Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-11-04

hesitated TO show himself TO his people
when he thought the occasion demand
ed il, but he oftentimes was accounted
even rash In his manner OF doing this.
For instance, on several occasions when
members Of his household died and not
ably when his English nurse passed
away, he attended the funeral services
like auy common person, following the
hearse on foot 1t was bis custom fire.
quehtly to drive pair Of horses over
the public highways. the Czarina and
the whole family accompanying him in
an open carriage.
Perhaps the coronation OF Alexander
Ill, all Of the ceremonials OF which
were determined by himself, furnished
as good an illustration OF his character
as any incident In his life. He did not
formally assume the crown until 1889,
two years after the assassination OF his
father. The ceremonies were held on
May 26 in the Cathedral Church of the
Assumption Within the walls OF the
Kremlin at Moscow, for though ST.
Petersburg is the capital o. Russia the
elder city, 10 Difference to the patriotic
sentiment Of old Russia, is still the cor
onatiOn city.
The czarina, or rather empress, for
the Russians do not now use the word
car habtually. presented remarkable
contrast to her marrive husband. She
is slender and petite. quite beautiful,
and with q refined and rather pensive
air. She was loug considered the best
dancer la the imperial court and was
very fond OF the amusement. They had
various places OF residence, the winter
palace being most noted, but both pre-
ferred Gatchina, near ST. Petersburg.
Whenever they or either OF them APP
Feared in public there were tumultuous
demonstrations OF joy, for the masses of
the Russian people are fanatically de-
voted TO their White Father, as they.
call him. The ninilists come from a
very small section of the fairly well
educated classes, and even the advo-
Gates of re form and constitutional
government do not altogether include
10 per cent of the Russian people.
Brave as Alexander III was, the con-
tinued danger OF assassination finally
wore him out, as it hiss many another
brave man. He narrowly escaped at
the funeral OF his father. At another
time there was an explosion in the pal
ace and again narrow escape. Finally
occurred the explosion on the railway
to Moscow, and the slightest OF acct
dents alone prevented the whole i'm
perial family from being blown into
eternity. After that the car lived
very secluded for a long time. and his
only real satisfaction was during his
long visit to his father-in-law in Dem
mark. There he was the good uncle TO
lively gang of children, with whom
he romped and boated and rambled in
the woods all day long.
After all, he died young, and now all
Europe is asking about his successor.
There is even more contradiction in the
reports about him than in those about
his father. Ii is alleged that he is open
hearted, liberal and progressive, and
with equal force that he is too stupid to
have any marked characteristics and
will be ruled by his counselOrs and
priasts. 1t is agreed, however, that he
is very devoted to his mother, temperate
and chaste and studious, and so IL is
taken for granted that, so far as he Is
Influenced at oil, it will be chiefly by
his mother and wife. A melancholy 10.
terest attaches to the second son OF
Alexander III. the Grand Duke George.
In his youth he was delicate, but under
the active regime TO which the princes
were subjected he grew vigorous and
completed the prescribed course OF
studies and military exercises.
an accident, a fall while on a war
ship, injured his chest, and he became
consumptive. Nevertheless he served as
colonel of an infantry regiment and held
command of an ironclad. and as vaval
officer started to accompany his brother
10 q tour around the world. While 10
Indiau waters be fell from mast and
Injured his spine. He was ordered home,
stopped awhile at Athens on account OF
his health, and not improvngnfhere
made a voyage TO Algiers, but irvain.
He was sent to region In the Cauca-
sus supposed 10 be favorable TO con-
sumptives, and 1t was soon admitted
that his case was hopeless. His father,
Disguised at the liberal tendencies OF
the czarowltz, had designed 10 alter the
succession In favor OF his second son,
but instead The second renowned his
rights in favor Of the third, Grand Duke
Michael, who now stands next to the
car. j. d. BEADLE.