Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-02

Flags Half Masted Over Public and
Private Buildings in Berlin.


Private Buildings in Berlin.
BERLIN, November 2-The imperial
sta ndard floating over the new palace has
been half masted as sign of Emperor
Williams sorrow at the death of the czar,
and in all parts of Berlin over public and
private buildings the German flag is uis-
played at half mast
By the emperors command the theaters
have been closed and the court will go into
mourning for four weeks. Among the peo-
pie the death of the peace-loving czar is
referred to as a catastrophe of far reach
ing consequences.
Far into the night men and boys were
crying extra editions of the newspapers
through the streets, and they continually
found fresh purchasers, who, in many in
stances read aloud to people around them
the sad news received from Russia. On
inter den Linden and before the Russian
embassy crowds of people gathered and
discussed the. possible effect of the death of
the Russian emperor.
emperor William, who came especially
from Stettin for that purpose, paid an
early call at the Russian embassy today
and expressed his condolences with the inn
perlal family of Russia in the great loss
which they had sustained
The kreuz Zeitung this morning prints a
dispatch from Settin stating that Emperor
William last evening dned with the otIicers
or the kings regiment of grenaders and
ID
the emperor'S grandfather, shortly after the
concluding speech had been made, news of
the cZars death arrived. Last night after
Emperor William concluded his remarks he
sat down, and then rose again and referred
to the review held by his grandfa ther He
said that at that time the shadow OF death
had laid for a whole year upon his fathers
head. He then announced that he had re-
ceived news of far-reaching grayity-the
death of the cZar.
He was mindful of our traditions" he
adoed, which in times past bound us in
the brotherhood of arms to the Russian i'm
perial house, and in recent times again
brought us together. To our sympathy for
| the new emperor We couple the desire that
heaven may give him strength for his diff
| cult office.
Long live Emperor Nicholas II! Hurrahr'
The band then played the Russian anthem.
The North German Gazette dwells upon
| the deceased moEarch'S unflinching devo-
| ton to duty and the conscien tiousness with
which he fulfilled the high task entrusted
| to him by Providence. He was, 1t says, a
| devoted husband and loving father and
won the hearts of the Russian people, who
mourn for him as for a father in the true
| sense Of the word.
| The uprightness and loyalty of his char
acter. it adds, contributed in large meas
| ure to the establishment 1T of that confidence
| in the maintenance of the peace in which
Europe now rejoices.
| LONDON, November "A dispatch to
| the Daily News from Berlin says that the
| Grand Duke of Hesse. brother of Princess
| Allx, the czarewitchs betrothed and Prince
| Henry of Prussia, brother of Emperor Will
| liam, will attend the funeral OF the czar,
| the latter representing the German en-
peror.
The dispatch adds that the special edi-
tions of papers announcing the death of the
cZar were confiScated outside the Russian
embassy, first because the news was not
entirely confirmed, second to prevent the
shouting of news vendors 1t appears GER
a IN Ia
news. PlacardS were fixed on the Royal
Opera House at o'clock announcing that
there would be no performance tomorrow
on account of the death Of the cZar. Fif-
teen minutes later the placards were re-
moved because the embassy denied the
correctness of the news. AT o'clock a
requiem mass was held in the embassy
| chapel
Emperor William upon hearing of the
death of Emperor Alexander returned i'm
medately from Stetttn to Potsdam.
The President Expresses Sympathy.
In addition to a short cablegram from
| United States Minister Breckenridge at St.
Petersburg, received by Secretary Gresham
last night, announcing the death of the car
| yesterday. and the communication of the
! fact by Prince CantacuZene, the Russian
minister here, Minister Breckinridge this
| morning sent the following cablegram to
| Secretary Gresham:
| ST. PETERSBURG, November 2.-NiCho-
| las ii declared emperor.
(Signed) BRECKENRIDGE"
| In the course of the day. there being some
\ delay, owing to the Illness of Secretary
| Gresham, the following response was cabled
| TO Minister Breckenridge:
| THE President has sent to Livadia, in re-
sponSe to the telegram from Emperor Nicho-
! las, a message of sincere regret and condo
| lence. You will make this known to Mr.. De-
I Giers expressing the sincere sympathy of
| the President and the people of the United
! States to the Russian people in their deep
| grief.
! (SigneD "GRESHAM."
| In addition to the foregoing exchange of
! cablegrams passed today directly between
| Emperor Nicholas II and President Cleve-
! land:
TO the President of the United States of
America:
| Il have the sorrow to inpart to you the
cruel loss that i and Russia have Just Sus-
| talned in the person of my beloved father
! Emperor Alexander. deceased this day.
| (Signed) NICHOLAS"
| The President replied to this personal note
| as follows
ITO His Majesty Nicholas II, Emperor OF
| Russia. Livadia:
| II hasten to express my heartfelt SYM
! pathy and the sympathy of my countrymen
| with the royal family and the Russian peo-
| pie in their affliction by reason of the death
| Of your honored father
GROVER CLEVELAND"