The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-09
STEPS TAKEN TO
PROTECT EMPEROR
Members Of National Assembly
Narrowly Escape Being Bayo.
Z netted BY Troops-No
Truth in Report Of
Assassination Of
Sl-,s, s1,'5.> y a ~ .5{
Ignatieff.
(By Associated Press. J

-ts5ts ( BY JAssOCiated E'ress. }.
ST. PETERSBURG. May s.-Although
there arc fcw surface Indications of the
fact, an earnest duel Is In progress be-
tween the police and the 'Terrorists and
Rcvolutulonists, who are thronging the
capital alert for any opportunity to strike
Emperor Nicholas or other marked men
among the officials gathered here for the
opening Of the national parliament OH
Thursday.
precautionary measures on an extern
rive scale have been taken. The police
fc, ces have been reinforced by the keen
est men from the interior cities Ihe
railroads are being watched most dill
gently, but a. search Of the baggage OF
three members Of the lower branch OF the
parliament was the only public incident
in q campaign to-day BY which several
Terro,ists wcre 80 quietly bagged that
the general public was not aware OF the
arrests. {,5 y ~ si3.
Being Kept Secret.
In order TO safeguard the Emperor In
his passage III, the river on THURSDAY, the
time OF his arrival and departure is being
kcnt' n dead secret. e The Nicholas Palace.
through draws OF which the ltnper1al
Yacht must pass, will be closed 70 ], tta =, +
fic from daylglltEof Thursday un1ll ne
departure of the Emperor, I,he. ne genera
p,,bic will not even be admitted to- long
distance View OF the yacht from the ad-
miralty or quays lining the river front,
admission to which. rand to the palaco
sfinaro will be by ticket only. The pre-
feet Of police in anNorder issued lo-uas
which is worded IN contrast vain 4 In lorlil-
cr notifications, In the most polite .teItis, -
asks the public to keep moving Will. - =.
1Ir street and concludes that ~ oiuci o " "
avoid encounters which might cast d
shadow over the solemn day, proccssions
o,,d demonstrations will not be permltle1d. a1l
! According 10 the present plans Tue
& ,neoch frnrn the throne will give the con
tsi,tutional democrats no point 70 e icrit- 4
icisu, in the parliament q p,l E 4Ns,
sncated Press was informed TO day ina ina
the speech will not touch on.po!h11lces =, o.
Suggest programmes In substance, y
will simply be greeting to the. En- FIN
pcror's new colaDorators IN leglsia tior'.
Would Bayonet Members.
rroops and the police dispersed meet
jnrs of the economical society tonight.
several mcmt>ers Of tho national assem-
b)v who protested against the dispersal
of the meeting narrowly escaped being
bayonettcd.
The members Of the constitutional DEM
ocratic convention when they rensem-
blcd here to-day we're very much ex-
cited over the Issue of tho fundamental
law, and tho dispersal OF the meeting OF
members Of Parliament last night and
It required all the Influence OF the leaders
to restrain them from doing something.
A mass-meeting OF BLACK hundreds"
held under the presidency OF NJ. Dubrovin
poured oil on the flames by the exacc57
of an oath from all present to the effect
that If Parliament Is found TO consist
of ORATORS" they will offer their lives
to protect the autocracy.
There is no foundation in fact for the
report tclcgraptcd from Kief to-day that
General Count Alexis Pavolich 1Gnatief
had been assa sslnated. General Ignatieff
is in st. Petersburg tonight and not in
Kicff.