The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-10
DEATH oF THE ozAR.
The Remains Reach Mosoow-What the
Doctors Say.

London. Nov. 9-The Daily News eorre-
that Gen. Gourko, military governor of
Warsaw. has received petition for the
release Of the Kilinsb convicts. The cor
respondent adds that more Catholic
priests in Russian-Poland have been ar
rested or suspended for refusing to swear
allegiance to the czar. Among them. he
says, are the Bishops OF Lublln and San
domi The Princess Alix of Hesse is said
to have interceded for some of the priests
released yesterday.
The Daily News correspondent in Paris
says: while services were in progress
in Protestant and Jewish places OF wor-
ship the Catholic church stood aloof from
the universal mourning. Cardinal Rich
ards silent disregard OF the popular wish
for a requiem mass in the cathedral of
Notre Dame prompted accusations of
lack of patriotism, The Catholics then
threatened to ask the government TO con-
vert the Arc de Trlomphe into a chapel
and to invite the Russian popes to say
mass at an impromptu altar beneath It.
Cardinal Richards has now announced
a service to be held at the cathedral of
Notre Dame on the 11th. He himself will
of1lciate and will offer prayers for Russia
anG France but not for the car. AL
though the public think the cardinal has
yielded, the exception shows that really
he has not"
Tonight Cardinal Richards ordered
prayers throughout the diocese"
Warsaw dispatches say that Gen.
Gourko has commanded explicitly that the
oath of allegiance must be taken in Rus
sian.
Moscow. Nov. "A second funeral train
accompanied the one bearing the body of
the car as far as this city. Emperor
Nicholas accompanied the body only as
far as Sebastopol, where he boarded the
Russian cruiser Oriel en- route for St.
Petersburg.
St Petersburg Nov 9.-The diagnosis
of the case of the late czar by the five
doctors attending him, Doctors Leyden
Zacharin, Hirseh, Popoff and Wedjemi-
noff, was officially published here this
morning, 1t talies throughout with the
various interviews with Prof. Leyden, and
adds that an autopsy by five Russian
anatomists shows that his majesty's
death was due to paralysis Of the heart
consequent upon degenerate muscles; hy-
opotrophy of the heart and granular
atrophy Of the kidneys
It is announced this evening that the
cars body will leave Moscow probably
on Nov. 70, and lie in stage In st. Peters,
burg only three days. This haste is un-
precedented but 1t is stated that the fu-
neral must be held soon owing to the delay
in embalming. Seventy foreign princes
have given notice OF their intention TO at
tend the funeral The space is so limited
that the embassy STATS probably viii be
unable TO enter the cathedral.
Nicholas H. intends to occupy the EN-
press GATHERINGS apartments In the winter
palace. The rooms have not been used
since her death.
Paris, Nov. 9.-The French press will
send to the czar's funeral winged statute
wearing a crown OF oak and laurel and car
rying abook and stylus, all done in silver.
This piece viii be placed on the CONN
Washington, Nov o.-With ceremony and
impressiveness befitting the occasion, in
the presence of an audience limited in
numbers, but distinguished in character, a
solemn requiem mass for the repose OF the
soul of the late Emperor Alexander III,
was celebrated at the Russian legation to-
day.
The celebrant OF the mass was Blshop
Nicolas Of San Francisco. He had three
assistants, who accompanied him here
from the west. The services were con-
Quoted in the drawing room of tho legation,
which was appropriately arranged for the
occasion. President Cleveland occupied a
prominent seat directly to the left of
Bishop Nicolas. The other members Of the
cabinet present were Secretaries Gresham.
Carlisle and Lamont, and Attorney GEN
eral Olney. Postmaster General Bisseil
was unable to be present on account of
sickness, and Secretary Smith absented
himself because Of his self-imposed quar-
antire. The members Of the diploma tic
CORDS were also present