The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-10

BEAUTIFUL DAWN ON
THE MOMENToUS DAY
st. Petersburg Brilliantly ALFRED
for Great Occasion-Czar
Asks Loyalty.
Pleads for Loyalty.

Pleads for Loyalty.
St. Petersburg. May 10 (2:3o PM
The emperor's reception passed on
without any untoward incident. Inc
tone of the speech from the throne \
was conciliatory.
It expressed the Emperor IS wish that
relief DO given to the peasants IN their
present unfortunate conditions anu
called on the members of parliament to
put their hearts into their work and to
cooperate with him in solving the. pres
emit problems of Russia and IN handlng
down a united and prosperous empire
to his successor.
Their Majesties Cheered,
The Emperor and the empress, after
leaving the palace, entered launchs
passed down the river, boarded the I'M !
perial yacht Alexandra and returned 10
| Peterhof.
The crowds on the banks of the river
and islands heartily cheered the ln- :
perial party.
4 The members of the lower house OF
parliament, after the ceremony, en-
barked on steamers and went up, the
river, landing at the Tauride palace
where the house will assemble.
St. Petersburg. May 1910 ANY,
| An ideal May day, like happy augury,
i greeted the rising of the curtain for the :
new act of the great historical drama,
/ Russia Is struggle for liberty. Never did
the snowy northern capital Of Peter,
the Great, present a more brilllant PFC
4 ture than for the Inauguration or the
Russian parliament.
! Just suspicion of haze hung over
i the gulf, softening the outlines and CIV
ing the scene touch of fairyland- The
4 city. spreading out over the numerous
green islands in the river, seemed
swimming in a flood of light. The broad
stretched to the sea and the interlaclng
; canals were turned to azure by the re-
; fecting blue Of the heavens, while the
golden domes Of the churches, the spires
Of the admiralty and the st. Peter and
st. Paul fortresses and the shining min
: arets Of the palaces seemed to foat
; above the mass Of yellow buildings.
8 City in Gala Attire.
: The metropolis was dressed BRIDE
= like, awaiting the coming Of her lord.
!, The yellow imperial standard with the
: double-headed eagle few from the win
n ter. palace, flags, by order of the police,
!. were displayed from every house, and
. streams from multi-colored pennants
= foated from shippin in the harbor.
L Even the tiny passenger boats, which
thread the rivers and canals, the street.
> | cars and many cabs carried the Russian
= colors.
u The banks, stores, schools and some
. Of the factories were closed IN honor OF
. the occasion, but there was no general
: holiday. the government specifically dis
Industrial districts, ewing to fear that
crowding the worklngmen into the
center Of the city might provoke COLI
sions, disorders and perhaps bloodshed,
I'll Scene Is we-Inspiring.
There was something distinctly awe.
inspiring about the day with visions OF
chains falling from another branch Of
the human race, and the Russian PEG
pie taking up the march of modern civ
|. ilization.
T. The representatives of the Russian
millions and the Russian emperor, were
at last face to face, and the result wa
country stretching from Germany to TIT
Pacific, to the Polar seas and to tn,
burning sands of central Alta.
Notwithstanding the mStual distrus
of the government and people, ther
ne was not lacking the hope that the four
NJ dalton of a sincere understanding be
re- tween the emperor and his subject
ed It was the attitude of mutual susp
cion which constituted the great, jal
bit ring note on this occasion. 1t coul
MT not be concealed. 1t was apparer
MT everywhere.
10 e Troops Everywhere.
OIL The city might have been in stat
su- Of siege, so heavy was the array {
he troops. Not only were detachments {
of infantry, cavalry and gendarmes ST
to toned at strategic points, but reserv'
of were placed in courtyards Of publ
buildings.
Early in the morning the pala'
square resembled field camp, two reg
nd ments of guards having bivouacke
ri of police took possession of all the a
nd proaches to the palace for the distan
ex- Of a third of mile, and all day J
ell. one was allowed to pass the lines wit
on. out tickets.
The draw of the Nicholas brid
tba from Vassili island was opened al
nv the palace bridge which rests on po
~ M, ICONS was allowed to swing down t
,na current so as to permit the imperi
tha yachts bearing their majesties and t
;+H court of the emperor to pass the riv
aea to the landing stage in front of t
liz winter palace. A flotilfa of police (
troll boats, several low-lying torpet
rec boats and a number of Dared gale
~ cleared the river as far as the pala
Oil of all moving craft.
'nts Religious Services First.
v g,u Like all great state functions In r
any sla, !ne COZ n n,a1ocE +bal c;ty raw
herated with bells and chimes from
Petersburg's myriad of cathedrs
churches and temples, summoning
ssa lg people to thanksgiving.
nIse | Or.1.,e +hooo who have heard