The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-10-19
SLOW POISON.
Tho CEar Lying al the Point Of Death-Has
the Russian Ruler Been skillfully Pols-
oned bv Scientific Mennsg

the Russian itulcr boen nkhtlully fois-
oned by scientific Meansf
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Oct. i6-IIas
the czar Of all the Rnssias been skill
fully poisoned and slowly put TO death
by scientific means In the hands of
nihilists7 DR.. George r. v. Schmidt,
the German traveller, now in Mime
npolis, has just received secret dis
patches from St. Petersburg, which
throw a strong light on the crisis in
European politics caused by the Inn
pending death Of the czar. These dis
patches came written in sympathetic
ink on apparently blank pieces Of paper.
The application Of heat brought out
some strange stenographic characters
which the doctor readily translated.
He showed these dispatches to an Asso-
ciated press reporter Monday and re-
marked that In order to send such
things from ST. Petersburg it was nee
essary to doubly protect them by tho
use Of sympathetic ink and secret
code.
The most sensational matter In the
dispatch is the intlmation that the
czar's illness has been caused by other
than natural means. The doctor trans
lates the dispatch TO the Associated
press as follows
"The car is lying at the point Of
death. The excitement Of the highest
circles Of Russia is simply tremendous.
II is understood in n wide circle in Rus
sin that the cars sickness was brought
about by scientific means and TINT his
death would not be natural one. II
Is on account OF this that the journals
contradict the fact Of the cars sick
ness. There is party that wants "a
set the czarowitch on the throne. The
czarowitch, Of a cranky and melanchol
ly nature, Is inclined TO institute the
most radical reforms throughout Rus
sia, and has already made plans
for such action. He is very
much hated by the clergy. The patri
arch OF Moscow, who is at the head OF
the Greek church, has travelled about
with the czar in order 10 persuade hin
10 put his second son on the throne in
stead OF the czarowitch. The Greel
church Of Russia is feverishly excited
The reiehsrath or council OF the empir'
Is daily holding secret council Th'
pan-Slavic party is with the church an'
against the czarowitch, who Is grea
friend OF Germany Should the cza
decide 10 place his second son upon tn
throne this would be looked upon as
direct insult TO Germany and would b
attended with the most serious results
The second son Of the czar Is yer,
friendly TO the French, drcadfully des
potic and in the highest degree head
strong and strong autocrat. II
feared that on the death bed Of the cza
the church influence will succeed in in
ducing him 10 call his second son as hi
successor. AS this second son is yer
hotheaded he is sure not TO renal
long on the throne without becomin
seriously involved in state troubles
The eighty-eight-year-old patriarch {
Moscow has had two hours's confe
cnce with the czar at his deathbed, bt
no one knows the purport of this tall
The second son Of the ear Is very de
) potic. opposed TO the liberty OF the pc
Y pie and is OF an envious nature. He
r fine soldier, fond of a fight, martii
: fellow and very ambitious. He is q
. enemy Of England and Of Germany al
a above all Of America. This prince is |
all odds one OF the greatest genera
o in Russin. All OF the cabinets of L
0 rope are alarmed