The herald., 1894-10-26
The Gar Faces Death Most
Heroically.
Still Giving Orders to His
Household.
He Dictates a Farewell Address to
His Subjects.
His Strength Gradually Decreasing, but
the End L. Not Yet = Prspara-
tions for the Czarowitz's
Wedding.
By the Associated Press,

Dy CH6 AssOCld.eu fIeSb.
BERLIN, Oct. 25.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent Of the Cologne Gazette
telegraphs that the czar received with
courage the intimation OF his physicians
that there was no hope of saving his
life. The same correspondent adds that
few days later. whom he was feeling
better, his majesty remarked:
"It is said that a man Of my years
should hate to die, though personally l
do not cling over-mueh to life. Ii God
still deems my life of use to my country
He will make me WELL"
This statement was one which was
attributed to the czar after the railroad
accident, when his majesty'a life was
only preserved because of the fact that
the car in which he travelled WAS con-
structed Of steel.
STILL GIVING ORDERS.
The czar atill, according to the Gazette
correspondent, gives orders for the set
tlement of important questions in CON-
nection with the succession to the
throne, and at the same time expresses
the wish to personally bsstow his bless
ing on the bride-elect and the czafowitz.
1t Id also reported here that the private
marriage of the czarowiiz to Princess
Alix has bsen postponed for short
time, and the ceremony OF betrothal
may take place on Monday. During
the past five days it is stated the czaro-
witz has bsen authorized to sign docu-
mente in the name OF the czar.
HIS STRENGTH DECREASING.
The Cologne Gazette has the following
report from st. Petersburg:
The czar's strength is daily decreas-
ing, but he awaits death with perfect
compoeure. In order to counteract hia
depression, tho czsr has ordered the
bsnd to play during lunch. The czarina,
though suffering severely. never quits
her husbands side. She site for hours
beside the arm chair occupied by the
czsr, and watches by his bedside when
he is unable to sleep. The czsr, it is
said, has made all arrangements with q
view to death.
AN OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
ST. PETERsBnRe, Oct. 25.-A bulletin
issued from Lividia at s p. m. says:
Neither somnolence nor spasmodio
symptoms were observed today. His
majesty'a appetite is satisfactory. The
edema did not increase.
The bulletin is signed by tho five doc>
tors in attendance on his majesty.
THE APPROACHING NUPTIALs.
Rooms are being hastily prepared at
the winter palace for the reception of
the czarowitz. The work proceeds day
and night. A manifesto has already
been printed at the Office OF the official
gazette for issue on the occasion of the
czarowitz's marriage to Princess Alix.
Two hundred Thousand copies of this
manifesto will be distributed on the
wedding day.
THE czARINA's CONDITION.
There has been a renewal of the &C..
rious reports in regard to the condition
of the czarina. 1t ia stated she has to
be wheeled into the czar's room in an
invalid chair, and that she is only able
to visit the emperor few times daily.
NInILIsT PROCLAMATION.
The police have seized q mum ber of
nihilist proclamations which have been
secretly distributed, and have arrested
a numb of young men ON the charge
OF distributing them in various quarters
of the city.
DIR. zACCHARIN CENsURED.
LONDON, Oct. Pa dispatch TO the
Times from 81. Petersburg says 1t is re-
ported that DR.. Zsccharin is opposed to
an operation to be performed on the
czar.
There is general feeling of indigna-
ton against Professor Zaccharin, whose
mistaken diagnosis in the first place was
claimed TO have been rendered more in
furious to the patient BY the professors
negligence and lack OF medical skill.
Professor Zaccharin has been severely
blamed, according to these advices, by
Professor Leyden, and it is asserted,
should the czar die, it will be because
proper treatment was not taken in time.
A MESSAGE OF FAREWELL.
The dispatches add that since the
crisis reported, the czarins hes been
subject to continual trembling and syn
cope. Yesterday the condition OF the
czar varied between drowsiness and
comparative cheerfulness. During one
of the latter periods the czar Is said to
have been left alone with the czarowitz
an hour and dictated loving message
Of farewell to Russia, which will be
issued upon his death.
PRINCESS ALIX's CONVERSION.
News is expected today or tomorrow
OF the indictment OF Princess Alix into
the Greek church and the exchange of
rings between her and the czarowitz,
but there is no certainty of what may
occur. There is little likelihood now
that the marriage will be celebrated at
Lividia. Official personages now deny
that there will be any marriage service
there, but they do not reject the likeli-
hood OF the Two preliminary rites there.
PRICE OF THE RoUBLE.
The dispatch further says that the
operations OF the minister of finance to
suatain the price Of the rouble must be
costing the government dearly. By
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