Evening journal., 1894-10-22

growth Of idle rumor and speculation. 1t
was everywhere recognized that the doc
tors in attendance upon the car had no
hope Of his recovery, and that they were
only devoting their efforts to prolong his
majesty's life till the arrival of Princess
Alix at Yalta so that her marriage to tho
czarowitz might be celebrated before his
death.
1t was asserted that the physicians had
been compelled to turn their attentions
to the ozarna, whose mind was said to
have been seriously affected by the strain
of nursing her husband and anxiety CON
corning Grand Duke George.
Sunday night tho theaters wero full as
usual, and the restaurants were crowded
The city bore its usual aspect Only the
eager and excited discussions in all the
public resorts indicated the gravity Of
impending events
The special services in all the churches
Sunday morning were well attended.
The reverence displayed and the sincerity
Of the prayers offered showed how deeply
the public mind is affected
An omciaI Bunetin.
In the theaters both here and at Mos
COW during the past few days there have
been numerous instances during the in
tervals between the acts Of the audiences
calling upon the orchestras to play the
national hymn, God Protect the Gear, :"
to which the people would listen standing
Sunday morning an official dispatch
was received from Livadia stating that
the car had passed a better night and
had been able to sleep little This some
what alleviated the anxiety, although even
the official bulletins are now received
4.
After this bulletin nothing was received
until 9 o'clock last evening, when an
other private dispatch reported a con
tinued slight improvement in his maies-
ty's condition, adding that he had bet
ter appetite.
This was confirmed at u O'Clock last
night by the issuing Of tho following bull
letin:
During the past "a hours the emperor
has had rather more sleep. His majesty
arose Sunday as usual, and his appetite
is rather better The patient Is more
composed. Otherwise there is no change .
This bulletin was signed by the five
physicians in attendance upon his maj
esty. The crowds that had long and pa
tiently awaited the issue Of the bulletin
read and discussed it with evident relief
and then rapidly dispersed.
The Heir Apparent's Marriage.
According to the best information OBJ
tainable there will be formal betrothal
and exchange Of rings between the czaro-
WITT and Princess Alix at Livadia on
Wednesday, perhaps sooner according
to circumstances. This presupposes the
performance Of the ceremony Of reconcile.
alton to the orthodox church, which in
he al aarrraen 81 A.1-r NsrsA
The marriage of foreign unorthodox
princess to q Russian heir apparent ne.
cessitates three distinct ceremonies-reI.
onciliation to tho orthodox church, be
trothal and nuptials. The ceremonies
were always separate, but the hetrothal
and actual marriage latterly have often
/ been performed together An imperial
manifesto on this subject is expected from
Livadia.
An official step has been taken in re
gard to the appearance OF bulletins in the
press which is curious to say the least
All the Russian newspapers have been re
quested to print special copies Of their re
spective journals for subscribers in Liva
dia emitting tho bulletins altogether
This Is now being done.
The widest rumors arc circulating il
st. Petersburg, and an extra special cen
sor has been appointed to control all thu
press kilograms concerning the condition
Of the car and the doings generally o
the imperial family. All dispatches hav
therefore to be passed on by the ordinar,
censor and to be inspected by the specia
censor, and they are mostly altered a grea
deal before they reach the telegraph oper
ators
Another curious instance Of suppress
sion Of news may be mentioned Judg
ing by the telographic inquiries receives
here from abroad there must be far NOR
visible spontaneous concern in the fol-
eign capitals than is noticeable on tn
surface in St Petersburg, whore the pres
is not yet allowed to utter a single wor
Of tho sorrow at tho bedside OF the sic
monarch.
Even the ministers and high officers
state, who themselves arc astonished
the mysterious and tardy way the lit
official news voucAsafed is sent from Il
Crimoa, have to telegraph all day Ion
and half through the night to the Off,