The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-20
THR DYING MONARCH.
Russian Diplomats Admit That
the Ozar's End Is Near.
PRINCESS ALIx HURRYINa AHEAD

Fears That the CzaroBits,s Fianoes May
Not Reach Livadia I'm Time for the Dy-
ing Ruier to Witness the Marriage Of
His Successor.
LONDON Oct. 2o.-The last red tame
Gordon that Is most always drawn
around the truth by diplomacy was
broken today when M DeStaal, the Rus
sian ambassador to Great Britain, admitted
TO the representative Of the Associated
Press that kilograms that had been re-
ceiyed OF the embassy preclude any hope
that the sufferer of Yalta would ever again
rise from his bed. Baron Mohrenheim,
Russian ambassador to France, yesterday
furnished the Paris Figaro with the same
unwelcome news. II this is not sufficient
the flight Of court officials, the forced and
hurried journeys Of members OF the Rus
sian imperial family across Europe, the
alarm Of the various courts, and the
prayers offered up in churches are irrefut.
able testimony that the car Is dying.
Throughout the day and evening a rain
OF kilograms has fallen in this city. Com
piled and sifted these show the following
facts: M. Benkendorf, the Russian court
chamberlain, has countermanded every
order that has been issued In connection
SAAo PAoPonca Nlblb I'll Lut CZdI 10
Corfu. Many officials have started for
Livadia Princess Alix, the czarowitxs
betrothed, will arrive at Yalta where the
czar is sojourning, on Monday. She will be
preceded by few hours by Grand Duke
vladimir. The Grand Duke Alexis arrived
In Paris yesterday morning and left last
night on the Oriental express, which is due
at Yalta on Tuesday.
Around the palace at Yalta there was
yesterday placed a triple Gordon Of police
and soldiers in order that no access could
be had to the palace from without and that
nothing from within could escape to the
world unless 1t first passed through the
crucible of censorship. So grave are the
issues depending upon the cars life that
even the people Of Russia are obliged to be
satisfied with curt official bulletins SO
meager as to suggest in every carefully
chosen word the theory Of the worst.
This Is the reading by the bourses, to
which the London stock market furnished
q prompt echo. Russian securities de-
clined from weakness, but 1t seems that
the markets everywhere were checked later
by heavy purchases which 1t is reported
We're made on account of the Russian
treasury in order to prevent panic. Thus
the uneasy feeling among fnanciers found
it's foil.
Dispatches received from St. Petersburg
report that the city wears its usual aspect,
except that crowds Of people are In every :.
street grouped about the places where the
bulletins are posted Last night the
theaters were open as usual, but the audi
ences were oppressed by a sen Sc of calam-
ity. In Russia this is entirely natural.
bulletin issued at Livadia at 10 O'Clock
last night says that the car passed Thurs
Gay night almost without sleep. His
majesty rose yesterday morning as usual.
HIS general weakness and the action of his
heart are unchanged. The oedema of the
feet which previously appeared has in
creased. His general condition is I'M
changed. This bulletin is signed BY the
five doctors in attendance upon his
The churches throughout Russia are
holding special services for the recovery Of |
his majesty. In the Cathedral of st. Isaac,
In st. Petersburg, the highest officials to |
the MouJihs Joined in solemn petitions to |
God to save the ezar.
In the Russian church In Paris services
were also held, and were attended by
Grand Duke Michael Nicolaivitch, the
staff OF the Russian embassy, President
Casimir-Perier, Prime Minister Dupuy
and number of other notnbilities.
rurthur news from Livadia Is anxiously
awaited, All kinds Of conflicting ssmors
are afioat. 1t is impossible to learn any
thing In official quarters beyond the bulle-
tins: Several Russian journals have hur-
riedly sent special correspondents to Liy-
ada. Grave fears are expressed that Prin-
Jess Liz will arrive at Yalta too late to al
ow of her marriage to the czarowitz tak-
ng place before the czar's death.
What certainly is remarkable feature
II the present crisis is the sympathy de-
Veioped within the past twenty-four hours
London for the car, the man and the
ufferer. In the clubs, omnibusses, trains,
verywhere where people come together.
here Is hardly any subject discussed but
hat of the czar's illness. The keenness of
English sympathy has been deepeI.cd by
he news that nerve specialist has been
allied to the side of the czarlna sister of
he Princess of Wales who is herself
threatened by the strain of nursing the
ying emperor.