The morning news., 1894-10-22
RUSSIA'S STRICKEN RULER.
St. Petersburg Excited by Another Wild
RumOT Of His Death.

according TO the story the Announce
ment of His Death Is to Be Suppressed
Until Next Week in Order to Enable
the Princess Alix to Marry the Czaro-
witz-The Czer's Physicians May Keep
Him Alive for Some Time.
Berlin, Oct. 2.-The first dispatch of the
day concerning the cars condition was
received here from Yalta, near Livadla,
at II o'clock. It was substantially as fol-
lows: IF the cars death should not be,
hastened by heart failure, owing to re-
curing spasms, or by apoplexy, both in
cidental to his malady, the doctors hope
to combat the uremia for some time.
Usually the final stage of Brights dis
ease is marked with commissions, de
lirium, and at the last prolonged coma.
These symptoms have not set in"
The numerous imperial princes now at
Livadia have been gathered for state as
well as family reasons. They will form
an interim council whose composition will
be announced after the convening of the
senate on Oct %. The members of the
council are expected to be the Czarowitz,
the Grand Duke Michael, Count Porler
and Privy Councillors Solisky, Bunge and
Morravieff.
from LiVadla last week was to send Rus
sian securities down seven points on the
Berlin and Frankfort bourses. During the
week prices rose slightly, and at the close
yesterday were firm. The cars death
is not expected to cause a panic unless
French investors, who are believed to
hold no less than 300, 900 000 francs in Rus
sia, should take alarm and try to unload
their holdings.
London, Oct. 21.-High mass was said in
the Greek church here to-day and special
prayers were said for the Gar.
A dispatch received from St. Peters
burg by the Central News this evening
says Much excitement was caused to-
day by widespread reports that the Gar
was dead and the news would be sup
pressed officially until next week to enable
the Princess Alix to declare her adherence
to the Greek church and be married to
the Czarowltz before the announcement
No confirmation of these reports can be
obtained. The St. Petersburg journals
have been ordered to expunge all bulle-
tins az to the Cars illness from the cop
les going to Livadia."
The Daily News has this from its vi
emma correspondent: "A cipher telegram
received here from Russia yesterday said
that it was impossible to send news ex-
cept by letter across the frontier A vi
emma daily asserts that the Cars i'll
ness ID IA1E NOAloStluGi4CG VI dISGlliCdl pOiS-
oning."
The Paris correspondent of the Daily
News discredits the report that the
1T is none the lesstrue," he adds, that
1T is none the less true he adds, that
summoned to Livadia, came to France SO
as to be out of the way during any pos
sible crisis about the order In which the
throne should be transmitted
Pobedonosjeff, attorney general of the
hOlNy Of he N1arsc
tutors, started for Llvadia yesterday.
The official statement sent from Livadia
was given out tonight at 8 o'clock. Dur
ing the last "A hours the Czar mas had
rather more sleep than on the preceding
days. He rose to-day with his usual appe-
tite, is somewhat better generally, and is
more composed than yesterday. Otherwise
his condition is unchanged"
Dispatches made public here at o'clock
this evening say that the Car has rallied
slightly. No confidence is felt by the
people in the official announcements. The
meagerness of the news has left room for
the cTaziest rumors, which multiply on
every street corner and in every cafe. IL
is said that the Czarowitz has renounced
the succession, that the Car is dead and
the fact is suppressed, and that the Grand
Duke George died two days ago. Official
bulletins do not respect these rumors. The
last story is that the Czarina's mind has
broken down under her many Affections.
Despite the intensity OF the interest in
the Cars condition, the theaters and
restaurants are crowded, as usual
In the churches throughout Russia
prayers have been said to-day for the
Czar.
A dispatch from Moscow says that the
city is grief-stricken. Nevertheless, the
theaters are open. Between the acts this
evening the orchestra in every theater
played sd Protect The Car" The
audience STOOD Guring TIC ESinn Gnd IN
sisted upon several repetitions of 1t.
Copenhagen, Oct PA dispatch dated
at Livadia at 6 O'Clock this evening says
that no change in the Cars condition, be-
yond a slight improvement in his appe-
tite has been noticed to-day.
Berlin, Oct. 21.-A Kiel newspaper saws
the Emperor has ordered that the imperial
yacht Hohenzollern be got ready for a
voyage. His intention Is, says the writer
to sail with Prince Henry Of Prussia for
st. Petersburg In the event of the Car s
death. Pince Henry would make the
voyage aboard the ironclad Woerth. The
Emperor receives several dispatches daily
from Livadia.
|. The Berliner Tageblatt processes to have
the best authority for this statement
despite all denials, the Czarowitz re-
| fuses to succeed to the throne. Therefor
an imperial ukase, proclaiming his young
est brother, the Grand Duke Michael. tc
be the heir is expected. 1t is reported
that the Czarina did not learn until Fri
day how grave her husbands condition
| was"