People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1894 — THE END APPROACHES. [ARTICLE]

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Death of the Emperor »f Russia Apparently Not. Far Off. St. Petersburg, Oct. 31.—The following bulletin was issued from Livadia at 10 o'clock Tuesday evening: “During the day the spitting of blood continued and the emperor was seized at times with shivering fits. His temperature was 100 degrees Fahrenheit and his pulse was 90 and weak. His breathing was difficult. He can take only a little nourishment and has become very weak. The oedema har increased materially.” The bulletins concerning the lung disease of the czar deeply affected the public. Boys are selling the notices in the streets. Grave crowds gather around the bulletin boards all day. The Journal of St. Petersburg and other newspapers testify to their gratitude for foreign sympathy. They ascribe the manifestations of homage to the services of the czar as a peacemaker whose aversion to war was recognized universally. St. Petersburg, Oct. 31.—The following ofiieial bulletin was issued at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning: "The general condition of the czar has become considerably worse. Last night the spitting of blood which began yesterday with severe coughing increased. "Symptoms of congestion of the left lobe of the lungs have manifested themselves. His majesty’s condition is one of danger.” The bulletin is signed as usual by the physicians who are in attendance upon the czar.