The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-09
Crowds in st. Petersburg Make
Demonstrations.
singing Revolutionary Songs In
Many Places.
STREET CARS HELD UP
Occupants Compelled to Uncover
and Salute.
Fight COssacks With Paving
Stones From the Streets.

st. Petersburg. July e.-Politicaf dem
onstrations during which the crowds
carried red flags and sang revolutionary
songs, occurred In many places In st.
Petersburg yesterday afternoon and
night, necessitating the interference OF
the police and military patrols. Street
cars were held up and their occupants
were compelled to uncover and salute
the red flags. The most serious affair
happened near the Moscow railway
where an officer later Identified as Lieu
tenant Tom made 8 revolutionary
speech to a crowd of 1000 people. 4
detachment of police attempted to dis
perse the assemblage but the people
armed themselves with stones dug up
from the streets and beat off the po-
lice and a squadron Of Cossacks. Event
uaIly the Cossacks were reinforced and
fired q blank voliey IN the air where
upon the rioters fed to nefghboring
courts Only a few persons were slight
" injured. Lieutenant Tom was arrest
ed and taken to the fortress.
A meeting which was addressed BY
orators from a window of the Consti-
tutional Democratic club was dispersed
by mounted gen d arnes during which
several persons were wounded with
sa bres and a performance at the peo-
pies palace was broken up the audi
enee singing the 'tMarseillaise, as they
dispersed. The guards on the mail
wagons are now armed with rifles ow-
ing to the increasing number Of attacks
made upon these vehicles
Six more newspapers of this city have
been eonfiscated. Landlords from the
provinces where agrarian disorders are
occupying are hoeking into Moscow and
St. Petersburg, appealing for troops to
protect their property without which
they declare it is impossible for them to
live on their estates. Some of the pa
pers regard General TrepoHs pro-
nouncement in favor of q ministry COM
posed of Constitutional Democrats as a
sham deathbed repentance designed to
give the emperor and court breathing
spell, while others consider 1t to be a
confirmation of the report that TFepo1
has fallen from favor and is trimming
his sails to the prevailing breeezs. The
holy synod has issued strict instructions
ferpld9lng the printing esta apllshnaents 6
of nlonasterfes from publishing political
tracts or IN any way taking sides in the
present struggle
The Gar Ventures Out.
Oranienbaum, Russia. July 9.=Em-
peror Nicholas and the empress, on
board the imperial yacht Polar star
made short visit here yesterday in
specting the marine hospital and bar
racks. This was the first time their
ma ajesties had been outside the
grounds of the palace at Peterhof
since they went to st. Petersburg to
open pdIltdHASfAt AAde Ap
Oranienbaum is a seaside resort op-
posite Cronstadt. on the gulf Of Fin
land. miles west of St. Petersburg
Official Report on BiaIystocl
st. Petersburg, July 9.=Interior
Minister Stoiypin has sent to Ambas-
sador Myer and the representatives Of
other countries the governments Off
cial report of the Bialystoek rioting
for transmission to their respective
governments. While this unpreee-
dented action on the part Of the RUS
sian government does not involve a
recognition of the right OF foreign
countries to make representations re-
garding the internal affairs of the en-
pire. 1t is a distinct recognition of the
power of public opinion abroad and IN
dicates the solicftude of foreign gov
ernments to know the Russian side Of
the case. The report is practically
stolypfn to parliament
identical with that submitted by NJ