Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-06-22
CHAOS IN RUSSIA.
Gar Dissolves the Douma
Because of Plots.
ASSASSlNS TRY NEW WEAPON TO KILi
emperor issues Imperial UISsse Civ.
Ing Reasons For step which May
Cause Open Revolt Through
out His Vast Domain.

ont His Vast Domain.
ST. PETERSBURG, June le.-Em.
peror Nicholas affixed his signature t.
an imperial ukase abolishing the pres
ent douma and ordering that the cleo
lions OF members 10 It's successor,
which is to meet on Nov. Ii. be held
under the new election law, which pro
vides against the "submergence Of the
educated classes by the uneducated
masses"
Following IS the text OF the emper
or's manifesto:
We, Nicholas IL, by the grace Of
God, emperor of all the Russias. car
OF Poland, grand duke OF Finland, etc.
declare to sll our faithful subjects that.
in conformity with our order and in.
structions since the dissolution OF the
nrst douma, our government has adopt-
ed a series OF successive measures to
paeify the country and establish the
AFFAIRS Of state in regular course.
The second douma convOxed by US
was summoned 20 contribute. accord
Ing TO our sovereign viii, TO the pacifi.
cation OF Russia. principally by the
work Of legislation without which the
life Of a state and the perfection Of
its administrator is impossible: next
by IN examination Of the budget OF
revenue and expenditure. which insures
regularity in national finance. and
finally by adopting the national use of
the right Of addressing interpretations
TO the government with a view to es-
tablishing everywhere truth and Jus.
uce throughout Russia.
But an act was committed unheard
OF In the annals OF history. The iu.
dicial authorities discovered a plot by
section Of the douma against the
state and power OF the car. but when
our government demanded the exclu-
sion until Judgment had been passed
OF ffty-hve members Of the dOuma i'm
pllcated IN the crime and the arrest
OF those among them most compromis-
ed the douma failed 20 carry out i'm
mediately the lawful demand OF the
authorities which admitted OF no delay
"All this compelled us by ukase TO
the senate 10 dissolve the second dou-
ma, fixing Sept "a as the date OF the
convolution Of the new douma."
This act constitutes virtual coup
d'etat and over.des the specific pro
visions OF the fundamental laws. sol
EMMY proclaimed by his majesty on
the eve OF the c0nvocation OF the first
douma, which announced that the cleo
toral law could never be changed with
out the consent of parliament itself.
In the course OF the night nine OF the
sixteen accused Social Democratic lead
ers named In the government indict-
ment including Prince Tzertzereteli
and NJ DzhaHarde, were taken into
custody The other seven eluded cap
ture- escaping across the frontier
A. V. Bobr.tchcn- Pushkln. the head
and front Of the BLACK Hundreds, is
looked upon by Russian revolutonists
as the real destroyer Of the douma.
Nobody, not even the douma officials.
is allowed % enter the precincts OF
the palace. A laconlc notice is post
ed on the gates announcing that for
mer deputies would receive their sal
aries upon application to the chancel-
lory OF the empire.
Admiral Wren. commanding the
Black sea feet. was cruising about I'm
a steam cutter while a torpedo boat I'M
command OF Lieutenant Ruzhel1 was
practicing firing Whitehead torpedoes
in the spacious inner bay.
When the admirars cutter was at
short range the torpedo boat suddenly
changed her position and fired blank
directly NJ the cutter. penetrating its
water tank. Only the promptiude OF
the crew In teaching the cutter saved
the admiral
Lieutenant RuZhek explained that
the torpedo was fired through an ac-
cidenL but De and three junior lieuten-
ants, who We're sullen and refused 10
salute the admiral, were degraded and
arrested ON the charge Of attempting
to sink the cutter.
lt now appears that the mutiny at
Odessa OF the Black sea fleet, consist
Ing or eight battleships. eight cruisers
and division Of torpedo boats, whose
crews In AL. number 5000 men. was
discovered barely In time to prevent
the planned bombardment Of Odessa
and the Caucasian coast towns.