Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-08
THE BRIDE OF CAR NICHOLAS.
Princess AK, the Betrothed of the
New Gear.

The Emperor Prociaims Her Conversion
and Reception Into tho Greek Church,
He Asks the Prayers of His People for
the Future Czsrtna.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. Ga procla-
nation by Emperor Nicholas ii was
posted to-day announcing that Princess
Alix hail been received into the Ortho-
dox Church. Both the Gear aud his
promised bride prayed that heaven
would console him for his father death.
The Car adds: "May the soul of my
beloved parent bless from heaven the
one whom his heart and mine chose to
share in the cares anu welfare of our
coutry."
The proclamation enjoins the faithful
everywhere to supplicate Gods bless
ing on the new Gear and his betrothed
bride.
The programme of the ceremonies
attendant upon the removal from
Livadia of the remains of the late Car
was published this morning. The body
will first be removed to Ialta, whence
it will be shipped to Sebastopol and
thence to Moscow and st. Petersburg.
At all the stations where stops are made
the local clergy and authorities will be
in attendance and requiem services will
be held. The Gar will also provide
dinners for tho poor wherever the train
stops.
The display of mourning emblems for
the late Gar will be begun IN a short
time. All the houses in the city will ue
draped, and along the route taken by
the funeral cortege from the station to
the fortress signs of mourning will be
everywhere visible. The exact route of
the procession has not yet been decided
upon.
The body of the Gear will lie in state
| in Moscow four days.
| LONDON, Nov. G.-Services were held
this forenoon in the Russian Chapel for
| the reposc Of the soul of the late Gar.
| Among those present were Lord Rose
berry, Lord Kimberly, the Duke of
| Cambridge, the Duke of York, and
many other members of the nobility.
The correspondent of the Pal Mall
Gazette in Livadia telegraphs that the
| following programme has been arranged
| for the obscquies of the dead Emperor:
On Wednesday the body will be trans.
ferred from the palace to the church at
Llvadia. At s o'clock Thursday morn
ing services will be held in the church
at which all the members of the imperial
family aud all representatives of foreign
royalties will be present in full dress
Az 10 o'clock the funeral procession will
start for the Yalta pier. The body will
be followed by the Car and Czarina
and the Prince and Princess of Wales
The remains will be conveyed to Sebas
topol on board the Russian cruiser
Pamait Morkooyia, escorted by few
war ships.
1t is expected that the remains will
reach Sebastopol at A O'Clock in the af
ternoon, when divine services will be
held at the landing place. The train
bearing the dead Emperor will start from
Scbastopol for Moscow at O'clock
The first car will contain the body Of
the Gar, attended by priests and mem
Oers of the imperial households; the
second will be occupied by the Gar ant
Czarina and the Prince and Princess o.
Wales, and two other cars, which will
complete the train, by their suites and
the chief officers attached 10 the i'm
perial household.
The funeral train will proceed slowly
stopping at Simferopol, Kharkolf
Kursk and Orcl, at all of which point
requiem services will be held, and til,
people will be permitted to view tn,
body. The train is timed 10 arrive u
,, Moscow ON Sunday morning Tn,
entire imperial party will sleep Sunda!
night at the Kremlin, where prepare
tions have been made for the accomoda
, ton # 1000 persons On Monday til,
: train will leave for ST. Petersburg
arriving at the capital at 10 o'clocl
Tuesday morning.
NIENNA, Nov. 6.-Emporer Fran
Josef will send his brother, the Arch
duke Karl, to represent him at thu
| Czur's funeral.