Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-26
DAWN OF LIGHT
For the Long-Suffering
Subjects Of the Gar.
He Reiterates That His People
Shall Have Representation.
D;sorders in Pol and Increase With the
Growing DispIeasure.

ST. Petersburg. April 23-Noon--
+My will regarding .he cOnvocatioh Oh
representatives OF the people Is u'i-
rwerving and the minister OF the ~
terror is making every effort FOR US
speedy realization"
Emperor Nicholas recci"tng m audi-
ence at Tsa-skoe-Seio. sunday. tHe
marshal Of :he nobility Of kostroma. 4
government OF middle Russia. director
that the ADORE message :le cOTnmunlcd,-
cd to the nobility Of kGstoma- N"
message evidently was dt signed 10 u"
Unfinished to uliet The :rars or mos
who are impatient at tn" delays am
who have grown scaDtiCM of the fu!iii-
n7ent Of the promises contained III 'he
fnDerjal rescript II IS very slgnihcaht
that the Emperor used the words con-
yo, ,rion Of representatives OF the peo-
ME-" thus going beyond the expression
ercnloyed i'm the rescrip1 and setting Al
rest all doubt as 20 His Majesty'S
meaning The NovOe EreIrya halls tn"
NOV assurance with much satisfaction.
saving:
..'rEese words will spread over Russia
Iike a great consOla zion. They will tran
nuilze the warnings Of al! classes OF
society even where hope was being
crushed by impotence ana under the
Influence Of the ridicule heaped from
certain quarters on Russian represen-
tatiou' and where il vas ironically pre-
dictad that the representatives would
never be convoked. The iY1perial words
breathe firm resolution to put into eff
feet and not simply 20 consent TO TIL,
important reform in spit" ii the ma'i:-
- 4. hi *
Majesty's intentions.
Tn" Moscow Gazette published tn"
E.rperor's statement under the double
EAGLE and said:
Now lot all Russia'S well wish'rs
cease their jercmiads against the con
voca ton o. representa- -i"rs of the peo-
pie
\ runOr is circulated ] ere to the ef-
feet that Emperor Nicholas Will mar
Easter by the proclamation Of general
amnesty for political and religious
prisoners now confined in the fortress
es or prisons of European Russia or
WHO arr. in exile.
Fears that the Easta~ HOLIDAYS which
extend over y days will he the Occa-
sion FOR bloody riots are manifest ri
ever where and the population is be-
coming distinctly panicky over the
stories which are circulating of murder
pillas. ard terrorism on the part ~
nchs in various parts of the country
Even church as. according to the stories
told. are not exempt. TIL" people ar
baitg especially warned rot to enter thf
ST. Isaac or kaZan caihedrals Of tn.
chur, h OF the Nevsav monastery. Tx
Liberals pretend to rCl!cve that sucf
stories are purposely circulated by 'h'
police. In any event the strain is no
coming intense This is Holy week VIII y
AL Prussia is usually in sack-cloth anu
a.les bitt the poorer classes of the PEI
pie. who generally attend irccssan'
masses. now spend most OF their time
al the doors Of the churches g0ssipins
about what may happen next week.
Tire solemn religions service at tn
winter palace which in ordinary years
takes place. Saturday at midnight. Wit
which Easter is ushrred iE and whey
the metropolitan of ST. Petersburg pro
cl3;ts to the Emperor in the presence
OF tho imperial family. ministers anf
Leading fuHctionarips the rising G.
Christ from the grave. Will not occu
this year OF account of the danger in
volved. Instead a simila-' service VIII b.
held at TsarskOe-Selo.
C:OvprnOr-tSeueral rrepor insists 81
his ability to preserve orGer and pro
t"ct life and property.
Among the persons arrested. las
night were three Of The principal rero
lntiOnary leaders.