The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-06

St. Petersburg, March 5.-Ihe opening today of the douma, or lower house of the Russian Parliament, although in it. self devoid of incident, was made the occasion of great revolutionary demon stration by the St. Petersburg proletariat and the students of the city, which re- suited in several encounters between the police and the popuace, and the more or less severe injury to the latter. The situation was such that the authorities were finally forced to fill the streets with military patrols, as in the ominous days of the Trepon regime.
 After the adjournment of the session of the house a tumultous crowd, estimated to number close to 40,00O persons, with red banners flying and accompanied by the music of revolutionary chants, started like the followers of Father Gapon on January 22. 1905 tow ard the central quar- ter of the city. where the Winter Palace of the Emperor is located Few elements of the prelude of "Red Sunday" were lacking and the command 'fire!' would have precipitated a similar massacre, but tho presence of the prefect of St. Peters, burg followed another course, and dis persed the procession by charges of mounted gendarmes, armed with whips. an by an imposing display of force he prevented the demonstrators from re- forming.
 During-the long hours of the morning anc afternoon the police guarding the Tauride palace acted with great forbear- ance, giving the spectators free vent in singing and cheering, and only inter- fering to prevent the people from fore ing their way into the palace.
 Fired By Speeches.
 When the deputies emerged, after the adjournment of the session. tn temper of the crowd was fired by speeches from social revolutionary members, a dozen of whom mounted upon the shoulders of their followers and harangued those pres ent upon the necessity of recognizing to support Parliament against the gov ernment The social revolutionary motto, through fight our right was adopted as a general slogan, and simultaneously red handkerchiefs began to flutter above the heads of the crowd, and then crimson banners appeared like magic. The crowd sin.ing the Marselaise and battlesongs of the Russian revolution, then moved slowly down the broad Fpurchtadtzkaia avenue stopping at intervals to listen to speeches and to sing.
 It demonstrated on the way in front of the house of the chief of the secret police, where a small force of gendarmes made an attempt to disperse the peo- ple. but soon fell back in face Of the reeoIllte bearing of the manifestants. who followed them with cries of "hangman, bloodhcunds.
 in the meanwhile the authorities had hastily concentrated strong force or cendarmes. which charged the head Of the procession when it reached the LAto- inv Prospect. one of the main business avenues of the city. The gendarmes piled theip whips vigorously and in one case used the flats of their swords. The crowd attempted to reasemble in front of the detention prison where hundreds of po- litical prisoners are confined, and agalh in front of the general court building, where the political trials are held, but In each instance 1t was dispersed
 Gendarmes Charge.
 The gendarmes by this time had been reinforced by detachments of the cheVa- Her guards. who galloped hither and thither, clearing the roadway amld curses of dersion from the sideWaiks. Finally d large force of Cossacks, armed with lanceS, arrived III. ihS SPitcANt "" ninioned weapons, which never before had heen brought into street demonstration, took all of the heart out of the crowd.
 Another monster demonstration was hold at the university to celebrate the ,,ictory of revolutionary democracy. The ,yav along the Neva and the streets in inc neighborhood of the university were densely packed, but there was no inter- ference by troops or police, who arrived in strong force only after the demonstra- tion had come to an end
 If was learned tonight that Premier ctolvnin. in order to diminish his chances os nossible assassination, would spend tha night in the Tauride palace, and 1t IS ,,nderstood that he has taken suite or ,.aon,s in A wing of the palace. which he lii occupy as long as the douma Is In
 Eeodor Golovin, president of the Mos- a., zemstvo and constitutional democra- ti. member of parliament from Moscow s.o,,ince was elected president of the ha,se' He received 331 votes to sl ballots .-.,st for M. -Khomiakoff of Smolensk prov s,'re conservatives: three for Pfoi- huZ- .,,;,,, K arayaief of Tver province; two san NIirhael A. Stakovich of Orei prov inee and two for NJ. Testinko, prhcipai dernocrat of Moscow,
 -sacesident GoIovin Speaks.
 After the election. of the president, M. o4,,,hon .strrendered the chair to M
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