The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-03-25
THE NEW S.
A PEERLESS PAGEANT.
The obsequles of the Late Gar of Rus
STA Celebrated with imposing
Pomp.
Gossip frefn the National capitaI.-Rom-
nations by the President.-The In
evitable Extra Session
Question. &c.
An Imposing paseant-The Funeral of the

sustus Sala teiegraphs from ST. Peters
Iurg, regarding the funeral of the Gar:
i have Just been the spectator of one of
he most magnificent, most impressive, |
most pathetic pageants on which, in the
course OF q heightened career, accus- |
toned to the pomps and yanities of re- |
gaiity, from Royal bridals and feasts TO |
royal funerals, have ever been privi- |
lodged to set eyes on. Three cannons |
fired from the fortress directed the vari- |
Gus mouTners to get ready to take their !
places. A similar saIyo about midday |
gave the signal TO start. When the sable |
standard, bearing in white the initials of
the murdered monarch, was unfuried on
the fortress, artillery began to fire
minute guns, all the bells in the city be-
gan to toll. The whole route was lined
by troops of the garrison, Immediately
behind whom the public were permitted
TO stand No galleries or platforms
were erected, as householders were only
allowed at personal risk and peril to let
windows or balconies to strangers. The
police had taken exceptional measures
to preserve order, in the maintenance of
which the public by handbills were in
yited TO cooperate. All houses and
public buildings, too, showed the
SAME AMOUNT OF SABLE FLAGS
and drapeTy as when the Empress, not u
year ago, was similarly conveyed from
the palace TO the fortress. The route
taken was from the great plain in front
of the winter palace by Admiralty Quay
and English Quay to NichOlaivisky
bridge, crossing which the procession
took the street on the line of the Island
of Vassiiliostroff. across Tootchokoff
bridge and by Alexander park to the
fortress, entering tue gate called Ivanes-
kaia. At the funeral ceremonies Of the
Empress last summer the route taken WIS
by Trinity, wooden structure of barges,
which is removed at the approach of ice,
although the Toadways across the frozen
Neva are much used The fortress is al
most Immediately opposite the palace.
There is II superstition among Russians
against transporting the dead over frozen
rivers, and the route by which the cortege
passed was some four miles in length.
The procession consisted in all Of thir-
teen sections, comprising 172 groups, to
describe which would occupy many
columns. Among the noticeable features
of the procession was a figure which
attracted much attention, the knight of
golden armor mounted on georgeously
harnessed sliced, carrying drawn sword
and supposed to symbolic the bright
and spotless character of the departed
sovereign. After HIM walked man at
arms in sable arinor with drawn sword.
Perhaps
THE MOST PICTURESQUE FEATURES
in the ceremonial were the deputations
which figured for the first time in Rus
sian history, representing institutions
created by the late emperor, the Fem
stats, the justices of the peace and Il mot.
ley group of peasants, with one at least
of patriarchal appearance, all attired in
their winter garb, some with the colored
scarf used to girdie their sheepskin and
rough cloth oVercoatS. Following the
priests came the gorgeous catafalque, on
which rested the coffin, under rich can
opy of cloth of gold, surmounted 10y
white ostrich plumes.
Sala SAYS: We are asking what next
| and next" when the hearsc came sud
denly in view and the prodigious mass
| of humanity rapidly, SO To speak, as q
| flash of lightning, uncovered. 1t was q
most wondrous sight to behold that black
| sen of hats and caps transformed into al
immense expanse OF pale, upturned
faces. The funeral car was bier Of
ebony and silver on wheels, with heavily
| carved silver spokes aud superstructurt
| of black and silver. The whole was can
| opted by superb material encircling the
| columns of the bier. The coffin of the
| illustrious deceased was almost hidden
by the golden pail lined with white satin
and the vast car itself was drawn by
black horses
COMPLETELY sHRoUDED IN SABLE ORA
PERIES.
Four general aids de camp stood, ont
at each corner of the catafalque, The
polished metal wheels of which glisten
ed in the sunlight. Sixteen general OF
ficers held the silken cords of The
canopy. Behind the bier of his muir
dered sire, walked Alexander III. in hi.
imperial solitude, bearing alone his fila
sorrow and his state cares, and symbol
izing in this last respect his unique
position. The Emperor was dressed il
a generals uniform, wearing the ribbon
OF the order of St. Andrews. Follow
ing the Emperor at respectful distaRc'
came the minister of the household, tn
minister of war, and three officers OIL
duty. Next in order followed the Crane
dukes and princes, according to prece
dence, with foreign princes. These in
cluded the Grand Dukes Vladimir
Alexis, Sergius, Paul and Constantine
Sergius Michaelovitsch Dimitri, tn
three Nichoiases, Peter, the two Nj
chaeis, George and Alexander, all OIL
foot, like His Majesty, with innumeI
able princes, Romonofs, Luchtenbers
Nicholas and George Maximilianovitch
Peter, Alexander and Constantine @
Oldenburg, and the Dukes George an
Michael Of Mechlenburg Strelitz.
Senate Committees-The Assignments by tn
Republican Caucus.
WASHINGTON, March 18-The follow
ing are the senate committees as selec
ed, the first named on each committe
being chairman:
Privileges and Elections = MesSr,
! IIoar, Cameron Wis, Teller, Sherman
, Frye, Salisbury, Hill Ga, Vance an
Pugh.
Foreign Relations -Messrs. Burnside:
Conkling, Edmunds, Miller, Ferry
johnson, Morgan, Hill Ga, Pendleton.
Finance-Messrs. Morrill,, Sherman
Ferry, Jones New, Allison, Plat N. Y
Bayard, Voorhees,, Beck, Mcpherson
Harris.
Appropriations-Me Allison, Il
gan, Davis, Plumb, Hale, Davis w. V
Beck, Ransom, Cockrell.
Commerce-M essrs. Conkling, McMi
Ian, Jones, Nevada, Kellogg, Congel
Ransom, Coke, Farley, Vest.
Manufactures-Messrs. Conger, Hale
Sewell, Mcpherson, Williams.
Agriculture-Messrs. Malone, Blail
| luA41Oi e1A 9CNf LAWS, w CSL v
Slater, Georgia.
Military Affairs = Messrs. Logar
Burnside, Cameron, Pennsylvania, Hal
rison, Sewell, Cockrell, Maxey, Grover
Hampton.
Naval Affairs = Messrs. Cameron
Pennsylvania, Anthony, Rollins, Miller
Malone, Mcpherson, Jones, Florida
Vance, Farley,
Judiciary-Messrs. Edmunds, Conk
ling, Logan, Ingalls,, Mcmillan, Garland
Davis, Illinois, Bayard, Lamar.
Postoffices and posi- roads-M essr:
Ferry, Hill, Colorado, Plat, New York
Sawyer, Malone, Maxey, Salisbury
Farley, Groome.
Public lands-Messrs. Plumb, Hill, O
California, Blair, Van Wyck, McDih
Jones, of Florida; Grover, Walker an,
Morgan.
Private land claims-Messrs. Bayard
Jonas, Call, Edmunds and Allison
Indian affairs-Messrs. Dawes, In
gals, Saunders, Logan, Cameron, Q
Wisconsin; Coke, Pendlcton, Wake
and Slater.
| Pensions-Messrs. Teller, Plat, o
Connecticut; Blair, Mitchell, Edgerton
Groome, Slater. Jackson and Camden,
Revolutionary claims-Messrs. Johns
ton, Jones. of Florida; Hill, of Georgia
Anthony and Dawes.
;, Claims = Cameron, of Wisconsi in
Frye. Teller, Hoar, Conger, Pugh, Jack
son, George and Fair.
District of Columbia-Messrs.I Ingalls,
Rollins, Mcmillan, Hawley, McDill
Harris, Butler, Vance and German
Patents--Messrs Plat, of Connect
cut: Hoar, Mitchell, Edgarton, Coke
Call, Williams.
observation-disclosures. Saunders, KeI
logg, McDili, Sawyer, Butler, Garlan,
and Vest.
| Railroads-Mcssrs. Kellogg, Teller
Saunders, Hawley, Sawyer, Sewell, LIS
mar, Grover, Williams, Jones, Brown.
Mines and mining-Messrs. Hill, O
Colorado; Jones, of Nevada; Van WICK
Miller, Hampton. Fair, Camden.
Revision of laws-Messrs. Mcmillan
Plat. OF COnHeei!culi Hale. Davis. of Il
linois; Pendleton.
Education and labgr-Nessrs Blair