The herald., 1894-10-22
RumOrs Circulated That He
Is Dead.
Such Reports Seem to Be Pre-
mature.
There Is Little, il Any, Change in His
Condition.
His Demise, However, IL Only = Quss>
tion of . Short Time-Prayers for
His Recovery in Many
Churches.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. Oct. 2l.-A telegram was re.
ceived at Paris tonight stating that the
czar died at 8 O'Clock this afternoon.
The report is not believed, but every
effort is being made to ascertain its truth
or ialsity. kilograms received at the
Russian embassy in this city today from
st. Petersburg state that there has been
slight Improvements In his msjesty'a
condition,
NEWS NOT REAssURING.
Private news from Lividia 10 in no
way reassuring. An official step has
been taken in regard to the appearances
OF bulletins in the press, which 10 curis
GUS, to say the least. The Russian news
papers have been requested to print
copies Of their respective journals for
subscribers in Livid.a. emitting tho bull
letins altogether. This il now being
done.
THE Widest RuMoRS.
The widest rumors are circulated In
st. Petersburg, and a special censor has
been appointed to control all press tele-
grams concerning the condition Of the
car and the doings generally of the
imperial family. All dispatches have,
therefore. to be passed on by the ordi-
nary censor and to be inspecsed by the
special censor. and they are altered .
great deal befoae they reach telegraph
Offices.
SUPPRESSION OF NEWS.
Another curious instance OF suppress
sion of news may be mentioned, Judg-
ing by the telegraphic inquiries received
here from abroad there must be far
more visible spontaneous concern in the
foreign capitals than is noticed on the
surface at st. Petersburg whore the
press Is not allowed to utter a single
word OF sorrow at the sickness of their
monarch, Even the ministers and high
officials of state, who themselves are as.
tonished at the mysterious and tardy
way the little official news vouchsafed
is sent from the Crimea, have to tele-
phone all day long and half through the
night to the Office of the official Gazstte
begging information. In the remoter
parts OF the empire, there are probably
whole populations who have hardly yet
heard the czar ia ill. As q Russian has
expressed it, the Russian newspapers
are waiting to know when the police
will allow them to weep and express
their feelings freely.
BETRoTHAL OF THE CzARowITZ.
A dispatch to the Times from st.
Petersburg says that. according to the
beat information obtsinable, there will
- kkcl ,s
| rings between the czarewitz and Princess
Alix at Lividia on Wednesday, perhaps
sooner, according to circumstances.
This pre-supposes the performance OF
the ceremony of reconciliation to the
orthodox church, which, in the usual
course, must take place. The marriage
of foreign princess to Russian heir
apparent necessitates three distinct
ceremonies: Reconciliation to the ortho.
dox church, bstrothal and nuptials. The
ceremonies formerly were always eepar.
sted, but the betrothal and marriage
have been performed together lately.
! An imperial proclamation is expected
from Lividia on the subject.
SAW THE PRINCESS OFF.
| A dispatch to the Post from Berlin
says Emperor William and Prince Henry
OF Prussia left the banquet given in
honor OF the king of Servia on Friday to
meet Princess Alix, who was en- route to
Lividia, at the Charlotten berg station.
| They accompanied her to the Sileeian
station, where a supper was served to
the party in the waiting room. Both
the emperor and Prince Henry re-
manned in the railway station until IL 80
at night, when Princess Alix resumed
her journey.
The dispatch says that the emperor
daily receives several telegrams from
Lividia reporting the condition OF the
czar.
THE CzAR's MALADY.
1t ia quite in accordance with the
usual course OF the czar's malady. as
stated in private kilograms, that he
should be still able to rise and dress at
his usual hour. Suddenly spasm, ac-
companied by difficulty in breathing. at
tackled him, and the nervous crisis iA
attended by great muscular pains which
cause great agony. But there are days
when the distressed symptoms are fairt
ly absent and the czar regains his nor
NAL condition and even his normal spirs
its. The night time is the most dread
ed, as sleep can only be obtained by ever
| increasing injections Of morphine.
In spite OF the latest bulletins. there
is reason to believe the czar's life may
be prolonged by careful treatment for
weeks il not for months. The end gem
orally comes after period of collapse
and unconsciousness which may last
several days.
HIS PASSION FOR WORK.
A dispatch to the Times from Paris
says that NJ. Fleming, French artist
who has spent much time at Gatschina,
painting the portraits of the czArina and
Grand Duchess X.nis, and who had
many chances of seeing the Russian i'm
perial family, says he never knew man
with such q passion for work and such
contempt OF health as the czar. Though
eometines suffering to such an extent
that his face became livid, he refused te