Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19

to be the most contented and happy among
mortals, there must in such cases be some
interesting reason for the abandonment OF
personal privileges and freedom beyond
that enjoyed by the ordinary individual
With all their privileges and extraordinary
power, however, there is one thing that the
greatest of earth's princes or potentates has
no control over and that is human exist
ence and its attendant destinies; otherwise
instead of assuming the grave, somber garb
of the nun, Princess Clementine, the un-
happy daughter of King Leopold of Bel
gium might to-day be wearing bridal dress.
Poor Clementine! She is not handsome
woman, neither is she an i'll favored one.
Her face retains the quiet, kindly express
sion of the father, than whom there is no
better monarch in Europe at the present
time, but she, like her comely but equally
unfortunate sister Stephanie, whom had
occasion to mention last week, comes of a
fated race The awful i'll luck, born with
Leopold, father of the present King of Bel
gium, first manifested itself in 1916,
when his wife, who might, if she had lived,
have reigned in Victoria's place in Eng
thereafter was his elevation to the throne
of Belgium in 1880 when the country Sc
ceded from Holland. The present Kings
sister was the unfortunate consort of Maxi
milan of Mexico; his only son and heir
died at 10 years of age; Stephanie, the sec
ond eldest daughter, married the wayward
Rudolf of Austria, and now Clementine
enters convent with broken heart, all
the bright hopes of her young life buried
in the tomb with Prince Baldwin, the
young man who died few months since,
and upon whom the succession had been
fixed. The only hope of Belgium now lies
in the keeping of Prince Albert, the 16-
year-oId son of the Count Of Flanders,
brother of the King.
Morals of the Regular Army.
There are about $4,000 soldiers in our
regular army, and if they have but few op
portunities for Distinguishing themselves in
a military sense, there are evidently many
other ways in which they can add notoriety
if not renown to our escutcheon, judging
from reports of their achievements lately
received from the West. Following on the
heels of the lynching "bee" story from the
Northwest comes another equally as inter-
esting and impressing from Texas. Com
pany A of the Fifth Infantry, stationed at
Fort Ringgold, has three of its men under
arrest, charged with being common cattle
thieves, and another is held for mur-
dering weak old man Still another
sweet story of splendid discipline and good
military usages is waited to us from Fort
Smelling, Minnesota. A visitor to the bar
racks there entered one of the officers houses
unexpectedly and found nearly an entire
regiment engaged in a diverting game Of
stud-poker, conducted in the regular way,
with baize-covered tables and ivory chips,
all gotten up in the best of style. Standing
about were officers and privates in full uni
form and in cupboard were three kegs of
beer, which was served as desired by
soldier in uniform. 1t is stated on the au-
thority of soldier present that this sort of
thing has been going on for about ten days
after every payday for the past five years.
Surely, it would not be bad idea to organ
ize missionary corps in connection with
the military system.
Made Money Out Of the Emperor.
Excepting the royal worthless in London
during the last week, no one, perhaps, was