The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-25
The SACRAMENT
Reported to Have Been Ad-
mInistered to the Gar.
Princess Mix Protests Against Fanat-
lea! Zeal of Orthodox Clergy.


Greek church was administered to him.
The ear Is suffering from increasing
iasstude and drowsiness, and 1t Is
almost impossible TO keep him awake ex-
ccpt when he is attacked by the nervous
sPasms, which almost amount to convul-
sons and which add TO his exhaustion.
On the other hand the sufferer has taken
Liore food and is able TO retain It,
a bulletin issued from Ilivadia at
o'clock last evening and signed by the Ave
doctors In attendance upon the czar says:
During the day his majesty showed no
signs of somnolence. His appetite and
spirits are better The 9denm Of the feet
has somewhat Increased"
A dispatch from st. Petersburg says
that among the various reports in circula.
tion, there is one to the effect that Profes-
ror Bcrgmann, the well-known German
physician, has declined To go To Livadia to
attend the czar and that French physi-
clan mas been summoned with view to
the possibility of an operation, IL IL be
found that only one Of his majesty's kid
neys is affected
The dispatch adds that detailed accounts
are given of the will OF the czar but that
nothing authentic can possibly be known
beyond the official bulletins. Even the
ministers and ambassadors receive no
more information than is contained In the
bulletins. lt is true. however, that since
the 18Th all the state papers have beeal
stoned by the ezarewitch by the cars or
der.
The minister OF finance has telegraphcd
TO the president OF tho Odessa exchange,
begging him TO call the bankers and repre-
sentatives of financial firms together and
appeal to them for abstention, under the
sad circumstances, from all speculation. es-
pecally the purchase Of gold, and also to
do their utmost TO prevent the deprecia-
ton of the rouble and state OF the funds
The Czar's Treatment.
The local Anzeiger of Berlin publishes
dispatch from Sebastopol containing the
particulars OF the cars treatment. This
treatment lies mostly with Professor Ley
den, who enjoys the czars greatest conf
Gence.
The emperor suffers with burning
thirst. and takes buttormilk as his princi-
pal sustenance. This is served 60 him I'm the
morning at o'clock and again at IL, in
the afternoon at and in the evening Mt o,
when he is given pint and n half What
he gets at o'clock serves for his use dur.
ing the night. Altogether the patient
takes on theaycrage three quarts OF butter
milk daily. The car greatly enjoys it, "a
1t effectively quenches his thirst. He
takes very little solid food.
On the other hand, broth, In which are
milk mixed, the yolk of eggs, is much en-
joyed by him. As with all persons
dangerously III, the cars condition be-
comes worse in the evening. Special ar
rangemcnts are made for the night.
A dispatch from Paris says that the
French cure ar Moscow, mt the request of
the French bishops, has suggested that
the car promise, in the event OF his re-
covery, that he will make e pilgrimage to
Lourdes. Father Ivan and other Greek
priests also believe in the Lourdes miracles.
Dolefui Rumors.
The st. Petersburg correspondent OF The
Daily News says that the official bulletins
do not represent the gravity OF the cars
condition. Temporary relief by tapping,
he adds, means nothing. IL is the general
opinion that the czar is already dying. IL
Is known that his unconscious periods
last several hours
Persistent rumors are In circulation of
mournful sick bed scenes and other touch
ing incidents. Princess Alix, il is said, is
still waging desperate struggle against
the fanatical zeal Of the orthodox clergy,
who insist upon her declaring that tho
Evangelist faith is accursed. The princess
cannot be persuaded that the matter is
mere formality, and demands that she
may be excused from pronouncing the
words in question.
n correctness OF these rumors cannot
be vouched for, and the fact is only men
TONED that they are in circulation and arc
receiving fresh nourishment from the
IL. f,l.
However rs news from Livadia generally
takes considerable time in coming, news
of the marriage may still be expected
All kilograms from Livadia go first TO
ST. Petersburg. where they are subjected
70 the scrutiny of the censors.
sharp Eyes on Strangers.
All strangers arriving in Livadia are
subjected to the strictest surveillance i'm.
aginable. No one is allowed to approach
the castle All arrangements for the reg.
ulstion Of the domestic business of the
imperial household are made by the min.
lister of the imperial house himself
According TO kilograms from Copen-
hagen, the car expressed wish TO see
once more King Christian and Queen
Louise Of Denmark. but the plan was
dropped at the czarins's urgent request,
rs she feared the risks OF such long Jour
ney for her father and mother.
1t is stated that Prince Waldcmar.
youngest son of the King and Queen Of
Denmark, and the cars favorite brother
in-law. will go to Livadin.
A dis atch from ~. Petersburg says 10
IS rumorcd in that city that the physicians
In attendance npon the czar in Livadia
express the hope that the czar will live for
two or three weeks and that, therefor
the wedding Of Princess Alix and tie
szarewitch has been postponed.
schemers at Work.
A seditious proclamation or appel al to
the people Is circulating fecretly through
the post here. The origin Of the proclaim
tion is unknown, but it is evident that it's
authors have taken advantage OF the cx.
cepdongble circumstances that now pre.
vail. The document Is dated Feb ~. and
IS signed "rhe Party Of Russian Rights"
IL demands that the rights that despotic
government has Withdrawn be restored.
Nothing l. said In tho proclamation