Show NO MIDDLE GROUND remarkable statement made to the czar by the procurator general of the holy synod st petersburg nov 23 the correspondent today saw M procurator general 0 the holy synod who is credited vita having informed tho emperor in connection with the presentation of the memorial to his majesty that no middle ground Is possible at the present moment thlu remarkable man who has exercised so much influence in the councils of the empire is now a mere shadow almost four score and his tall withered form seemed bowed beneath the weight of his finely chiseled domelike dome like head nevertheless erth eless alro still a in the sunken caverns of his gray eyes an impression of wonderful virility still clings to the ghostlike ghost like figure he today received the correspondent in a kindly manner but absolute absolu ty declined to discuss the movement 1 I am an old man he said time yet remains but the days and thoughts still granted me are consecrated to church affairs the world concerns me no longer STILL UNDER consideration st petersburg nov 23 according to the best information tho memorial is still under consideration at the Tsar aclo emperor nicholas is said to he under no illusion regarding the gravity of his Jec ision and is giving the memorial the roost careful and most earnest consideration dy some he Is represented as greatly concerned and grieved over the situation both at home and abroad to be weary of the war and unrest in the interior ready to welcome any honorable means to bring the war to a conclusion and anxious to remove the causes for discontent and secure tranquillity tranquill ty at home the influences surrounding him however are said to be almost entirely hostile to concessions the statements INCREASE IN FOOTBALL CAS chicago nov 25 the record herald today says thirteen deaths have resulted from football this season the casualty list is the same as last year out the number of serious injuries during the season just closed will exceed that of any year since ahe introduction of the modern college sport the players injured number |