People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-11-08

LONDON, Nov. 5.-A special service
TO celebrate the accession of Nicholas
IL to the throne of Russia was held
to-day in the palace church at Liv-
ada. 1t was attended by the new
car, the czarina, the queen OF
Greece, the duchess Of Saxe-Coburg-
Gotha, Princess Alix of Hesse- Darn
stadt, the grand dukes and grand
duchesses now at Livadia and the
chief officials of the district.
The celebration of the accession of
the new car to the throne ended at
midnight and to-day all Russia is be.
ing bedecked with mourning EN-.
blems. On private houses these will
be removed after the funeral, Novem-
Der II, but on public buildings they
will remain for six months.
The correspondent of the Daily
News at St Petersburg telegraphs
that though the Russians have not
the same way of showing mourning
as the Western nations, it is evident
that the death of the car has made a
greater and deeper impression than
might have been expected. The
streets are crowded with multitude
OF people, most of whom are clad in
black, who in whispering tones dis.
euss events. The theaters and schools
are closed. The churches are crowded
with people who wish to pray for the
soul of the dead ear. From other
towns reports are received bearing
testimony to the spirit of deep mourn.
ing that prevails The Russian court
will mourn for six months.
A dispatch to the Chronicle from
St. Petersburg says that in order to
save DeGiers, the Russian foreign
minister, who is pressed by business
and who is in i'll health, Mr.. Breckin.
ridge, the American minister, in pre-
senting President Cleveland's mes
sage of coincidence, also represented
all the other ministers in st. Peters
burg, except the British minister,
who personally called.
The service in the St Petersburg
cathedral yesterday was most i'm
pressive. Toward the close the met
ropolitan took off his inter and read
passages from the bible, including
the duty Of obedience to the king.
AT that moment the whole congrega-
ton knelt, vowing allegiance to
Nicholas. After this large number
crowded around the tables and took
the oath of fealty, which pledged
them to spend their last drop of blood
for the car and the country. The
ceremony lasted ar hour and was
equally noteworthy for the magnifi-
cence of the vestments of the clergy
and the brilliancy of the costumes Of
the officials and ladies. There was
not sign of mourning from the be-
ginning to the end, but after the
ceremony the mourning was resumed
and st. Petersburg is like a city of
the dead.
A requiem mass for the repose of
the soul of the late car of Russia
was said yesterday in the Russian
church here. The walls of the church
were draped in black and silver and
the interior was illuminated by hun.
dreds of wax taperS The Russian
ambassador, NJ. De Staal, all the staff
OF the Russian embassy, representa-
tives Of nearly all the foreign diplo-
matte corps and a large number of
ladies were present All the ladies
were on one side of the church and
the gentlemen occupied the other
side. The whole congregation knelt
and all held lighted tapers in their
hands. This, combined with general
weeping, clouds of incense and the
doleful chanting of the priests, pro-
duced a most solemn effect.