Show CI CZAR NICHOLAS L l S ST T TO HIS I S In a Supreme Manifesto Ik lie lieS S Tells Them What lie he Did Iid to lo toi i Preserve Peace JAPAN WAS VAS VERY PEREMPTORY Asks Gods rods Blessings Upon Our hOur Stal Stat Stalwart Stalwart wart Land Jani ami Naval a iI Forces St Feb Feli eh lOThe this thiN morning mom Ilia the I following ii manifesto HI ifa to By Dy the grace gruce of ot God iou We w Nicholas j III emperor and autocrat of ot nil thu thus s etc make known to all nil our r loyal subjects In our solicitude for tor the mice of or i 1 which Is leur to 10 our ourt t hearts we e made every cery e ll to con coti continue I in the far nr cast I st in III Int InI t I these alms we aH to 10 the proposals of at tho thu Japanese gOY gay government to 10 revise u regard regardIng Ing affairs existing between the tho two governments However the negotiations begun upon the subject were vere not Hot brought to n ft conclusion and Japan without the receipt of at the thu lust last rC proposals of ot our OUI govern government ment melli declared the negotiations broken u off orr and diplomatic relations with Rus nUl Russia sia siti dissolved Without us liS of or the II fact that the breach of oC sUch JIlch r would wo l In III Itself mean nn nil opening of warlike op operations orations the lle government gave orders to Its torpedo boats lionts to 10 suit sud suddenly denly lenly attack our standing In III Inthe the tho outer harbor of ot the of oC Port Arthur Upon receiving rt reports from rota 7 the viceroy vl eroy In itt the fur for east about thin thiM Wo o Immediately him to answer tho ho challenge with armed fore force Making MakinI known this out flUt wo we W with unshaken faith In the Almighty auth with a II firm expectation or of and re tI reliance roI liance I upon the t he unanimous U tin a willingness vI I I of or o nit all our loyal 1011 to stand sta nil with vi lb UK It In iii defense of oC the fatherland sink blessing bles upon our stalwart land and uund naval forces liven at St Petersburg Jan 27 l OI OIA A D now HAW calendar Feb U P I 1901 1904 ami In the year of ot Out our reign Written III In full tull by tho the hand of oC ills mB MAJESTY MAJ NICHO NICHOLAS NICHOLAS LAS N J AT Ht Kt Petersburg Pelt Fob There wa waa nit unprecedented ti scene ut lit lib thu held heM ii the tho winter palace nt III I 1 this thIH afternoon At tho the COI eo of or the czar a It great concourse ot at if ministers court high stat stale f ti ties hut lea of rank ra a k and a nut mill mili military i nih tary tar men mell In hI St Ht hall all I I the tho men lit III full tull uni uniform form torm aria After pome MillO delay 1 which became oppressive of oC the feeling of ot solemnity plainly apparent tho the doom of ot the Imperial crl apartments were vero w re opened I the czar crar entered wearing the nfl uni uniform form of oC the tho First regiment Ic of ot with situ tho ho on his hIm mm aunt The Tho dowager wore vot e n LI of oC peon grey gre re and no Jewel The young czarina wearing her tunis while white aunt and silver followed escort escorted ed MI by the tho Grand Juke Duke Michael ant i r heir presumptive The rite entire Imperial I family followed In order ordet of uC precedence Approaching n i 1 group gi of oC anti and military hh his majesty turned u gravely R rl e and greeted erected them the customary 1 I 1 w li you OU i good heal health gentlemen The Tho responded with loud lou tic no noI I claim Flue Tho became on CIliA ona of o n wild liui I lla m a which ludu the tho imperial I stout moved forward entering hut chap chilli chapel p el d advancing to In It the thu altar nM I with bowed heads while tho the choir and andU U dw Intoned an tutu Impressive s 1 nory MOr O service of or the tho church An All r Intensely religious spirit Pervaded the I entire InUre which crowded l the I little palace mince to Its utmost rapacity I 1 During the th recital I of ot the litany many manyI i I knelt anti even bowed boned their heads In III Inthe inthe the chapel liner Hour u Tho The court attended by II the tho Ii deacon cl lIcon reverently r approached the cm czar sprinkled him with holy water Yater 4 front from the chalice and presented n 11 cru crucifix which the czar fervently At tho the conclusion of the ervIN tho the theu u party slowly retired As All they the entered ent the tho palace induce another scene of oC enthusiasm grated gretell them theta rho czar mule no tuG had fallen before tho the Cervices lenlee was |