The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-11-30
THE CAR MARRIED.
HE WEOS PRINCESS ALIx AT THE
WINTER PALACE.

Imposing Ceremonies Attended by Royal
Personages-He Issues Proclamation
Remitting Certain Debts and Granting
Amnesty to Some Offenders
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 27.-The car,
in honor of his marriage to Princess
Alix. has issued a manifesto rem1ttlng
various debts to the crown, including
the repayment of the grants made TO
the peasants on account of famines. He
also wholly RENTS arrears of taxes and
liles and mitigates or shOrtens sentences
f imprisonment, police supervision and
deportation at hard labor. The prose
cutiOn for treason of offenders who have
remained undiscovered for IL years will
be abandoned. the indulgences to po-
litical prisoners will be decided upon
after a report has been submitted to the
the car by tine minister of the interior.
Amnesty Is granted to the participants
in the Polish rebellion of 1868, and they
will be permitted 10 reside anywhere in
Russia Their civil rights, but not
their property, will be restored to them
The imperial manifesto would occupy
a page of an English newspaper.
Scarcely anything Is left untouched 1t
is comprehensive document breathing
DtlltNOEtIlCc III eve AAAlC- IL SAeAlINo liz
greatest amnesty accorded by Russia
for half a century, except the liberation
of the serfs.
Thousands Of troops and spectators
lined the way by which the bridal pro-
cessiOn moved to the winter palace.
The brides train was born by five Of
fcials, two walking on either side, while
the grand chamberlain held the hem.
The car wore the uniform of the famous
,-.1 3 ha rrrrarI with a 1Clr1,
suspended from the right shoulder. The
Price of Wales and the Duke of SAKE
COburg and Gotha Wore Russian uni
forms, while the Duke of York Wore
naval uniform. All the royal princes
wore the Gordon of the Order of St. An
drew.
In the center of the chapel of the win
ter palace stood a holy table, on which
had been placed the gospel and cross.
Between the table and the altar were
multi brancbed candelabra with lighted
tapers. Behind the table, facing the
altar stood the prOtO-presbytery Ganis-
chef attired in gorgeous vestments of
cloth of gold. Close behind the bridal
pair the imperial and royal spectators
formed a semi-Circle.
The ceremony was concluded few
minutes before o'clock. The car and
his bride then appr aChed the dowager
NEhAAlAh AR greet anu AlAAlAh itt. sD4c
embraced hIs son and his wife, after
which they were embraced and kissed
by the King If Denmark and their other
relatives. Everybody was much moved,
and the bride was IN tears. The car
was very pale and was visibly affected.
The newly married couple called at
Cathedral of kaZAu ON their way back
TO Anitchk0ff palace for the purpose of
invoking the blessing Of the Almighty
after their marriage and in order To kiss
the miraculous image OF Our Lady of
kazan. The newly married couple then
resumed their return journey back TO
the AnitchkOff palace where the dowager
czarina had already preceded them.
In honor Of the cars wedding. &c. 900
poor people of this city dined at the ex-
pense of the cZar. All the schools have
been closed for three days to give the
children a holiday and enable them TO
celebrate the imperial marriage.