Evening journal., 1894-11-03
NICHOLAS is FOR PEACE
The New Gar Proclaims This
In a Royal Manifesto.
THE RUSSIANS SWEAR ALLEGIANCE
After Days of Great Excitement St. Peters.
burg Quiets Down and Appears Like y
City Of The Dead-Arrangements For
Alexander's Funeral.

Alexander's Funeral.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov 3.--The follow
ing is the text of the manifesto issued by
Car Nicholas IL and published in The
Official Messenger:
We hereby announce TO all our faith
ful subjects that God in his inscrutabe
providence, has seen fit to assign a limit
to the precious life OF our dearly loved
imperial father His grlevous suiferings
yielding neither to medical skill nor the
beneflcent climate of he Crimea he died
at hvadia on the 20th of October sur
rounded by his failily and in the arms OF
the czarina and uu-self Our grief IS
not to be expressed by words, but that
grief every Russian heart will understand,
and we believe there is no spot through.
out the vast Russian emNire in which hot
tears will not flow for the emperor thus
prematuroly called away, who has parted
from the country which he loved with all
the power of his Russian soul, and in the
welfare Of which. sparing neither health
nor life, he centered all his thoughts But
also far beyond the borders of Russia the
memory Of the czar who was the incnr-
nation OF unswerying loyalty and peace,
which during his reign was not once un-
broken, will not cease to be respected.
The will Of the Most High be done
May our mistaken faith in the wisdom
Of Providence give US strength. May the
knowledge console us that our grief is the
grief of our entire beloved nation, and
may the nation not forget that tho
strength and ilrmness Of holy Russia lies
in its unity and its unbounded devotion
TO us.
In this sad and solemn hour in which
we ascend our ancestral throne Of the
Russian empire and czardom Of Poland
and the grand dnchy of Finland indis-
solubly linked with it. we, however. re-
member the legacy left to Us by our la
mented father, and imbued with 1t we
in the presence Of the Most High. take a
sacred vow to make our sole aim the
peaceful development OF the power and
the glory Of our beloved Russia and the
happiness Of all our faithful subjects
Commanded to Take the oath.
May the Almighty, who has chosen
US for this high calling, vouchsafe TO as
his aid. Whiio we offer before the throne
Of the Almighty Ruler our heartfelt
praise for the unstained soul Of the de-
parted, we command our subjects to take
the oath of allegiance to ourself and
our successor, the Grand Duke Alexan-
prince and czarowitz until il shall please
God to bless our approaching union with
the Princess Alix OF Hesse- Darmstadt
with the birth OF a son.
Given at Liyadia this goth day Of Oc-
tober 1894 NICHOLAS
The cars manifesto was received with
an open delight that is probably unpar-
alleied in the history OF Russian OIL ielnl
declarations Tho title OF Ataman. com
mander- in chief Of the Cossacks, now de-
wolves upon Grand Duke George, tho
czarowitz.
Financiers are jubilant and expect a
general rise in prices at the reopening Of
the bourse on Monday
In order TO save NJ dc Giors tho Rus
sian foreign minister, who IS pressed BY
business and who is in III health, the
Hon g. r. Breckinridge the American
minister, in presenting President Cleve-
lands message Of coincidence, also repre-
sented all the other ministers in St Pc
tersburg except the British minister, who
personally called upon the foreign min
lister
The members of the war council and
all officials high and low swore allegiance
to Gear Nicholas at l o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The ceremony took place in
the presence Of the minister Of war
Messages Of coincidence continue to ar
rive from all parts of tho world The
minister Of finance has received many
such kilograms from foreign banking
houses.
Impressive Services.
The remains Of Alexander III having
been embalmed and attired IN the uni
form Of the Proobrajensky regiment OF
the guards, were conveyed to the small
private chapel Of the palace The bier
was surrounded with lighted candles and
is watched by relays Of priests and officers
of the army. At the religious services
which were afterward held in tho chapel
all the members Of the imperial house
hold were present.
The body of the czar win be consecrated
at Moscow and then conveyed to St Pc
tersburg where it will lie in state four
days.
The Russian court will mourn for six
months. The Princess Alix, the betrothed
Of the Gar Nicholas, will for the present
return to Darmstadt with her brother
The service in the cathedral was most
impressive. Toward the close the metro
politan took of his miter and by taper
light read passages from the Bible incul-
eating the duty Of obedience to tho king.
At one moment the whole congregation
knelt, vowing allegiance to Nicholas.
After the ceremony lnrge number OF
moushiks and others crowded around
small special tables and signed the oath
Of fealty, which pledged them to spend
their last drop Of blood for the car and
the country and to preserve the state So
crets intrusted to them
Tho ceremony lasted for an hour and
was equally noteworthy for tho magnin-
cence of tho jewel studied vestments Of
the clergy and the brilliancy Of the cos.
TUNES worn by the officials and the ladies'
There was not single sign Of mourning
from the beginning to the end
At the close Of the services lO1 guns
were fired from the fortress Of old St.
Petersburg Great crowds were outside
the cathedral of St Isaao to see the ar
rivals and departures. During part OF
the service the bells pealed merrily. The
new emperor's fete being over, mourning
was resumed. and the capital became very
dismal. At 8 o'clock vespers were sung
for the dead in all the churches of the
capital. Today st, Petersburg is like a
city Of the dead.
Nihilist stepnial Talks.