Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1907 — QUIET REIGNS IN DOMAIN OF CZAR [ARTICLE]

QUIET REIGNS IN DOMAIN OF CZAR

News of the Dissolution of Parliament Is Received in Silence. • 1 | St Petersburg. June 18. —St Peter* burg received with surface serenity the' news that Emperor Nicholas had 1 : ajll '9

dissolved the duma and, with large detachments of foot soldiers and cavalry In evidence at every street corner and machine guns sweeping jfvery public square, no outbursts or Disturbances occurred. Swift action was taken by the government against the social democratic deputies, whom the duma was ordered to expel and surrender that they might be tried for high treason. Soon after the dispersal of the lower house nine of the sixteen leaders mentoined by name in the government indietmnt were arrested, including Prince Tzertzerefeli and M. Dzhaparidge. The remaining seven escaped. Telegrams from practically every city in the empire announce that the news of the dissolution of parliament was received quietly and with almost an entire absence of demonstrations. F’ en at Odessa and Kiev no disturbances occurred. The prefect of police of Kiev issued orders that no demonstrations on the part of the reactlonts‘« nr revolutionists be allowed and that no onen discussion of the dissolution of parliament will be permitted.