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Show DISAPPOINTMENT IN DARK RUSSIA Decree of Amnesty Does Not Appear, and People Peo-ple Grieve.; ST. PETEBSBURO. " May 19. Although Al-though it was certain last night that the partial amnesty decree with which it aws thought a few days the Emperor Em-peror would . signalise his birthday, would not be ' promulgated . today, nevertheless its failure to appear caused popular disappointment and misgivings. This was . more ' pronounced - as the Official Messenger contained this morning, morn-ing, side by side with the usual batch of promotions and "--;-issued on such occasions, two columns of protests from reactionary organisations. Inspired In-spired by 43en. Trepoff's secret circular to the Governors, Instructing them to have the "Black Hundred" organisations. organisa-tions. Immediately dispatch to the Emperor Em-peror protests against amnesty, the ' abolition of the death penalty and concessions con-cessions to Parliament. - President Moureratseff was present at the gala luncheon, at the Alexandra palace at Peterhof today in honor of his Majesty's birthday, but he cannot present the address In reply to the speech from the throne' except at an audience formally granted for that purpose. pur-pose. It Is hardly possible, however, that be can avoid an Informal discus slon of the situation with members of the court. . |