The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-02
WILLIAMS CROCODILE TEARS.
The Disturbcr of Europe Makes Al
Iusion to Els Fathers Death.
I},; Cdhlc to the United Press.

STETTIN. Nov. 2, 1S94.-Emperor Will
lam, who was dining here with the Of
ficers of the Grenadier Guards yesterday
when the death of the Czar was an
nounced, after receiving the news and
debating message of coincidence to the
Czarewitch at Lividia, arose and address
ed the officers at the table, He said in
part
Just as the death shadow rested on
my fathers head for an entire year be-
fore his sufferings ended, thus now
comes to our ears the news of a far
reaching and serious event His Majesty
the Gar has just died and Nicholas II.
has just assembled the throne of his
falthers-one of the heaviest heritages a
Prince can enter. We. here assembled
throwing our eyes back upon our tradi-
tiona remember the relations which in
olden times united us in brotherhood
Of arms with the Russian Imperial fam
lily. We unite our feelings for the En-
peror who has newly ascended the throne,
wishing that Heaven may lend strength
for the duties of the heavy office which
is just assumed by Emperor Nicholas IL.
At the conclusion of the Emperor $
remarks cheers We're given for Emperor
Russian Hymn.
The Emperor in person called at the
Russian Embassy at eleven o'clock this
morning and rendered his coincidence
to the Russian Ambassador, Count
Schouvaloff The Prince OF Hesse, all
the Prussian Princes and the members
of the diplomatic corps ias Berlin have
called at the Russian Embassy and signed
their names to the visitors list. All the Of
fetal buildings and many private resi-
dences are draped with mourning and
haif-mast The block in Inter den Lin
den, facing the Russian Embassy, Is
constantly crowded with sightsee1's.
It is stated that the Kaiser viii attend
the funeral of the late Czar In person.
Before receiving the news of the Car 5
death the Emperor delivered a speech to
the Grenadiers, referring to the last re
view of the Grenadiers by his Grand
the desirability of maintaining the de-
gree of efficiency which the regiment
had attained under his grandfather, and
called upon them 70 eherisn 9nelI traol-
The Emperor then drank to the prosper
ity of the regiment. Upon receiving the
news of the Cars death the Emperor
again arose and spoke as previously re-
ported.
The imperial standard oyer the new
palace is flying at half-mast. The royal
theatres will be closed tonight at the
Emperor's command and the court will
90 into mourning for four weeks The
public generally feel a genuine regret
at the death of the Czar. whose pacific
policy has been appreciated by the
The sCologne Gazette says the new
Emperor Nicholas II. has had the repu-
tation Of being delicate because he was
somewhat weak in his childhood. To-
day. the Gazette. declares, he is mem
tally and physically strong man, who
knows exactly what he wants. His
sympathies are with Germany more than
The. RI North German Gazette today
publishes special mourning edition.
In speaking of the dead ruler, the
Gazette says He was a most severe,
infiexible and dutiful protector of peace,
and considered it his most sacred duty
to prevent an outbreak of war In Europe.
The candor and royalty Of his character
established confidence that the peace
which Europe now enjoys would be
maintained.
The .Ilreuz zeitung" says;--@tHe leayes
to his successor a nation which he,
frightened by his fathers terrible end,
forced to retrace the roads in which
his father had called them to walk He
leaves an army such as Russian ruler
never before could boast--powerful and
ready for battle. After years of bad
tension, he leaves friendly relations with
all the States of Europe,
1.-THE friend and foe agree that Alex
ander III was possessed of all the yfr-
tues of a respectable private gentle
man, but was little favored by nature.
life without any real joy. He found no
friends among Kings.
The ."rageblattn says:--'He was
wholly averse to his fathers Western
est duty to enlarge the scope of Russia 3
influence as nation. and to propagate
the Russian Church.
The syossische- -zeituus says ss' All
the Czar's bier we will admit that even
where His Majesty erred he thought ne