Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-10
Day For Inauguration of Parlia-
ment Begun With Impress
sive Ceremony
GALA DAY AT THE CAPITAL
Great PRECAUTIONS Taken by tho Gov
eminent to Prevent Any Outbreak.
Empsror's Speech from the Throne
Creates a Good lmpression-cono''-
latory In Tone.

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ST. Petersburg, May lo.-lThe err
or's reception passed of without any
untoward incident. The tone of his
speech from the throne was concilia-
tory. II expressed the emrsror's wish
that relief be given to peat3lnts In their
unfortunate conditions nd called on
/, the members of parliament TO put their
hearts into their work and cooperate
with him in solving the peasant prob
llems OF Fsussia and in handing down q
united and prosperous empire to his
successor. The emperor and empress,
after leaving the palace, boarded the
imperial yacht and returned to Peter
hof.
st. Petersburg. May 10.--fThe open
irk o; the lower house was preceded by
religious service OF thanksgiving in
the big corridor OF the hall. Professor
Mouromtseff, candidate Of the consti-'
,ut:onal democrats was elected presi-
dent. Ambassador Meyer was accord
ed 1 rousing reception from the crowd
in front OF Tauride garden. So far as
known, the only disorder reported oc-
Cured near the winter palace between
an officer and party OF roughs, who
declined to make way tor him. Finally
I one rough struck the officer In the face,
.~L-reupon the latter drew his sword
-1ffd cut down his assailant. The OIL
Ger was arrested.
St. Petersburg. Ma. 10.-Ideal May
days, like a happy augury, greeted the
uprising curtain for a new act In the
great historical drama OF Russia's
struggle for liberty. Never did the
;rapitai present more brilliant picture
than for the Inauguration Of the Rus
sian parliament. The, metropolis was
dressed bride like, awaiting the coming
Of her lord The yellcw imperial stan
tard. with the double headed eagle.
fiew from the winter palace, and flags,
by order Of the police. were displayed
from every house, and streams OF
multi i-colored pennants futtered from
the yachts shipping in the harbor.
Passenger boats which thronged the
rivers and canals, street cars and many
cabs carried the Russian colors. Banks,
stores, schools and factories closed IN
honor OF the OCCASION, but there was
no general holiday, the government
specifically discouraging the suspension
work In the industrial districts ow-
ing to the fear that the crowding Of
workmen into the center Of the city
might provoke collisions, disorders and
perhaps bloodshed.
There Is something distinctly awe
Inspiring about the day, with visions OF
chains falling from another branch OF
the human race, and the Russian peo-
pie taking up the march Of modern civ
ilization. Notwithstanding the mutual
distrust, there wasn't lacking the hope
that q foundation OF sincere UNDER
sanding between the emperor and his
subjects would be laid strong and deep
today. It was this attitude Of mutual
suspicion which constituted the great
darring note on this occasion. 1t could
not be concealed. Teams were appar-
ent everywhere. The city might have
been in state OF siege, so heavy
was the array Of troops. Not only
and gendarmes stationed at strategic
points, but large reserves were massed
n the yards of public buildings. AT
daylight battalions Of police took pos
session Of all the approaches to the
palace, for a distance of a third of a
mile and all day no one was allowed
to pass the lines without tickets. A
Sflotilla of police patrol boats, torpedo
boats and cared galleys, cleared the
river as far as the palace, of all NOV
ing craft. Like all great state func-
tions in holy Russia, the ceremonies
began with religious services. AT ten
o'clock the whole city reverberated
with bells and chimes from st. Peters,
burg's myriad cathedrals, churches and
temples, summoning the people to
thanksgiving. While the bells We're
still ringing the imperial yacht Alex
andra moved up the river, dipping her
flag in answer to the salutes and cheers
from the enlperor's warships. Instead
OF proceeding to the winter palace. the
yacht stopped at the landing stage OF
the English quay below Nicholas
bridge, where the emperor, empress
dowager and empress entered a launch,
and attended by a launch on each
flank. moved on up the river. The
members Of the court made the re-
mainder of the journey to the winter
palace in carriages, and escorted by
troop of gathering horseguards. The
emperor's arrival was not heralded by
the customary salute, for the reason
that the passage up the river hardly
attracted the notice of thousands Of
spectators who were waiting along the
Islands IN the river. Without hating
at the winter palace. the launches
crossed the river and their majestiss
were landed under the grim walls Of
ST. Peter and st. Paul fortress, driving
hurriedly to the immense cathedral
inside whose walls repose the remains
of the Romanoffs. There, before the
ton,bs of the emperor's ancestors, the
imperial family knelt for twenty min