The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-19
WAS THE CAR POISONED?
SENSATIONAL tPRrvArE DIS
PATCHES MADE PUBLIC.
he is BEING SLOWLY PUT TO DEATH.
DR.. Schmidt, the German Scientist aud
Traveller Now in 9hIs Country, Gives
Out New Version of the Cars
Illness-His Sickness Brought
About by Scientific Means
The Succession.

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI, Oct. 16.-Dr.
George F. V Schmidt the German
traveller, now in Minneapolis, has just
received secret dispatches from st.
Petersburg which throw a strong
light on the crisis in European poll
ties caused by the impending death
of the car. The dispatches came
written in sympathetic ink on an ap-
parently blank piece of paper. The
applicati ton of heat brought out some
strange steuographic characters
which he readily translated. To a
reporter he remarked that in order to
send such things from ST. Peters burg
it was necessary to doubly protect
them by the uss of sympathetic ink
and a secret code.
The doctor translated the dispatch
as follows:
THE car is lying at the point of
death. The excitement of the high
est circles of Russia is tremendous 1t
is understood in wide circle in Rus
STA that the cars sickness was
brought about by scientific me3ns and
that his death will not be natural
one. 1t is on account of this that the
journals contradict the fact of the
cars sickness
There is a party that wants to see
the czarewiteh on the throne. The
czarewitch Is of cranky, melancholy
nature, inclined TO institute the most
radical reforms throughout Russia
and has already made plans for such
action. He is much hated by the cler-
gy. The patriarch of Moscow, who is
at the head of the Greek church, has
travelled about with the car in order
To n h to h
on the throne instead of the czara-
witch. The Greek Catholic church of
Russia is feverishly excited. The
reiehsrath. or council of the empire,
is daily holding secret council The
Pan-Slavic party is with the church
and against the czareviteh, who is a
great friend of Germany.
SHOULD the car decide to place
his second son upon the throne this
would be looked upon as a direct in
suit to Germany and would be at
tended with the mostserious results.
The second son of the car is very
inimical to the Germans. friendly to
the French. dreadfully despotie and
in the highest degree headstrong,
and a strong autocrat. 1t is fear
ed that on the deathbed of
the czar the church influence
will succeed in inducing him to call
his second son as his successor As
this second son is very hot-headed he
is sure not to remain long on the
throne without becoming seriously
involved in state troubles The ss-
year-old patriarch Of Moscow has had
two-hours conferences with the car
at his deSthbed, but no one knows
the purport of this talk
The second son of the car is very
despOtic, opposed to the liberty of the
people and is of an envious nature.
He is a fine soldier. fond of a fight, a
martial fellow and very ambitious
He Is an enemy of England, of Ger
many and, above all, of America. He
not only intends to increase the size
of Asiatic Russia, but also to attempt
the tremendous task of bridging the
Behring straits anu extending his
empire in the direction of America.
This prince Is by all odds one of the
greatest generals in Russia, having
been with Mourka and Timaschieff
and having studied with the latter
''All the cabinets of Europe arc
alarmed It is rumored that the en-
trance of England into the dreibund,
that is the triple alliance, is about to
take place. Already between Russia
and France secret relations have been
entered into
DIR. Won Schmidt is a second lieu
tenant in the Prussiau army, travel
ing on leave. He is bound for Japan
and the Orient