Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-03

witch Promptly Taken-Ac-
tions Of the Courts Of Europe.
ST. PETERSBURG, November 2.-The
O1iciaL Messenger this morning pub
fishes the frst proclamation Of Emperor
Nicholas H., of Russia, in which. after
formally communicating 20 the nation
the news of the death of mis- father,
Alexander III, be SAYS:
I'VE hereby announce 10 all our faith
ful subjects tnat God in his inscrutiole
providence has seen Dc to assign a limit
10 the precious life Of our dearly loved
imperial father. His grlevous suffer
iDgs yielded neither 10 medical skill
nor the benidcent climate OF the
Crlmea; be died at Livsdia on the goth
Of October November ~, surrounded
by his family and IN the arms
of the Czarina and ourselves.
Our grief Is not 20 be expressed
by words, but that grief every Russian
heart will understand and We believe
there is 20 spot throughout the vast
Russian empire 10 which hot tears will
hot 6Ow for the Emperor thus prema-
tureIY called away, who has parted
from the country which be loved with
all the power OF his Russian soul, aud
In the welfare OF which sparing neither
health nor life, be centered al his
thoughts But, also, far beyond
the borders Of Russia the memory
Of the Car who was the incarnation
OF answering loyalty anO peace, which
during his reign was not ODce broken,
viii not cease 10 bs respected. The
will of the Most High be done. May
our mistaken faith IN the wisdom OF
PrOvICe c. give US strength; may the
knowledge console US that our grief is
the grief OF our entire beloved nation,
and may the nation not forget that the
strength and 6rmness Of holy Russia
lies in us unity and un6ounded devo-
tion & MS.
"In this sad and solemn hour in
which We ascend our ancestral throne
OF The Russian empire AID Carbon OF
Poland and the Grand Duchy OF Finland
indissOlubIy linked with it, we however,
do remember the legacy left 20 US by
our lamented father and tmbued with
il, we in the presence Of the Most
Hjgh, take a sacred vow 20 make our
sole aim tne peacefully development Of
the power and the glory o3 our beloved
Russia and the happiness Of all our
faithful subjects.
MAY the Almighty, wPo has chosen
Us for this Uign calling, vd duchsaie 10 US
His aid Willie we Ott4r before the
throne 10 the Almighty RJ Ter our heart
felt praise for the uustaided soul OF the
departed, we command Our subjects 20
take the oaJh Of aIlsgianfe 10 ourselves
and our successor, the Grand Duke
Alexandroyitcb, who VIII bear the title
Of Crown Prince and Cz8rwitch until 10
sball please God 10 bless our approach
Ing union with the Princess AliX, OF
Hesse- Dermstadt, With the birth OF a
sOr.
"Doue at Livadia this 5Oth day OF Octo-
bar, 1894. IL. NICHOLAS"
AT o'clock this informing the imper-
lal nera.dsin briIllan uniforms, attend
ed by tr0OpOf truRpeterS, announced
the death of AiexaBder III. aud the &C
cessiou to the Jhrok r. Of Russia OF Mich
olas III. The tw& heraids, with their
escorts, traversd all the principal
streets OF the City, and after the trum-
peters had delivered three ringing
blasts upon their trumpet they made
public the proclamation Of Emperor
Nicholas ii.
Throughout ST. Petersburg to-day
the accession of the new ear Is being
celebrated as festival, for this event
takes precedence OF the mourning cere-
monies. The Russian newspapers
fore, appeafed without black Dor.
ders, and all sigus OF public mourning
will be withheld Until tomorrow.
Alto o'clock yN NJerday evening the
first requiem mass pr the reDose Of the
soul OF Alexander NJ. was celebrated
here, aud all the mi SterS and members
OF the council OI the empire we're
uresent. When thl ssrvice was all over
those in attendaut took the oath OF
allegiance 10 Car ichOlaS H., and 20
the heir-preSumpt tue cZareWitch,
Grand Duke GeOrg brother OF the cZar
This morning y senate met 10
pleuary session az u It's members took
the oath OF ale bee. Al the same
time all the trOO forming the garri-
Son az st. Peters rg were paraded in
full uniform with cir cClors aud were
sworn with the Stouary formsIitY,
Later the same ce1 mony was observed
iu the case Of the civil servants of the
empire.
10 is reported tb6t the funeral Of the
Car will take piace on November Is,
and it is said that As body will lie 10
state for 06s7geek a1MoscoW.