Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-11-16
RECONCILIATION
BETWEEN 10LSI0I
AND HIS Wife
COUNT is SUFFERING FROM BAD
ATTACK OF BRONCHITIS
AND is WEAK.
DAUGHTER ACTS As nurse
HEALTH OF GREAT AUTHOR WAS
REPORTED TO BE MUCH
IMPROVED.
Countess and ToIstoi's Former Repre-
sentative in England, Count vladi-
mir TchertkoH, Are Fastening to
His Bedside-IIness Of Tolstoi Has
Brought About Reconciliation.
DAUGHTER ACTS AS nurse
Bv Associated PrPsS,

By Associated Press
Tula, Russia Nov. 15.-Count Leo
Tolstoi is suffering from bronchitis.
and owing to higher fever is in ex-
tremely weak condition. A message
from his daughter, Alexandra, who is
nursing him at Astapova, adds that no
immediated danger threatens. Tolstoi
suffered from severe attack OF brOn-
chitis in the winter of 1908 and as a
result was readily susceptible to the
disease again when he exposed him
self to the long journey in the cold
and rain.
The home OF the station master at
AstapOva is quite comfortable and
the patient is receiving skillful atten-
tion at the hands of his physicians, in
addition to the care of his daughter.
Newspaper correspondents are gath
cred around the little flag station al
though not aggressive in their at
tempts to secure the latest details,
are hampering the attendants and
Alexandra has issued request that
her father be left in peace.
According to the official diagnosis
VI tuc p1iy AO4oloA 10 ouASA
ing from catarrhal inflammation of
the lower lobe of the left lung. His
heart action is good. His maximum
temperature today was l02, falling at
times to SO, which is practically nor
NAL; pulse 1O4 dropping to 90; res
piration fair.
Physicians adj. that the patient has
enjoyed tranquil sleep, is in good
spirits and is resting quietly. Alto
gether this is considered a very sat
isfactory report, particularly in view
of the high temperature yesterday,
and the symptoms of mental distress
which he was said to have developed
Countess Sophia TOlstoi, after the
first shock caused by her husbands
sudden abandonment of his home and
family, displayed astonishing energy
this morning. and insisted upon being
taken to the count. Accompanied by
her sons and Count Vladimir Tchert-
koff who formerly was Tolstoi's rep
resentatiye in England, she proceeded
to Astapova by a special train. The
illness of the great author brought
about a reconciliation between the
the countess and Tchertkoff, whose
embittered feelings in recent months
have caused Tolstoi much anguish.
Count Tchertkoff was summoned by
telegraph to Ysnaya Poliana where
he joined the countess and her sons.
Tolstoi himself, in letter had eX-
pressed a particular desire for Tchert-
koff's presence.
hnf ~ n,
tess and Tchertkoff arose over Tol-
stoi's literary legacy. Tchertkoff had
collected quantity of unpublished
material, copies of Had]l Murat, Toll
stoi's latest works, and other stories,
as we'll as various documents which
he has been forwarding for safe keep !
ing to England. These he intended
to offer for free publication in pur'
suance to the authors wishes. Coun-
tess Tolstoi in behalf of the family,
has been insisting that Tolstoi should
procure a copyright for all his publ
cations, returns from which would ,
serve to aid the very numerous fam.
lily instead of filling the pockets OF
the publishers.
Three months ago when the admin |
istrative order expelling Tchertkoff |
from Tula province was repeated he
visited Ysnaya Poliana but left hur-
ridly as the countess had peremptor-
lily forbidden him access to the
grounds. Tolstoi thereupon visited
Tchertkoff on his estate three miles
away in Moscow province in spite Of
the attempts of the countess to dis
suade him. The health of the coun-
tess suffered seriously and a profes-
sor of nervous disorders from Moscow
visited her several times prior to
Tolstois pilgrimage.