Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-25
THE CARS CRITICAL CONDITION
Conflicting Reports, Hut All Are TO tbs
Effect That the End viii Soon b.

Conflicting Reports, hut All Are TO the
Effect That the End viii Soon be
Roaclied.
Associated Press Dispatch by soacial Wires
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 24-The fol-
lowing official bulletin was issued at 10
o'clock this morning:
1.-THE Gear slept for few hours last
night. This morning he'll not drowsy
and has some Appetite"
This bulletin is signed by the five
physicians in attendance upon the Gar,
Professors Leyden, Seacharin, Popoff,
BeljaminDff and Hirsch.
NOT LIKELY TO DIE IN 4S HOURS.
BERLIN, Oct. 24.-The Neuste Ma
ctrachteR's correspondent at st. Peters
burgh, tclegraphs that prominent Rus
sian court official has received the fol-
lowing despatch from Eivadia:
"1t is not expected that the death of
the Gar will occur within the next 48
hours, and it is probable that Ills
Majesty's- life will be prolonged for a
much longer time"
DEATH EXPECTED INA FEW HOURS.
Pans, Oct 24.-A dispatch received
here from. Liyadia by government
official says that the death of the Gear
is expected in q few hours.
There il growing anxiety in French
government circles.
PARIS, Oct. ga dispatch to the
Figaro from Odessa, dated 11.30 p. M,
yesterday, says that the Cars end is
imminent in the near future. The dis
patch added that drowsiness has already
| set in.
l. CHANGED FOR THE WORSE.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct 24-Dis.
patches received hero this morning
from Livadia say that the condition of
the Car has again changed for tho
worse.
GRAND DUKE MICHAEL HEIR TO THE
THRONE.
ST. PETEhsBuRG, Oct. 24.-An i'm
periai decree was published to-day de-
claring Grand Duke Michael, the third
in succession 70 his brother Grand Duke
Nicholas, the Czarewi.ch and present
heir apparent. Tho Grand Duke George,
the second son, has renounced his
rights of accession in view Of the fact
that his condition is considered hope
less.
BUYING THE FAVOR OF nosTILEs.
CMEMULPo, CoREA, Oct 24.-The
pacitieation of tho country is seriously
impedeG by the Tonghaks who, although
unarmed are stagding menace to the
Japanse interests, on account of the
spreading of their propaganda of mis-
trust the japanese. The latter are
scattering silver about the country
with tho object of purchasing the favor
of the people and it is stated that
100000 yen have been distributed about
Seoul alone.
The Japanese hospital arrangements
are very defective and Il number of
dead horses and cattle are found along
the roads between Seoul and Ping Yang.
On the battlefield of Ping Yang are
many dead Chinese, partially buried,
and the stencil from their bodies is ter
rible
CHINESE CAVALRY DESTROYED.
1t is now reported that the Chinese
infantry cut through tho japanese at
Ping Yang, but 1t is said that the
Chinese cavalry was easily destroyed, as
the horses stuck in the mud and their
riders were shot before they could cxtri-
cate their mounts.
Many Japanese are suffering from
dysentery and numbers of them have
been brought to Chemulpo, where they
were landed at night.
An additional force of japanese and
Coreans left Seoul on October 10Th,
going southwark in order to quell the
disturbances raised by the Tonghaks.
War prices prevail here and the cost
of everything has been considerably in
creased.