Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-17
HOPE FOR TOLSTO| EXTRA SESSION TALK
Family, including Wife, Ex- Neither Republicans Nor DEM
cIuded From Bedside. ocrats Seem Opposed.
MIGHT RESENT PRESENCE BOTH FORESEE PARTY GAIN
Welcome for Son Sergiu Not Either Side to Bring
Given by Novelist About
FALSE REPORT DEATH FILIBUSTER WOULD FORCE TT
Russian and English Papers Publish Failure Appropriation Bills
Account of Passng-News Fa- Would Make Of
Necessity
Family, Including Wife, Ex-
Cluded From Bedside.
MIGHT RESENT PRESENCE
Scant Welcome for Son Sergius
Given by Novelist.
FALSE REPORT OF HIS DEATH
Russian and English Papers Publish
Account of Passing-News Fa-
cilities Difficult.

ASTAPOvA, Russia, November L. 1 IN
at this hour is not beyond hope Of recov
cry.
Only his intimates who have been Will
him since his flight from Yasnaya Polians
are permitted at the bedside.
The authors wife and others of th'
family, who have come here, are refused
admission to the hut In which the author
is lying, lest their unwelcome presence
excite the patient.
Improvement in Condition.
TULA, Russia, November. 17.-Coun
Leo Tolstoi was still alive and even sait
to be slightly improved this morning.
His condition, however, continues criti
cal. For many hours the symptoms hav'
been such as to give rise to frequen
reports that the end had come.
Such q report emanated from Moscow
last night. 1t was some time before it
falsity could be established.
The aged author passed a restless nigh
at the home of the station master a
Astapova, to which he was removed wher
illness seized him during his attempted
pilgrimage from Shamardino to thu
Caucasus, where he had hoped to enc
his days in solitude.
At O'Clock this morning the count was
sleeping. His temperature. which was
101 last night had fallen to 1904.
The Inflammation of the lungs was
less menacing. On the other hand. the
pulse was alarmingly high and intermit-
tent.
The weakness OF the heart action was
the cause of the greatest anxiety. The
physicians were prepared to resort 20 the
| use of oxygen.
The case is aggravated by the condi'
ton of the kidneys, which are greatly
swollen and infiamed.
Wife Excluded From Bedside.
l. Countess Tolstoi has not been admitted
| to the sick chamber. Even the fact OF
her arrival has been concealed from Toi
stoi, lest knowledge OF her coming over
excite the count.
| Tolstoi was not pleased when the pres
ence of his son Sergius was made KNOW
ito him. When Serglus entered the room
and was recognized by his father ioisto
was plainly angry and showed his an
why did you come? How did yo,
know that was here?' he asked
The Younger Tolstoi pretended that M
had learned his fathers whereabouts
| from a railroad conductor. The count
was not satisfied with this explanation
and left no doubt of his feelings.
At the same time Tolstoi was delighted
mir Tchertkoff. The latter remains con-
stantly at the bedside. with the physi'
clans and Tolstois daughter Alexandra
Ill as he is, the novelist continues con-
scious. His physicians have humoreo
| MIN by allowing him to read the news
papers and also to look over his latest
and favorite book. "Hadji Murat he
has been permitted even to dictate 70
| Alexandra a part of a new article
No Quarters for Correspondents.
The crowd of press correspondents who
have been sent to the seen occupies the
platform of the railway station at Asia
pova. Their lot is not a happy one They
have not been able to obtain indoor
sleeping quarters nor a place to eat.
rhe Tols,oi family are living in spe.
cial car, which brought the countess ana
her sons here. The only telegraph facii-
ties are furnished by the operator al
the nag station, and they are wholly in
adequate.
Last nights report that Tolstoi hao
died was credited generally to Prlnce
Opolenski. 1t was accepted as autnentic
at st. Petersburg and Moscow, where the
story was printed along with obituary
notices
Durlne the night an attempt was made
to communicate with Astapoea from
here. The flag station operator hao re-
tired.
When a positive denial of the rumor
was finally obtained, many papers mad
gone to press with thes announcement
that the noted Russian had passed away.
LONDON, November 17-An London
morning papers announced the death OF
Count Toistoi, based on special dis
patches to a news agency from 81.
Petersburg and Moscow, which were
later denied.
After the issuance of the papers there
was q considerable element OF doubt as
to the actual death of Tolstot, following
the receipt of Russian news agency
dispatch from St Petersburg, stating
that the DEATH of Tolstoi was uncon-
frmed.
The Times publishes a dispatch from
st, Petersburg, timed 1:51 am, as fol-
News of Tolstois death reached here
only q few minutes before the dispatch
of this telegram. No details are yet
known here. Conflicting rumors prevail
ed the whole of yesterday.
"It seems that the journey In crowded
train from the monastery, during which
Tolstoi was compelled, by lack of room,
to stand on the platform, exposed to bit
ter cold and rain. was the direct cause
of the Inflammation of the lungs, which
unhappily proved fatal.