The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-10-20
Russian Ambassadors Admit That
Their Imperial Master Is
on His Death Bed.
Membsrs OF the Family Rapidly
Gathering at tho House OF
the Invalid.
Marriage Of the CKarOwiioh and Princess
Ala May he HAstsnsd-spseiAi
Services In Churches.

London, oct. 19.-At last the red
tape Gordon that us always drawn
around the truth by diplomacy was
broken today when NJ. de Stnai, Rus
sian ambassador TO Great Britain, ad-
mitted that kilograms that had been
received at the embassy preclude any
hope that the imperial sufferer would
ever again rise from his bed. Baron
Vohrenhelm, Russian Ambassador 10
France, this mornig furnished Figaro
the same unwelcome news. IL this is
not sufficient the flight OF court OFF,
cials, forced and hurried journeys OF
members OF the Russian imperial fam
lily across Europe. alarm OF the various
courts. shiverlng bourses and prayers
offered up In churches, are irrefutable
testimony OF the fact the czar is dying
Throughout the day and evening a
rain OF kilograms has fallen In this city
Compiled and sifted they show the fol-
lowing facts:
NJ Bonkendorff, Russian court cham
berlain. has countermande every order
that has been issued In connection with
the proposed visit OF the czar 60 Corfu.
Many officials have started for Liva-
dia. Princess Allx, the czarewitch's
betrothed. will arrive at Yalta, where
the czar Is soJourning, on Monday, and
she will precede by few hourse Grand
Duke Vladimir. Grand Duke Alexis ar
rived In Paris this morning, and left
tonight on the Oriental express which
is due at aYlta on Tuesday. Around
the place there was placed triple COR
don OF police and soldiers. in order that
no access could be had TO the palace
from without, and that nothing from
within could escape to the world un-
less is first passed through the crucible
of censorship. So grave are the issues
depending upon the czars life that
even the people of Russia are obliged to
be satisfied with curt bulletins. so
meagre as to suggest in every carefully
chosen word the theory of the worst.
This Is the reading by the bourses, to
which the London stock market fur
nished prompt echo.
Dispatches received from 81. Peters,
burg report that the city tonight wears
its usual aspect, except that crowds OF
people are grouped about places where
bulletins are posted. The keenness OF
English sympathy has been deepened
by news that a nerve specialist has
been called 10 side of the czarina,
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herself threatened by the strain OF
nursing the dying emperor. Today the
churches throughout Russia held espe-
cial services for the recovery OF his
majesty.
st. Petersburg. Oct. 19.-There seems
to be no longer any reasonable doubt
that the czar is rapidly approaching the
end. A dispatch from Livadia todayan-
nounces that his condition has changed
for the worse since yesterday, and the
imperial family Is alarmed. A special
dispatch received subsequently from
Livndla says the czar last evening suf-
fered from a sudden spasm of the
heart, which compelled him to lie down.
His condition became so critical that
his confessor, Father Yanischew, was
hastily summoned.
1t Is reported here this afternoon that
an imperial edict will be published
Monday entrusting the regency of the
czarowitz TO General Count Vorontsoff,
aide de camp to the emperor and min
lister 20 the imperial house; X. +. Po-
biebonostZeff, procurator general OF the
holy synod: Privy Councillor Witte,
minister II the interior. and General
Vannovskii minister OF war. II is an
nounced here this afternoon that the
condition OF the cZar Is desperate.
Professor Merzschejewski, a distln-
guished specialist on nervous diseases,
has been summoned TO Livadia TO take
part In the treatment OF the czar.