The evening times., 1899-07-10
NEWS OF RUsSIA'S CAPITAL.
The Imperial Family Suffering From
Influenza and Typhus.

ST. Petersburg. July 10.-The inclement
weather that has prevailed here recently
has caused good deal of sickness. For ex-
ample, the Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna,
who was looking so well and bright at the
battle of flowers, is suffering from a violent
attack of influenza. The Grand Duke Di-
mitry Constantinoyich is only slowly re-
covering from a serious attack of typhus
fever, and the Duchess Xenia of Leuchten-
berg, nee Skobeleff, is only just beginning
TO recover from a painful disease of the
intestines, from which she has been suffer-
ing for more than a month.
Moreover We are not alone in complain
ing of the weather, for those of our fellow
countrymen who have been in search Of the
sun in Italy have not been more fortunate.
The Grand Master of the Court, Prince
Troubetzkoy, who is in Rome. has fallen
seriously i'll and his family have been sent
for.
The Emperor has just visited Cronstadt
and inspected the two warships, Duke of
Edinburg and Admiral 0uchakoff. The
Grand Duke Alexis, high admiral, accom-.
panied His Majesty; also Vice Admiral
Tyrtoff, the Grand Court Marshal Count
Benkendorff and Count Playdn. aide-de-
camp. The TWO vessels have just returned
from a voyage in European waters, and
were pronounced by His Imperial Majesty
in perfect order.
A day or two ago there was a jubilee
celebration of fifty years of state service
of various high officials, among which the
most interesting was that of y. P. Mansou-
ref Member of the Council of the En-
pire. This man has succeeded during half
Of q
sympathy and regard OF all his contempo-
raries. His justice and goodness are
household word among his friends and
comrades and his subordinates. and
throughout his noble career he has pre-
served the affable smile and unwearied
kindness on which neither the difficulties
he had TO encounter nor his arduous ca
reer as a statesman made the slightest i'm
preston. Accessible to all, loyal, gener-
Gus and just, he has well deserved the ex-
Taordinary sympathies manifested for him
on the occasion of his jubilee. The rescript
Of the Emperor on the occasion, couched
in the most fiattering terms for the ven-
cradle dignitary who is serving his fourth
sovereign, proves how highly n. p. Man
sourof is appreciated by the Emperor and
the country.
Society in st. Petersburg has been deep
ly moved by the news of the premature
death of the young Lieutenant Bodisco. of
the regiment of Peterholf Lancers. Sent
as a delegate by the charitable society
which is supplying the wants of the dis
tricts suffering from famine, this brave
officer, while personally supervising the
measures of relief, courageously faced ey-
cry danger and the greatest privations. He
penetrated into the hearts of the districts
rayaged by want and prey TO disease, and
while personally engaged in succoring
those attacked by scuryy and tyhus he has
succumbed to disease, to the grief of all
his relatives and friends. Lieutenant Bo
disco was scarcely thirty years of age.
On the birthday of the high admiral the
Grand Duke Alexis a 'Te Deum' was sung
in the presence of all the naval authorities
and naval staffs. and in the churches of
Cronstadt and of the admiralty.