The Washington times., 1904-08-12
Fifth Child of Czarina
IS Much Hoped for
Boy.
MUSC0VITES REJOICE
Previous DiSappointments
and ReverSeS of War Are
Forgotten.

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. Z. - The
Czarina Of Russia today gave birth TO a
boy. The heir to the throne will be
named Alexis
This news, conveyed from the imperial
villa at Peterhoff TO the Russian capital
and Immediately wired to all parts OF
the world. is the greatest event, in the
minds Of the Russian people. In a dec
ade
All Forgotten in icy.
The desire Of the Emperor and En-
press for a male heir to the throne
which has four times been disappointed
has been shared alike by the subjects oi
the White Father Now that the hopes
are realized, all else is forgotten in the
JOY over the event
What the event means to Russia can.
not be appreciated anywhere outside OF
! the empire. 1t will put new life int
the empire. and in its light the numerou,
repulses Of the Russian forces at the
seat Of war viii be but an incident TO be
forgotten for the time. II will serve
! as an impetus TO the fighting forces
and will goad them on to greater efforts
and achievements.
The accouchement of the Czerina wa
6rst expected last Saturday, but tho
DAY passed without incident Since thor
her majesty has been under the greatest
care and every symptom was noted.
Physician Sent For.
Last night a message was sent to Dr.
Rott the imperial physician. urging hin
to hasten 10 the villa Alexandra. Thi,
fact was hastily wired throughout tn,
empire.
All night long the nobility and official.
dom has been I'm state OF feverisf
anxiety and anticipation hourly expect
ing the news which would tell then
whether an heir had at last come, OF
tnat all hopes were again dashed to th,
ground by the advent Of a fifth girl.
Four children have been born to tbt
I Czarina before this. ali OF them girls
/ The first, the Grand Duchess Olga was
I porn IN lhS5, and is now almost nine
years Of age, the second the GrauC
Duchess Titania. was born In 1897. and IS
7. seven years old, the third the Crane
Duchess Maria, was born IN 1899. and is
( lNe years old. and the fourth, the Grant
DucnesS Anastacia, was born In 1871
and Is three years Of age
Each time an aCcOuchement was ex.
pected every possible means known tC
the medical fraternity was exerUed tC
influence the sex Of the expected child
The treatment prescribed by DR.. Schenk
who claimed he could. by his course OF
medicines and exercises and food. deter
mine the sex Of child. was resorted TO
but in every case heretofore the result
has been the samoa girL
Divorce Talked OF.
So great was the Cars disappo.nt.
ment at the inability Of mis- consort {,
bear male child that rumors have
been current that ne was estranged from
mis- wife. On several occasions It ha.
been said that he would take steps tC
divorce her
1t was said that the Greek church hal
prompted the Gar TO take this step
promising 10 aid him by presenting the
grounds that the Empress. when sh,
married the Gar. was not a Greek Cath
Ollie and that although she had espOuset
/ her husband religion sne was not ever
now a Greek Catholic at heart
When the news spread this afternoon
grand dukes. mobiles, and officials Of al
classes haStened TO congratulate the
{ Car on the event. His ma jesty receiv-
/ I'd the fluctuations eXcitedly. He was
/ almost overcome with JOY and eNclsim-
ed:
Praise God. at last / see the accom-.
plishuInt Of my dearest wish"
The Czarina IS the Princess AliX oi
HeSSe-D -Darmstadt. and was born June o
1872. Her mother was the Princess Alice
second daughter Of Queen Victoria
and her father the Grand Due Lud-
wig " Of Hesse- She was one Of five
children. The present reigninG grand
duke OF Hesse. Ernst Ludwig. is heI
/ older brother, and her three sisters are
the Princess Victoria. wife OF Prince
Ludwig Of Battenburg: the Princess
Eliza beth, wife Of Grand Duke SeTgiuS
AleXandrOvitch, % Russia; and the Prin-
/ cess Irene. wife of Prince Heinrich OF
Prussia. The CZariHa was the youngest
Of the i've children. She was married
10 the Car November ~. 1894 as tbs
/ Princess Alexandra FeOdorovna.