The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-21
Alexander Ill to be Crowned at Moscow.

| ST. PETERSBURG, March 19-An imperial
ukase has been issued, which confirms and
maintains the religion, laws and privileges of
| Finland.
The removal of the body of the late Gar to
| the cathedral in Peter and Paul fortress today
| was conducted with great pomp. The follow
| ing was the order OF procession The late EN-
perors horses, tEen functionaries bearing his
1872 Russian and foreign decorations, and others
| bearing his nine crowns. the last of the num-
| Der being the imperial crown of Russia: fol-
| lowing them came the clergy dressed in black
| velvet, embroidered with silver; next came the
| funeral car, which was richly ornamented with
| gold and drawn by eight horses, the four Oldest
| generals in the army holding the corners of
the pail. Immediately behind the car walked
| the Emperor, then came the Grand Dukes,
| ministers and foreign princes on horseback; the
| grenadiers and carriages with the Empress
| and her children and Grand Duchesses.
| Major Gen. Niravainsky, belonging to the
| prefecture of police, who was first deputed to
search the cheesemonger's shop in Little Gar
| den street, and who reported that he found
| nothing suspicious, is being subjected to ju-
| dicial examination, and it is thought that this
investigation will lead to the resignation of the
| project of police.
PARIS, March 19.-The custom house officials
have seized on the frontier two portmanteaus
| containing photographs which the Nihilists
| were endeavoring to convey into France.
| The French ship Coralie embarked a guam
| tity of Orsini bombs at Pamploma for St. Pc
tersburg, but on putting into Dunkirk the cap
tain, hearing of the assassination of the Gear,
Immediately acquainted the Russian consul of
| of the nature of the cargo
LONDON March 19-The Times correspond
| ent at st. Petersburg says:-As at present ar
| ranged the coronation of the Gear will take
| place at Moscow on the expiration of tie pc
| riod of deep mourning, the imperial party re-
naming in Moscow until the end of the year.
| A dispatch from st. Petersburg to the News
| says:-The leading idea at present urged is
said to be to do everything for the agricultural
interests represented by the peasants and land
| ed propretors, all the other sections, such as
| capitalists manufacturers, scientists and liter
| ateurs being regarded in certain quarters as
| more or less dSaffected.
The following proposals are said to be under
| consideration:-Im 1erial ukases to be issued
on the Emperor's sole initiative, thus giving
| evidence of the firm purpose of his own will,
| firstly, to promote inter-colonization by the
migration of peasants to rich unoccupied lands,
funds. being provided therefor; secondly, to
| give. more land to peasants generally; and
thirdly, to liberate the peasants from the ex-
| pensive regime of passports
| VIENNA, March 19.-It is certain that the
Emperor and Court are painfully affected by
| the Reichsrath not voting resolutions of con-
| dolence on the death of the Gear, which fact
will not strengthen Baron Won Haymerle's po-
| Sition as Premier.
The Pope has written to the Catholic and
| United Greek bishops in Russia, instructing
them to order requiem masses in all the
| churches in their Gioceses for the late Gar and
requesting them to issue pastorals requiring
| loyalty to the new Gar. The Pope at the
same time announces that the freedom of the
| Catholic church in Russia, agreed upon by the
late Emperor, will be maintained by his sue
ceSsor.
NEW YORK, March 19.-The Graphic's Paris
| dispatch says:-Grave reports regarding the
| situation at St. Petersburg are in circulation
in this Capital Telegrams sent hence to St.