Show Mystic M Monks Monk's s Works Explained By y Associated Press PETROGRAD March l 25 Via London London Lon Lon- don March 26 The 26 The superstitious Lon Lon-I be belIet belief be- be i lief lIet that the health and even the life i of Grand Duke Alexis the tho young heir heir- apparent depended on the presence of ot Gregory the mystic monk monk monk-a a notion which is generally known to have hae accounted for tremendous tremendous tre tre- tre- tre influence over oyer the imperial family family Is Is Is explained in the following folIo manner by tho the o according to tho the newspaper per stated in confidence to at J convivial moments that he ho was able to fortify this superstition with the help of Madame lad lady in waiting to the empress and M. M I. I court physic physician Inn until the empress wa was ab absolutely ab- ab convinced that the tho life Ute of t her herson herson son depended on the monk was absent Madame obtained poisonous powders from the physicians and placed them in food tood brought to Alexis The result was that during absence the delicate health of ot the tho young heir-apparent heir grew steadily worse until was summoned back to the tho court when whon the powders were stopped and Alexis be became became became be- be came better always announced that forty days after atter his death Alexis would fall faU ill itI This prophecy came true true true- being caused the newspapers declare by IW Madame administering another powder to the little grand g auko in tho the hope of ot continuing the tradition of ot Influence over the Imperial Imperial imperial Impe Impe- rial family and preparing the way a n successor to him I |