The morning news., 1894-11-02
RUSSIA UNDER new RULER
Gar Alexander DOiiS The Crown at
Deaths Command.

News of His Demise Received With
! Particularly Noticeable Demonstra-
tions of Sorrow at st. Petersburg and
| Paris-How the Last Hours of His
Life Were Passed-The Arrangements
! for the Removal of the Remains to
! st. Petersburg.
Washington. Nov. 1.--Prince Cantecu-
/ zene, the Russian Minister received the
| following telegram from NJ. DeGiers, the
Russian minister of foreign affairs, this
afternoon:
'St. Petersburg. Nov lit has pleased
our Lord to recall to him our much be-
| loved sovereign. Alexander III died at
Livadla this afternoon, the Goth October.
| q November) at 2:l5."
Prince Cantecuzene formally forwarded
a copy of the telegram to the department
of state, but at so late an hour that no ac-
tion is probable by that department before
tomorrow
President Cleveland was absent from the
White House, having started early in the
morning for days shooting in Maryland
Gable advces from the United States
legation at st. Petersburg reached the
state department this afternoon telling
OF the death Of the czar. A message from
the President conveying to the czarina ex-
pressions Of the nations coincidence will
be sent in the morning and other official
! recognition Of the sad event will be taken.
Aalta, Nov 1.-The czar was told on
Tuesday that he could live only a few
days more. He listened composedly. DUR
ing the rest Of the day he passed most of
his time in disposing Of his personal and
family affairs. Then he calmly awaited the
end with his consciousness broken only
occasionally with short periods of coma.
Yesterday morning he looked for the last
tlIne from the windows of the palace.
| lie was long silent, then he said it was
| peasant to feel that he could pass his
last hours on Russian soil Last night he
| had no sleep He was racked constantine
| by violent coughing and hemorrhage. His
heart grew so weak that 1t often seemed
TO have stopped beating. These distressing
| symptoms became accentuated at 10
o CLOCK this morning, but shortly after
ward the czar rallied slightly. He was
| fully conscious. He wished the sacrament
TO be given him in the presence of the
family, and he received the vaticum
| with grateful fervor. An hour and a half
iater ne was seized with spasms. 1t seemed
as II death would come, but he rallied
again, and at 1890 o'clock he appeared to
be free from pain. even comfortable.
| But the weakening heart beats and
| breathing told his physicians that the
end was coming fast. He was conscious
almost to the last moment. At 2:l5 O'Clock
his eyes closed slowly and he ceased
| breathing.
The body will be embalmed in Livadia
tonight, and Will be exposed in the palace
| chapel for a day or two
| several state officials left st. PETERSBURG
for Livadia this evening.
! According to the tentative arrange
ments made tonight, the body will be con-
veyed aboard the imperial yacht Polar
star to Odessa. 1t will be escorted bY
the whole Black sea fleet, which has or
ders TO assemble at once off Yalta. From
| odessa the body will be taken on a spe-
cial traln to st. Petersburg and will be
/ placed IN the cathedral of st. Peter and
| Paul The final ceremonies will be held
| probably In about two weeks. 1t is UNDER
| that Car Nicholas II will be proclaimed
| tomorrow, that the Grand Duke George
Alexander I1Is second son, now i'll in the
| caucasus, Will be declared the heir and
the troops and state officials will take the
oath of loyalty and allegiance on Satur-
day. State mourning is expected 10 begin
on Saturday
London, Nov. 1.-The foreign office has
! received dispatch from the embassy at
st. Petersburg stating that the cars
death occurred at 2:20 p. M
The announcement of the death of the
czar was officially communicated by wire
from Lividia to MARLBOROUGH House. the
residence of the Prince Of Wales but no
particulars Of his death were given.
At Attnang, Austria, the Prince and
Princess of Wales were Joined by the
/ Duke and Duchess of Cumberland whu
| viii accompany them to Livada
The Daily News correspondent in YaIta.
fhFnnuhnnf ha -
has obtained the most Trustworthy and
| interesting Information, has sent this
dispatch: "rhe czar died at 2:15 o'coclx
this afternoon. He was fully conscious.
! When ne felt that his last hour was ap-
| preaching he asked for the extreme unc-
tion. This was administered by Father
! Ivan, who afterward conversed with the
| dying man for some time. He next asked
that his family should gather around him.
! He spoke with each member separateIv-
! but at the greatest length with the czar-
/ ina He then gave all his blessing. FL
| nally he bade all farewell. Little by lit
1 tie he grew weaker His voice at LAST
/ became hardly audible. Soon after he
| passed away quietly The oath of alle-
! glance TO Nicholas II. was then adminis-
/ tered to the whole family. and at 4:3o
! o'clock cannon was fired to announce tho
/ fact TO the world"
/ After confirming the death and the fi-
/ neral arrangements already described rho
0
enth army corps will pay military honors
to the dead emperor when the body shall
/ be embarked at Yalta. The train from
Odessa to St. Petersburg will stop at ey-
! cry important station, where the local
garrison will be drawn up to render milf
tary honors to their dead commander.
THE czarina Is quite broken down. ana
the doctors are again fearful that her
health may not Withstand the weight Of
her grief"
According to a special dispatch re-
ceived here from ST. Petersburg a con-
spiracy against the life OF the
czarowitz has been discovered there
II Is added that for several
days past the police have been active
ly engaged In arresting nlhillsts. Among
these arrested are several students The
police have also obtained possession OF
discriminating documents.
dispatch from st. Petersburg says
the police during several days past have
made a large number OF arrests OF nlhl-
Uafn Qa tho ronflIf ~ fhn Nienassef,s - a.