Show nearing NEA DEATH reported critical condition of th I 1 EMPEROR rumor has it that GerMan yil I 1 chief b I 1 I 1 A I 1 I 1 NOT D TO LIVE prince prince IS I 1 marek and van heitke WAITING AT FOR D bathe the closing of the will be postponed in consequence odthe emperors condition western asad press to VH a sta if DA jw emperor william dyllis I 1 7 tho con of the ev W I 1 main Is aror tory in ce william prince bis marcko general von moltke a n d the court phy i are pr esprit at the palace it is reported that the closing of the 7 u W ill be postponed ill consequence the condition of the emperor I 1 I 1 p m the has suffered a serious relapse sF an has been in a heava sleep since 2 this morn ink his condition great anxiety p in the emperor awoke at this afternoon and took some nourishment ills condition is critt cal prince bismarck left the palace at 3 BERLIN march 7 the publishes the following bulletin which has been issued by the em derors physicians to the general sym of the cold which have the Emperor since saturday together ith the affection of the mucous membrane of the throat ind irritation of the membrane of the eyelids have been added dar ing the last few days painful abdom inal disorders which have occurred frequently since yesterday the em derors appetite is materially damia dished ova ing to which there his been a marked decrease in his strength bex march 7 p M the E emperor of german Is dying 10 ru r U it is stil hoped the em geror notwithstanding his present feebleness iee may rally during the afternoon no alarming change occurred the slight nourishment he was able to take seemed to revive him prince william remained at his grandfathers bedside a quarto art hour this evening the first story of the palace where the Empe roea bedroom Is situated was all lighted up A constant stream of military men and government officials passed in and out the street in front of the pala ce is kept perfectly luiet t it ng the the budget cammi atee this afternoon count von derf minister of war referee I 1 I 1 n to the emperors illness said it le was no immediate danger br R lw march 7 the doctors were anxious on account of the emperors rapidly last night ahe amerious fainting fit I 1 second duri ng life pre be rit illness late this evenin I 1 he asked for food itis stated t at in addition to kidney at faction fec tion the emperor Is also suffering from intense pain due to in flamma tion of parts affected by a rupture which he suffered some time ago at midnight there was no change for the worse but not until now baethe em geror been able to sleep again the emperor talked a little with his a id do camp but his mind wandered somewhat it is stated that it is im possible to administer remedies and that his recovery depends upon his recuperative powers another faint ing would probably prove fatal SAN 7 the crown prince had a good night he rose in a cheerful mood and with a good ap fla t ie his cough and 0 v arly ceased took a long walk U the gardea I 1 SAN rim march 7 the crown prince assels goodday it is ex in peeled consequence of the illness 0 tb e in be will either return I 1 1 amed I 1 te y berlin or go to some place I 1 blany notwithstanding the fact that he is as yet unfit for travel oil katie excited drw bonx march 7 there was more excitement on consol exchange this morning than in the last hour yesterday before the opening shorts paid as high as tao per barrels in order to borrow oil for del erv today to day and when the market opaenell the oil solid mass of brokel struggling to buy and bell the fiant sale was made at ICO and the price rapidly fell to 99 then moved back to ao 10 on the way up and down the sales were the largest on record and in the first ten minutes amounted to over OW barrels there was a flood of oil from somewhere somo where and the price was again forced back below go on heavy sales it Is that a geat cleal engineered by the stan ard oil and producers union Is approaching a culmination and that the wall Street bouse bich has been so long interested in oil was short barfels before certini cates ere listed on the new yort katock exchange and it is this heavy short iri terest that is now being squeezed and the comes of yester day was only one of the incidents of it greater I 1 I 1 alarca 7 the opening at the oil exchange today to day wail very exciting and over one million barrels I 1 0 f oil changed hands during the first hour the flurry then subsided and at noon there was little doin g the market opened at a d va ced to amid great ex ellement elt ement and heavy trading broke to and at I 1 wits quiet at 97 16 the shorts were badly tweezed yesterday yeat erday but they well I 1 covered and their pasted tho clearing house sate I 1 I 1 earthquake Earth ak I 1 ilk I 1 I 1 e march TA sharp shock of earthquake was felt here today being the severest for eighteen 1 ars no damage was done but ro duets were badly shakea and ran into the in fright TV I 1 t 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 |