New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-11
MOSCOW FULL OF VISITORS.
THE BODY OF ALEXANDER III EXPECTED
TO ARRIVE THERE TO-DAY.

MOURNING EMBLEMs EVERYWHERE IN THE CITY
PROGRESS OF THE FUNERAL TRAIN-THE
SCENE At YALTA-TIIE CAR
mas FoRTTUDE.
St Petersburg Nov lO-The imperial funeral
! tain arrived at Kharliof to-day after stopping
IT S.nfcropo. Pavcgrad and Spassow. and at
/ the memorial church near Borki. where the "A
Car narrowly escaped death in railway dis
aster At each Of these places a halt was made
long enough to hold requiem services. The
houses were Gr8ped with mourning. ard deputa-
| lions brought greaths TO lay upoa the bier.
| In IN, description Of the departure from
! IivAdla tie Official Mess ngor' SAYS tina, the
! Emreror'- sword from the Eusso-Tuil-ish War
was fastened to the coffin After commenting
on the sclf-possesson of ths Cz1rina and the
studied nrnncss Of her step she walked at
the head Of the family. the correspondent adds:
''Evcrybod, understands the profound grief Of
the Em, r,ss but few -ealize the fort.tude with
which the grca, Emperor's consort bears her
! cross She is a model TO all women. The resg
nation with which she endures her loss is truly
Christian"
II Is reported here that Or Hirsch. the surgeon
who attended The late car at Liyadia and. with
the other physicians. signed the daily bulletins
during His Majes;ys Illness is dead The report
however. is not confirmed.
Moscow. Nov ia herald with trumpeters
in picturesque costumes. proclaimed 70 the city
this morning that the funeral services at the
Cathedral ~ tn Archangel would begin at 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Black and white flags are nyInS from houses
lampposts etc. everywhere IN the city. All the
residents have voluntarily decorated their houses
and the municipality have voted $4,000 rubles for
decorating tho puhl.c buildings, An imperial con-
voy is IN rond ncss-ai Kharkon 10 accompany the
body to s. Petersburg. The progress Of the
/ funeral train Is impressive the people along the
route turning out in great numbers to do honor
10 the memory ~ the dead Car. During the
period the body viii lie In state here the mon
as;eries = Moscow Will give dinners to the poor
Of the ely. While the body is being taken
through the streets to the Cathedral OF the Arch
ange and back to the railway station the gas
lamps In the streets Will be draped In black, and
lighted.
This afternoon thousands OF peasants arrived
In town. They crowded the streets and open
spaces and engaged the last available beds In
the placements and attics The hotels were
filed yesterday. and the lodging houses had let
their last rooms before to-day noon.
\ temporary wooden building has been erected
at the station for the reception Of the body II
'oaks like a chapel Is surmounied by dome. Is
about 100 feet long and is almos, wholly envel-
opcd In black which Is relieved only at the cor
ners with imperial crowns Al o'clock this
evening the arrangements a; the Cathedral were
all but complete. The crimson dais. three steps
high. stands under the canopy OF Il huge crown.
which Is supported BY four gorgeousiy painted
pillars. WIDE bands hang between the apex OF
the crown and the tops OF the pillars Above
all is stretched a sllver-incd cloth Of gold.
trimmed with crrnne.
London. Nov. lO-The Central News CORE
spondent in ST. Petersburg says: While the
Cars body was In the church in Yalia. on the
eve II the departure for Moscow soldiers and
civilians crowded round IL To bid ii adieu. They
kissed ardently the hands. face and hair. The
ceremony Of bidding the car adieu Is regarded
az a sacred right OF the people and II will be
rencatcd IN Moscow ana 81. Petersburg. In
Yata even foreign princes were compelled by
Russian custom to kiss the dead mans cheeks.
"A stand has been erected In kalantschov
Square near the station in Moscow. to enable the
neonIe To witness the reception Of the body. All
streets through which the body will pass to the
Kremlln are decorated profusey. Priests Will
stand before the doors Of every church on the
route and will salute and conduct services as
the body goes by At the Verge lberique Chapel
the clergy Will wait with the miraculous. dia-
~. md get image Of the Virgin Just In front OF
tn. coffin VIII be carried the standard OF the
Roma nofYs, the war-worn standards OF the CiowLs
of Poland Siberia, Georgia. Tauria ana Astra-
khan the historical insignia OF MOSCOW ana the
inperiaI Insignia OF St Petersburg. The latter,
with Alexander HIS war sword were taken yes
terlay from St Petersburg To Moscow. Most OF
the princes and princesses VINO Will attend me
si.,.r.y ttn iNa al he
Palace. Aims have been given to more than
25coo Of this ctys poor in observance OF the
Cars death"
Emperor Nicholas II, upon his marriage to
Princess Alix Of Hcssc. granddaughter OF Queen
Victoria. will he appointed colonel OF the seventh
British Dragons The Prince Of Wales VIII re-
turn to England Immediately after the funeral
of Alexander ILL., but the Princess Will remain
with her sister. the Czarina. for part OF the
winter
which Is heard on all sides iiscordant note IL
sounded by communication from the Russian
followers Of Count TolstoI. which has just been
published. In this communication the car Is ac-
cllsed OF conscntng to the cruelues practised
against "A harmless sect. whose houses were at
tackled and plundered and whose Families were
driven into exile Count Tolstol wrote directly
To the car on behalf OF Prince Khill<ov. rich
landowner who. for giving up his estates FOR
the benefit of the poor was banished to the eau
casus and separated from his children-beseech-
ing the Car that.the Princes children might be
allowed to join him In response Alexander III
sent a message To Count Tolsto' forbidding the
latter to address another communication to him
Paris Nov I0.--The Government has tabled a
demand for grant Of 10000 francs with which
to pay the expenses Of the delegation to the
Cars funeral.
WILL NOT URGE EUROPEAN DISARMAMENT
Vienna, Nov. iO-Monslgnor schejcher Anti
Semitic Deputy. proposed In the Rechsrath to-day
that Austria invite the other European States 10
dIsarm The Minister OF War said. in reply that
Austria did not lead In armament, hut could only
follow other States at distance. He would like
10 decrease the budget. but, while other States
increased their expenditures for defence. Austria
must do the same. The proposal 10 dsarm would not
accomplish anything consequently he would oppose