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Show AMNESTY FOR PRISONERS. Emperor May Celebrate May Day by Liberating Political Prisoners. ST PETBHSBUftG, April 2' A rumor Is circulated here to the effect that Emperor Em-peror Nicholas will mark Faster by the proclamation of general amnesty for political po-litical and religious prisoners now confined con-fined in the fortresses or prisons of European Euro-pean Russia or who are in exile. Feara thut the Easter holidays, which extend over thirteen days, will be the occasion oc-casion for bloody riots, are manifested everywhere and the population Is betom-lng betom-lng decidedly panh-kv omt the rumors which are Circulating Of murder pillage ami terrorism on the part of tho mob in various parts of the country. Even chun-hes. according to the stories told, nr not exempt Thin Is holy week when all Russia Is usually in sackcloth nnci ashes but tho poorer classes of the people who Rrnf.rnlly attend Incessant masses now spend most Of their time iit the doors of the church, s gossiping about what may happen next week. The solemn religious services at the winter palace, which In ordinary years lakes place Saturday nt midnight, with Which Easter Is ushered in and when the metropolitan of St. Petersburg proclaims to the Emperor In the pr' setu of the Imperial Im-perial family, ministers and leading functionaries; func-tionaries; the rising of t'hrlst from the grave, will nol take place thle year on account ac-count Of the danger Involved Instead a similar service will bo held at T6arskoo-Selo. |