The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-06
100000 IN BIG
PARADE AGAINST
RUSSIAN RULE
MONSTER DEMONSTRATION IN
CAPITAL FOLLOWS OPEN.
ING OF THE DOuMA.
RED FLAGS ARE WAVED
And Revolutionary Chants Sung as
Mounted Troops Use Whip ard
Lanccs to Disperse Crowd
Stoypin Fears Death.

St Petersburg, March J.-The
opening day of the lower house of
Russian parliament although in Itself
devoid Of inclent, was made the oc-
casion Of great revolutionary demon
stration yb the st. Petersburg prole-
tariat and studeats Of the city. which
resulted in several encounters be-
tween the police and populace and
more Or less injury to number Of
the later
The situation was such that au-
thoritles finally were forced to MI
the streets with military patrols. as
in the omlnous days Of the Treycff
regime
After adjournment Of the house
the tumultuous crowd by this time es-
timated close to 10000. with re- ban
ners flying and accompanied By
music OF revolu ionary chants started
toward the central quarter of the city
where the palace Of the empero! IS
located
Few elements of the pr lude OF
Red Sunday" were lacking. ami h
command fire" would have preeip
tated similar massacre. But the
present prefect Of St. Petersbur~.
General Drachefski followed an
other course and dispersed the pro.
cession by charges of mounted gend
armcs, armed with whips and by an
Imposing display Of force he pre-.
vented the demonstrators from re-
forming.
Fired by Wild Haraneues
Wheu the deputies emerged after
adjournment of the session the ten.
per Of the crowd was fred ~
speeches from social revolutionary
members. dozen of whom mounted
upon the shoulders Of their followers
and harangued to those present up~n
the necessity Of organizing to sup.
port parliament against The COVE II
ment
simultaneously red handkerchiefs
began TO Gutter above the heads +
the crowd and then crimson banners
appeared like magic The crowd,
singing the Marsellasc and battle
songs of the Russian revolution
moved slowly down the broad Fourch
adtskaia avenue, Stopping AZ iuter-
'als to listen TO speeches and sing
II demonstrated on the way in
Iont Of the house of the chef of
secret police where a small force OF
ycndarmes attempted TO disperse the
people. but soon fell back in he face
If the resolutc bearing Of the mani
estants.
Troops Use Whips and Swords.
Meanwhile authorities had hastily
'onr enirated strong force OF
;endarmos. which charged the heal
If the procession when II reached
itoiny prospect one Of the man
BUSINESS avenues Of the city. The
,eudarmcs piled t6er whips yIgo.-
'usly and in ono charge used the Hat,
lf their swords The crowd twice a.
cmpted to rcassemblo bot in each
Instance it was dispersed
Gcndarmes by this time hal Doe n
enforced by dotachmcnts of ,hcYa-
or guards. who gallopcd hithcr ana
hfbcr clearing the roadway amid
urses Of dcrision from the sidewalks
finally a large force OF C,ssscks.
rmed with lances. arrived 81 sigh.
rhe sp.icful red pcnncned weapons.
.hich never before had been brought
ut in street demonstrations. took an
be- heart ont Of the crowd
stoypin Fears Assassination.
Another monster celebration was
cid al he University g. celebrate
the victory of revolutionary demsc-
Roy" The way along The Neya AMI
ircHf- Co., the ucighborhopi uf tha
University we're deu~cly packed. Dat
Icre was no interference bv trarrs
- police. who arrived ON tho scene
} strong force only after the den IT,
ra-iou had ended
n was learned tonight That Ira-
nor StoIypin. in order to d.miai-1
- chances ot pnS- bir as-s-1inafi--.
uuid spend the night in tHe Auried,
aiace, and tt is understood he taI
krn suite Of rooms u vfn- of
boz palace wui.h be wiz occupy is