The record-union., 1894-10-16
CAR OF RUSSIA.
Startling Statement Regarding
His Present Illness.
RUMORS TFAT HE HAS BEEN SKILL
FULLY POISONED.
Placed on the Throne-The Church
Party Exercising It's influence to
Have the Second Son Named as Sue
cessor to the Present Ruler.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

GIeCldl 10 Iue hECOhD- ~ SlONs
MINNEAPoLIS, Oct. 15.-Has the Gar
Of all the Russias been skillfully poi
soned and being slowly put to death by
scientific means in the hands of Nihilists?
DR.. George +. Y. Schmidt, a German
traveller now in Minneapolis. has received
secret dispatches from St. Petersburg
which throw strong light on the crisis in
European politics caused by the impend-
ing death of the Car. These dispatches
came written in sympathetic ink on an
apparently blank piece of paper. The
application of heat brought out strange
stenographic characters which the doctor
readily translated. The doctor translated
the dispatch for the Associated Press as
follows:
"The Gar is lying at the point of death.
The excitement i'll the highest circles OF
Russia is tremendous. 1t is understood
IN wide circle in Russia the Cars sick
ness was brought about by scientific
means and his death will not be nat
ural one. 1t Is on account of this the
journals contradict the TACT of the Gar s
sickness.
There is party that wants to set the
CZarewitch on the throne. The Care
witch is of cranky, melancholy nature,
ihS1llOu W lnSLllulG iU0 DlOSt Tdulcdl re-
forms throughout Russia, and has already
made plans tor such action. He is much
hated by the clergy. The Patriarch Of
Moscow, who is at the head of the Greek
Church, has travelled about with the Car
IN order to persuade him to put his second
son on the throne, instead of the Care
witch. The Greek Catholic Church of
Russia is feverishly excited.
The Reichsrath, or Council of the En-
plre, is daily holding secret councils. The
Pan-Slavic party is with the church and
against the CzareWitch, who is great
friend of Germany. Should the Car de-
eide to place his second son upon the
throne this would be looked upon as a
direct insult to Germany and would be
attended with the most serious results.
The second son OF the Gar is very inimi-
cal 10 the Germans, friendly to the
French, dreadfully despotic and in the
highest degree headstrong and a strong
autocrat. 1t is feared on the deathbed of
the Car the church influence will sue
ceed in inducing him to call his Sec
oud son as his successor. AS this second
son is very hothcaded he is sure not to
remain long on the throne without be-
coming seriously involved in stat
troubles. The SS-year-old Patriarch of
Moscow has had d two-hours' conference
with The Car at his deathbed, but no one
knows the purport OF this talk.
4At ScCOuu SOII OA Gu6 SLdT Is opposed
to the liberty of the people and is of an
envious nature. Heis a tine soldier, fond
of fight, a martial fellow and very am
bilious. He is an enemy of England,
Germany and. above all, America. He
not only intends to increase the size of
Asiatic Russia. but will attempt the tre-
mendous task Of bringing the Behring
Straits under Russian control and ex-
tending the Empire in the direction of
America. This Prince is by all odds one
of the greatest Generals in Russia, hav-
ing been with Gourka and Timaschieff
and having studied with the latter.
"All the Cabinets of Europe are
alarmed. 1t is rumored that the entrance
of England into the Dreibund-that is,
the triple alliance-is about to take place.
Already between Russia and France
secret relations have been entered into"
DR.. Won Schmidt is Second Lieutenant
in the Prussian Army, travelling on leave
Hei bound for Japan and the Orient.