Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-06
'DOUMA AGAIN
IN SESSION.
Opening Of Russian Assembly
Fills Streets With Rioters
Car Nicholas Not Present.

ST. PETERSBURG. March 6-The
opening of the douma, or lower house
of the Russian parliament, was made
the occasion of a great revolutionary
demonstration by the st. Petersburg
proletariat and the students of the
| city, which resulted III several en-.
counters between the police and the
| populace and more or less serious in
| jury to Il number Of the latter.
The situation became such that the
authorities finally We're forced to fill
the streets with military PATROLS as in
the ominous days of the Trepotf regime
None of the members of the imperial
family were present, with the excep-
tion of the Grand Duke Nicholas Mi
chaelovitch, son of the Grand Duke
Michael, who is said to be regarded
with distrust at court owing to his
sympathy for political doctrines of an
advanced character.
The first ceremony was a religious
service, in which the metropolitan of
st. Petersburg, Antonius, the higher
clergy of the diocese and full choir
participated.
Nj. Goluboff, vice president of the
council of the empire, called the house
to order and in coloress speech in
vited the members to sign the oath of
allegiance to Emperor Nicholas. The
Conservatives cheered the mention of
the name of the emperor, but the OPP
position members present remained 81
lent. The Social Democrats did not
enter the hall until NJ Goluboff had
finished speaking, when they came in
in body defhonstratively.
After signing the oath balloting for
president commenced.
Feodor Golovin, president of the
Moscow zemstvo and Constitutional
Democratic member of parliament from
Moscow province. was elected
After the adjournment of the session
of the house tumultuous crowd by
this time estimated 10 number close to
10000 persons, with red banners fly
ing and accompanied by the music of
revolutionary chants, started, like the
followers of Father Gapon on Jan. %,
1905, toward the central quarter of the
city, where the Winter palace of the
emperor is located. Few elements OF
the prelude Of Red Sunday" We're
lacking, and the command "Firer'
would have precipitated n similar mas
sacre. But the present prefeet of St
Petersburg, General Draeheffski fol-
lowed another course and dispersed the
procession by charges of mounted gen
darmes armed with whips, and by an
imposing display of force he prevented
the demonstrators from reforming.
The crowd, singing the 'Marseillaise''
and battle songs of the Russian reyo-
luton, then moved slowly down the
broad Fourchtadtskaia avenue. step
ping at intervals to listen to speeches
and to sing songs. 1t demonstrated on
the way in front of the house OF the
chief of the secret police, where
small force of gendarmes made an ut
tempt to disperse the people. but soon
fell back in face of the resolute bear
ing of the manifestants, who followed
them with cries of "Hangmen. Blood
hounds!'
The gendarmes by this time had been
REINFORCED by dctachments of the
crack Chevalier guards, who aalloped
hither and thither, clearing the road
way amid curses of derision from the
people.
Finally a large force of Cossacks,
armed with lances, arrived in sight.
The spiteful. red pennoned weapons.
which never before have been brought
out in street demonstrations. took all
the heart out of the crowd.
1t is learned that Premier Stolypiu
in order to diminish his chances Of
possible assassination will spend the
night in the Tauride palace, and it is
understood that ne has taken suit Of
rooms in a wing of the palace, which
he will occupy as long as parliament is
in session