The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-05
THE BUGLE'S BLAST

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THE BUGLE'S BLAST
| Announces to the People ST hussia the me-
| cession Of ~ New Gar.
e. ,,o.o-shnr,r November 2.-Emperor
| Nicbolos III has issued proclamation an
! nouncing the death of his lather' f,ipeo'
Alexander Ill and concluding as ioiio"S.
| ..Nrav W., be consoled 10y the CONSCIOUSNESS
| INT D,,r sorrow is the sorrow of the whole
| l,a,,,,ed r.ople and may the people NOT
| s,rrat that the strength and stabiilS Vi
| holy Russia lies i'm her unity 70 US anu her
uubounded devotion TO us. we ho"en0,
/ In this sad and solemn hour when ascehuins
/ the ancestral throne of the RUSSIAN en-
| plre. and the cZardom Of Poland ana Srahe
/ dt,chv OF Finland ndissolubly connected
/ Herewith, we. in the presence or the MOST
1 High. record cur solemn VOW that we VIII
! always make our sole aim the peaceful de-
velopment OF the power and glory OF De
loved Russia and the happiness u oui A'Ii'A
/ fu subjects"
| The proclamation concludes by directing
| that the oath of allegiance be taken 10 him;
! Emperor Mo holas IL, and also 20 the Hrdh3
! God shall vouchsafe to bless with a son
| the union into which the emperor IS ABOUT
TO enter with the Princes AK OF lleS9--
| Darmstadt.
! Announcing the Accession.
| The imperial heralds, clad in brilliant UNI
! form accompanied by trumpeters. ahnouhc-
! ed at O'Clock this morning the death o.
| Alexander Ill and the accession TO enc
! ,br,pa ~ Nicholas II The heralds We're es-
| corted by a military guard thfoush ny
| principal streets. The trufnpeletS WOMB
! blow three blasts when the heraids MoulH
! proclaim the death OF one emperor anu tl.S
| official birth OF another. This procElinal4Ch
| was made from every place or vantage On
| the route taken by the heralds. -
| The accession OF Grand Duke NichoiaS 10
I the throne is being celebrated by a leS'ANsh
/ today as is customary. This function, ac-
/ Ali IN thn Russian
cedes the period Of mourning. hence tle
| newspapers OF today's issue appear as us
ual. without = sign Of mourning. me ne
rioi of mourning VIII begin tomorrow. ne
senate this morning held a. session TOT tnS
purpose of taking the oath o. ahealaIC . 10
the new car. All the members were prs
| ent and took the oath The garrison OF ~
| petersburg paraded this morning with col
| ors and were sworn according TO the Gus
I to,,,arv forms The civil servants of TIE
government will take a similar o+lh III Nv
The CzarInn Frustrated.
| Despite the nominal cels 5ration OF les
tival the ASPECT of the lit is somber and
depressing. The theaters and music halls
and hundreds OF shops are closed M:.hy
| rltifc buildings a:e draped with mourning.
/ Thousands OF private citizens nave put Oh
I Hack IL is announced that the official pc
rioi OF mourning viii last three months.
Emperor William tn the 6ren""irrs'
ctettin. Germany. November emperor
/ U'iIliam was dining here with officers OF
/ tba C;renadIer Guards yesterday when the
! ,I..af = nf the ear announced AFTER lt'-
| ceivinc the news and debating mess3$e
| Of coincidence to the cz1rawitz At Livadl1,
he arose and addressed the oincers at the
lust rs To death shadow rested on my
. / fathers head for an entire year before his
! srlfIerin.. ended. thus now comes 10 our
s@~s the news Of a far-reaching. serious
. event His majesty. the car has yuSt Aied
! and Nicholas III has Just assembled ~ .
hrnne of his fathers. one OF the heaviest
-e.as "A pr con enter. We here rs
'hr- les back upon our
.~.r ssceaie,i -. - re - E .5S5d
800. eaven may lond sire IN for tho
du.--s of the heavy o'ilca wi .cl is just as
q ! summed by Emperor Nicholas n
Al the conclusion Of the emperor's re,
ana the bands PLAYED the Russian hymn.
How Alexander Died.
: London. November 2-The Daily News
has received from its Yalta correspondent
. the following official report Of Alexander
| IIl's death:
Car Alexander's death was a pious. de-
Won't ana Christian one. He died as only a
ture man can die, and in life. he was
inspired with faith, love ana devotion.
| Some days aEO the car had already felt
. | the apurDach III G.ar, and urararai him
self for il as a faithful Christian, but with
! out ncsiecunE the affairs of government.
lie took communion on the Sth and 18th
OF October. Daring the last night he WAS
SlecpleSs. In the morning ne said To the
| empress: 1 feel my life drawing 10 an end.
| BE composed, my mind is made up Then
he ordered al the members CT his family
10 assemble around him. IL asked his con-
! lessor 70 administer the sacrament, and
1 took il with pious devotion. repeating TIE
! prayer distinctly and in loud. clear voice,
I The car was sitting IN an arm chair, and
| did not, for moment lose consciousness.
/ After the GtU-cy the ear sent FOR Faith
| or Ivan and prayed with him. Half an hour
/ later ne asked Father Ivan TO come again
and ne repeated with him the prayers OF
the dying. lie then received extreme UNc-
ton. Father Ivan remained present uh the
AT o'clock the cars pulse increased
ana his eyes became brighter. quarter Of
| an hour later he let fall his head and de-
| lvered his soul To the grace of the Almighty.
b-queatEing 10 his people the blessings OF
The st. Petersburg correspondent Of The
/ Daily News says it is understood that the
/ body will be- cOnsecrated in MOSCOW and
| then conveyed 90 the capitol wnsre IL will
/ lie in state four days. lie confirms the re-
/ port that Princess AlN OF H"sse win return
| with her brother TO remain a short time m
/ Germany. In Moscow and St P-teTsburg
| every prccaution against nthilist demon
! strajions has been taken.
| President Cleveland Notified.
Washington. November 2.-The following
! Is the official correspondence in connection
/ with the death of the Russian emperor;
! translation from the French, from Livadia,
I received November p 1891:
ITO the President OF the United States
OF America have the sorrow to impart 10
\ YOU the cruel loss that 1 and Russia have
I just sustained IN the person of my be-
loved father. Emperor Alexander, deceased
this day. NICHOLAS"
The Presidents Reply.
To this the president replied as follows:
washington. November ,, lAS4-His Maj
esty Nicholas III, Emperor Of Russia. Lii
vadia: / hasten TO express my heartfelt
sympathy and the sympathy of my coun-
trymen with the royal family and the Rus
sian people in their a!liictiOn by reason Of
I the death of your honored father
GROVER CLEVELAND"
Date Of the Funeral.
Berlin. November 2.--The Lokal Anzeiser
says that the funeral Of the Car Alexan-
der III will take place between the 18th and
ath Of November. and that the marriage
81 Nicholas ~ and Princess Alix will take
place Few days after the funeral. II is
expected that amnesty viii be granted TO
many political offenders in conmemoratlon
Of the accession OF Nicholas H.
DrrvfnS WIZ Be shot
Paris. November IA special cabinet