The Cairo bulletin., 1906-10-31
CALM INSTEAD OF
RIOTS IN RUSSIA
ANNIVERSARY OF CONSTITUTION
NOT MARRIED BY THE Ex-
PEcTED BLoODSHED.
COSSACKS STOOD GUARD
But the Laborers Obeyed Orders and
Remained at Work.-.L awIessness
Causes Stringent Measures
in st. Petersburg.

st. Pet ersburg, Oct. 30.---The frs
anniversary of the proclamation o
manifesto giving constitution to Rus
sia passed in undisturbed quiet. Dis
order and bloodshed were averted b,
1.-THE strenuous efforts Of the authori
/ ties. The workmen Of St. Petersburg
always the most numerous element u
any disturbance, complied absolutely
| to the orders Of the labor organiz1
| ton and abstained from any celebra
| ton or demonstration.
The Putioloff iron works employees
worked as usual in obedience with
the order from labor headquarters
These works are the heart of the labor
movement
Several hands of the Black Hun
dred, armed with slaves, paraded ia
remote streets but there were no col
lisio1s with them nor have there been
any conflicts between workmen and
the police.
In all the important cities of the
Empire extraordinary precautions had
been taken to prevent scenes of vic.
lence in connection with the celebra-
tion of the first anniversary of the
granting of the Russian constitution
by the Car
Cossacks Held in Readiness.
In Odessaa 1000 Coscacks were held
in readiness to quell any uprising, and
machine guns We're planted in the
principal thorou"hfares. The troops in
the barracks remained under arms,
and details of calvary partoled the
streets.
The same state of affairs exists in
this city. For lays soldiers have been
pouring into the city and the strets
were sodsy hIfyvf with armed men.
Cossacks are everywhere. Warsaw.
too. was converted into an armed
camp. and the city has the appear
ance which it bore during the rece!t
uprising.
Lawlessness reached such pitch In
this city that it has become necessary
TO take the NEST stringest measures
TO guard the public moneys As an
example of this, an order was is
sued today directing that hereafter
the street in front of the general post
office be closed each day for half an
hour at noon while the registered mail
Is being unloaded. At the same time
all the approaches to the building will
he guarded by armed Ccssacks.
The Universities of St. Petersburs
and Kasan, two of the most import
ant in Russia, were closed today by
,rder of their respective faculty cou1-
ills on account of the violation by /
of the stipulation that open
political meetings should not he held |
within the college precincts.
Speeches delivered and the resolu- /
.ons adopted at the great mass meet /
ng held today in the university here, ,
which lasted from noon until 7 o'clock I
onight were so openly revolutionary
nd incendiary that the members of |
he faculty were unable to ignore this
pen defiance of the administration
ltimatum. to the enforcement of
which they are pledged
The closing of the university at
lasan was accompanied by the pro
lamation of a condition of "eXtraor-
inary security in the city and sub
RIBS in order TO enable the authorities
etter TO cope with the anticipated af.
ermath Of disorder
II is caid that workmen today cap
ured several agents of the secret po-
ce upon whom literature provoking
rouble was found. The editors Of the
tech claim to possess trustworthy in
that BLACK Hundred"
ands are actually afoot and awaiting
heir opportunity in the more obscure
uarers of St. Petersburg. All the
chools Of the capital will be closed
)morrow.
Preparations similar TO those taken
ere are being made throughout the
oultry. In Moscow the prefect has
ant a circular TO his subOrdinatcs
aution ng them 70 be taciful. aud
.arning them that they will he held
rsponsiblc for unusual happenings
n the streets.