The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-27
RBSSA'S NEW GzARINA.
The Marriage Of Gear Nicolas and
Princess Alix. ...
AN AMNESTY FOR POLISH REBELS.

The Cxar's Manifesto Returns to Them All
Civil Rights, but Not Their Confiscated
Property Sentences of imprisonment
Mitigated or Shortened.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov 81. - Through
cheering crowds the czar's wedding pro
cession slowly wendell it's way from the
Anithkoff palace to the Winter palace,
where the words that made them man and
wife were pronounced. Reaching the
Winter palace, the royal party entered the
Malachite hall, where the bridal process
sisn was formed. At it's head were the
court functionaries and then came the
czarina, escorted by the king of Denmark,
her father; the car and Princess Alix
came next, followed by the Prince and
Princess Of Wales and the other members
Of the imperial and royal families, another
batch OF court officials bringing up the
rear.
The bridal procession marched to the
Piketnaya room, which adjoins the church.
In this room remained the majority of the
officials and the members of the lesser no.
billty, only the imperial family and their
royal guests and the Indispensable func-
tionaries passing into the small chapel.
The BRIDES dress was white, richly en-
broidered with gold, and on her head was
the USE koKoa,.s,k belonging to the cos
tune ornamented with diamonds
The bTifSs.Aptantle was of purple velvet
lineae~ith essine. The brides train was
borne by five officials, two walking on
either side, whilSshe grand chamberlain
held the hem.
The car wore the uniform of the famous
Red Hussars of the guard, with dolmap
suspended from the right shoulder. The
Prince OF Wales and the Duke of Sake
Coburg and Gotha wore Russian uni
forms, while the Duke OF York wore a
naval uniform. All the royal princes wore
the Gordon of the Order of St Andrew
In the center OF the chapel Of the Winter
palace stood holy table, on which had
been placed the gospel and q cross. Be
tween the table and the altar were multi
branched candelabra with lighted tapers
Behind the table, facing the altar, stood
the proto presbyter, Yanischeff, attired in
gorgeous vestments Of cloth of gold. Close
behind the bridal pair the imperial and
royal spectators formed semicircle.
The ceremony was concluded few min
utes before 2 o'clock. The ear and his
bride then approached the dowager czarina
to greet and thank her She embraced her
son and his wife, after which they were
embraced and kissed by the king of Dem
mark and their other relatives. Every
body was much moved, and the bride was
In tears. The ear was very pale and was
visibly affected
The newly married couple called at the
Cathedral of KaZan on their way back to
the Anitchkoff palace for the purpose of
invoking the blessing Of the Almighty
after their marriage, and in order to kiss
the miraculous image of Our Lady of
kazan. The newly married couple then
resumed their return journey back to the
Anitchkoff palace, where the dowager
czarina had already preceded them.
Later the car and czarina, accompanied
by Grand Duchess Olga, youngest sister of
the czar, appeared at a window of the pal
ace overlooking the Newski Prospect.
Here they stood for fifteen minutes, bow
ing repeatedly in response to the acclana-
tions of the multitude gathered outside OF
the palace. Grand Duchess Olga with
girlish enthusiasm, repeatedly kissed her
hand to the crowd. The czarina, leaning
on the arm of her husband, smiled ra-
dainty on the throng. There were sew
eral demonstrations, though OF shorter
duration, during the next hour.
The cars manifesto mentioned in these
dispatches yesterday, RENTS various debts
to the crown including the repayment of
the grants made to peasants on account of
the famines. He also wholly RENTS all
arrears Of taxes and fines and mitigates or
shortens sentences of imprisonment, po-
lice supervision and deportation at hard
labor. The prosecution for treason of Of
tenders who have remained undiscovered
for fifteen years will be abandoned The
indulgencies to political prisoners will be
decided upon after a report has been sub
mitted to the czar by tho minister Of the
interior Amnesty is granted to the par
Elephants in the Polish rebellion OF 1858,
and they will be permitted to reside any
where in Russia. Their civil rights, but
not their property, will be restored to
them.