Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-11-02
THE DEAD GEAR,
The Details Of His Peaceful Exit from
the Stage of Life-Arrangements
for the Funeral.
The New Gear Issues q Proclamation
All Europe Sympathizes with
Russia in Her Loss.

auder III, having been embalmed and al
tired in the uniform of the Preobraj jensk
regiment of the guard, we're conveye,
this morning to the small private chape
of tho palace. The bier was then sur
rounded with lighted candles, and il
watched by relays of priests and officer
Of the army. At the religious servicel
Afterwards held in the chapel, all the mem
bers of the imperial family and house
hold were present. Tue officiating priest
after censing the remains, began chant
ingsan impressive liturgy. The whole
ceremony was most imposing. :.
THE NEW ozAa's PROCLAMATION. -
St. Petersburg. The Official Messenger
this morning publishes the first procla
nation of Emperor Nicholas II, in which
after formally communicating to the ma
tion the news of the death of his father
Alexander III, he says: "May the knowl
edge console you tina. our grief is the
grief of the entire beloved nation and
may the nation not forget that the
strength and firmness of Russia lies in its
unity and unbounded devotion to us. In
this sad and solemn hour on which We
ascend our ancestral throne of the Rus.
sian empire and the czardom of Poland
and grand duchy of Finland, indissolubly
linked with it, We remember the
LEGACY LEFT US
by our lamented father, and, imbued
with it, We, in the presence of the Most
High, take q vow to make our sole aim
the development of the power and glory
of our beloved Russia and the happiness
of all our faithful sub bjects." The mani
festo concludes with tho command that an
oath of allegiance be taken to him, EN-
peror Nicholas II, and to his heir-ap-
parant Grand Duke George Alexander,
his brother, who is to be entitled czaro-
witz, until God may bless with son the
union which his majesty is to enter into
with Princess Alix, Of Hesse-D Darmstadt.
NICHOLAS rs ozAR.
st. Petersburg. At o'clock this
morning the imperial heralds in bright
uniforms, attended by troop of trumpet
ers, announced the death of Alexander
III, and the accession to the throne of
Nicholas II. Throughout st. Petersburg
to-day the accession Of the new czar is
being celebrated az a festival, for the
event takes precedence Of the mourning
ceremonies. Last evening the first
requiem mass for the repose of the soul
of Alexander III was celebrated in st.
Petersburg and all the ministers and
members of the council of the empire
took the oath of allegiance to Gear
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Casim,er. .Perier and The French ministars
At the Rnssian embassy Iast avan;rg was
marked bv nrofonnd emotion mon The
part of the president, who solemnlv az
nressed 70 the Rnssian amhassadcr hi.
grief and the grief of the French nation
at the death OF the czar. The municipal
councll OF faIis to-day drew up an ad-
dress OF coincidence and arranged to send
a deputatlon 70 81. petersburg, who will
take magnificent Moral wreath to be
placed on the oasket OF the late ozar.
ENGLAND mouRNs.
London.-The aYnra.s;ons of svmn.tbv
and rasnaot which hava hen callsd 10th
bv tha dasth of tha c1ar ara nn;varsol
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London and IN Che othar lar0s c;tia, of
the United KINGDOM. snacisI ral,o;ous
services are being Arranged at
Buckingham palace, at Marlborough and
at all the residences OF the royal family.
Queen Victoria Is profoundly affected