Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-25
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Conflicting Reports Received Regard
garding the Gar.
LOCKING FORWARD TO DEATH CALMLY
Said to Have Composed a Message
to the People.
RU LER'S II Z r Oh S NJ

LONDON, October 25.-The news from
Livadia this morning is very conflicting
each fresh telegram contradicting the pre-
ceding one, with the result that no one can
make out what is the actual condition of
the car.
A dispatch from Frankfort says that the
ex-Empress Frederick of Germany is par
ticularly affected about the cars illness,
recalling as 1t does the comparatively re-
cent death of her husband. 1t is added that
she and the emperor, her son, have written
letters of sympathy to the czarina.
ST. Petersburg dispatches this morning
say that there is a general feeling OF In
oigSation against Professor Secharin, whose
mistaken diagnosis, in the first place, 1t Is
claimed, was rendered more injurious to
the patient by the professors negligence
and lack of medical skill. Professor Sc
charm has been severely blamed, according
to these advices, by Professor Leyden, and
it is asserted that should the car die 1t will
be because proper treatment was not under
taken in time.
The dispatches referred TO add that since
the crisis the cZarina has been subject to
continual trembling and syncope.
1t is also stated that yesterday the con-
dition of the car varied between drowsi-
ness and comparative cheerfulness. Dur
ing one of the latter periods the car is
said to have been left alone with the
oZarewitch for an hour, and it is under
stood that during this interview the en-
peror dictated loving message of farewell
to Russia, which message will be issued
upon his death. This message is said to be
of purely personal nature, and to have no
bearing upon politics.
The czar is reported to be much gratifed
at the expressions of sympathy upon the
part of the Russian people, and 1t is said
that he fully realizes the gravity of his
position.
ST. PETERSBURG, October 25.-The Off
cial bulletin issued this morning in regard to
the health of the car does not indicate
that any real change has taken place in his
condition.
BERLIN, October 25.-The Russian en-
bassy here has received dispatches from
Livadis, dated this morning, saying that
slight Improvement has taken place in the
cars condition.
ST. PETERSBURG, October 25.-Tele-
grams received here from Livadia this morn
ing say that the czarewitch and Princess
AliX attended q requiem mass yesterday in
memory of the Grand Duke Constantine,
the cars uncle, who died in 1892. The
mass was celebrated at the castle of ORR
anda. The czarewitch and the princess af-
terward visited the water falls.
Looking Forward to Death.
BERLIN. October 25.-The ST. Petersburg
correspondent of the Cologne Gazette tele-
graphs that the car received with great
courage the intimation of his physicians
that there was no hope of saving his life.
The same correspondent adds that few
days LATER when he was feeling somewhat
better, his majesty remarked: 1T is sad
that a man of my years should have to die,
though personally i do not cling over
much to life. If God still deems my life of
use to my dear country He will make me
we'll"
This last statement was one which was
attributed to the car after the railroad ac-
cdent at Borki, when his majesty's life was
only preserved by the fact that the car in
which the imperial family was travelling was
constructed of steel.
The car still, according to the Cologne
Gazette correspondent, then gave orders for
the settlement of important questions in
connection with the succession to the throne
and at the same time expressed the wish to
personally bestow his blessing upon the
bride-elect and the cZarewitch.
1t is reported here that the private mar
riage of the czarewitch to Princess Alix
has been postponed for a short time and
that the ceremony of betrothal may only
occur on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
During the past five days, 1t Is stated,
the czarewitch has been authorized to sigr
documents In the name of the car. .
ST. PETERSBURG, October pa bull
letin issued at IL 80 o'clock this morning
said that the car slept little last night
and arose this morning usual. His appe-
tite is pronounced to be like that of yes
terday and the oedema has not increased.