The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-09-21
CAR FATALLY ILL.
His Heir Nicholas, is But Twenty.
Six and Unmarried.
Alexander III Has Been But Eleven Years
on the Throne-Nicholas Believes He
WIN Die Young aud the Pres
ent Dynasty VIII Then Ind.

LoNDoS, Sept. 17.-Confirmed an
nouncement that the ear is suffering
with a complication Of diseases which
must prove fatal at a day not far of, ,
according 10 medical opinion, is neces-
sarily the paramount political topic of
the week. Alexander III has not
completed his fiftieth year. lie has
been eleven years on the throne. His
heir, Nicholas, is 20 and unmarried.
He is betrothed to Princess Alix, Of
lIesse, but the match is known TO be
distasteful to him and not over agree
able 10 her, involving as it does, aban-
donment OF her Protestant faith for
that OF the Greek church. The mar
rage is set for next January, but it is
freely asserted, especially since the
czarowitz was in London during the
summer, that the wedding will never
take place
He is declared to be opposed to mat
Iimony, a fatalist who believes that he
viii perish by violence while young
and that the dynasty will go out with
this generation His fathers condi-
tion, even II the emperor shall survive
until the new year, will make mar
riage at the time appointed impossible
There is little probability that Alex
ander III will live so long as that, and
predictions are rife that his days are
numbered by weeks only.
As dynastie interests affecting di-
reetly and collaterally almost every
reigning house in Europe and involv-
ing issues that, since the days Of Peter,
have absorbed European craftsmanship
are necessarily to be affected by the
death Of the emperor, the topic en-
crosses all classes of people and puts
into insignifcanee for the time being
all other subjects, domestic and for
eign.
OF course, flippant prophets eagerly
foresce and ardently foretell imme-
diate and universal revolt Of the people
Of Russia after the emperors death;
extortion of constitution from his
successor or the formation Of federal
republic with restricted central gov
ernment These seers take little ae-
count of physical facts which must ex-
ercisc formidable influence upon the
future Of Russia. AS well talk of rev
olution in China
China could afford TO let rebellion
cut of several empires, and still the
central government would be one Of
the strongest in the world. The Taip-
ing insurrection went on nearly TWEEN
! ty years, and destroyed as many mil
lions Of Cinnamon, but If several
Americans and one Englishman had
not interfered and suppressed the in
surgents, il might be going on still
without material injury to the reign
ing house.
The empire of Russia is double in
extent TO that Of China, and while It's
millions are only onc-third as many,
another class OF facts exist in Russia,
rendering established government even
safer than that Of China. Russia is one
of the most denscly organized military
powers on the globe
Russia has been engaged for nearly
three hundred years in preparations
10 prevent domestic rebellion. Her
army and navy alone could be relied
upon TO put down any uprising and
scarcely miss man or burst gun.
The land and sea forces alike have no
other motive for living.