Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-06-20
DONNA DISSOLVED
For a Second Time, the Car Of RUS
s--sia Sends Home the Peo-
Pies Representatives.
CHANGED ELECTION LAW
A New Parliament 10 Called to Meet
November 14-Deputles That
Did Not Escape Arrested
No RIotlnu Developed.


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st. Petersburg, June 17.-Emperor
Nicholas affixed his signature Sunday
morning to an imperial ukase abolish
ing the present douma and ordering
that the elections Of members to It's
successor. which Is to meet November
IL. to be held under the new election
law which provides against the sub
mergence Of the educated classes by
the uneducated Masses"
This act constitutes a virtual coup
u'etat and overrides the fundamental
laws solemnly proclaimed by the car
on the eve OF the convocation OF the
first douma, which declare that the
electoral law can never be changed
without the consent Of parliament IT.
self.
This breach Of the constitution IS
Justified by the great law OF necessity
.fba advisers Of the emperor holding
Il impossible, under present conditions
to secure q parliament capable OF
cooperating harmoniously with the
crown and rescue Russia from an
archy and revolution.
The dissolution Of the second dou'
ma was received throughout st. Pet
ersburg with perfect tranqullltN
thanks to the precautionary measures
and in no place in Russia, 30 far as
a known, were there any serious dis
.urbances.
Though General Dracheffsky, pre-
feet Of police, was nomlnaliy IN
charge. the provisions for pubic
safety were virtually in the hands 0,
General Hazenkampf, aide to Grand
Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch, who re-
turned from Krasnoye selo to assume
command Of the combined garrison
Including the guard corps, the thirty
seventh infantry division, large
force of cavalry and Cossacks and sew
aral machine gun detachments. me
military was chiefly disposed in the
industrial section, but a strong force
occupied the Tauride palace vicinity
A portion Of the Tsarkuzyk regiment
Rarrisoned the palace, while squads
Of cuIrasslers we're stationed In the
courtyards OF adjoining buildings. NO
body. not even douma officials, was
allowed to enter the precincts Of the
palace. A laconic notice was posted
on the gates announcing that former
deputies would receive their papers
upon application to the chancellory'
Reports were in circulation during
the day that the workmen were plan
ming a great demonstration but they
did not appear.
The officer in command OF troops
informed the Associated Press that
the orders were to dispense crowds
without parley and not to spare the
bullets In case Of necessity.
During the night nine Of the 16 So
cial democrat leaders, specifically
named in the government Indictment,
including Prince Tzerzereteli and M
Dzaparidge, were taken into custody
The other seven succeeded in eluding
the elaborate provisions made for
their arrest.
The following 10 part Of the text Of
the emperor's manifesto;
1--WE, Nicholas, II, by the Grace oil
God, emperor Of all the Russias, czar
OF Poland, Grand Duke Of Finland
etc, declare to all our faithful sub
dects that, In conformity with our or
der and instructions; since the dis
solution Of the first douma, our gov
eminent has adopted series OF sue
cessive measures to pacify the coun
try and establish the affairs Of STATE
in regular course.
The douma either failed to discuss
important measures that were draw
m by ner government or delayed theii
discussion, or else rejected them,
not even recolling from the rejection
Of laws which punished the open sup
port of crimes, and particularly tn
dIsseminators Of trouble, having evad
cd condemnation for assassination
and acts Of violence.
nThe douma did not lend Its mora
support to the government in the res
toratIon Of order and Russia continue
to suffer the shame Of an epoch o
crimes and disasters.
1.-THE examination Of the bulge
created an obstacle to the timel'
satisfaction Of many Of the vital need
Of the people. The right OF interpe
lation was transformed by a consit
erable party In the douma into
means Of fighting against the govern
ment and exciting. distrust towards
among the large classes Of the pe'
pie.
Lastly, an act was committed VI
heard Of IN the annals Of historl
The iudiclsi authorities discovered
plot By a section Of the douma agains
tie state and power Of the car, b.
when government demanded the e.
ciusIon, until judgment had bee
passed, Of IS members Of the doum
implicated IN the crime. and the Arre'
Of those among them most oompr'
mIsed-tha douma failed 10 earTy OF
Immediately the lawful demand Of n
authgrltia1 Fhich admitted Of no d