The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-11-07
Wednesday, November Z, 1894.
Tho Czsr is Dead.

removes from the busy world one Of
tbe most prominent figures among the
rrles of nations. Possessing by IN
heritsnce the most absolute power
welded by any monarch or ruler
among civilized countries, the Gear
Of Russia by virtue Of his position is
looked upon as a tyrant, and the
world has little opportunity to Judge
OF the real character of the man:
Inheriting as we do in the United
States the love of liberty born OF the
absolute enjoyment of that priceless
treasure to man, we look upon the
Car almost as an enemy to humanity
,ss,55-sr,-.sszsshetize with the subjects
Who seek to overthrow his aosoiute
monarchy. But death saddens sne
heart and recalls the fact that the
same end awaits US all. We bow
before the decree OF the Almighty
and submit to the judgement OF the
Ruler of the universe.
Alexander Ill, Emperor OF all the
Rnss;a's. succeeded to the throne
on the murder Of his father Dy
Nihilist conpirators on March L., 1881
He was born March 10, 1S45: For
some time after his elevation to toe
throne, he seldom appeared in pub
lie. but lived in the closest retirement
at Gatchira- being in constant dread ss
Of the Vaccinations of the socialist
societies. His coronation took place
at Moscow May 81, 1883. He mar
red in 1866 Mary FeodoroVna (form-
erly Mary Sophia Frederca Deamsr):
daughter Of Christian X, hing OF
Denmark, and sister OF the Princess
of Wales and the King of Greece:
The principal concern of the Gar
was 70 hut down Nibihsm; to develop
the military power of Russia; to or
ganize her Asiatic and Caucasian
provinces and to keep steady eye
upon Constantinople.
from the beginning OF bis reign
periodical attempts upon his HE were
made BY the Nihilists. Twice officers
in his own army tried to shoot him.
In 1888 be and his family narrowly
escaped death in railway accident
near Borki. The train was thrown
from the track and many passengers
were killed, but the Imperial party
were hardly injured. The deraihnIg
of the train was supposed to be the
work OF Nihilists. Last spring a
plot was formed in Finland to blow
up the Castle the Gar was expected
to occupy during the fall manoeuVers
around Smolensk. The police are
still busy hunting down the consplra-
tors. ;.
The Gar was deeply religious
He was under the influence OF such
bipots as Podbodszef, attorney gen.
eral ofthe Holy synod, Land his group,
and prosecuted the Jews, Cathohcs
and German Lusherans in Russia
z~;thnnt cessation or mercy. He in
herited, with his ministers OF foreign
affairs, Prince Gortchakof, strong
perjudice against the Germans winch
was increased by the agitation OF the
Pan slavist party in his capital;
Last year be reached an understand
ing with France during the visit OF
the Russian feet to Toulon and ever
since Russia and France have been
regarded as constituting dual al
lance counterbalancing on the contl-
nent the power Of the Triple Alliance.
Nothing has been published to snow
that any formal agreement between
the two powers was signed or that
the Czar pledged Russia to heip
France in recovering Alsace ana
Lorraine from Germany.
The Gar left five children, the
Crown Prince Nicholas, 27 years old,
the Grand Duke George, now i'll IN
the south of Russia, the Grand
Duchesses Xenia and Olga and the
Grand Duke Micheal, boy IN his
teens.