THE RED CLOUD CHIEF.
1118
iglish Example That the Amer
ican Army May Follow,
WORKED WELL IN INDIA,
h Ofllcrn IMido righting Men ol
pliant una Will Sot? Drill Clilnrso
Vel-IIal-Wul Plllnluot and Torto
mi Matcrltt.
biiinuton', .Tan. 15. An cvldcnco
3rcnt Britain hits finally awnlt
to the danger that threatens her
bn in the Far East wnfi seen in
ecuring tho cession of Wei-Hal-Iroin
tho imperial government tit
I. Fresh cvlilcnco in the same
lion is presented in tho action of
Irllisli government in preparing
io organization of a regiment of
t Chinese- nt Wcl-Ilal-Wel, tho of
of the regiment, nou-cotnmls-I
as well na commissioned, to be
tffrotn tho British army. They
been selected for their probable
for the particular task in hand,
bluing nml disciplining neces
R transform a lot of raw Chinese
pfectlvc .oldlcrs, if that be pos-
SHOULD DISMISS EAGAN
Dr. tienn Tiilkn Almut tli I-nUnt rhaio of
thr llrrf Cnntrnicrsjr
Nkw Oiii.kanh, Jan. lrt. Colonel
Nicholas Semi, tho distinguished sur
geon of Chicago, who was chief con
sulting surgeon of the uuxlleal staff of
General Shatter and (lencral Miles, In
Cuba and Porto ltico, nrrive.l in New
Orleans yesterday on n vacation.
When ashed his opinion of tho con
troversy now raging between (Jeneral
Miles and Commissary General Ikigan,
Dr. He n n said:
"Such a thing is to bo sincerely re
gretted. I do not think tho commis
sion should have allowed (lencral
Kagnn's testimony to havo been pub
lished, and, of course, his dismissal
from tho army can bo tho only logical
outcome of nueh statements us ho lias
made, nud in such language.
"Si far nH the canned roast beef in
question is concerned, I think that it
locks in nutriment, is extremely dis
tasteful to tho palate and undoubtedly
unwholesome- in its effect upon the
soldiers. I could not cat it myself and
I know many of the men absolutely
refused to cat it, even when they had
no other rations; it simply nauseated
them. Tho old style corn beef wan a
tested nrtlele and has always proved
more or less satisfactory, as also has
bacon. It was hardly a timo to chooso
for an experiment, when a largo army
was starting on an expedition into a
tropical country. 1 do not know by
what process tho fresh beef was
READS LIKE ROMANCE
THE LIFE STORY OP THE LATL
senator union.
i Mnn nf Tcrrluo Kiiprux VTliu Ncttr
Could Do Thine " Kninll Knit
Hums Am-citotet of 111 Curotr tit i
rinancli'r.
plan of utilizing tho natives of
Conies and dependencies is no
tttr ti-tth flt-nfif lli-it-ilti If lina
W""H ....... v , , -
cd in India for many years. Tho , trc.ucu in an nui-mpt !.,,. .i,
reconquest of tho Soudan was uul ""'" nru wi b
effected by Egyptian soldiers ' salaoylic acid, which, when dissolved,
I Villi luilll nil nirugiiv cuuung .11111 iiv.ujt
1 animal matter frco from taint for
J r-omc time. Hut it 1. purely a matter
' of experiment as yet.
I "What has been done in tho past
fow months, however, is of very littlo
importance In view of the necessity
which is shown to exist for a thorough
examination and investigation of food
s.ipp'.y for our army in the tropics. A
commission of experts should be ap
pointed at oneo to tako tho matter in
British ofllcers. Ten years ago,
tho training of these 1'gyptians
they wcio held in as low cs-
is material out of whioh soldlcta
be fashioned as any raco in the
let in a decudo they were
rxd Into military effective-
I in Kornco this work has baeu
i on .successfully, though on a
icale. Tho French in tho West
cu used Singaleso troops, traluod
Bccred by French to overthrow
piuru fuuiory, vwiu, wiui ins
was as powerful and persistent
rbcr of the pence- in that region
khalifi was in tho east of
If tho llrltlsh experiment
ilncsc soldiers at Wcl-lial-Wcl
s It is sure to increase llrltlsh
e and power in China generally,
cclally at lVklu. Tho Oriental
inced by what ho sees and bv
else.
British experiment is watched
tercst by our own military ex-
They believe that it will bo
d profitable for government to
e regiments of natives under
n oL.eera in all of our uow
oun. 'Lliey havo confidence in
llity of American otllcers to
ml discipline rilipinos, l'orto
and Cubans Into good soldiers.
ra no mora accomplished mill-
n nnywhe.ro than in tho ranks
egular army. They hava nl
en found equal to whatever
a set before tiicm.
The lato Calvin S. Brlce. wnfl born nt
Denmark, O., Sept. 17, 1S45, hU father
being William K. Brtoo. a Presbyterian
minister, mid his motlior Elizabeth
Stewart Urlco. Tho fnwlly remained
at Denmark for three ycara after tho
birth of Calvin, when they moved to
Columbus Grove, Putnam county, In
tho samo otate. When ID years old
young Ilrlcn entered tho preparatory
ilcpnrtmcnt of Miami university, at
Oxford, O. At the outbreak of the
war ho enlisted in Capt. Uodd's Uni
versity eompnny, ono of tho first to bo
formed nt tho onthrenk of tho wnr.
ills company romalnod nt Camp Jack
son. Columbus. 0 until the fall or
1801. when ho returned to college, only
to rc-enlist In April, 13G2. In nnnthcr
university organization commanded by
Captain McFarlanil. which Inter on wiu
merged Into tho Eighty-sixth Ohio In
fantry and known as company A. He
reniulncd In tho organization during
its summer campaign in West Virginia
and then returned to tho university,
whero ho was graduated in lSCII. After
graduating he tnught in the public
schools nnd Inter on received an ap
pointment as auditor of Allen county.
In July, ISCi, he again Joined tho fed
eral forces, having received n commis
sion an captain of company 1. un
Hundred nnd Eighteenth Ohio infan
try. Ho served in tho field with tho
Twenty-third nimy corps in Tennessee,
Virginia, tho Cnrollnas nnd Georgia
until the nloso of tho wnr. Ho was ap
pointed lloiitcnant-colonel, but never
mustered in. Ho then took n rour-'o
In tho law department of the Unlver
Gould to get it. Hero ramc Brlco'ft
strategy. Ho told Oould that if ho
would sit silent and not contradict,
neither nfilrm nor deny any newspaper
nrtielc to tho olfoct that he wnn going
to buy tlin Nlrhi-1 Plate, nnd nfler this
ch'4illko sllcnro had cnntlnucd for a
week, If ho would then slowly rldo over
the Nickel Plato In an observation eaM.
Vandcrbllt would buy tho road nnd
ho would give Gould $500,000.
Gould didn't care for tho $500,000,
but he w.i- n Joroi-c speculator, nnd It
struck him thnt tho whole thing would
bo n majestic Joko on Vanderbllt. And
that w:ik tho ptory of It. Tho papers
came out and said Gould wna going to
buy tho Nhlul Plate. Gould, when
asked, kept mum and looked wise. At
the end of a work ho meandered, nnnll
like, over tho Nickel Plato, smoking
cigars from tho renr end (if nn ob
servation car and had all tho ulr of a
man who was looking nt a piece of
property, stories worn wired abnit
Gould's trip from every water tank and
wny station along tho line, nnd heforo
Gould hnd reached Chicago Vandcrbllt,
In a lit of hysttrks. wired Brlce that
ho would take the Nickel Pluto. Vnn
dcrbllt took tho Nickel PIntc and Urico
was savdl.
PRINCE IN DISGRACE.
At-BEHT OF SAXE-COUUnO-OO.
THA IS EXILED.
A Court Mcnntlnt Tht !li Ariininl All
(Irrmuny It l llfllvnl Tlmt Ho
Wii l.ntl Ailr.ij- It; leruui In HIe
Autlmrll)-.
YOUNGEST CHAPLAIN IN NAVY.
Chaplain FrtuVrlck C. Ik-own. United
Stater nuy, who Is on tho Iowa for
A fut ore wnn crented recently nt
Ilcrlln by the aiiddcn dismissal by hla
majesty 'a command of Captain von
Ittiexlchcn, military liiBlructor, nnd
Count von Hopffgartcn, soelnl guar
dian of Alfred, prince of Saxo-Coburg-Golhn.
Prince Alfred wns transferred
from thn First reijlment of royal
sunrds to tho Ono Hundred nnd Fif
teenth regiment of Infantry.
Since thnt tlmo nil Gcrmnny hatt
been tnlklng nnd eagerly Inquiring for
tho cnti8es that led up to tho surpris
ing net on tho part of tho emperor.
The noblo guardlnns of Prince Alfred
were dismissed whllo tho enipnror wna
nwny on his pilgrimage to tho Holy
Land, nnd It Is but too apparent that
only the most Important developments
sltv of Mlehlsnn nt Ann Arbor, nnd
hand, and in view of our recent ex- I waH n,in,jttl,, to tiic i,ar jn tho spring
pcrieiiee in tho West Indies and tho ( of lSCCi w,,cl ,0 liesn practlcc at
Pliilipplnes, arrive at tho proper ra- Tilmni 0 ,,,,. n,el cxl,criecc as a
t'.ous to be safely issued to our troops ,nnroil1 i.UVv,.r was In tho IoriiI de
sent on long voyages and on servico in I partnv,:. , r lh j,auo Krle and muU
dangerous climates. As 1 said before, vil,0 ,(,iro,n,( In whlch corporation he
the controversy now In progress is U) nc(miretl a n,01erato ahnio of i.tock and
be extremely regretted, ihero is no p, , n, onc,.BC,Ic ,mrt jn t.0nBtnic
qucstlon, however, as to the uiides.ra- lon of cx,cnaIons of Ulnt roa(li nrlc.
m uy oi tnc euniiuu ruaa ucei , --,.,-,., hn(. ,.(.,nnrut.blo career. It
is no tlmo at nil clnco ho hadn't enough
to flag a bread wagon. It was in
W CARNEGIE 13 CRUEL.
nan
ad
r.
fol
nttlliii Natr,iipe; fltory Uy
Dcnylns It ri itfiiutoJ.
IIXOto.v, Jan. 10. Andrew Car-
lias authorizj I twj frievli in
lltctl States Senate to offer tho
Int C-20.000.00J for thu Philippine
Ho says that tho offer is
in good faith, and that tlm
will bo forthcoming wltliin
Jays after the formal acceptance
Imposition; or he will assume
Iponslbllity of paying tho in
to Spain, thus making an no
tion by Congress unnecessary.
Incglo saj's that his on y pur-
buying thu Islands is to set
eo.
lYomt, Jan. 14. Mr. Andrew
Is, after reading tho torjgonj
last night, said:
nonsensa; sheer nonsense."
Driiil In it C'n"l7i'il llurlt.
1A. Wns'i.. Jan. 10. Tho ISi-it-
Andallna. which arrived latt
i ballast, eapslisJ an I sink in
luo fathom i of water early
Inln:? Captain G. W. Slating
cwof clj'.iijji in jn wjrj loi.
llor werj d.s:h irgo 1 yostor-
Jc imo asho.v. The Andnllna
10-J-ton, four-masted barl: from
Is, Nova cot!:i. mid camj
Jn?hal for wluat. Tho cap
r.H n wlfo and tnroo children
iSojtia.
.'ssol capslzaJ in a torrlflc
jSho liad a boom log on each
ono got adrift, causing thu
tupnt tho ves-jjl. Tho vcs.sel
discharged. Tho accident
liscovered until to-dy.
rU Virginia Dujiltnrlc.
RnTO.'f, W. Vii., Jan. 1 0
lug Is at n standstill in tho
fginla l.eg'niature, owing to
lrj of the House to complete
ligation, which is duo to the
lowr sjats. Tho llepubliean
waiting on tho Domocratlo
fnd it is said it will likely un
it) Democratic Senators if tho
lia House unseals Uv: ltcpuL-
lioso soats arc eoutoiteX
IpV t'nntrllinttnii fitlio I.ontlno
riuiT'i 1)U irintiticiit l'liuur.
s-, Jan, 10. -William T. Stead's
ir, iutcndo.l to be tlu mouth-
'3 dl-armaiuent eriisul.' and
War Ag.vlnst War," nude Its
fc i to-d iy, It Is not a wry
Iproduot on, as its chief fen-
bminun cations from syiupa
o ml.n f so no Am.'rkuti nub.
IMarU Twain has ivrlLtu.i mi
1 the i a:er, i n.-nlng with
','trt it Hi. . - ii.. 'ii ...
vor of (IKiinii nu'iit and so
I ere o.ight u, I o i o ilitteulty
rust of vile wu.'.il,"
Briny ration."
As a matter of course all army ofll
cars in New Orleans nro very much in
terested In tho new outbreak in tho
War department. Whllo unwilling to
be quoted they are emphatic in their
statement that tho present incident il
lustrates, as did tho Interview given
out by General Miles in l'orto lllco,
tho wide breach and utter lack of har
mony between tho military polltieos
in Washington and tho real army.
Whllo tho friction between Geueral
Miles and Secretary Alger was appar
ently smoothed over, it is not believed
that this more recent incident, in view
of ail that has gono before, can bo so
i ihily overlooked by tho President.
Tho general opinion is that army mat
t is have rcache 1 n crisis, that some
tiling must happen, and lh:tt In tho
legislation pronosjd this winter steps
s'lould be talwn to thoroughly reor
ganize the Htatf, nnd deviso borne
mMiis of putting it inoro in harmony
with the line.
CAN'T TRY HIM AG UN.
Tlio Ci of lusliler Cult'ito of fori
Kcntt Is OuM.iitoiI.
Fort Scott, Km., Jan. 13. Cashier
J. It. (oleon, who wrecked thu Statu
bank of thi city by stealing S5-.'.03J of
its cash, and whoso sentence of iivo
years In prison was commuted by Gov
ernor l.eedy just Lcfore he retired from
t Governor Fonttr' tlmo as chief magis
trate of Ohio when Drlce, then u poor,
hard-up lawyer, managed to got Into
Fostcr'3 debt to tho extent of about
$2,000. Ono day Urico enmo to Foster
nnd told him tho law business didn't
pay, nnd asked hlin to appoint him to
wmmm
w'&ts&7y
Yjtr
CALVIN S. DnitiK.
n position whero ho might make a liv
ing." "Can't," said Foster; "you're n dem
ocrat." "I ndmlt." replied Brlce. "that I nm
otllec, caunot bo prosecuted on another slightly n democrat, but If you'd g'vo
mo a rosltlon III guaranteo that no-
count for tho theft under the Kan
sas law. Some of tho stockholdets
were preparing to havo an otllcer nt
tho penitentiary door when Co. can's
nbbroviatcd scntcnoj shoud expiro in
n fow Wv'eka, but tho ounty attorney
body will notlco it."
"Can't do It." mid Foster. "To np
polnt n democrat would ruin m."
"Put you'll never get your $2,O0V
said Ilrice. "You might ns well ask mo
.!.!.. ....... ..-. .-.r 41... t..P .f
iimi una., u. uuu.k "i ....u .u,.-v. tf) mako Etar n, to mn0 that $, m
two years since the commission of tho with ,ny ,nw prnPCp
crilllu uuu.uur warrant. uauiiub uu
Issued. Kecolvor Mitchell of tho do
fiiiict bank has brought suit against
sercral'stockholdcrs to collect 0 per
cent of the t. mount of their stock on
nu i sscsstuent levied by h.ni under thu
double ilab.lity aot for tho lenetlt ol
the ilepositor-t. Tho stockholders wdj
test tlu constitutionality of tho luw.
WAS MRS, AYER'3 HU3BAND.
it
The Daitth nf t!3 Tartnir Sllllliinilm
Knpurtail ' In Now York.
Nr.w Yuen. Jan. 10. Herbert Cope
lnnd Ay'r, former hasbaud of Harriet
Hubbard Aycr, is deaJ. Mr. Ayer was
n millioualro wli:n ho marritd Ml is
HubbarJ. thlrty-throo years a-o. They
wore leaders in society in Chicago till
the failure of tho iron business in IHS3
carried away Mr. Ayjr'a fortu le. Mi
left his wlfo then and went to ICurope.
r'hn secured u d.vorei nnd gradually
built up n busin 'S3 in tho manufacture
of cosmetics Fvj years ng she was
an lamato of an asylum for the in
snno for somo time. Mio was dis
charged cured, and Is now in buil:ies
liore. '
lliliiut -i k..t..iou .trinr.
VANCotivr.n. 11. C. Jan.. 11 Hong
Kong null advices say tho raising of
large biUlei of troops In China la
tikon to Ind e.tto that tho emprevs
(lowr.ger nnd her ndvtsern nro .prepar-In-,'
foino imiortiuit movement neM
sprln; at tho latent. So t.w, uccor.lin r
toreliabo statistics, taero are some
130.0VJ men. all armed with Mauser
and Martin Henry rillcs, Inclu ling tho
I vie ii field force, in uml nrouuil I'okln
nnd T.en Ti.ln. I'tvahets recntly
i cauHC I a cavj-l.i 'i to binks of tae
1'ivrIIti at IU. i ov IVoaiCJJ ti
j 1,Uj' pi"p.O Vi'J I.I'vlV.iiCd-
"I'll tell you wlmt I'll do." mhl Fov
tor. "I nm nil tangled un with Ilsck
Ing Valley on tho New York stock ex
rlmnge. nnd I want somebody to go
thcro nnd look nftcr things. I'll sond
you If you'll go."
Urico Jumped nt tho chance. Foster
ravo him $300 nnd a Int of direc
tions, and Impresfpd upon him solemn
ly tho ncccalty of doing Just what ha
wrr told. If Urico had been n waltor
ho would havo tnken your order am
then brousht yon anything ho plenoed.
lie would hnvo used his own Judemont.
That's what ho did with Foster's
Hccklnir Vnlley deal, but ho clawe.l
off n $10 000 prodt. whereas. If ho had
done ns Foster told him ho vuld hava
lot nil. Foster was delighted, nnd,
like a rood old man In n "siorv book, ho
gavo tho young mnn S20 0"0. Thon
nr're went back to Wall streot and
plllSgPll.
Ilrlco's rroatest r'ay was bulldln?
tho Nickel Plato. He put In every fol
lat ho could got. nnd from nny houic.
There camo n tlmo, too, when to snvo
himself from utter ruin, If not from
tomethlnp worne, ho had to sell. Ho
went to Vanderbllt, whoso rond tin
Nickel Pinto paralleled. Vandorhl't
gnvo hint what lv; tinturc3 call "th-i
lni!t?h." Ho wouldn't buy tho Nickel
Plate. Ho Enid ho ronld nfford to wait
for tho first mortwo foreclosuro and
luiv It from tho ohorl.T,
"If vou don't buy it Jay Gou'.d will,"
talil llvlcp,
"Oh. no. ho won't." onld VnnrtnrblH,
nnl then ho gnvo the nnvlos Urlco
a sernnil rdltlrn of "the 'nu?b "
rrh,f then vrrt to Gould. Ho Upv
ilnt Cnhl didn't wnnt t'o N'e':e'
I'"te, I ft h' hp(l i lirniifnl rj rn
Ir, pnn-f, Hi vprP'1 to let V'"ld''
I I't In for t'-o '""d pit 'm '"" iio
vcul'l luy It I'cfTo '.r wll a'!ov
X v . "V" I! A
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,v N v..
vx i-
N V
KEV. rilEIiKUK'tv C. PUOWN.
her long cuisi to Manila, has the dis
tinction of l'tlng the youngest chaplain
In tho navy. There being no chnplnln
on tho Oiegon Mr. Ilrow will bo the
only rhaplaln of the licet. Chaplain
IJiown was appointed to tho pervlco
last April, litlng at that lime pastor
of the Unitarian church of Middle
boio, Mas?. Ho Is a fluent npeakcr,
never utlr.g notes of nny sort, nnd
having a rapid and forceful delivery
that alwayr, makes his nddrcsscs inter
esting. He is about 25 years old nnd
n native of Brooklyn, He graduated
from thn "Mcadvlllc (Pa.) Theological
seminary. During the wnr ho was on
tho United States steamer Columbia,
whero he was very popular with tho
men.
WILHCLMINA'S DETROTHED.
Tho lcng-talkcd-of betrothal of tho
youthful nnd Interesting Queen Wll
helmlna of Holland han at last been
virtually decided, tho hnppy fiance ant
futtiro Hutch prince comiort being hl.1
hlchncss Prlnco William of Wled, a
kinsman of her nnjosty.
Tho (jiiecn, as Is generally known,
was 13 at her nrcc'-slon. Aug 31. and
Prlrce William w'll ho 23 March 2tJ.
Ho was horn nt Neuwled, tho capital
of his fathci'u domains, situated in
Rhenleh Prussia, and Is a lieutenant
of tho I'niBB'an rcg'ir.ent of the co-ps
nf tho gunrda utntloned at Potndim.
Ho bclongn to tho evangelical chtrch
and the queen to the reformrd. Tho
prince's parents aro II. S. II. the reign
ing Prlrce William, born Aug. 22, ISIS,
n Prussian general nnd hereditary
member of the house of peers, and
H. It. II. Princess Mnrlo of Holland,
born July 5, 1S41. only child of tho
lato Prlnco Frederic of tho Netherlnndi
nnd Princess Loulso of Prussia, sister
of Emperor William I. Tho prince
has n younger brother, Victor, born
Doc. 7, 1S77, nn olllcer In tho Prusslnn
regiment of Uhlann No. 3 of tho guard",
nnd two young slsturo, Princess Louisa
nnd Elizabeth, respectively 18 and 1G
years of ngc. His aunt is the queen
AW
II. H. PRINCR WILLIAM OF WIED.
of Rcumnnia, "Carmen Sylvn," and
his rntcrnnl graniimothor tho Princess
Mario of Nassau and the Netherlands,
born In 1S25. Tho family Is n vory
wealthy ono nnd la connected with
somo half a dozen royal houses.
(In to Slo-.li (J.Miil.N.tllrcd.
Now, ono word of warning. Try to
hoop your faco an reposeful na poselblo
when stcopliib'. 'I hl In tho tlmo that
raturo repjetea tho wasto of the day.
Viiil If jou would lo pretty ou mu t
elp her. f ho Mnrot do it masalst I
'f tho wnn'ts to fill up tl'o Uf'ucj of the
1 n nt n'pl't try lo renicnler that
wh-n ypj to to f.'co voti mii3t do sj
I with a repc n''il fnlto on your t-jie.
I I
i V 1M nil j
tell
PRINCE ALBERT,
could have led the emperor to act nt
such a timo.
Tho truth of the matter Is the em
peror acted at the moment ho wna as
sured that certnln suspicions wero cor
rect. Briefly, ho found out thnt tho
two guardians of Prince Alfred wcro
not truo to their trust. Instead or
guiding tho young man In tho right
direction they devoted all their own
well-developed energies to "showing
him the town."
Tho facto that hnvo already become
public property show that tho young
member of royalty Is ono of tho great
est scapegraces of tho last deende. lie
has dipped Into nil sorts of dissipa
tion, almost ruined lite health and con
siderably diminished hla finances. But
nt present he Is In disgrace nnd will
hr.ve to spend nt least two years In a
drenry castlo on tho borders of Rus
sia. Prince Alfred Is the youthful heir to
the famous duchy German of Faxe-Co-burg-Gothn.
Ho Is the son of Alfr?.l
tho First, tho present duke, and was
linm In 1572 nt Buckingham pali-v.
when his father was merely tho duke
of Edlnbitrg. The young man Is nisi
tho grandson of Queen Victoria, nr.d
ho Fcems to havo a touch of that strain
which has been so nntlcenh'.o In the
prlnco nf Wnlcs. Besides his numerou.'
princely titles he bears tho honor of n
enptnlncy In tho Second Dcvonsr'rc
(Prince ot Wales! regiment nnd n lieu
tenancy In tho First regiment of the
Royal Prussian guards, n corps which
contains tho flower of the German no
bility.
In this, bin 2fith year, the young
noblo Is In dlFgrncc, and h.is been sent
to cool his nrdor for forbidden pns
tlmcs in the sequestered old Russlnn
castlo of Ilambourg, tho property of
his mother, Marin, tho sister of the
Into Cznr Alexnndcr the Second. Tho
Immediate cause of his exile Is a scan
dal such ns but ton frequently rends
tho circle of Europe's nrlslocrncy nnd
obtnlns publicity, dcsplto tho stringent
efforts of those In power.
During his boyhood Alfred attended
tho gymnnMum nt Cohurg nnd appear
ed to brilliant advantage unions his
many schoolfellows. He nt that tlmo
gao littlo promise of developing Into
tho sportlvo young man thnt lalr
ycara show him to be. The only son
wns appointed Instructor In army af
faire, nnd Lieutenant Count von Hocu'
gartcn ivrro delegated to tho happy
oJllcu of social guardian of tho your.g
heir.
How well (he count performed his
duties Is plainly shown by the gay life
which marks tho thrco years of hU
chargo's llfo at Beilln. A friend in tho
beautiful Vuvsllevltrh, n much-tnlkod-.
about Bohemian singer, wns Hist pro
cured to innko hnppy tho tlnyn nf Al
fred. On this lady ho lavished Im
mense sums nnd many nro the anec
dotes of the young couple and their
Ingenious nttrmpts to ncciiro nmuse
ment nnd adventure. Tho young scion
committed many Indiscretions, which,
however, were looked upon n trifling
mattern by the Indulgent parent.
As tlmo progressed all. the vices
which are popular nmong the nobles In
tho capitals began to npponl to Alfred's
fancy. Friends of u dubious charac
ter aro ever In wait lo employ tlrcm
selves as monitors to tho young and
curious. Gambling, at llrst me "lly a
matter of curiosity, soon became n pas
Blon wllh Alfred. Magnificent palneen
aro erected In tho god of cards In Ber
lin, In whh h tho highest and most ex
clusive members of aristocracy umv
bo met. Prince Alfred was Initiated
Into a clique composed of young bbi'i
blonds llko hlnurlf. and tho nights
spent at tho tables. Luck did not favor
the young man and ho was forced to
resort to many expedients to rnlso
money. Ills mother, who l reputed
to bo tho most wealthy woman In tho
empire, possessing an annual Incomo
of nlinut IS.OOO.OOO marks, la famous
for her parsimony. To the demands
of her favorite child, however, she was
often forced to succumb. Alfred wns
tho possessor of magnificent ntablea nt
Beilln, Charlotteuburg and Baden
Bndcn, In which were found many
lioraes which hnvo mado their names
famous on German and English tracks.
Theso stables wero nn almost Insup
portable dmln on his Income.
Immediately before the coronation of
Wilhelmlna, thu young queen of Hol
lnnd, Alfred war mentioned n tho
most likely aspirant for her hand.
Thcro Is littlo doubt that ho would
have been nn nccoptnl suitor but for
his vicious llfo nnd tho publicity given
to scandals in which he figured.
As ho grew older, Instead of sober
ing, Alfred became more reckless. Tho
frlendu with whom ho associated were,
although of privileged blood, of most
daring character. In whom excltcmont
wns an neersssuy u. air. Escapades in
numerable began to make tho cllquo ot
young nobler; uotniloiiH. The names of
actresses bcui'ii to bo unpleasantly
commingled with theirs. They became
the town talk.
Finally Alfred, to keop up his supply
of funds, began to resort to Jcwlsli
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COUNT HOPFFGARTEN.
of his parents, ho wa3 petted lo u con
sldirnhlc degree. Tho rlglddliclpllno
that the duchess, his mother, Imposed
on tho entire household, her husband
Included, wan greatly relaxed where
tho young son was concerned. Conse
quently, cs ho nrutcd his rn'ijjrlty,
his many passions, feeling no rcstrnlnt,
found cxcollenl opportunities to dis
play themselves.
At abo'it thin tlmo his reiil-nco was
chnrrnl to Pril'n, Ho rcrclve.1 h's
military n'-po'i'tro-t f-otn tho om;;er
cr hlimolf. wl h wVm ho sunn henmo
t rrca fnvrrlte. Cnptnln von Runlo
tn, a w'Pll-knoven Hcuro at the capital,
CAPT. RUEXLEBEN.
money lenders. Amon; theso wns a
certain banker of Goth.i by tho namo "
of Le.y Goltlscbmldt. After advanc
ing Inrgc umotints to the young prlnco
on Etich M'curity us ho could obtain
Goldfcchmldt began to feel shady aliout
the transaction. Having requested tho
payment of several largo notes which
were due, nnd. meeting with no satis
faction, ho Instituted proceedings for
tho recovery of his money. This law
suit wns the bombshell which stirtlcd
the nobility nnd especially tho Em
peror William.
Of course tho parents hastened to
tho rescue of their heir nnd mnde good
his numerous borrowings. Tho em
peror, however, was greatly aroused by
tho erandol, nnd Immediately ordered
dishonorable dismissal of Alfred's in
structor. Count von Ruexlobon, and of
rny Count von Hopffgartcn. Tho young
Kcnpeprni'o wns transferred to the Ono
I fundi d nnd Fifteenth regiment cf In
funtry nt Darmstndt. Such n transfer
Is very slgnlCcnnt In the German nrmy
and Is only another modo of express
ing great Imperial dlsploisure.
Before assuming nctlvo duties Al
fred, ns hnR been raid, has been tnlicc
to Ilambourg. where he will pas3 a
sca?on rf reform under hU parents'
eyes. In this retirement ho will nho
ho snfo from the gossip of tho now
papers.
"Siiulrv" Wcs In IiiIiiiiii.
rCrhrnlm Kclgwln of Jefferconvlllo,
Ird.. known far nnd wdo ns tho "Mar
rying Squire," and who has wedded
0,000 eouplea for better or worse, died
'ait Filday morning at 0 o'clock.
Kclgwln was a famous gold hunter In
'19 nnd was successful, nccumulatln.7
rsulto a fortune, lie hnd served con
tlnuotuly as magistrate tlnco 1677 and
ad performed marriage ceremonies
'or Judges of the supremo court, sujior
'ndcut3 or public Instruction, JitiUoi,
'-kcrifs. and even preachers, lib fec-j
nnged from "God blcea you" to $30.
Tho 'frulro was tircrstltlcm nv.d haJ
honor of black cats.
Good raturo Is Iho very nir or
jo d mipti "io j-l'-n of n Inrgs un I
reirrons r'-"!. and tlm peculiar soli la
whlth vlriuro prosper,