The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-23

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The Moscovites fear that should the ru-
mors prove true they will have TO face the
gravest peril possible While the people
crowd the churches to pray for the car,
the fears that the rumor has bred give
added fervor to their petitions. The ques-
tion of succession still holds the principal
place in the flood of statements, rumOrs
and surmise.
The Cologne Gazette prints a st. Peters
burg telegram stating that the car has
given orders for settlement of the sue
cession to the imperial council. He has
advised that Grand Duke George, his sec
ond son, should on account of the state Of
his health renounce his claim in favor of
his brother, Grand Duke Michael, who
ought to take the oath as heir presumptive
to the throne.
The Berliner Tageblatt publishes tele-
gram from Livadia asserting that the be-
trothal of the czarowitz and Princess Alix
/ formally occurred today, and that the mar
riage will be celebrated tomorrow This
/ fastening of the ceremony is said to be
rendered necessary by the rule of the Ro-
manoif family compelling every heir APP
parent to marry before ascending the
throne, and to proclaim his successor. On
this account the proclamation of the near
est magnate, the Grand Duke Michael, as
the ultimate heir apparent is generally ex-
pectcd. Another rule in connection with
the accession requires that when the oath
of allegiance to a new car is administered
to the troops and officials an oath of fdel-
ity to Ohe heir apparent must be taken at
| the same time.
Besides the Offering of prayer for the re-
cOvery of the czar in all the churches, the
Holy Synod has ordered that there be pray
ers for the same offered in the army and
navy and on board the vessels Of the Rus
Sian Pacific and Mediterranean squadrons.
Archbishop Moghileff has ordered prayers
in all the Catholic churches.
Prince Mestehersky's Citizo IS the first
newspaper to break the dead ,ence in
flicted on the press by the censors concern
ing the expression of grief because of the
ozar's illness. That paper gives graphic
description of the solemn and pathetic SER
vice of prayer within the ancient walls Of
the Cathedral of the Assumption in the
Kremlin at Moscow. 1t adds that these
prayers will be continued daily until God
listens to the Muscovite supplications.
1t is announced from Sofia, Bulgaria.
that no special services have been held
there for the recovery of the czar. The
clergy appear to have been instructed from
headquarters.
A dispatch from Paris states that Baron
Won Mohrenheim, Russian ambassador to
France, last evening received a bulletin
reporting that there had been sensible
improvement in the condition of Emperor
Alexander
Princess Alix arrived at Livadia last
night The czarina accompanied her to
the chapel OF the castle, where both prayed
earnestly that the life of the car be spared.
Tho czarina looked carewOrn, but she
walked without assistance All the re-
ports stating chat her majesty has been
stricken with paralysis or apoplexy are un-
/ true.
Yesterdays bulletin from Livadla is OF
, the same unsatisfactory nature as the for
mer ones. Everybody is surprised that nc
! mention is made of the pulse and tenn
pertture; in short, there is no clew as tC
what the disease from which the car il
, suffering actually is. 1t is rumored that
! an operation is contemplated. Another
story has it that the malady is expected tC
reach a crisis within the next day or two