The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-02
MOURNING IN PARIS.
Even Some of the Theatres Close
Memorial Services.
BIZ Cabtc 70 the United Press.

By Cable 10 the United Press.
PARIS. Nov. 2. 1s9l.-Prices on the
Bourse have not been affected by the
death of the Gar The tendency is up
ward
The Cabinet met at $50 this morning
for the purpose of framing a message
of sympathy to be forwarded to Emperor
Nicholas H.
President Casimir- Perier presided over
the meeting.
The Cabinet, after the adjournment of
the Council. officially attended the
mourning services in the Russian Church
in the Rue Daru. The church was
crowded with distinguished persons,
among them President Casimir-P Perier.
the chief civil and military officers.
Baron Mehrenheim, the Russian Am
bassador; the Duchess of Mecklenburg,
and the entire Russian colony.
Precisely at eleven o'clock the
President, wearing the Grand Gordon
the Ministers, all in evening Dress went
to the chapel, where they were escorted
to seats. After the services in the chapel
the President and M. Burdeau went to
late President Carnot. in conformity to
the French custom of visiting the dead
on All Souls Day. ColoEel Chamoin
accompanied the President and M. Bur-
deau on behalf of the family of NJ
Carnot Both ceremonies were deeply
impressive.
The Cabinet will meet again at three
O'Clock this afternoon. President Casl-
mir -Perier received this morning tele-
gram from the Grand Duke Nicholas,
formally notifying him of the death of
the Czar and the accession to the throne
of Nicholas II. The telegram will be
printed In the Journal Officiel' to-
morrow. Madame Casimir-Perier wired
on behalf of the Union of the Women
of France. The Congress of Ladies
Associations for Succoring the Wound
ed, sitting at Lyons, adjourned until
tomorrow as an evidence of mourning.
The inaugural ceremony of the Military
Medical School. General MERCER Minis
ter OF War. presiding, was also adj
journed. kilograms of coincidence are
reaching the Russian Embassy from all
towns in France.
Madame Carnot today telegraphed
personal message Of sympathy to the
els Carnot, signed the call book at the
Russian Embassy.
Several of the Paris theatre managers
made the announcement yesterday, when
the news of the Cars death was re-
ceived, that their houses would be
closed last evening. and notice has been
given that no performance will be given
at any place of amusement in the city
on the day of the funeral
The windows of many buildings. both
pubic and private, are draped with Rus
sian flags, and emblems of mourning
are everywhere exhibited
AT the next meeting of the Senate
and Chamber of Deputies these bodies
Will at once adjourn as a mark of
The Paris Municipal Council and the
Council General of the Seine have adopt
ed addresses of coincidence, copies of
which,, with floral wreaths, will be for
WarQ0d to ST. Petersburg
The Russian students in Paris will
shortly hold a meeting for the purpose
of requesting their colleagues in Mos
cow and St, Petersburg to have a mourn
ing wreath presented in their name
The flags on all the public buildings
have been lowered to half mast and ali
of the military and naval officers are
wearing mourning emblems, the authori-
mourning for the Gar
The Figaro" under the caption of
The Mourning of France" says
France must lower her flag to half mast
Alexander Ill on every house. not mere
ly on the public buildings The half
masted flag must be displayed every
where, as it was last displayed as an
Franco-Russian fetes. General Saussier,
the Figaro" says, ought to be deputed
by France to attend the Cars funeral.
NJ Francis Maynard, editor of the
in that paper:-"The new Czar is not
of the build of his progenitor, nor is he
of the build of his uncles. May he be
given physical and moral strength to
bear the burden of destiny thrust upon
his shoulders before his time. The sym
pathy of the world and the grief of
France will help him."
The "Soliel, praises the peaceful reign
of the late Gar We seek to quarrel
with nobody" the paper adds, but
wish to preserve the peace and friendly