The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-10-16
The Gar of Russia is Being
i Slowly Poisoned.
THE CLASH OF CHURCH AND STATE
They Succeed in subduing n Powerful
HOttentot Chief--Result of Bel
gium EIectIons--Ameer of Az
ghanIstan Sick.

MINNEAPoLIs, Oct. 15.-Dr. George f.
Schmidt, German traveller, now in
Minneapolis, has received secret DIS
patches from St. Petersburg, which
throw strong light on the crisis in
European politics caused by the impend-
ing death of the czar. These dispatches
came written in sympathetic ink on ap-
parently blank piece of paper. An ap-
plicatlon of heat brought out strange
stenographic characters, which the doc
tor readily translated for the Associated
Press, as follows:
"The czar is lying at the point of death
The excitement in the the highest cir
cles of Russia is tremendous. 1t is un-
derstood in wide circles in Russia that
the czar's sickness was brought about by
systematic means, and that his death
will not be natural one. It is on ac-
count of that journals contradict the
fact of the czar's sickness. There is
party that wants the czarowitz on the
throne. The czarowitz is of a cranky,
melancholy nature, and will institute the
most radical reforms throughout Russia,
and has already made plans for 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 czar in order to persuade
him to put his second son on the throne
instead of the czarowitz. The Greek
Catholic church of Russia is feverishly
excited. The Richsrath, or council of
the empire, is daily holding a secret
council. The Pan-Slavic party is with
the church and against the czarowitz,
who is a great friend of Germany.
Should the czar decide to place his Sec
ond son upon the throne this would be
looked upon as a direct insult to Ger
many, and would be attended with most
serious results. The second son of the
czar is very infmical to Germany and
friendly to France. He is dreadfully
despotic, and in the highest degree head
strong, and strong autocrat. It is
feared on the deathbed of the czar
the church influence will succeed in in
ducing him to call his second son as
successor. AS this second son is very
hotheaded, he is not sure to remain on
CnO IAApuC WlIAOuI OOCOnluR 60TlOu6ly
involved in state troubles. The 88-year-
old patriarch of Moscow has had two
conferences with the czar st his death
bed, but no one knows the purport OF
this talk. The second son of the czar is
very despotic, and opposed to the liberty
of the people, and of an envious nature.
He is a fine soldier, fond. of fight, mar
tial fellow and very ambitious. He is
the enemy of England, Germany, and
above all, America. He not only in
tends to increase the size of Asiatic Rus
sia, but will attempt the tremendous
task of bringing Behring straits under
Russian control and extending the en-
pire in the direction of America. This
prince is by all odds one of the creates
generals in Russia, having been with
Gourka and Timaschiff, and having
studied with the latter All the cabinets
of Europe are alarmed. It is rumored
that the entrance of England into the
dreibund, that is the triple alliance, il
abont to take place. Already between
Russia and France secret relations have
been entered into"
DR.. Schmidt is a second lieutenant tc
the Russian army, travelling on leave
He is bound for Japan and the Orient.