Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-17
DECLARE A TRUCE.
30 Hostile Demonstrations VIII Be
Made to Mar the Ceremonies
at St. Petersburg.
PREPARATIONS COMPLETED.
6he First Representative Assembly
of Russia IL to BE Opened with
Great Ceremony-Witte
Has Been ignored.

Has Been ignored.
st. Petersburg, May 10.-That drea'
that some unfortunate event might oc
sur to mar the solemnity of the grea
DAY Of Russia's new birth was Target!
1issipated Wednesday night 1Swher
members of the radical revolutionary
parties Of St Petersburg issued ar
announcement disclaiming any inten.
ton Of attempting demonstrations
Thursday and calling upon their fel.
lows to refrain from displaying red
days or singing the "Marseillaise,
and to avoid all conduct that would
lend to bring about a conflict with the
police.
A terroristic attempt is the only
thing that Is now to be feared. But
the police measures have been SO we'll
taken that such crime is confidently
considered to be impossible.
The participants and accessories to
the historic ceremony Of the opening
Of the first representative assembly Of
Russia have gathered in st. Peters,
burg, and only Emperor Nicholas and
the imperial family are awaited. They
are expected to arrive Thursday
morning by sea from Peterhof, to
which place they were removed from
Tsarkoe selo Wednesday. The emper-
Or6 personal escort Of picked Coz
sacks arrived by q special train. Other
trains brought mixed battalion COM
posed Of detachments from all the
guard regiments, who are to keep
watch over the emperors apartments
and those OF the ladies' and gentlemen
Of the court and high functionarics
who are to take part in the reception.
Tho most sensational news Of the day
was contained In the announcement OF
tho names Of the appointlvo members
Of the co6ncil Of the empire. in which
fist Count Witte IS conspicuously alb
sent. No explanation 10 obtalnable
but the omission Of the former pre-
mier's name would seem to indicate
either an open slight on the part Of
the emperor, or q determination on
Count Whites part to withdraw alto
gether from public AFFAIRS. In either
case there u a complete break In the
between the monarch and tho
Bervltor whose monument is the ma,
tional parliament, the laws for the
creation Of which were elaborated I'M
dor his supervision. 1t Ia understood
that Count WHITE will leave immedi-
Rtely for a foreign country. 1t IL not
Known whether he will participate in
ceremony.
According to the expectations of the
democratic leaders the
tlrst session Of the parliament will ac-
complish nothing beyond the election
Of officers, which under Russian pro-
,eedure, will be long drawn out af-
lair.
The vexed question of the propriety
II taking an oath to emperor and
has been settled by the eau
.us of constitutional democrats, which
accepted after a long discussion the
historical argument that the title does
lot signify absolute, but owing no
allegiance to any other sovereign, and
fence is not incompatible with the
IDEAS of the party regarding the con- VI
titutional nature Of the monarchy. (,
The caucus also reafIirmed the de- !
ision Of the congress not to take /
Iasty action with regard to the is !
uance Of the fundamental law, though
considerable faction Of the radicals \
gain brought up the question Of fore
lg the issue from the start.
Although the problem Of the oath
as been thus disposed Of, small (
ody Of recalcitrants, mostly social
evolutionary peasants elected from {
he interior provinces, have decided, as
mark Of disrespect to the emperor,
OF to attend the reception at the I
inter palace, but to Join their COL I
agues first at the Tauride palace. I
ther members Of the assembly decline S
} wear evening dress which is the r
'rrect apparel for the ceremony, but a
III appear In the high boots and col I
ed smocks Of the national peasant a
h
That the peasant members will not
} allowed to play fast and loose with T.
Q wishes Of their constituents is in
Gated BY the arrival here of eighty D
asants sent by rural societies to \
itch the activity of their representa- d
res and especially their attitude on b
Q agrarian question and to see that 4
ey do not succumb to the allure v
snts Of high political life. b
'arl schurH's Condition Critical.
lew York, May 1.-THE condition
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