Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-11-08

plungsd Europe into war, the hor-
sors Of which would defy description,
foil Into the drsaulcss sleep which he
feared not. lie, though the head Of
The church whose members num-
boz over 7o,0a),oOo persons, took
bis lest rites few days before death
claimed him from all his grestness.
Al AIS o'clock yesterday afternoon the
samnors came, and few hours later
The ,hundsrous booming cannon Vt
Livxdia and *. Petersburg announced
that The esar WAS depd, and that
he who had been the grand
duke, Nisholas, rsigned In his
stead. On lightning wings the news
81 Russia's loss spread throughout the
world and IL IL safe 10 say that every
whore tho intelligence created gym
patty for the family Of him who by his
policy had maintained the peace Of Eu-
rope, From America came words Of
sympsty, for the dead ruler had always
been friend Of the great republic Of
the west, and Americans have not for
gotten how we'll his fathers friendship
sustained tho north Ia tho war OF the
rebellion,
since Tuesday, whom the doctors In
formed the csIr there was NO longer
room for hope, his majesty composedly
waited for the end, attending to neces-
s,ry state aud family affairs In the
short intervals Of consciousness and
freedom from pain. These were neces-
sarlly brief, the doctors having had re-
course to sedatives TO procure sleep
and allay pain On Wednesday the car
was still able to bs taken to the win
dow Of the palace whence he gazed
out on the country he loved. The
night passed with all the aggravuting
symptom. and dry cough. Dr. Zac.
charm remained in attendance upon
him throughout the night, only snatch
ing brief intervals for sleep In ante
rooms.
The morning broke with rain anI
wind and heavy clouds, and the weather
much colder. As the day advanced
the weakness increased SO rapidly that
the car himself, still conscious, recog-
nized that hs could live only few
hours, lie expressed desire TO re.
eeive the sacrament, which was ad.
ministered to him by Court Chaplain
Yanishetf and Father Ivan, in the pres
cnce Of the whole family. The czar
then conversed long and earnestly with
Father Ivan, concluding by asking his
family to again gather around him
lie spoke TO each member separately
and at the greatest length with the
czarina. IIe blessed oil his children
present The scene was one Of deep
pathos, all being in tears. All the time
his majesty was sitting upon nn arm
chair.
After taking leave Of his family he
grew gradually weaker and his voice
became so indistinct that it was scarce
ly audible About noon convulsive
fit of coughing was followed by a slight
rally. Thence until the end the czar
remained quiet seemingly free from
pain. At AIS o'clock he hsaved a deep
sigh and breathed his last in the arms
of the empress, who then broke down
with the weight Of her grief. The
doctors fear the results Of the reaction
on her already exhausted system.
The body Is now being epbalmcd,
1t will probably be laid for couple Of
days in the palace chapel. The ar
rangements that will DO made for the
funeral nrs still unknown, It Is be.
lleved that the remains will DO en-.
barkod on the imperial yacht Polarnaia
Fivezda Polar STAR at Yalta, where
the Seventh army corps will render
military honors. The whole Black sea
feet will escort tho yacht TO Odessa,
whence the body will be conveyed by
railway to st. Petersburg, stopping at
tho important towns en- route TO enable
the troops to render honors TO the
dead. The state mourning will com:
mence on Saturday. The funeral will
probably be held two weeks hence.
When all was over, the ozarowits,
Grand Duchess Xenia and the other
imperial relatives approached tho beds
side in turn to take last farewell. The
court officials and members Of his
majesty's suite were afterward ad-
mitted. The flag over the palace was
vlaasd ut halt.mast and a salute was
fred by tbs vessels in the port Short
ly after o'clock the msstsls n The
palace guard were marshaled In the
square in front Of the palace chapel for
fbe ceremony Of swearing allegiance
70 the new cxar, They were the first
TO take the oath. rhsgsapd duke was
the next to swear allegiance md was
followed ip the order of precedence BY |
the high aourt missionaries, court Of
ticials. military ofil,ars and civil Of
acers
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