The Helena independent., 1894-10-24
RUSSIA'S DYING RULER
The Fatal Disease Is Gradually
Wearing the Life Of the
Gar Away.
Princess Alix Arrives at Livadia
and Will Soon Wed the
Czarowitz.
She IL Afreotionatsiy Greeted by the Dyi Ing
Cxar aud Others OF the Imperial
Family.

Livadia, Oct. 23.-The following bulle-
tin was made public here this evening.
1t says: During the day the czar was
languld. There were slight convulsive
symptoms. His appetite was better than
yesterday" The bulletin was signed by
Mrs Leyden, zaecharine, Popoff, Ben
jaminoff and Hirsch, physicians In at
tendance. According TO advices received
by physicians the Illness Of the czar is
taking its usual course towards a fatal
end. His majesty was better Sunday
and Monday. and worse to-day. while Ii
is expected tomorrow his strength will
carry him TO another slight rally. Thus
the progress OF the disease will ebb and
flow until the patient succumbs.
The Princess Ajax, OF Hesse-Darm-
stadt, the betrothed wife of the czaro-
WITT, arrived here at 80 yesterday, ac-
companied by the Grand Duchess Eliza
beth. her sister, wife OF the Grand Duke
Sergius. OF Russia. The journey of the
Princess Allx through the Crlmea was
In the nature OF n state progress. The
princess was met at the Russian from
tier by the Grand Duchess Sergius. At
Alustha. the bride-elect. was welcomed
by the cznrowitz and his uncle. the
Grand Duke Sergius. AS the princess
and party drove through Yalta, the
czarowltz and his intended wife, seated
side by side, were heartily cheered by
| the crowds.
The imperial castle was reached at
dusk, and the Princess Alix was imme-
diatly conducted lntothe presence OF the
car and czarina. The imperial sufferer
greeted the princess with every mark OF
affection. The brlde-eleot. accompan-
led by the cznrlna and other members
of the imperial family. proceeded 20 the
chapel castle. A solemn religious ser
vice was then conducted. Princess AK
kneeling beside the empress and join
| ing In long and fcrvent supplicntions
offered for the recovery OF the czar.
After the religious ceremony the
princess and imperial party returned TO
| the room occupied by the cEnr The
Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Vlndi-
mir, the former n brother OF the en-,
porOr arrived Sunday. and the king OF
Greece Ia on his way from Vienna.
London. oct 2S.-Today has produced
practically nothing In regard TO the slt-
uation OF the cEnr. In all the CONT
mental capitals and In London there
have been streams Of people nj the Rus
sian embassy. TO these, however, lit
| tie Information was Vouchsnfod, and
that little consisted OF forobodings.
Prayers and masses are incessnntly of
fercd from st. Petersburg 20 Vladivo,
stock. from Rome 10 Ruenos Ayree. The
Wild rimorg reported yesterday from
| ST. Petersburg were reported to-day In
stlll wilder forms. From Moscow comes
the report that there are people there
who insist that the cyRr0wits has re-
/ furpd to uerond 10 tho throna and that
the cERr, In order To compel him 10 do
so. has ordered his immediate marriage
10 Princess Allx. The MoHcovitea fear
that should the rumors prove to be
true, they will have TO face the grnveHt
peril possible.
The Cologne Gazette prints Sc. Pc,
tcrahurg telegram stating that the cERr
has given orders for the settlement OF
the succession 10 tho imperial council.
| lilo has advised that Grand Duke
George, his second son, should, on nc