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The Presence of His Wife at
Tulsa Is Kept from Him for
Fear He Will Become UnduIy
Excited
COUNT GROWS ANGRY
WHEN HIS SON ARRIVES
Although Desperately III, He
Domains Conscious and Is
Allowed to Read NewSpa-
perS and Dictate to DAUGHTER
CBy Associated Press.)

TULU. Russia, Nov. I7.-count Leo
Ioistoi is stin alive and even said to be
slightly improved this morning. His con-
dition, however. continues critical and for
many hours the symptoms have been
such as TO give rise to frequent reports
that the end had come. Such report
emanated from Moscow last night and
II was some time before its faIsity could
be established.
The aged author passed a restless night
at the home OF the station master at
Astapova, TO which he was removed
when Illness seized him during his at
tempted pilgrimage from Shamardine
to the Caucasus. where he had hoped to
end his days in solitude.
TEMPERATURE VERY HIGH.
At O'Clock this morning the count was
sleeping His temperature which was
lOl last night. had fallen to 1904 The
Inflammation OF the lungs was less men
acing. On the other hand, the pulse
vas alarmingly high and intermittent.
The weakness of the heart action was
the cause OF the greatest anxiety and
the physicians were prepared to resort
to the use OF oxygen. The case was az
gravated by the condition OF the kidneys.
which were greatly swollen and in
famed.
Countess TolStoi has not been admitted
to the sick chamber and even the fact
OF her arrival has been concealed from
ToIstoi. lest knowledge Of her coming
over excite the count The latter was
not pleased when the presence OF his son.
sergius was made known to him.
When Sergius entered the room and
was recognized by his father, TolstoI
was plainly angry and showed his an
noyance by asking:
Why did you come? How did you
know that I was hereZ.s
COUNT WAS DIsPLEAsED.
The younger Tolstol pretended that he
had learned his fathers whereabouts
from a railroad conductor. but the count
vas not satisfied with this explanation
and left no doubt of his feelings.
At the same time Tolstof was delighted
at the arrival Of his friend. Count Tcher-
tokoT. The latter remained constantly
at the bedside with the physicians and
TolStoi's daughter, Alexandra. III as
he Is the novelist continues conscious.
His physicians have humOred him by al
lowing him 10 read the newspaper and
also to look over his latest and favorite
book. "Hadaji Mura-" He has been
permitted even to dictate to Alexandra
q part OF a new article.
The crowd of press correspondents who
have been sent TO the scene occupy the
platform Of the railway station at Asta-
pova- Their lot is not happy one. They
have not been able TO secure indoor
sleeping quarters. nor a place to eat The
ToIstoi family are living in a special car
which brought the countess and her sons
here
The only telegraph facilities are fur
nished by the operator at the flag sta
ton and they are wholly inadequate Last
nights report that Tolstoi had died was
credited generally to Prince obolenski
and was accepted as authentic at st. Pc
tersburg and Moscow. where the story
was printed along with other notice.
During the night an attempt was made
20 communicate with Astapova from
here, but the telegra h operator had re-
tired and when a positive denial OF the
runor was finally secured many papers
had gone to press with the announcement
that the noted Russian had passed away.