The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-03
THENEWCZARPEACEFUL
He viii Follow in the Footsteps
Of His Father.
THE DEAD RULERS LAST HOURS,

Official Report of tho Passing Away of
Russia's Ruler-Princess AIix to Return
TO Darmstadt, to Remain During the
Period of Mourning.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov 3.-The following
is the text of the manifesto issued by Gear
Nicolas IL and Published in The Official
Messenger:
eve hereby announce to all our faithful
subjects that God In his inscrutable prov
idence, has seen fit to assign a limit to tho
precious life of our dearly loved imperial
father. His grievous sufferings yielding
neither to medical skill nor the benefcent
climate Of the Crimea, he died at Livadia
on the Goth of October NOV. ~, surrounded
by his family and In the arms Of the car
ina and ourselves. Our grief is not to be
expressed by words, but that grief every
Russian heart will understand, and we be-
lieve there is no spot throughout the vast
Russian empire in which hot tears will
not flow for the emperor thus prematurely
called away.
"In this sad and solemn hour in which
we ascend our ancestral throne of tho
Russian empire and czardom of Poland
and the grand duchy of Finland, indisso-
lubly linked with it, VIC, however, remem-
Der the legacy left to us by our lamented
father and imbued with it, we, in the pres
ence of the most high, take q most sacred
VOW to make our sole aim the peaceful de-
yelopment Of the power and the glory Of
our beloved Russia and the happiness of
all our faithful subjects.
while we offer before the throne of the
Almighty Ruler our heartfelt praise for
the unstained soul of the departed, we
command our subjects to take the oath of
allegiance to ourselves and our successor,
the Grand Duke Alexandiayitch, who will
bear the title of crown prince and czaro-
witt until it shall please God to bless our
approaching union with the Princess Alix
of Hesse- Darmstadt with the birth of u
son. -
LONDON, Nov. 3-The Daily News pub
fishes a dispatch from Its correspondent at
Berlin saying that Gar Nicolas himself
telegraphed the news Of the death of his
father to Emperor William and the DAN
ish royal family. The correspondent adds
that the German socialist papers give
open vent to their hatred of tho late czar.
The Volks Zeitung says It is needless to
shed a tear for the deceased representative
of a dying despotism. The anti-Jewish
Staatsburger Zeitung insinuates that the
car may not have died n natural death,
and that Jews possibly had a hand in the
matter. The papers generally are friendly
to Gar Nicolas. His NANTES to has made
a good impression.
The I.okal Anzoiger gives the details of
Emperor A1exnnder's last DAYS till the
end of October, when his illness took IA
turn for the worse. He had such a good
appetite that the physicians were aston
ished. After his arrival at Spala his
strength seemed to diminish rapidly, but
the physicians succeeded in restoring him.
From the ed to the 18th OF October he was
able to take solid food. Up to then he had
partaken only of fluids, principally butter
milk. The menu of the lunch, signed by
the physician on duty, shows that the en-
pcror only last Saturday partook of the fol,
lowing:
Fish, soup, roast duck and stewed fruit
Before lunch salt anehovies were greatly
enjoyed. A little later on the same day
the czar ate pudding of greats, with
fruit sauce. Toward tho last the patient
ate almost nothing. Even buttermilk he
drank with reluctance.
Contrary to the expressed wish of his
physicians, the czar slept the last few
nights of his life alone in his room "I will
not be disturbed, he answered to their
persuasions. In the adjoining apartment
the ezarina slept and next to this the ply
sicians and nurses watched. How well
have slept" he repeatedly said In the
morning to the c2nrina.
Up TO the time his illness took Its last
fatal turn the czar dressed himself with
out assistance. This greatly fatigued him,
but he listened to no warning words, saw
ing that he used to do it, and therefore
must do so. After dressing at O'Clock he
was lifted into his invalid's chair, in which
he remained regularly until IL o'clock at
night
The correspondent of The Daily News at
Livadia telegraphs; ~ have received from
the imperial court the following report of
the cars last hours:
Car Alexander's death was a pious
and devout Christian one. He died as
only II true man can die, and as in life,
was inspired by faith, love and devotion.
Some days ago the car already felt the
approach of death, and prepared himself
to Tie As a faithful Christian, but without
neglet ting the affairs of the government.
During his last night he was sleepless.
Thursday morning he said to the empress:
Il feel that my life is drawing to an end
Be composed, my mind is made upn Then
he ordered his family to assemble round
him and asked his confessor to administer
the sacrament. He took 1t with pious de-
yotion, repeating the prayer distinctly in
loud, clear voice. He was sitting in an
arm chair, and did not for n moment lose
consciousness. After the liturgy the car
sent for Father Ivan and prayed with him
for half an hour. Later he asked Father
Ivan to come again and repeated with him
the prayers for the dying, and received ex-
IRENE JUNCTION. Father Ivan remained
present until his majesty died.
The fprr,spnpfapt nf Tho nni1,,
st. Petersburg telegraphs that though the
Russians have not the same way of show
ing mourning us the western nations, it is
evident that the death Of tho car has
made greater and deeper impression
than might have been expected Tho
streets are crowded with a multitude of
people, most of whom are clad in black.
who in whispering tones discuss events
The theaters and schools are closed Tho
churches are crowded with people who
wish to pray for the soul of the dead car,
From other towns reports are received
bearing testimony to the spirit of deep
that prevails
1t is understood that the body of the
rzar will be consecrated at Moscow and
then conveyed to St. Petersburg, where it
will lie in state four days.
The Russian court will mourn for six
months. Princess Alix, the betrothed of
the Car Nicolas, will for the present re-
turn to Darnstadt with her brother, the
Grand Duke of Hesse as the marriage cam
not take place during the period of mourn
ing.
According to advices from Livadia the
,zarina's health, though unfavorable,
causes no apprehension. Everything is
prepared here and in Moscow to suppress
possible disturbances