The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-23
THE GAR OF RUSSIA.
Ee is Very Brave Man and Hard
Working Monarch.
From, the Chicago Ne,os.

From the Chicago Net0s.
Stung by the taunts of his eowardice,
when he made a visit to Moscow, the hotbed
of nihilism, the car insisted upon walking
alone through a crowd of 10000 or sc, OOC
people, without the slightest protection but
his own sword. The walls Of the city had
two nights before been mysteriously decor
ated with posters announcing that the end
of Alexander's reign had come; that he had
been tried and found wanting; that the
committee" had declared his death for re-
fusing to give the people constitutional
government. Many arrests had been made
by the police, who, with all their numbers
and acunen had not been able to detect
the mysterious billposters, and there was
great excitement throughout the entire
city.
When the morning Of the day on which
the czar's death was to occur arrived, he
announced his intention of attending mass
at the Church of the Annunciation, within
the walls of the Kremlin, and quarter of
mile or so from the palace. The czarina
and the other members of his family i'm
plored him to take no such risk; they
begged him to have mass sung in the chapel
OF the palace, but he declined, and even
ordered that the police guard should be
withdrawn. He said that If his time to die
had come, he was ready, but he would not
die like a coward in seclusion, but he would
die like a soldier, with his uniform on and
his sword in his hand, in the presence of his
people; and so he left the palace alone, clad
IN the uniform of field marshal, resplend-
ant with gold and silver lace, and walked
across the parade ground to the church.
The news of his rashness spread quickly
among the people, who were naturally on
the qui vive, owing to the mysterious procla-
nation of the nihilists, and before the
mass was over the area within the
Kremlin walls was crowded with all sorts
aud conditions of men, 10000 or 10000 in
number. Aftermass was sung, and he had
committed his soul to God, the car, with
his gloves in his hand, left the church and
entered the throng, which opened to make a
passage for him. but one so narrow that he
could touch the bodies of those who stood
on either hand. No bomb was required on
such an occasion; pistol or even knife,
would have done the business, but with his
mead erect, and bowling to those who sa-
luted him, the emperor walked the entire
distance. The crowd was silent and almost
breatnless. Every man expected some
thing would occur, but the only break in
The czar's walk that morning was when he
reached the steps Of the palace, stopped,
turned his face to the people and spoke TO
them.
He said that he had been told that he
should have trouble if he came TO Moscow
That since he had arrived he had been
warned by mysterious enemies, whose mo
tive he could not understand, that the pres.
ent day was to be his last. He had there
lore done as all men should do who expect
ed danger-gone to church TO ask forgiv-
hess for his sins and protection from on
nigh. That protection was not denied him.
tilS body, like his soul, was in the hands Of
Iod, and man had no power TO injure him
without the divine decree. He therefore,
feared nothing, and believed that as long as
ne governed the empire with wisdom ne
should be allowed to live. Then, thanking
the people with hearty words for their
loyalty. he bowed and entered the palace.
There had been silence till then. but as
lhe car disappeared tho crowd broke into
q cheer that almost reached the sky.