Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-29
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THURsDAY EVENING, MARCH 20.
The New Empress of Germany.

The Kew Empress on GerniaHF'
The Germans have never liked theif
Crown Princess Victoria; she has never TAX
en- her full place in the hearts ofthe people
90 member of their royal family, and now
il is only 100 evident that more active
feeling surges against the new Empress.
Her conduct has certainly been such as 10
Justify severe criticism, and unless sue Car
give posterity satisfactory explanation, she
will pot be readily forgiven for Der part III
the great imperial tragedy. She carried
away "Unser Fritz" from the fatherland ten
months ago. disregarding the long since eA
pressed opinion Of his German ADVISERS; sac
Entrusted him to DR.. Mackenzie, anu P'N-
fesssd g 6rra belief in his opinions. che re-
moved the Prince from the gaze OF me la
ton and the eyes Of his father, so rs 20 pre-
Guide the possibility OF hls fehnnciation VI
,ha succession TO the throne being mace I'M.
narsiive nv his condition. thereby leaving
her 81 his death only Crown Princess forever
without The two rnilions Of money an6 the
oaur, to which widowed Empress l. eoii.
tled 70 bear Tia sovereign ,i!le weTs Ii
only for an hour, has beer her !ts long Az
,itiop: fcr that sue has waited and plotted
during tbs pro;racted life Of William l.,
borne her comparative obscuIi,y anG braveG
she displessure Of the Chancellor; for that
me has detained her husband on foreign
sail. separated hinl fron nonagenarian
father. asserted her domiuation over Eino
enfsebied By a cruel disease, combating toe
oft-repeeted intention oi the Prince 10 hur-
&c hack ia Berlia on The receip: o! distress
inp and alarming news, by showing MN TEL
..oraros sent TO her personally contradicting
the ofiicia! messagea which she declared
were fabricati0ns For that sue nus strlVen
to keep him unappfoacheh!e, sven 10 his
eldest son. in whom see has taught hefsei!
to see less child thar rival IN power, oe-
cause she kneH hio 10 5e the beloved pupil
of Prince Bismarck, her foe.
The Germans have keenly watched the
drama ofSan Reno, and the miraculous CO
incidence By which scn two Ill months be-
fore to be brought hona ny slow stages 10
the s0e of his aiilDg father. WAS enabled 10
undertake rapid journey 10 most lneiem
emf weather, when he nae at iae5 become
Emperor. is considered so improbable that
the nation doubts either the rsracity Of the
previous statements or the truth Of the sud
den recovery.
The actual circumstances Of her return
may protect Victoria for a while. she re.
enters her kingdom sheltered by the i'm
mense popularity 0; her husband but even
now the president Of the police IS credited
with expressing "hope that be will be able
to prevent the throwing CT mud and rotten
APPLES at her and trusts that he will sue.
coed. but She must not show herself
Too much alone, nor obtrude Ter influence
too openly, for even the deep mourning she
wears go gladly, wilt not prevent the people
f ON feeling like Bismarck, that she Is in
heart and soul az alien, and that she has
brought dwarfed generation into the impe-
rial house. The Chancellor vas always
strongly opposed to the alliance, and openly
declared that it was @ sin to unite the scrofu,
lous blood of Hanover With the pure blood
of the Hohenzollers.
Stories to the dscredit of the Princess are
revived how for the wedding of Prince
Wilhelm the officers OF Pomerania, a poor
province save for its fishery industry, re-
solved 10 present the bridal pair with an
epergne representing maritime allegory f;
how in compliment to the artistic tastes OF
the Crown Princess the design drawn by 8
well known artist wGs submitted to her, and
how to their discontinue she utterly mega
lived the gift, suggesting instead as more
useful q set of table knives and forks Of same
value. The officers acted according to her
wishes.
An enormously wealthy Jew, the owner
OF one of the finest collections Of old china
in the kingdom, left it in its entirety By his
will to the Crown Princess, who, having
visited his house several times, had shown
great admiration for The treasures it con-
tanned. When The collection was delivered
iuto her hands she found en- comparing it
with the catalogue that Nuremberg stove
was missing and she forthwith claimed it.
The despoiled heirs acknowledged the ex.
istencs of the valuable old stove, but re-
presented that 10 send it would entail the
pulling down OF whole wall, and begged
to retain it. Her Royal Higdness argued
that, as it formed part of the collection, she
had right 10 it under any circumstances,
and she was with difficulty prevented from
actually instituting suit,
BY these and many other similar traits
she has alonated the army and The people
another class objects TO her openly express
ed freethinkiug views, and the statesmen
of the empire revolt against the influence
which she would bring to bear 90 public
afers.-NeU York Sun.