Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-18
THE GEAR WORSE.
st. Petersburg AdVices Say That n
Change Has Taken Place.

Change Has Taken Place.
ST. PETERSBURG, October 1S.-It is an
nounced here that the condition Of the car
has perceptibly changed for the worse. 1t
Is added that his symptoms of general de-
bility and weakness of the heart are more
pronounced.
1t Is announced that the cars ply sici1ns
have given up the idea Of having him taken
to Corfu.
The Grand Dukes Sergius and Paul, broth
ers of the car, started for Livadia today.
An official dispatch Indicating the sudden
gravity of the cars condition was sent to
Darmstadt yesterday, and a reply was re-
ceived lay saying that the Grand Duke
of Hesse-Darmstadt and the Grand Duchess
Sergius his sister, had started for St.
Petersburg.
The news from Liyadia has caused con-
sternation in st. Petersburg, and there Is a
general feeling that the end may be ex-
pected any day. Consequently great anx-
iety is experienced regarding the conse-
quences of the cars sudden demise.
LONDON, October 1s.-The anxiety re-
garding the health of the car was increas-
ed today by the receipt of dispatch from
st. Petersburg distinctly announcing that
the condition of the car has perceptibly
changed for the worse. and people are try
ing to read between the lines of official bull
letins published by the Official Messenger
of St. Petersburg ON Tuesday last, many in
terpreting the announcement on that day to
mean that the car Is unable to bear the
journey to Corfu
The Official Mes senger. as already cabled
on Tuesday lastI in a special edition. pub
lisked the following bulletin, which was
signed by Professors Leyden, Seacharin.
Popehon and Beljaminoff. the physicians
in attendance on the car:
After consultation. we ind that the dis
ease of the kidneys shows no improvement.
His majesty's strength has diminished. but
the physicians in attendance hope that the
climate of the sout1 coast of the Crimea
will have beneficial effect upon the health
of the car"
1t will readily be seen that-an unfavorable
Interpretation can easily be made Of the
above bulletin, and that 1t is not astonish-
ing that 1t has given rise to additional re-
ports Of an alarming nature, In spite OF the
fact that every Ireps ration has been made
to receive his majesty at Corfu.
The repoI Is in circulation regarding the
czars health. saying that his condition has
changed rapidly for the worse. and that he
may now be unable to leave Yalta for Cor
fu, have caused a sensation here. and es-
pecially in view OF the previous reports
which have ed people to believe that he
was in no Immediate danger. 1t Is now con-
cluded that there Is little doubt that q de-
cided change for the worse has taken place
and that the car may be In q more dan
gerous state than the most alarming re-
ports have hitherto stated.
A correspondent of the British Medical
Journal, telegraphing from Livadia yester-
day evening. says that he has seen two of
the cars physicians. The correspondent
adds:
There is no less cause for anxiety than
car suffers less from vomiting and head
ache. His Immediate removal from Livadia
would be beneficial in one sense, but the
cars weakness increases"