The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-13
Sisters Of Charity Constantly Kneel
by Her Bier in Prayer
AN IMPOSING DEMONSTRATION,
The Federal Council Organized Most
Impressive Procession. Compri-
sing All the Government Digni-
taries-The Day was Marked
in Geneva hy a General
Suspension ofBusincss

GENEVA. Sept 12.-The body Of En-
press Elizabeth has been enclosed in a
triple colin and placed .n d room trans
formed into q mortuary chamber The
walls Of this apartment are veiled with
black drapery. covered with silver stars.
and several sisters Of charity are con-
tlnually on their knees beside The bier
praying for tho soul OF the departed.
Near by stands the PRAYER table of The
deceased. bearing her rosary and Cruz
cihx.
The imposing demonstration of SYM
patbv oreanzed by the Federal Council,
commenced at noon to-day The ap-
proaches TO the Hotel Beau Riyage were
guarded boy gendarmes. The procession
was headed by gendarmes with arms
reversed. then came four bcadlcs Wlih
cooked hats and long cloaks half yclio"
and half red. Their leader bore a crepe
covered mace They were followed nt
the members OF the government, tle
members Of Parliament. the diplomatic
corps. and the civic olgniiarles. A'n
came a great mass OF the population OF
Geneva. In close ranks the people denied
bareheaded before the hotel, in spite OF
the very hot sun. In the meanwhile lns
historic bell of the cathedral Of 81. Cie-
mence changed heavily. The procession
lasted over an hour. All eyes were ul-
rected toward the terrace of the hotei.
where stood General Berz,vic1y, marshal
of the late Empress housenoio lhe aus
rian Minister and the members of the
suite of the deceased. The majority OF
the stores were closed.
THE ASSASSIN PHOTOGRAPHED.
GENEVA. September 12.-On the order
Of a magistrate. the assassin was
taken from ST. Anthony prison
mis- afternoon 20 the Anthropometrical
institute. where he was measured ana
photoeraphed. Portraits We're given %
he press and VIII be distributed 10 ths
p0hce i'm the cities where he has lived.
In the course of a. second examination
as TO Dis history and motive for the
crime. he said he had never known DDS
father or mother He was brought up at
Parma. Italy. in a charity school, ana
~ the age of ten was thrown ON the
streets without resources. Tie worked
as AN unsNLcd laborer until Die was TWEEN
ty. Then he served in The italian army
three years and naiL
BECAME AN ANARCHIST
On leaving his regiment DE was em-
Prince of Arae0n for three months. AZ
tbfs tirle Anarchist ideas began TO pose
sess his miud-and. to use his own words,
prevented me from remaining in servi-
t1de" In the course Of "a life Of adven-
tlre. he happened to- be at Buda Pcsth
I'm 1894 There for the FIRST time hc sa"
Empress Elizabeth. lie was miserable
and weak. and applied 90 the italian
Consul TO Doe returned 90 italy. The Con'
sui sent him 10 Flume
His description OF his subsequent wan
dcrines was vague and be SAID Doe se--
dom. If ever. obtained Work. Nhie stay
Ing at Lausaneh he saw nle outside OF
a shop. purchased 60 with no conceived
purp0se. and made a clumsy wooden
handle for g.
BOASTS OF HIs CRIME.
In prison he boasted OF bis crime. ana
ha has addressed letter to- "a Milan
newsnaper expressing O fear lest he De
mistaken by Professor Cabar Iomproso
for a deconeratc DiiatIne boo This come
munlcauon upon the objects OF militant
Anarchism. he wrote
above an. it SIS the great who must be
struck. Not only the sovereiens and
their ministers viii be reached by COM
rades. but am who make men miserable
ON earth"
He saws he was not impelled by misery
10 XII the Empress as such course
would have been iliotc but ne COM
mitted the deed in order that such crimes
following one upon The other-misht
cause an who impovcrish the popu.ace
10 tremble and shiver. The document
concludes with This declaration;
al am an Anarchist by conviction.