Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-11

brought the members to their feet by call
ing attention to the fact that there we're
many people in the hall who had no right
to be present and asking them to retire
This was a thrust at the government
clerks who lined the walls and brought
down the house. The cheering continued
while the intruders walked crestfalleu out
OF the chamber.
President Mouromtseffs speech WAS very
brief. simply calling attention to the great
task before the members and the necessity
OF earnestly lsboring for the welfare OF the
country .
II was then decided by practically
unanimous vote to make a reply TO the
speech from the throne.
At $3.50 O'clock, after having been in ses-
sion an hour and half. the house ad-
journed until tomorrow at II o'clock.
CeIebra alton I'm the Evening.
After the adjournment of the Parliament
there was a great spontaneous celebration
In frant Of the rooms OF the Constitutional
club, to which the leaders had returned
for consultation. Thousands OF people
packed the adjoining streets and shouted
and cheered until Nm Petrunkevitch,
Roditchen. Mouromtseff and others APP
peared on the balcony and spoke. Their
words were received with frantic applause
In the crowd stump speakers including
socialist deputies, from barrels and cart
tails, delivered fervid orations. Animosity
to the wealth and splendor Of the court
ceremony was noticeable and the display Of
jewels bY ladies OF the court was the
theme OF many radical TRADES Though
open-ar gatherings are Illegal the police
did not interfere.
At the conference OF constitutional DEM
ocratic leaders this evening # was decided
that Prof. MouromtsefT when he is re-
ceived in audience by Emperor Nicholas
tomorrow to receive the imperial confirma-
ton of his election to the presidency Of
the lower house, should breach the subject
of an immediate amnesty to political Of
tenders.
Celebrations in honor OF the opening of
the national Parliament were held today
I'm every city OF the empire The only dis
turbauces were at simbjrsk and several
cities of Poland, where there were collisions
and boycotting factions and revolutionary
students.
Career of New President.
Sergei Andreievitch MouromtsefT whom
the constitutional democratic members Of
the lower house Of the national Parliament
by a sudden change of plan put forward
as their candidate for the presidency, is
member Of noble family Of St. Peters
burg lie was born in 1850 and educated
in the law department of Moscow uni
versity. In 1874 he won fellowship in
the university and was rapidly promoted
TO a full professorship.
Owing to his political activity he was
soon in hot water and was forced to leave
the university and abandon his educational
career. He began the practice OF the law
and the editing of the Legal Messenger,
but in 1892 the censor prohibited the paper.
Prof. Mouromtseff was member OF the
famous delegation which presented the adj
dress Of the zemstvoists to the emperor
after the inauguration Of the witte minis
try.
Feeling I'm Poland.
WARSAW, Russian Poland, May loot
fetal Poland today celebrated the opening
Of the Russian Parliament with services
i'm the Russian churches The government
buildings were decorated with fiagsF and
all the government Offices and the schools
were closed. .ftif
The workmen, however. showed evidence
OF their dislike for what they term the
mixed powers" OF Parliament and as a
protest against this state of affairs the men
IN many ittIt anu elsewhere
stopped work ~ 80. 7flh
LODI, Russian Poland, May tO4Many of
the woTkmen in the factories and the street
railroad employees struck WORK today and
Invaded other establishments, compelling
the workmen to join in the movement,
and the socialists seized the opportunity
to organize general strike and a red
nag procession.
The strikers were fired on by the troops
and three were killed or wounded.
Odessa sends Message.
ODESSA, May 10-The text OF the speech
from the throne at the first of the first
Russian Parliament is being waited with
intense interest here. and kilograms from
all the southern provinces furnish evidence
of the eaEerness with which the popula-
ton is looking forward to the message Of
the emperor.
The town council OF Odessa, the zemstvo,
| the Board OF Trade and the university all
| telegraphed their greetings to Parliament
| and TO the Odessa representatives today
! and expressed the hope that Parliament
win courageously accept the challenge OF
! the government in the promulgation of the
autocratic fundamental law.