The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-21
FIFE Won ZEIGHER
An Old Flame of the William the
First to be Married.
She Has Chosen the Tenor of a Second Glass
Opera-She Has Fallen from a High
Estate to Low.
Especial to TIE HERALD-E1aminer Cable

Especial to THE Observation-Disclosures Cable
BERLIN. July 20.-The engagement of
Mile. Fife Won Zeigher to the leading tenor
of second clsss opera company in Wies-
baden is causing much talk here. Fife
eighteen years ago was noted as fame of
the old Emperor to whom she obtained an
introduction by posing as the living image
of the Emperor's sainted mother, Queen
Louise. Nobody else had ever recognized
the likeness, but Emperor William pro-
fessed to see it. He even went so far as to
have Fife sit for a portrait of Queen
Louise in Eichster's celebrated picture.
The old Emperor was not averse to show
ing Fife the greatest attention in public
and even at the court balls and festivities
she was allowed to rank with the highest
in the land. 1t is not to be wondered at,
therefore, that the scions of the highest
arIstocracy Wed for her hand. Moreover,
it was expected that the Emperor would
give her large dowery whenever she de-
cided to change her state, and would also
raise her titular rank.
The third son of the duke of Ratibor a
lieutenant in the First regiment of the
guards, was tetrothed to her, but threw
her over by command of his colonel, who
threatened to have him dismissed from the
army if he contracted such an alliance.
Count kayserling, who had no position
to lose, was then announced as her future
usband with much blowing of trumpets
and the wedding, il was understood, would
take place as soon as the lady's dowry was
definitely settled by the Emperor. William
the First. however, was backward in
settling financial matters and things went
on so slowly that Count Kayserling took
French leave of the lady who then vanished
from the popular gaze until brought into
notice by her engagement with the afore-
said tenor who, by the way, being one of
the company of the Royal WiesbadeL
theater, ranks according to German and
court etiquette with the royal lackeys,
''his maiesty's servants"
This engagement, it is said. was brought
about by provision in the OLD Emperor
will, which confers life pensions upon
Fifie's husband and children, should
she possess such domestic articles. AL
though rather ancient now, Fife is not
without her charms, of which the pros
pective life pensions are by no means the
least.
According to rumor, the health CT Prince
Bismarck is much broken and in the course
of the last six months he has aged in every
way. His figure, once celebrated for
soldiery bearing, has become bowed when
he walks and he frequently complains Of
weakness of both sight and hearing.
HIS VIE anu family are seriously
alarmed at his condition and 1t is even
added that the princess has been
warned by his physicians that her
husband is liable to drop dead from heart
failure The doctors further add that all
occurrences which are likely to irritate
him should be studiously averted and that
politics in particular should for time be
tabooed.
The police made hundreds Of domicllisry
visits in the cities and villages of Hanover
on Friday and Saturday 10 determine the
truth of the rumors that a REASONABLE
Guelph movement was in progress. The
search was ordered by President Won Ben
nigsen. Scores Of compromising letters
and documents were seized and although
the contents of them have been strictly
secret, the Hanover dailies claim to have
information the contiscated papers prove
the existence Of widespread Guelph con-
spiracy against the imperial government.
1t is said that reasonable clubs and unions
to promote Guelph disaffection toward the
empire have been subsidized and managed
by numerous agents of the Duke of Cum
berland. Tae Germdnid, the organ of the
clerical and Guelph party, protests the
movement in question exists only in the
minds of the leaders Of the government,
who intend to make il an excuse for retain
ing the entire Guelph fund. The seized
documents, it is said, will be used in the
next session Of parliament as evidence Of
justification of such action.