The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-20
DEATH NEAR.
Officials and Friends Hast
ening 10 the Gar.
Appeals TO the Deity 10 Spare the
Monarch's Life.

fon that IA always drawn around the truth
by diplomacy was broken when Nj. ds
staal. the Russian ambassador Co Great
Britain, admitted that telegrams that had
been received AZ tho embassy preclude any
hope that the sufferer OF Nalta would
never again rise from his bed. Baron
Mohrenheim, Russian ambassador to
France, furnished the Paris Figaro with
the same unwelcome news.
IL this Ia not sufficient. the fight OF court
officials, the forced Journeys OF members
OF the Russian imperial family, the alarm
of the various courts, the shivering bourses
and the prayers offered up in churches are
irrrefutable testimony OF the fact that tho
czar is dying.
Throughout the day and evening rain
OF telcgrams has fallen in this city. Com
piled and slfted, theso facts are gleanod:
NJ. Benkendorff, uhe Russian court cham
berlain. has countermanded every order
that has been issued in connection with
the proposed visit OF the czar 10 Corfu.
Many officials have started for Llvadla.
Princess Alix. the ezarewitch's betrothed,
will arrive at Yalta, where the czar Is So
journing, on Monday, and she Will be pre-
ceded by a few hours by Grand Duke Via
dimir. The Grand Duke Alix arrived in
Paris yesterday morning, and left last
night on the Oriental express which is
due at Yalta on Tuesday.
Around tho palace at Yalta there was
yesterday placed triple Gordon OF police
and soldiers, in order that no access could
be had TO ths palace from without, and
that nothing from within could escape To
che world unless Il first passed through
the crucible OF censorship.
Uneasy Feeling Among Financiers.
SO grave are the issues depending upon
the czar's life that oven the people or
Russia are obliged TO be satisfied with curt
official bulletins so meagCr as 20 suggest
An every case fully chosen word theory or
the worst This is the reading by tire
bourses to which the London stock mar
hot furnished prompt echo. Russian Sc
curitics declined from weakness, but IL
seemed that the markets everywhere were
checked later by heavy purchases which,
it is reported, were made on account OF
the Russian treasury in order 60 prevent
panic. Thus the uneasy feeling among
Gnanciers found it's foil.
Dispatches received from st. Petersburg
report that the city wears It's usual aspect,
except that crowds OF people are in every
street grouped about the places where the
bulletins were posted. Here they have
been clustered, waiting the receipt OF fur
ther news. Last night the theaters were
open as usual, but the audiences were or-
pressed by a sense of calamity. In Russia
this is entirely neutral.
Many sympathixers.
What certainly is remarkable feature
of the present crisis Is the sympathy de-
veloped within the past "a hours in Lon
don for the czar, the man and the sufferer
In the eluns, omnibusseS, trains and every
whcra where people come together there ia
hardly any subject discussed but that OF
the czar's sickness.
Ino geenness of English sympathy has
been despened by the news that a nerve
specialist has been called to the side of the
czarina, sister of the Princess OF Wales,
who Is herself threatened by the strain of
nursing the dying emperor. Nor are the
English alone In their sympathy. From
Cettinje, the capital of Montenegro, Prince
Nicholas this morning telegraphed to the
cxarewiSoh, saying: "ln the deep anxiety
and pain which the news from Livadia
causes me- j can only unite my prayers
with yours for lengthening OF the prec-
tous days of my great and noble protsc-
tor"
Prayers For Recovery.
The churches throughout Russia held
special services yesterday for the recovery
of the car. In the Cathedral of ST. Isaac
in ST. Petersburg the highest officials to
che mouiiks Joined in solemn petition to
God to save the car.
In the Russian church i'm Paris services
were also held, and were attended by
vnsahfltffn- 1ha
marked with deep emotion, yet the
thoughts Of those present must have flown
ahead, asking: when the cEar is dead,
what then 7"
The Temps answers the question thus:
sin the day when his majesty passes away,
beyond dispute the prestige of Russia will
not be diminished, neither will the rea-
sons which have drawn her to France be
weakened, nor will the sentiments uniting
the two peoples be altered, but Europe as
. moral entity will have sustained an ap-
preciable loss. She will lack a portion OF
her conscience. This ia great praise for a
prince, Alexander alone has merited it."
London admits that serious crisis IL
possible but yet hardly probable
His Condition Unchanged.
A bulletin issued VI Livadia at 10 o'clock
last night says that the czar passed Thurs
day almost without sleep. His general
weakness and the action Of his heart arc
unchanged. The @acma of the feet,
which previously appeared, has increased.
His general condition IL unchanged. This
bulletin Is signed by the live doctors In at
tendance upon him.
Further news from Livadia is snxionsly
awaited. All kinds Of conflicting rumors
are anoat. IL is impossible 20 learn any.
thing la official quarters beyond the bull
letins. Several Russian journals have
hurriedly sent special correspondents To
liyadia. Grave fears are expressed that
Princess Alix will arrive at Yalta TOO late
10 allow OF her marriage 10 tho care
witch taking place before the cars death
WORK OF Train Robbers