The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-26
CAR FACING A TEST.
PARLIAMENT REFUSES TO DIS
SOLVE, PREMIER QUITS AND
PEOPLE ARE IN REVOLT.
CAUSE OF The TROUBLE,
Threat to Call for New Set OF Legislators
Carried Out with Exactly the
Results Predicted.

ST. PETERSBURG. July 23.-Rus.
sias great drama entered its most tragic
and possibly its final phase before the
sun set last night, less than twcnty-four
hours after Emperor Nicholas invited the
long threatened revolution by dissoying
the nations first Parliament.
The day was mcnacugly tranquil BY
nightfaIl the people had absorbed the full
significance of the Czar's action ana thu"
first crashes Of the storm broke over the
capital and nation
Midnight found ST. Petersburg trans
formed into a battlefield. The Narva
gate where Father Gapon'5 followers
were massacrcd that memorable "|cd
sunday exactly eighteen months ago,
was where the storm broke most hcrcety'
For an hour bcfOr" the clash at the
Naryu, riOtiug and lighting had been IA
progress on u minor scale. Crowds MlIch
attacked the police were charged j.!
COSsHCks.
with stones and whatever weapons
could b. secured the rioters held the
Cossacks mt bay until rcinrorcemcnts lit
orally swept the crowd from the street.
Other collisions took place late last night
IN NiChoI"vsIy and Pushkln streets.
What Causes the Storm.
The dissolution Of Parliament was or
Iorod ia AN imperial ukase Saturday
night which fixed the date Of the con-
vocation OF the new Parliament as
March >. 1907. This ukase was fol-
lowed within a few minutes by another,
placing st. Petersburg under a minor
form of military rule. \ large part of
the province of key, where armed up
hIslnSs ar" anticipated, also is under
martial Jaw.
The fate Of the Douma was sealed by
its adoption Of the address to the people
on the 0grarian question The Car and
his ministers regarded this as an act of
revolution,
Donna Moves to Finland
Before the storm broke the douma de-
cded the hour for the great revolution
had arrived. Within an hour of the pro-
mitigation Of the cmpcror's ukasc a hur-
rIcd secret conference was held. Every
member present AT this pledged himself
TO defy th" sovereign will. They decided
to g. nj once 10 Finland aud assemble
at NiborE
At this meeting proclamation 10 the
pcopI" was drawn up declaring the
dOumu would assemble nj Nihorg ana
ibbN u INV hbiI'l Nl'N prevent INtln as
scmbhuE there it is their intention to
TAX" steamer and 90 out into the Gulf
of Finland. and if pursued by warships
to 90 to Sweden.
Late adviccs today state that pnrlia.
mcnt. after a session made stormy by IFS
own discussion, issued n manifesto to the
country and then adjourned. Tho hope.
lcssncss Of the situation was brought
forward " hen tho governor general Of
Finland ordered the meeting To- cease az
once.
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