The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-07
RUSSIA WILL HAVE
ENTIRE CHANGE Of
GOVERNMENT
This Week Will 1naugurate
the New Parliament, a Com
plete Revolution.
A.soclated Pres. Cable to The Evening

A.sociated Press Cable to The Evening
Times.
St Petersburg. May I'm all those
countries of the civilized world in
which the people know no other than
constitutional form of government it
is difficult to comprehend the intense
interest with>which the people of this
country are looking forward to the
assembling of the first Russian parlia-
ment this week.
a most elaborate program for the
opening. of the parliament has been
prepared. The ceremony will be at
tended by the pomp and circumstance
BETTING the Importance of the event.
Imperial heralds will pass through the
streets summoning the representatives
of the people, and an imposing military
escort will accompany the Car to the
Tauride Palace, where parliament will
assemble.
Curiously enough, the old Tauride
palace has always been most closely
connected with absolute autocracy. 1t
was constructed by Catherine II, and
bestowed upon Prince Potemkin, her
most enduring favorite. In this palace
Prince Potemkin gave the historic
banquet at which the prodigality and
splendor rivalled the feasts of Nero
and the Roman emperors. Potemkin
received the guests in uniform blaz-
ing with diamonds and a headdress so
heavy with gems and gold that it's
weight had to be supported by>an aid
de-camp.
The palace was supposed to be
modelled after the Pantheon at Athens,
but it is far from a pure classic type,
being really an odd mixture of Greek
and Pompeian architecture From the
main building, the facade of which is
Greek, with portico columns and
tympanum, project the wings which
sweep to the rear, inclosing a garden
with fountains and statuary. sThe
main entrance is through the portico,
which is supported by six large granite
pillars.
The hall, where the representative
assembly will be held, occupies the
major portion of the central wing,
the entry for members being opposite
the main portal and reached by passing
through two intervening Hobbies and
long corridor. 1t is rectangular in
shape, with large semicircular al
cove or bay, inclosed in glass, project
ing from one end of the garden in the
rear. 1t is little more than half the
size of the hall of the house of repre-
sentatives,' at Washington, or about
twice the size of the hall of the British
house of commons. 1t is we'll lighted
from above, as we'll as from the glass
alcove, and the seats of the 564 men,
bers, somewhat cramped, rise tier up
on tier in a semicircular form upon a
steeply inclined floor.
The 6ny,1nd u,o11c Of tho t,ox, MT I,
an immense sounding board for the
tribune of the president. which stands
before it, fanked on one side by the
ministerial bench, with seats for twelve
members and as many assistants, and
on the other by the desks for the
official reporter and newspaper cor
respondents. The public gallery, over
the last row of seats, is small and
would seem to indicate that the gov
eminent has no desire to have the
mob" overawe the assembly.
The walls of the hall are panelled
in white. The furniture is of oak.
The members are not provided with in
dividual desks, but sit behind FORMS"
built up in continuous semi-circles.
The precautions that have been taken
to have everything firmly fastened
down would seem to indicate that
tumultous scenes in the new parlia-
ment are anticipated Special mea-
sures have been taken to deaden the
floor to prevent obstructionists from
stopping the proceedings by stamp
ing