New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-10
THE CZAR'S FUNERAL DIYSET
CEREMONY TO TAKE PLACE IN ST
PETERSBURG ON NOVEMBER H.
THE BODY EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN MOSCOW To-
MORROW - THE HOLY CITY DRAPED IN
MOURN1NG-CAUSEs OF ALEXANDER HIS
DEATH-THE NEW EMPEROR JOUR-
NEYING TO HIS CAPITAL

NEYING TO HIS CAPITAL
on wARSHIP
St Petersburg. Nov 9.-The funeral Of Alex
ander III will take place on November T. This
date has been set definitely. and the Russian
Ambassadors and Ministers who had been in
formed that the funeral would take place on
November % requested to-day to hasten
their preparations to return
Persons Of all classes are nurrying by thou
sands to the towns at which the funeral train
will halt. for the celebration Of masses The
body is expected to arrive in Moscow on Sun
day.
1t Is announced this evening that the body will
probably leave Moscow on November 10. and will
lie in state in st. Petersburg only three days
This haste is unprecedented but II is stated that
the funeral must be held soon. owing to the de-
lay in embalming Seventy foreign princes have
given notice of their intention attend the
funeral The space is co limited that the en-
bassy staffs will probably be unable to enter
the Cathedral
Nicholas II intends occupy the Empress
GATHERINGS apartments in The Winter Palace.
The rooms have not been used since her death.
An official order as 20 the period Of mourning
has been issued The mourning will last one
year. The Car and the Granl-dukes will be in
full mourning to the end Of the period. The
| CZarna ana the Grand-ducncSSeS Will ne III Iull
mourning for three months. At the close Of
| every third month of the remaining nine they
will lay aside part of their mourning. thus re-
suming gradually their usual habits High Rus
| stan officials are required to keep their rooms
| and houses draped for year.
The diagnosis Of the OF the late Car by
| the five physicians attending him. Drs. Leyden.
! Zacharn. Hirsch. Popoff and Wedianinoff. was
officially published here this morning. II agrees
| throughout with the various interviews with
| Professor Leyden and adds that an autopsy ~
five Russian anatomists shows that the cars
! death was due 10 paralysis OF the heart conse-
| quent upon degenerate muscles, hypertrophY OF
the heart and granular atrophy Of the kidneys.
on the occasion Of the funeral Of the Gar
o. 600 Of s. Petersburgs poor will be provided
with dinners.
Moscow Nov "a second funeral train ac-
! companies the one bearing the body Of the Car
as far as this city. Emperor Nicholas accom-
| panied the body only as far "a Sebastopoi, where
| he boarded the Russian cruiser Oriel on his way
| to st. Petersburg.
| The funeral arches and other signs of mourn
| ing multiply from hour 20 hour. The streets ol
! the city o'k as II they were cut between Wd''s
| ~ solid black and white Back-iramed por-
| traits oc Alexander III are seen IN huhli'Hs "l
| yirdoVs Several rich families have bIOughl
| decorators from St Petersburg 10 drape thrH
| houses The United states Consul Is NNlNe 'l'
| stars and Stripes wound with Grape. The mourn,
| ing shops are filed with buyers, ana the Ro'I
| and silver smiths are working thclr mn u"S
ana night to fll the orders for memorial wr"uthS
| The Siberian COssacks' corps VIII S"nd I'D l"'
| Cathedral a silver wreath eight teet I'D i''ih'.,'
| with crossed sword and sceptre. joined III th,
! middle with a crown. The noDilty ana lailu'u
nronrietors OF Odessa and Moscow have ordered
| many silver wrea ths with palm branches cross'i
! upon them. The italian. French ana fnsiSh
| colonies Of Moscow have ordered pieces OF sim
| liar design.
The Grand-duke scgius and party Of uni
! formed officials their breasts aiaze with deco
| lions arrived AT the station with several ladies
! ~ The court little before O'Clock In an
ticipatjon of their coming the building had been
| covered with black and white. 1hey wef" u"'
hv the principal officials Of the Hiy' ana altei
| a cordial exchange OF greetings. were escorted
| to the palace.
warsaw. Nov e-Many Polish Catholic priests
who wer,. arrested for refusing TO swear alfg
lance to Nicholas II. have taken the oath and
| have been released The report that the Bishop
! of LubIin was arrested for reading the oH'h III
| Polish has been denied.
London NOV 9-"The Daily News's' corre-
! spondent I'm Vienna confirms the report thar Cen
/ eral Gourko. Military Governor Of warsaw mas
/ received a petition for the release OF me MID
! ski convicts The correspondent adds that more
! Catholic priests in Russian Poland nave be'h
| arrested or suspended for refusing To swear AZ
! legiance +, the Car. Among them. he says are
he
cess AK Of Hessc Is said - have interceded i"r
some Of The priests released yesterday pa.s
| The Daily News's" correspondent IN Tai.S @
! saws. while services were In pfoRTess ID II"'-
! @;ort and Jewish places u worship. the Caiho-
| IN. church stood aloof from the universal mourn
/ ing Cardinal Richards silent disirsdfr ~ Wv, ,,
r,,i,lar wish for a requiem mass in the Cdih'dThi
/ r. %o.ro Dame prompted accusations OF Itck
/ Of patriotism. The Catholics then threatened ~
/ ask ihc Government to cohN'in tte , ,,,
| Tromphe into a chapel and to invite the RUSSIAN
| p,res 10 say mass at an imprOHptu aitaf De-
| meath IT, Cardinal Richard has now announcer
! a service to be held at the Cathedral OF Notfs
! Iarnl an the nm He himself will oiicIate and
! vil offer prayers for Russia ana France Du'
| nnf for the car Although the pubic 'hnk 'he
! Cardinal has yielded, the eNc'Pu'" S"'"" '''
To.night Cardinal Richard ordered prayers
! throughout the diocese. - =, ,
4 Warsaw dispatch says that General G"nrko
| has commanded explicitly that the "ath OF Al
| legjance must be taken in RUSSIA
Eerlin Nov 9-Professor Leydcn appeared at
tho Charlie this evening before an immense
crowd OF students. He was received win the
| greatest enthusiasm. lie asked the pardon OF MS
| audience for not going into the details ot me
! cars death His visit 10 the BEDSIDE ol 'h'
oar ne said was serious ard sorrowfu ms
sion which belongs TO the history o. o. 'he
world, and was an experience 'hdt """i' wv "
| impressed upon his memory
Paris Nov 9-Abbe GARNER Editor or lr
peuple Francais" presided over a meeting IN
tho Maison du Peuple yesterday, at which IL
WAS decided 10 open subscriptions for the pur.
| nose Of erecting a monument 10 the memory oi
| the late Car. <,.
The French press will send to the Car
funeral "A winged statucttc wearing a crown Vi
| oak and laurel and carrying book ana Stylus
all done in silver. This piece Will be placed Oh
the coffin , ,,,.,
The morning newspapers explain mat Cardihdl
| Richards difficulty lay in the saying oi mas
for a schisnanc. In thc paStO'"i "i'''''H w.
masses, ne says; 49,, -, H.,
! I'VE cannot renounce the hopes when me ira
tcrnal union Of two peoples inspire IN US ioI 'ns
,,oana ~ tho world We shall entreat the Lord
| to strengthen and bless the friendship OF tnssa