The morning news., 1894-11-02


detrimental to the professors reputa
tion, which have been believed readil,
by the masses.
The Times viii say editoriauy to-mor
row: 1T is the cars highest title &,
the gratitude Of his subjects and mankir,
that he invariably stroVe to preserve tn,
peace. He has passed away with the con
sciousness that he so used his great posi-
tion as 10 save the human race the aWfu
scourse OF a great war. Whether his pol
icy toward his own subjects was as be
nificenL as his foreign policy we need no
for the moment inquire Whatever Its
fruits for good or evil, we may rest as
sured that il was inspired by the same
lofty motives and pursued with the same
unhinching sense Of duty"
Paris, Nov. president Casimir-Pe.
rier sent messages Of coincidence this
afternoon to st. Petersburg and Livadia
All the ministers inscribed their names in
the callers book at the Russian embassy
The flags on all the government build
fncs are at half mast, and many of the
buildings are draped with mourning.
The first news of the cars death came
10 Paris in an official dispatch to the
foreign Office. 1t was simply that the
czar died at 1.55 p. m, and was conscious
to the last The dispatch was shown at
once to President Casimir Perier. He
read it, laid it down and after long ST.
lence said: He was Frances strong and
loyal friend"
Signs Of mourning have multiplied ever
since the news was made public. La
Presse. lie Jour and lie Socior issued
special editions with black border. All sold
as rapidly as they could be brought 10 the
street The booths and newsmen were
surrounded by eager crowds struggling
to buy papers before the supply was eX-
hausted. lie Presses comment was:
al mil ba rrT-fn nv
this sad news. The mourning will extend
throughout France. The czar was a sin
cere partisan of peace and a devoted
friend of our country. Our sorrow is
inutterably deep, but ther is no reason for
dispair, as the heir of Alexander III. viii
recognize the close bond uniting France
and Russia. The sorrow of France Will
be the most convincing evidence to the
son and the sovereign, while the union
of the nations, which for years has as
sured peace, must remain and guarantee
peace in the future"
The President sent the czarina a per-
Eonal message of coincidence.
NJ. Hantaux, the French minister of for
eign affairs, sent to NJ. DeGiers. Russia's
foreign minister, a dispatch expressing in
the name of the government the grief
which the news of the cars death has
caused in France.
Premier Dupuy telegraphed to the pre-
fects Of the departments the order that
their flags be draped in mourning and
raised at half mast
This evening there is but one absorbing
topic on the boulevards and cafes, clubs
and theaters. If the President OF the re-
public were dead the expressions of re-
gret could not be more general. The proba-
bic effect of the event upon the Russo
French alliance and the European situa-
fion in general is discussed by every
group in the streets and cafes. The views
are almost without exception optimis tic
The belief is that Nicholas will adopt his
fathers policy.
The cars death will be announced Off
cially to the deputies and senators on
Monday at the opening Of the chamber.
Doubtless an address of coincidence will
he drawn and passed by the chambers.
The ministers will meet tomorrow to
name delegates to the funeral and to con-
slider other matters in connection with the
cars death.
A requiem mass will be said in the Rus
sian church tomorrow.
Press dispatches from st. Petersburg
speak of the deep mourning throughout
the city and the great thTongs in and
around the churches. St Isaac's cathe-
dral was draped before o'clock tonight
Lejour commenting on the czar's death
says: "Russia's grief arouses a painful
response in France. The bulletins from
Livadia have caused anguish to all pa
triots. France hopes ardently that the
son will be worthy of his father
To a reporter of Lejour. exMinister
Flourenz said: Il do not think that the
change will endanger our alliance with
Russia / am convinced that the czaro-
witz will follow the course laid out by his
father"
st. Petersburg, Nov. 1.-The churches in
Moscow and St. Petersburg have been
thronged this afternoon and evening with
men and women praying for the cZar's
soul. The streets are unusually full and
everybody seems to be depressed. Near
the churches many groups of weeping wo-
men have been gathering since nightfall
The crowds are quiet and mournful.
A solemn mass for the repose of the
czar's soul was said tonight at 10 o'clock.
All the members of the council of the
empire were present Comte De Monte
bello, the French ambassador, has gone
on his vacation, but he will return at
once to his post.
Vienna. Nov IA dispatch from Yalta
says that at noon the action Of the car 5
heart began to enfeeble rapidly. About
1870 o'clock unconsciousness supervened,
and the action of the heart became in
termittent and scarcely perceptible until
its pulsations ceased altogether.
Stettin, Nov. 1.-The kaiser received
the news of the death of the car while
dining with the officers of the grenadiers
at Stettin. He at once wired a message
of coincidence to the czarowitz at Livadia
Rome. Nov. 1.-Premier Crispi and
Baron Blanc, minister of foreign affairs,
called at the Russian embassy this after
noon to express their sorrow over the
death of the czar.
The pope has sent a message of condo
ience to Livadia.