The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-23
GRAND DUKE NICOLAS.
CRussia's Mart Ruier)

CRussas Next Ru1er)
The Moscovites fear that should the ru-
mors prove true they will have to face the
gravest peril possible. While the people
crowd the churches to pray for the car,
the fears that the rumor has bred give
added fervor to their petitions The ques-
tion of succession still holds the principal
place in the food of statements, rumors
and surmise.
The Cologne Gazette prints st. Peters
burg telegram stating that the car has
given orders for a settlement of the sue
cession to the imperial council. He has
advised that Grand Duke George, his sec
ond son, should on account of the state Of
his health renounee his claim In favor of
his brother, Grand Duke Michael, who
ought to take the oath as heir presumptive
to the throne.
The Berliner Tageblatt publishes a tele-
gram from Livadia asserting that the be-
trothal of the czarowitz and Princess Alix
formally occurred today, and that the mar
riage will be celebrated tomorrow. This
fastening of the ceremony Is said to be
rendered necessary by the rule of the Ro-
manof family compelling every heir APP
parent to marry before ascending the
throne, and to proclaim his successor On
this account the proclamation of the near
est magnate, the Grand Duke Michael as
the ultimate heir apparent is generally ex-
pected. Another rule in connection with
the accession requires that when the oath
of allegiance to a new czar is administered
to the troops and officials an oath of fidel-
ity to the heir apparent must be taken at
the same time.
Besides the Offering Of prayer for the re-
covery of the car in all the churches, the
Holy Synod has ordered that there be pray
org fpr ha 1ffa in, he 4
navy and on board the vessels of the Rus
sian Pacific and Mediterranean squadrons
Archbishop Moghileff has ordered prayers
in all the Catholic churches.
Prince Mestehersky's Citizen is the first
newspaper to break the dead silence in
fiicted on the press by the censors concern
ing the expression of grief because of the
cars illness. That paper gives a graphic
description Of the solemn and pathetic SER
vice OF prayer within the ancient walls of
the Cathedral of the Assumption in the
kremlin at Moscow. 1t adds that these
prayers will be continued daily until God
listens to the Muscovte supplications.
1t is announced from Sofia, Bulgaria,
that no special services have been held
there for the recovery of the car. The
clergy appear to have been instructed from
headquarters.
dispatch from Paris states that Baron
Won Mohrenheim, Russian ambassador to
France, last evening received a bulletin
reporting that there had been sensible
improvement in the condition Of Emperor
Alexander.
Princess Alix arrived at Livadia last
night. The czarina accompanied her to
the chapel of the castle, where both prayed
earnestly that the life of the czar be spared
The czarina looked careworn, but she
walked without assistance. All the re-
ports stating that her majesty has been
stricken with paralysis or apoplcxy are un-
true.
Yesterdays bulletin from Livada is Of
the same unsatisfactory nature as the for
mer ones. Every body is surprised that no
mention is made of the pulse and tenn
perature; in short, there is no clew as to
what the disease from which the car is
suffering actually is 1t is rumored that
an operation is contemplated Another
story has il that the malady is expected to
reach crisis within the next day or two.