Show st petersburg and other cities in gay colors f and strikers returning to work count witte i basss upon the editors to aid AMNESTY FOR PRISONERS aist petersburg oct 31 count i fae today summoned a confer ence of the editors of all the st petersburg newspapers and asked aid and co operation in re normal and curing the of the people in the new regime the purpose st which was to give the fullest measure of liberty outlined in the manifesto v the count paid he had tele graphed to many eminent liberals to come to st petersburg and as in putting the new admonis tra tion on a solid and acceptable footing but while the railroad strike prevented their arrival he wag forced to rely on the senate of the st petersburg press without whose assistance in calming the people the gov could do nothing and mould be obliged io content imset with negative and even reaction ary measures the editors present expressed ithe fullest confidence in count yette tte but declared that they not publish their papers I thou the consent of the strike committee the of the radical papery said chatto thatto con was necessary to giva the fullest amnesty to political prisoners and remove general the cossacks and the other military forces from the city count witte said the govern ment intended to proclaim aanes ty A manifesto was being pre pared hut everything could not be done in a day he added that it would be madness to remove the coops from the city at such a juncture DAY OF REJOICING st petersburg oct 31 1220 p m the russian capital blossomed out flags and bunting today all the troops were withdrawn from the streets and the city presented almost its normal appearance the nervous neiS the people has suddenly alsap feared by thousands flock adb the shops and factories walting the of ane strike committee the authorities did abt in their power to encourage the spirit of rejoicing over the newly granted liberties it was by order of general that the regulation decorations were hung out and troops were instructed to permit the people to vent their feelings before noon the celebratory celebrators began and the city soon appeared to have goue mad such scenes had naver been witnessed in russia unrestrained by ord or deeds the crowds did and said what they filkel despotism seemed suddenly to have been replaced by license red flags were everywhere in evidence in the churches devout men and women on bended knees before the image of st nicholas the miracle worker rendered thanks for the blessings of liberty while at the corners of he thronged thron ged streets orators harangued the populace the people assembled principally on the prospect from the kazan cathedral to the town hall opposite the hotel de leu rope traffic was blocked fully workmen were massed there listening lo 10 student orators who delivered impassioned speeches from the steps of the town hall and cathedral red flags showed above the debbe black mass of cheering humanity the police kept the back ground not even trying to keep the street open passing patrols on their way to their barracks would have been mobbed had it not been for the appeals ot the cool headed who declared to the accompaniment of cheers that the troops were benca jorth with the people the biggest demonstration was organized by students and workmen A great procession was formed starting from the university strong it increased in number as the demonstration marched across the river and up the prospect as far as alie kazan cathedral singing the marseil laise A dozen red banners inscribed with the word svoboda liberty were carried at the head 0 the parade which stopped at the places where the troops alred on the people january 22 tind the pa with bared heads chanted funeral dirges the crowds in the streets uncovered their heads aa the procession passed at the kazan cathedral the procession counter marched 10 the university eliere from the balconies students harangued the crowds with fiery speeches urging the people not to cesse the struggle until every right ot man had teen attained in the midst of the oratory immense enthusiasm was created by a student who scaled the roof of the university and attached i red flag to the cross over the entrance the following la a sample of the inflammatory speeches you must go to the prisons and lib erate your comrades go armed with Terp dynamite and bombs tre poff is in power conr watchword must be that all the troops must be withdrawn from st petersburg and leavy the capital in our possession bloody scoundrel must of russia the doors 0 the leand of the fortresses must be opened and a national guard must be the protection of our liberties ICso uld lie fatal to slop now the Emperor has yielded because ho Is not sure offlie arm which 1 with us edwords are on our side hurr ak for liberty hurrah for socialism counter took place on the where several thousand people hiaring li aring laite nsf nelt on uie ciul buns ti god save the emperor and prayed for the emperor although admitting that there is some danger in the uncontrolled exuberance ube rance of the people the authorities have decided to give it the freest reina possible and only to interfere if public safety is threatened the old russians who understand the temper of the people say it the manifesto can arouse such manifestations in cosmopolitan indifferent st petersburg the people will go mad in the provinces and there may be a repetition of the scenes at the coronation which occasioned great disaster general speaking to the correspondent of the associated press about the effect of the manifesto said it is necessary to await the developments of the few days during which undoubtedly there will be great demonstrations all over th country I 1 believe these will be followed by a period of tranquillity tranquill ty as I 1 feel certain the revolutionists who would not be content with anything will be unable to continue the agitation effectively last nights demonstrations continued almost until morning A procession of persona with red flags paraded the bersky prospect until 4 singing the and they then moved down latania street to the russian basille at the corner of street for an hour they made the air ring with revolutionary bongs immediately opposite stood ahe well filled cossack barracks and the crowd took part of their da light in howling maledictions male dictions in that direction the social democrats however are urging their followers not to te tricked by the government tout to keep up the fight they organized a demonstration of the proletariat in the vasilla district in favor of the organization of a national militia and general amnesty the imperial manifesto has produced a wonderfully fine impression and it executed in a frank and spirit must allay much of the prevailing discontent the distrust of the government is so deep seated however that say that not until words are translated into acts and the people actually enjoy heir liberty will confidence in ahe government be restored count witte has been showered congratulations upon his personal triumph but to ajl feli citations he anya wait reserve your congratulations until I 1 have succeeded after seeing the associated press correspondent last night count witte worked until 2 in the morning and was up again at 7 at 9 he began a series of consultations with his friends such news as comes from the interior today la distinctly better the provincial authorities through machinery which in that respect is perfect spread the news of the grant of the constitution from house to house and this morning the strike appears everywhere to be going to pieces POPE HEARS THE NEWS rome general satisfaction j is expressed here at the manifesto of emperor nicholas granting russia a constitution and at the position taken by count witte hopes are expressed that peace is established reestablished re and that will become prosperous there being a community of interests especially in foreign politics between russia and italy king victor emmanuel learned the news on a railroad train after ho had left genoa and was most pleased the popo beard the news this morning from cardinal merry del val the papal secretary of state and exclaimed may this mean a new and happy hap py life for russia STRIKE IN COAL AND IRON WORKS berlin oct 31 A despatch to the bokal Anz leger from jn silesia says a general strike has broken out in the districts of wice aid dombrowa in russian poland the operatives in the ales coal and iron works went out at noon A passenger train tried to go from katto altz to wice yesterday but was received across the frontier by a bowling mob and forced to return DEEP impression IN WARSAW warsaw russian poland oct 31 the imperial manifesto granting a constitution to russia made a deep impression on the populace they embraced in ahe restaurants and there was universal rejoicing in which aber army offic cra joined the military patrols have been withdrawn A FREE PEOPLE st petersburg oct 31 the mu incie 1 council nt its sitting last even ins after reading the imperial mani festo j decided to stend the following telegram to the emperor the he council welcomes wilh delight long desired tiding of freedom firmly ay iy on a bright future for dead fatherland hurrah for the of a free people ODESSA WILD WITH jay odessa oct 31 the promulgation here of the emperors manifesto was followed by the wildest excitement vast crowds exultantly parading the a notable feature being the number of and cheering ibi the people the church bells are ringing thaiA sKiving servi coK are being held and a public holiday lias been proclaimed IN CATHOLIC COUNTRIES of the methodist educational work new york oc 31 no educational wok watch is being carri edon by this society has more uniformly succeeded or has achieved a more brilliant record than our girls school in rome was the good news which mrs F P crandon brought to the members of the comans womans foreign missionary society of the methodist episcopal church yesterday the members listened to reports of the work in roman catholic countries chief among which came that of this methodist school tor girls in tho eternal city miss carnahan reported splendid success in pueblo mexico where arc eight day schools supported by the society with a prospect of six more in mexico city sixty boarders and day pupils attend the methodist institute not counting the kindergartens speaking tor south america miss M F hart reported 87 girls in the pay school and in the free schools at rosario with the mortgage on the montevideo school buildings cancelled ORANGE SHIPPING SEASON growers of california looking for great returns los angeles cal oct 31 with the opening ot the orange shipping season next wednesday the growers of southern california are convinced they will begin the greatest year in the history 0 the industry in this state the total shipments last season to baat saturday were carloads of which were lemons a total of carloads of orangel from bouthern ou thern california alone the total amount of money involved was 23 the principal items making up the sum total being as follows for the railroads refrigerator car lines growers anil shippers the prices were better than for the past two seasons previous but somewhat under those realized three and four years ago this seasons yield for navels it is expected will be in excess of last years ROCK ISLAND WRECK seven persons were killed an fn a collision chicago oct 31 an official statement of the wreck last night at cazy iowa of two of the rock island fi eight trains states that seven persons were killed the bodies of two immigrants having been found in the wreckage to dav the dead engineer shields G W marshall R W johns brakhman bert nebaon fireman J W caldwell charge of emigrant outfit 0 W heppner tramp unidentified man COLONIST RUSK los angeles gives evidence of the arrival of strangers LOB angeles cal oct 31 with baggage heaped up in great stacks and the number of pieces increasing with the arrival of every train the passenger depots of railway lines in this city present a sight never before witnessed the colonist rush from the east is at its and since saturday trains have been arriving in sections the santa fe which friday had a total of fifty extra tourist cars booked to leave chicago tomorrow now has seventy five for the same time while extra cars were due to leave kansas city saturday and monday PIECE DID NOT SHOCK new york oct 31 mrs warrens profession a liay by bernard shaw over the propriety of which there has been much controversy was performed at the garrock theater last night for the first time in new york the bouse was crowded men largely predominating As it was presented last night the play might easily be a disappointment io those who attended in the expectation pec tation of being there were no expressions of disapproval on the part of the audience but on the contrary several situations elicited hearty applause the play was watched by police mcadoo who declined at the close of the performance to express his judgment upon the pro the piece MADAME CALVE APPEARS toronto oct sl cadaine calve and her company under the management of cort and kromberg opened their american concert engagement at massey hall last night madame valves voice was never head d to bet effect and she effectually disproved reports cabled from london that her voice was failing the company goes from here to montreal and appears in new york on saturday DYNAMITE STOPPED FLAMES parkersburg W va ocl 31 firo practically wiped out the little oil town of pine grove in wetzel county today starting with a natural gas explosion in the pina grove hotel it swept everything before it for several hours and the entire business portion of the town Is in ashes dynamite was ly used to stop the flames loss estimated at KILLED IN PRIZE FIGHT st john N 1 oct 31 A boxing exhibition hero last night was suddenly by the death of ccarles oregan a local boxer who was knocked out by a blow over the heart deliver edby fred of st johns oregan within an hour |