Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-16
ACROSS THE OCEAN.
ROYALTY IN WEEDS OF MOURNING.
Death of Princess Alice, Daughter Of
( Queen Victoria-Ths Afghan War
General Review Of interesting
European Events.
Death of Princess Alice.


third child and second daughter OF Queen
Victoria. She was born April 25, 1912.
Her father, the late Prince Albert, died
Saturday, December IA, 1861. The Prin-
cess was in state of Inconsistencies
from 2:30 A. N. until the time OF her
death.
LONDON, December 1.-THE blinds
are drawn at Buckingham Palace, ST.
James Palace, and at Marlborough
House, in consequence of the death Of
Princess Alice. Dean Stanley left Lon
don last evening to spend the anniver-
sary of the Prince Consort's death at
Windsor, and remains there, though
the memorial service was not held. The
Prince and Princess Of Wales, Prince
Leopold and the Princess Augusta are
also there with the Queen. All Her
Majestys Ministers and members OF the
Government have sent expressions Of
their sympathy with Her Majesty.
Her Majesty, though greatly grieyed,
is not ILL., The flag at Windsor Castle is
ut half-mast, bells at the Royal Chapel
and Eton College are tolling, and nearly
all houses, public and private, in the
Royal borough, are closed.
In consequence OF the death OF the
Grand Duchess of Hesse, Lord Beacons-
field has requested the postponement OF
the presentation, fixed for to-day, OF the
address and casket from the English
residents on the Pacific coast OF the
United States. e.. ..
The wish OF the Queen and all the
members OF the Royal family is that the
body of Princess Alice should be-
brought to England and buried either
in st. Georges Chapel, at Windsor
Castle, or with her father, in the magni-
ticent mausoleum erected over his re-
mains. kilograms OF coincidence from
all the crowned heads and dignitaries OF
Europe are arriving for the Queen, but
Her Majesty is 80 PROSTATE in her grief
that she cannot reply to any OF them.
DAEMsTADT, December l6.-As early
as Friday morning the physicians recog-
nized that the condition of the Grand
Duchess was hopeless, and sent secret
messages to that effect to England.
Symptoms of sutfOcation appeared at
one o'clock Saturday morning, but were
temporarily removed. The Grand Duke
was then induced to leave the room,
but his mother remained, ministeringto to
the Princess until the last. The Grand
Ducal Court and Hesse Darmstadt gen
orally will 60 into mourning ior twelve
weeks.
General Review of Interesting European
Events.
LONDON, December 1.-THE week
closes amid an excited and somewhat
gloomy state OF public feeling. While
official dispatches respecting the army
in Afghanistan continue to be iayora-
BILE, private dispatches from Bombay
and Calcutta report that disquieting ru-
mors have reached there from the front.
Some of these rumors-known as "Ba-
zaar news" which comes wholly
through native channels, and is often
false exaggerated; others of them
are based on statements made in prl-
yate letters from officers and men. The
course OF the Niceroy in preventing the
sending of dispatches from the front by
newspaper correspondents, save those
which are approved by him, is severely
denounced. 1t is feared that not only
is the army suffering very much from
disease, but that there are military rea-
Sons for suspending further advance
Tor some time to come.
In Italy the situation is considered To
be extremely critical. The peculiar iea-
lures OF the situation are that even vari-
Gus statesmen of the same political
groups do not appear to place any conf
dence in each other, aud the formation
of the homogeneous Cabinet seems al
most impossible. The resignation of
the Ministry was not by any means un-
expected, but Signor Caorili, whose
wounds still cause him some annoy
ance, does not feel confident of his abil-
ity to gather around him a Ministry
with whom he can work, and will com
mand majority in the Chambers. At
the Vatican it is said the embarrassment
OF the government is regarded with
keen interest. Ii is believed that il the
general elections were now to be or
dered, and the Catholics changed their
policy Of abstention for one OF active
participation in the contest, the new
Chambers would contain q very large
Conservative and Catholic majority.
Both private letters and press dis
patches from Germany concur in de
scribing the evil effects OF the carrying
out of the repressiye measures ot the
Government. Business is very duh,
the usual festivities heralding the APP
proach OF the holiday season being
either neglected or altogether omitted.
The suffering among thu poor is great.
Affairs in Turkey remain without
material change. There are vague and
somewhat contradictory reports con
cerning the policy Of the new cabinet,
but among the best informed and least
prejudiced circles il is generally thought
that the change has been for the better.
The Afghan War.
LAHORE. December l5.-tieneral Rob
erts telegraphs as follows: We have
finished a reconnaissance to the top OF
Shaturgaditan Pass and returned 10 Ad
kel without firing a shot. The country
is friendly. | am rapidly fortifying
the Piewer Pass camp.
General Roberts was TO leave Ad kei
for kurum to-day. General Browne
has sent q sikh regiment back from
Daket to Pershawar, ON account Of sick
ness. General Biddulph has constructed
a roai over khojuk Pass unopPosed-
LoSpoS, December ia coTespon-
dent at Peshawar understands that
treneral Brownies advance on Jeilsiabad
has begnn and meets with no opposi-
ton. 1t is impossible that the Turke-
stan reiniorcements, which the Ameer
i reported to be intriguing Tor, viii sr-
rive in time.
Britiah Parliament
LONDON, December i4.-ln the House
OF Commons last night, the Under
Secretary of Foreign Affairs said thai
a question had been put by 4 foreign
government respecting the judicial ar
judgements in Cyprus IL IS under
stood this refers tn aquestion by the
| nitei States, owing 20 the arrest OF
Major DeesnOli for making excavations.
conspirssy IN CcnstanttnOpis.
PEsTH, December IA dispatch
states that the recent conspiracy in
Constontiuople according to some Ac-
counts, was serious attempt 10 replace