empire
seems to be in doubt. Neither the ulSase
or the manifesto mentions It, but wheth-
er this was by design or oversight has not
yet been cleared up. AS a coordinate
branch of Parliament 1t must be adj
journed or dissolved when the lower
house IS prorogued, bbut 1T remains to be
seen whether new elections will be or
dered for the upper chamber.
Number Cut BY Cavalry.
Other collisions took place late tonight
In Nicholaevsky and Pushldn streets. At
the Seminoysky barracks a crowd gath
cred and broke the windows with show
err of stones, whereupon detachment of
cavalry appeared and dispersed the crowd
with their swords. A number of persons
were badly cut. There was no demonstra-
tion at the Taurlde palace, which was in
possession of the military. No one was al
lowed to enter the building.
Upon a column In front of the building
the ulSase dissolving Parliament was post
or Is a
search of the building was made In the
belief that 1t was mined and ready to be
blown up at ] o'clock Monday morning.
The Associated Press learns definitely
that 1t Is the plan of members of Parlia-
ment to assemble at Viborg.