Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-10-18

FlOuS arrangements Tor the coming
week and evidently is most anxious tC
impress the Servian king of the splen
dor of his reception.
A despatch from st. Petersburg say
ing that the marriage of the czarowitz
to Princess AliX, of Hesse, is to be
fastened on account Of the czar's anX
iety to have the ceremony take place
before his death, has created some
stir in society here and at Darn
stadt. At the latter place nothing is
known of the marriage being has,
J tened.
The Cologne Gazette yesterday pub
lished the following from Berlin:
1t is confirmed from various sources
that Germany has declined to take
| part in the joint European interven
ton between China and Japan at the
/ present juncture." The correspondent
Of the associated press has sounded a
distinguished official upon the subject
and also made other inquiries with the
| re3uit that he has found it to be the
: general opinion that Japan, in the
event of being victorious, will not
make eXorbitant demands upon China
, but will restrict herself to insisting
! upon the independence of COrea from
China, while asking for certain pro
! tectCral rights for herself as we'll as a
/ better indemnity. 1t is probable that
| Japan may demand the cession of the
island of Formosa.
! Significant, as indica ting the inten-
tons of Russia is statement Of the
Berliner Tageblatt's correspondent at
! st. Petersburg, that the Russian
! troops in the towns, villages md
| passes Old the Chinese frontier have
been greatly reinforced, and that large
quantities of provisions and war ma
/ terial are constantly arriving at those
places. In a word, everything is ap-
parently being prepared for forward
movement if such a step is decided to
! be necessary.
Berlin, Oct. 15.-It is semi officially
stated that the condition of the car
Of Russia is very serious in spite of
/ the statements made to the contrary.
! Copenhagen, Oct. 156.-The politiken
| of this city contains the following in
; tereSting correspondence from st. Pc
| tersburg:
| When the condition of the car be-
came serious, the governor of Moscow
received telegraphic order to induce
! Professor Zacharjin to go Immediately
! to st. Petersburg to see the car. An
! adjutant of the governor repaired to
the professor, who was found at his
clinic, and urged him to go. 'The eX-
press train is leaving in a few hours, -
he said. 1.-The express train? What?
! The emperor of Russia is sick and you
| talk about the express train?' was the
reply. will you kindly order special
train TO be ready in half an hour!'
! ZacharJin arrived in st, Petersburg
and drove to the castle. An adjutant
received him. Ellis majesty is expect
! ing you, professor. You will find
! everything ready in your room for a
| change of toilet "TOiIet! what do
you mean?' replied Zacharjin His
majesty is sick and wishes to consult
| me, not to see me in toilet. Take me
to him immediately" The emperor
was found in a large room. All the
| windows were closed and the curtains
! drawn. The empress sat in an arm
chair next to the bed, at the foot-end
of which stood two physicians. Zach
arjin enters, bows to the imperial
couple without taking notice of his
colleagues, snuffs the air several times
and says: ''Puh, what atmosphere
Pestilential! And in such atmosphere
they leave Russia's sick emperor
Quick! Open the windows; away with
the curtainsw The empress had risen
to greet the professor. The latter
does not say a word but begins a de
liberate and thorough examination OF
the patient Then he sits down in the
chair of the empress resting his heat
in his hand and muses.. Fully ter
minutes pass without a word beins
uttered. The physicians, who do no
seem to like his bearing, begin to con
verse in a low tone. Zachariin knock:
violently with his pencil on the table
ard shouts, "Stillr' Then he muses.
again. Suddenly he orders the vale
to call in his assistant ''Prepar'
everything for a bleedingr Now tn,
empress ventures to ask whether thi
was absolutely necessary. "Your ma
jesty, if it was not I would not pre-
scribe it" But has it to be dom
right now?"
Does your majesty want to take tn
responsibility of procrastination? 1 d
not! l guarantee the effectiveness o
5 the measure The bleeding is per
: formed. "And now" says Zarcharjin
? ''let every one leave the room. Hi
: majesty needs rest and viii soon fal
asleep" Zacharjin is led to his room
&; and since he intends to return to Mos
: COW next day he is asked the pric
+ of his visit. Money!" he says, g
have enough of it. The emperor ma
give me a souvenir, no matter what.
An hour later a high decoration
brought to him. what is that? A
e order! That was not what l mean
: / have enough of them. But it is a
right. Please to order the attendin
n physicians of the emperor to me befo1
f I leave" The latter came thinkin
= the professor wished to hold a consul
:, tation with them before his departur
But without asking their opinion Zacl