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PresidentiaPCampaigns
1 By a Political Seer
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ROB ABLY the National
September The tendency of theHimes is to. abbreviate
; long campaign. The contests of "the present year show
that there is nothing to be gained by holding conventions in
June or July, and waiting for six' or eight weeks in which
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to notify the nominees.
Sooner or later the whole business" will be done in the
fall. This will give the politicians time to have their vaca-
ttnno snrl ratnm in IisHok Vnni11tAn rnalro ItT thft tfnlceitS.'
Pf ;ceuree the candidates will haveto -hustle a bit to get out their letters of
; iijceptane., ike better y They' will cut them snort The notification com
, Hteesf wtil probably go from the convention halls direct to the homes of
Mminee and 'deliver the goods' officially.; The candidate will get down to
Wir betters tX, once and the campaign will begin in1 October.
The country will welcome the change. .It ''won't be kept on the political
for, two or three months And. what
the cost tf conducting a presidential campaign will be considerably ca
shed. . ' . . . . . -r - ' . --. : '
This arrangement would not coiiflict with state conventions. They could
4eetTthe week before national conventions, of the .week af ter, as seemed most,,
lesirabiev and' the ' whole political, business, of the year cojihlbe bunched, and.
Cane with. -' : ;. .- ,.' ' ' ' -: "' ':f--h$'
. , (lf you. wIU look up the history of xtational conventions .you will see tnat
.v Cwu tendency to shorter campaigns lias been, gathering ...imperceptibly, for ,
iaeay years. . :L':". -'; -'..: vV
Away back In 1824, which was, before conventions were known as they
. ti now known, the candidates were before the public for a-year and a half.
wbe first convention was held in December, and the opposing party held theirs
fa the May following.' Subsequent conventions were ' held in February, and .
then May became the popular month. Then one party; the Whigs, fell back
t December., but after that candidates were nominated.m, the same year as
tSwt in which the election occurred. . - - ., U
-1 believe the Democrats were the 'first to shorten tip th campaign by
Mgs.inet a few weeks later. . ' ;:' ' ' i f J
, U I am correct there was one national convention -that met as late as
ftember. . That was the' Whig convention in 1856. The celebrated Charles
1 ton convention of 1860 met in April, but the country was more interested in
"" w if,m u m VUMM V V NA , M W W M M&W W W W Mil 1 TTT T W V14 WW-v : M v
.campaign began within, a fortnight. i
- .The Republicans met in 1868 in ilay, and the Democrats met July 4. The
-campaigns were under hot headway' by the middle of August or soonj after.
She cboventions which named Garfield, Blaine, Cleveland; Harrison and Mc-
fiQnley met in June; Bryan was nominated, both .times in .July, and this year
tie Republicans did not meet until almost the last of 'June, while the Demo
crats went over again to July. The McKinley-Bryan campaign of 1896 was
. finder headway in August "The organizations were further along in their
Tmofk. that jnonth than the organization of either party isnbwl But that was
' -ca excep&onaT campaign. !
" The country now sees that it is possible to have a short presidential cam-
ealgn, en4 everybody is just as well satisfied. The conventions of the future
will be held -later than ever. -Those of 1908 may not be held in the fall, but
those of .1912 will com mighty near it Make a note of the prediction.
oes the
Eat Too Much
r .
By the Editor of What -
T last there seemsd6br
t 'lnTestig6s ,thathehman, family Cats vtoo;tnuch This;'
' qi course; does not, apply to every individual, ror tnere is no
-STv .A"' J. Ji J. -1 1- . I
uispute auoui uie iaci mat mwusanua 01 yeupie are poony
fed and .improperly nourished; and .singularly enough; thes'e
: ; do not belong always among the poorer classes. As a matter
of fact, the middle classes are the well-to-do classes when it
, comes to the question of the adequate nourishment of the
human body to fit it for the daily and mental demands that
re made upon it People who are well off in the world's goods are not always
theones who adopt the most liberal and most , rational policy in the matter of
electing a -diet that will contribute to their highest physical welfare and their
ereatest personal enjoyment The table of the poor is not only the table of
Intelligence and the table of plenty, but is quite often the table of hygienic and
dietetic selection; for it is deprived of many of the vile culinary concoctions
whih are dangerous and deleterious and which only Uie well-filled purse sup
plies. Moreover, the employments of the poor are better calculated to bring
about perfect alimentation and assimilation; and the penuriousness of the rich
aite often makfl them scanty providers, depriving themselves of the more
: nourishing edibles that are to be found in the markets; but taking the general
average of the human family, It may be stated as a well-proven proposition
' 4hat the det of-civilised people is too ample, too hearty. In other words, we
: -wlf eat ttfc much.
, AnierAsans are undoubtedly the great meat eaters of the world, notwith-
standi the fact that we have the most bountiful supply of all the most nour
ishing foods that are-the products of widely diversified climate and many vari-
dies of soil. The British soldiers in Africa, instead of being fed on rare roast
beef, as we might naturally suppose from bur notions of British diet were giv-
a a moderate allotment of vegetable and cereal foods with an occasional
touch of jam to sweeten their rations and cheer their flagging spirits after the
long march. The Japanese soldiers who are fighting in the far east live chiefly
on rice and dried fish, while the Russian infantry and cavalry have a somewhat
-kardier dieft because of the rigors of the climate in which. they have to conduct
iheir canlpaign.'. It will be remembered that many hundred tons of candy were
.Shipped to - our own soldiers in the Philippines during the campaign of occupa
tion which followed the raising of our flag in the Archipelago. ; Since it has
iteen found that mixing a moderate amount of sweets with a limited diet of
egetables and other nourishing foods is good for the soldiers, who can con-
jtend that it is not good for the man "in the ordinary walks of life? ;
When Gossip
..... , By jRgneOrRepptier.
OSSIP. after all, is fairly harmless, provided At is sensible and
innocent The chief thing is that you receive :it for what it
is' worth, and not magnify your friend's prattle or give idle
words a terrible significance. All of us like to talk about 'our
friends; all of us do
tK'i'-.'--j-"ft..;--;
of time; but that , doesn't mean that we like them , less "Or
have the less confidence in them. You must take into con
sideration the spirit
v - s ; privacy that my Uncle Joseph is a cranky old gentleman;
Try pernickety in his Ways. Are you, then, justified in going to Uncle Joseph
mnn tiiincr him that I said he was a crank? If you have a bit of sense you
now very well that his crankiness is
mod that he has a thousand other virtues, which outweigh that fault Uncle
Joseph, ok the ther hand, might tell you that I am a thoughtless fellow, given
4o taking the world lightly. Is it just to repeat to me that Uncle Joseph
thinks me light-minded and brainless? You forget that; Uncle Joseph would
the first to combat you if you said aught againsfc.me, and that down in his
-Sieart he thinks I am one of the most promising lads' of his acquaintance. Gos-
tip. then, is rarely evil m intention when it deals with friends. We speak of
fSts, but in our hearts are a thousand reservations and the memory of many
Vnrtnes. Knowing our own feelings. we hesitate less to criticise. The great
-fhtag we must learn is that gossip is io be heard in the same kindly spirit and
t. 43btLt it is not to be repeated. , Whoever, hears-wrongly, or whoever carries ill
arards, wilfully, is in the devil's service. Gossip you will if yoh aTe human, but
above carrying it, and be above misinterpreting a thing that has . been said
about yourself. . Laugh at the criticisms of- your friends if they meet? your
mn; smile indulgently and be; nice to
tfeai if they talk of your faults, they
'-' received iSTobbed of chance venom, and
23 jJonbly armed against me sung s or f
a
Conventions xf,; 1908 will be held ia
is more to be desired tnan anypuing
to - Eat.
common agreement among scientific
is Harmless X
talk about theni and we will to the end
of gossip, not the letter. I tell you in
Iwhat particularly; endears him to me,
your critics,ffor you can assure yourseli
also appreciate your virtues. Gossip se
the person who receives it cheerfully
ortuce woman s Home. Companion. ,
Human
Family I
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jlTO SOPEN'-STOSSlpll " f
I .. . . - . . House Gets Rue ,
k Falir Wreck Occurre Sa Atlantic
ENGINEER ANlT FntEJI
Engineer GuiHfome, Oldest
gtneer on: Coast Une, MeetsTlnstaitt-
... l;irehtenlledydaiPojtal Clerk
; Injured-Passehsers Escape.) fWih
Trivial lnjiiries
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which left Rocky Mount Tuesday
morning at 5:17 o'clock : for Wilming
ton, over the Atlantic Coast ' line, tan
into an open switch at Warshaw a,bout
8 o'clock the engine overturning, .and
killing Engineer Guilford : Horne, of
Wilmington, land his colored 'fireman,
WU1 Sterling. 2 The. s passengers were
shaken up; but none was injred:ilr.
Horne was the oldest engineer ine-
employ of the Atlantic CoastIine, and
the father of Engineer" W. H. orne
of Rocky Mount Father and son met
each other on- the road on their trains
in the morning. 'V
The wreck occurred ai a siding about
one mile this side of Warshaw. The
siding had formerly been used for load
ing cars with wood, but had not been
used for several' months past. !The
switch ; was open, but how it came to
be, open, at this time is not known
Mr. Guilford H6rnet the engineer, and
Will Sterling, bis- fireman were in
stantly killed. It.-was; some time' be-
fore they could be etricaied, as tbey
were wedged between the" engine, and
its tender. The " mail car was piled
upon the tender, and all the cars were
more or-less damaged.' Postal Clera
Hdllingswdrh was badly injured, and
Clerk Powell had to continue his run.
All of. the passengers were more -or
less shaken up, but noije df them were
seriously hurt " - ' ;
Mr. Home has been employed by thLjMr. Newlands replied that Mr. Bryan
Coast Line for the last thirty-nW
years. He was one of the most trust-'
ed of all the men in the service yot
the road. He lived in. Magnolia many
years ago, where he was favorably
known. - His death, has cast a gloom
over the community,, especially
noticeable among railroad people.
The trains were: delayed for several
hours, the 12 o'clock train not; reach ,
ipg here until 4:30 p. ra. , Wrecking
trains wee: dispatched' bothJfrpm,1
BocKy Mpunt and. wlf miftgtot;i
A Destructive Fire. j V
Minneapolis, S pecial,4-Probably the
worst fire that the city of Minneapolis
has ever known occurredvhere Tues
day night,, and at 12 : 30 o'clock ?3,W0,-'
000 worth of .property had Been de
stroyed, with prospects -that the to
tal loss will reach at least $ 5,000,000
The fire started in the photograpnie,
supply house of O. H. Peck & Come;
pany, on Fifth
Ave
nue south, and
in less than
one-hail
hour thisfeuilding was, a mass
wreckage-yflvext to the Peck
ing is' the3'furnlture supply 'house of
Boutelle Bros..1 the- largest house 'of
its kind in the Northwest This build
ing soon caught lire, sparks from, it
being v carried' blocks by the norjh
wind, .aided 'by cold weather, the fire-1
men meeting- diificulty iiheir work,
as the fire burned ; itsaif out in one
or " two buildings : knd the firemen's
work, was entirely" directed tcfi Athe
buildings in close proximity in. art .at
tempi; to save them. It is reported.
that three firemen lost their lives:
' - ' Alabama Cotton Growers.; . f:
' . Montgomery, Ala., SpeiaJ;,Gpm
missipner. of Agriculture. R Ioole,
has issued a letter: to the cotton i gr6W;
meeting in all of the-towns audi cle
on Tuesday, January 10th, to . di sc
the best ahd most effective mode i
manner of disposition;)i4 Vfhe
"of action in making new cro05- oiH
Fatal Shooting Affair.. i
; . BlkinV N.-.C.-.J Special. Newiii as 'just
reached here that two . Alleghaney0 hiea
are dyinglas the result of a pistol duel!
at SpaVtalate Monday. :;'jMoxl
ley ' and Acquilla : Rector had 'n?4e
cattle trade; the day : beforeHah4; ;aftei
the trading was , oyer. Rector wen
awa.y and boastchat gpdone
Moxley. Mox
ey loaded up with corn
iwhiskey and
met RectoriM! Thorn p
son's : storolflA quarrel
gau. uuiu
after the
men ' began-, shooting, and .
smoke v.cleared. Rector .had four
wouhsamll Moxley one fatal " one.
Moxley will.idie-: V Rector; may live..
Rector is a sober, peefupcitjzen
fi;
$10,000 For' a
mo ac
Nashville, Dec. 14 Houstont Bcftfti
received a certified check from EviW1 Senate, Tuesday a number of
.-. . tt l -r?trt)rivate nension; bills anil a f hills
ville, Ind., for $10,000. . Four yearn
ago an old gentlemna tell on the sidej
walk in front of theiiotel and sevejtyj
injured himself. Mr Bond went j'to
his assistance, lifted hinrClfom -the
ground and cared, for Aim until heihadv
recoverea. Tne cneek was tne seauei.
Mr.' Bond would not? disclose the name;;
House JGets Bus v.
amount of .miscelladfeoua ; hnino
,Mdftday,tarting, with pension" bills
onsidefgjthe-HUi financial bill
later ia .tus aay. a -number of bills
ofiocalich&r : a
aniuttournmcnt5torced for lack of
a snorato;w,hen;anjattempt was made
to : Pass ri,nei9iniaresoiuMoii Wnno
the?irseof4tfee-Vas.hii
lot ror, uie aiuci icau v;Kallway Ap-
paNv!SP-X- V.- : .
I The -hill :transf erring the? Forest Re-
servis7fjomth' Secretary-of the n
te riof to tb e Agricul tu rai Department,
which has been pending Congress'
for?. several years, was passed, .
During discussion Of the financial bill
Mr. Hill said we must get back to the
gold standard,! which he learned from
ery high' authorities had been "irre
ocablyeetablisted .;Mr.WrtHi!.f was an in
fluence; atwork'; to displace govern
ment provided iRmbney with bank-pro-ided
moneyl and thereby enabled the
banks to paake he.profit on it "it is
no w0nder,Thersaid, nhat nine-tenths
of the bankers' are Republicans," add-?
irg. thftt some i were depositories and
others were hoping to? be. Duringia
heated colloquy with Mr. Hill Mr. Wil
liams said the biirunder consideration
would double ?thc -possibility of the
perpetration' of the1 "iniquitous
wronr e predicted, that it simply
syoulAv to-socialism..;
The dse adjourned.
Two Bills in the Senate.
The Senate had under consideration
the pure food and Philippine govern
ment bill& The debate on the former
was' confined -to falling attention to
the inadeemaey of, the protection ; af
forded the people of the United States-
against impure foods and drugs
The discussion of the Philippine bill
related solely,? to the '.question of the
guarantee by s the Philippine govern-
meni' t.hc uigouie ui luieicsi ui
bondl 'railroads in those' islands
Mr. SpOnerr plWiscor ?in. and , Mr
Bacon, of Georgia, leading in the criti
cism. Tl suggest: on Was made by
Mr. Nr rot Nevada, v that the
Philisr tjernment snouid con-
slruct ,:stem of rail roads pro
poscd.ai iebate4" brought out the
first referefico; in the Senate this ses
sion to Judge! Patke'r's views of the
Philippine question, caused 4 . by Mr.
Newlands quoting from , certain ut
terances of William J. Bryan and Mr.
Roosevelt Mr. Foraker inquired why
he had ignored Judge Parker, and
.fdr eight years stood as the leader of
ihe Democratic party. No action was
Itaken on the bill and the Senate ad
journed. The Smoot Matter.
tv2Chree.' witnesses were heard Mon
day in the case of Senator -Reed Smoot
.before the Senate committee on privi
iJeges andlelectionsethe committee re
suming its investigations after a long
ecess, The first was Rev. J. W. Buck
ley edftor of the Christian Advocate
Of -Ifew York, who told of a Mormon
raeetjhg he attended;fin Salt Lake,
Utah 'last summer, in which President
run?tiisplur
the t Churi. .tcaUii it e u mn-
emqnies that .have'iaken"' placeiinl
Endowment THouse ; and concerning
ecclesiastical divorces granted by the
-Church; ,and John Heriry Hamlin told
of jthe plural marriage of his sister,
Lilian Hamlin, to Apostle Abrain
t&hhon,! which sceremony,, he said, he
understood to' have been performed by
president Smith since- the manifesto
-of 1890. Most of tne testimony relat-
to the inside Church policy, but did
v connect ? Senator Smoot, with any
Of; the alleged violations of. State- or
pfJDr. Buckley told of a speech of
jfn'esident Smith on the subject of
vmarriage. . The witness said Presi-
nent omiin aeienaea tne iviarman mar
riage, and declared thatlpolygamy was
hot adultery, but was ,a . system of
marriage. . President Smith ,was quot
edr by the witness as saying that he
could not- give up any of hls;wives. ,
?3ln answer to questions by Senator
QverjaJV Mr. Reynolds said marriages
were ' i)imed with dead, persons in
thej "ment House. ' '
;i llmpeath Judge Swayne.
Mi Si,? as a grand jury, the House of
Representatives Tuesday, with almost
Kfull '.membership and after more than
five hours discussion to the exclusion
vof aft'ptherr business, adopted a resolu
tion providing for the impeachment of
Judge Chas. Swayne. oft the northern
district of. Florida, for "high crimes
and misdemeanors." The case against
.the respondent was clearly set out by
!Mr. Palmer, of Pennsylvania, chairman
of the sub-committee of the judiciary
committee, which heard the evidence
in the case. He carefully dissected the;
evidence bearing on, each of the speci
fications, and said that if it were found
that Judge Swayne had done well, he;
should be vindicated, but if he had
donjfcjll,vb'e should be sent to trial,
fitmtpe his excuses and aoolosies mav
or may not receive consideration." He
wis followed by Messrs. Clayton, .of.
Alabama: Powers, of Massachusetts:
Henry, of Texas, and Lamar, of Elori.
da, "'each of whom in most vigorous"
term' advocated impeachment! Messrs.
Gillett, of California, and Littlefield; of
Maine in speeches opposed ;tbeir col
leagues on all the specifications" except;
one,; as to the account rendered to thel,
government by Judge Swayne for-traV-'
eling expenses., ... '.'"'
. . . . , Pirst Since 1876. ( , v . .
- Throughoutthe sesson intense-jnter-estwas
shown by members, Following
the'ildoptfbn of the impeachmeh't res-.
blution, a provision was made fbr the
appointment of five members to ..notify
the.; Senate r of the impeachmeht- and
for a committee pf sjeven to present the
caiei to the Senate ? The nroceedinss
Wetelthe first their kind since, the
impeachment in of General W. W.
Who was Secretary of "War in
President Grant's" iabinet. ; '
t;IfriteCfsrbni8,Jn Senate.
private pension bills and a few bills
of ga semi-public character were pass
ed; and ; there was some discussion
of ; the pure' food bill by Messrs. Mc
fCkimber,xPlatt :Conn.); and Spoon er.
A resolution granting j the use of the
Pension office building for the inaugu
ral ball was also passed. Mr. Bailey
expressed opposition to it, The Sen
ttfn afl-fo-siTTirwl ;
r ed he: would not give
i FIERY TRAGEDY
family Murdered and Bodies - .Were
Burned in Building v.1
ICCUMED IN THE HEART OF TOWN
iharred Remains of Mr. B. B. Hughes,
His Wife and Tvo Daughters Found
in the Smoking; Ruins, of Their Home
in the Center of Trenton, S.
A BuHet Through the ; Man's . Head
and the Skii! Is of the Women Cru8h
ed Robbery the Supposed Motive
Governor tleyward Offers a Reward.
' Augusta SpeciaLA special to The
!hrpnicle from Edgefield says:-
'The most hideous of all human hor
ors; ' occurred at Trenton Thursday
lighequai in horror to the Statesboro
tffair, if: the general accepted theory be
rue, that !the victims were first mur
lered before the house .Was fired. At
o'clock this morning the residence of
B. B. Hughes, centrally: located in
he town, Was discovered on fire. Neigh-
Kjrs rushed'to the scene, but the fire
tad progressed so far that entrance to
he house was Impossible. At once in-
luiry was- made as to the whereabouts
f the inmates, it being thought that
hey had made their escape in their
light clothes. As soon as the fire had
lied down sufficiently, a fearful scene
net the eyes of the beholders. There
ay the. charred and . almost unrecog
nizable ibodies of the Entire family, con
tisting of Mri'Hughes,. his rife, Eva,
ind . two young daughters, Emmie,
iged 19, and' tHattie, 14 years , of age.
Ir. Hughes; body? lay just below where
ras situated the door leading rrom nis
'pom to the hall, with a bullet heli
Jirough the upper part of his head. A
pistol with one ? empty chamber lay
lear by. Part of his charred . clothes
jeere on his Person, showing that he
aras dressed at the time he met death.
rhe body of his -wife -was on the. bed
iprinzs. while those of the young ladies
vere similarly situated. The skulls oi
Jiese three were crushed as if hit with
in axe or some blunt instrument. Theii
todies when found occupied a most na
tural position, with nothing to indicate
i struggle, showing that they had been
itruck and done to death, while asleep,
rhe news spread like wildfire and soon
ihe entire surrounding country was on
'.he scene.
"Under the direction of , Solicioti
rhurmond. a coroner's jury was im
paneled, but as yet no testimony has
afipn takp.n. it beine thought best tc
iwait further developments. It was said
:hree tracks were discovered-leading
from the field up to the rear of th
aouse. The county blood hounds were
secured and put on the train,- but this
effort-has availed nothing. The horroi
(s veiled in mystery. Every externa
evidence goes to show that the familj
were all killed before the house wai
fired. One theory is the house was en
fArri frf rtw nnroose of robbery: thai
.rti hriiiia'isetedtbibber
.pliSJthnjr
94mg'ni'lUrt(tffne
re
-if Rniipitnr Thurmond. Governor ttey
ward has offered a reward for the ap
prehension of the guilty parties
Japs Prepared to Spend the Winter
nAY ohi'u rTTfisLdnuaiters. vii
iroon Ttv rahle. Delayed in Trana
mission.) In the villages near
actual Japanese line houses are
th
be
ing repaired and built, scores of welli
are being dug, , villages are being de
r,rioi nt trees, and Quantities .of tue
are heine nrenared. Every indicatioi
tbe intention to remain
the present line aunng uio vym c.
The cold weather is not affecting tn
Japanese, although the temperatun
has already fallen to. a few degreei
below zero. There are few sick men
Bank Robbed.
Enid, Okla,, Special. xne j armera
State Bank, of Lambert, has been rob
bed by three men, who dynamited tht
safe, obtaining $3,000 as their booty
Wnilo two robbers were t inside, th
third guarded them, holding thi
horses. The robbers escaped, makin;
for the Gloss mountains. A posse ii
in nursuit. ,
No More Assaults.
-Tokio, By Cable. In disabling thi
Russian fleet at Port Arthur, preclud
ing the possibility of its being abh
tp reenforce the Russian, second Paci
flc (Baltic) squadron; the Japanesi
baveidpllsh
he '" dfesperate ( assaults against th
"fortress which they ,have been makinj
for tne pas,t three nidntiis. There ii
f now a1 strohg-vprobkbility that, whili
continulhg -.the siege tney win avou
lojlfes tf . ;agni,tude already at
tehtog their ' efforts, and instead o
assa'tiltingr will rely- on - starving ou
j.-i :0: . 4-11 t. t
line nsgajxis'-, uum i- -jnuanf mum
ture4i v . . . . ' ' : ''
':. evv 'Japanese Fortifications.
"Washington, Special. Mr. Griscom )
the American minister &t iokio, nai
cabled, the State Department that Mr
Fisher, the American vice consul a
Nagasaki,- reports that all shippinj
has - been warned ' to keep 20 milei
awayfrom Pescadores, an island of
i. ; T?VrTnrR!. and thai
xuu wcsl tuaot vjv -
it ls reported tnat ioruncawus
being constructed at Seoul.
art
Reward - Offered.
Maccn, Ga., Special A reward o
$300 and expenses has been offeret
lor the capture of Maro S. Potter, thi
defaulting and fugitive cashier of tin
bank at.Davisboro, Ga., where he it
alleged to be more than $20,000 shor
in his accounts. The ('reward is offerer
by the officials of the bank. ' -
Potter is only 22 years old, weigh:
200 pounds and has light hair anj
blue eyes. He is .very popular, am
his friends express surprise f at hi
action. . : .ix ... ' '
CHARGE VAST fAOl
fiossian Officials; Strike a Hard Fifhi
With Enemies of the GoTefDceot
WILD SCENES IN ST. ! PETESSBUR6
Great Anti-Governmnt Demonstra
tion and " Measures Taken to Sup-
press It t Caused jExcltenent
Un-
6
coualed Since the Riots of
1001
Previous Warnings ip the News-
"""..V f i"- -" -
papers 'Only Served-, to ' Swell the
' 4 'f.-.
Crowd of Students,, Workmen and
Young Women. T t
St. Petershurg,, By Cahle. A popular
anti-government demonstratioa, the
participants in which included large
numhers off students of hoth sexes, be
gan, at midday Sunday in the Nevsky
prospeet and lasted about two-hours.
Hundreds of police and' mounted? gen
darmes, who were hidden in the court
yard of the public buildings, emerged
and suddenly charged the crowd at full
gallop, driving the demonstrators in
headlong confusion and Screaming with
terror upon the sidewalks and into ad
jacent-streets. This led to serious en
counters, 50 persons being more or less
severely injured. Large numbets were
arrested. .
Not sincethe riots of 1901, when Cos
sacks, stretched across the Navski pros
pect rrom building to building, eharged
dow;n 'the boulevard from the Moscow
station to-the Neva, has the Russian
capital lived' through -such a day of
excitement as this.' The authorities last
night got wind of Uie big anti-govern
ment demonstration planned for today
by the Social Democratic party to de
mand an immediate end of the war and
the convocation of a' national; assem
bly and this evening in every paper
in black-face type was an explicit
warning to the people, at their peril,,
to desist from congregating in the Nev-
Ski prospect near the " Kasean Cathe
dral. At the same time.extesive prepar
ations were made to quell any disturb
ance. The police on the Nevskl pros
pect were increased six times over and
the devorniks, or house porters were
marshaled in front of their respective
buildings. Half a dozen .squadrons of
mounted gendarmes were massed in
the rear of the Gaseah Cathedral, and
battalions of reserve police 'were sta
tioned in several court-yards out of
eight. Minister of the Interior Sviato-polk-Mirsky
gave strict orders, how
ever,, that no Cossacks should, be used
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and the chief of police issued explicit
directions to avoid harsh, measures un
less it should become-absolutely neces
sary. .
. The newspaper - warning,, 'however,
by Rivinar notice to those'tiot-' apprised-
I of the prospect Of a demonstration, de
feated the very , object of -which they
were designed, attracting seemigly tXte
whole;. population or'ihis .vast city to
thel;hrba4fthroughilnd lonjg- "
inents were so dense'that movement
was almost impossible, while -the- snowr
covered-boulevard was bjack :with a
tangled mass of sleighs, filled mostly
with the. curious. In throngs on the
sidewalks, were practically tiieowhole
student body, of the capital, including
many young women; who. have lways
been prominent in Russia in .revolu
tionary, movements, and also, thousands
of workmen belonging to the Social.
Labor party. Towards I o'clock the
workmen and students seemed to
swarm toward' the corner of the Hotel
Europe, opposite the Gasean Cathedral.
The police, recognizing that the critical
moment was approaching, tried in vain,,
to keep back the human tide. Then,;'
when there was not a single mounted
policeman in sight, on the strike of 1
o'clock, from the heart of the thJekly
wedged crowd a blood red Sag, like a
Jet of flame, suddenly shot up. It was
the signal. Other flags appeared in the
crowd, waving frantically overhead ;
and they were greeted with a hoarse
road, "Down with autocracy." The stu
dents surged into the street, singing the
"Marseillaise," while innocent specta
tors, seeking to extricate themselves
crowded into , doorways and hugged
walls. Dismounted police made a sin
ele atlemti to force thir way into th
crowu to wrest the flags from the de
monstrators, but the students and
workmen, armed with sticks, stood
close, and neat back their, assailants..
Then, like a flash, from behind the
Kasean Cathedral, came a squadron of
gendarmie. The! doors of adjoining
court yards were thrown back, and
battalions of police came out. A dou
ble squadron charged the flank of the -demonstrators
with drawn sabres. Five
otheir squadrons circled the mob, cut
tin ! through the f rings of seDctators.
who gladly scurried to cover. The main
wedge of .the demonstrators stood fast
only, a moment or two.
There was a sharp rattle of cudgels
and sabres, though the wounds showed
that the police struck principally with
the flat of their sabres. ' The women
were r especially fierce in their resis
tance. Many were struck and tram-,
pled, and blood streamed down their
'faces.'- r: ' ;; - -'
While the mob stood, those within
managed to throw-hundreds of revo
lutionary . proclamations over the
heads of their fellows. The police
urged their horses fiercely into the
crowd, driving those who resisted into
the courtyards, the HoteL Europe and
the Catholic-Church. The intense ex
citement lasted about ten minutes, af
ter which mounted squadrons of the
and the policemen, devoted themselves
to keeping the crowd moving: ' '
Considering the sharp ilght the riot
ers had up, - the police acted: hu
manely with the crowd;' avoiding bru
tality and roughness in keeping the
throng moving, and snowing really,
more consideration thanf,the police' ofi
many cities C would j under similar
circumstances. . . a :;'
La the meantime those confined la
the court yards, who were recognized
as agitators, ' were arrested, but others-were
allowed to go quietly home,
the wounded first having their injur
ies dressed. ...
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