The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-30
MISS WIEDEMANN DEFEATED.
The Breach Of Promise Suit AGAINST Cap
tain WalpOle.
NEW SUBJECT FOR ENGLISH COMMENT.
Trans-Atiantlc Gossip of General and In
teresting Nature sent 80 The Times
Yesterday.

LONDON, July 30 The sensational breach
Of promise case Of Miss Valerie Wiedemann
| against Captain tho Hon Robert Horace
Walpole. in which the plaintia asked for
$780, ,000 damages and which has been in and
out of tie courts for more than two years
past. resulted on June 18th last in verdict
Of 1900 damages for the plaintiff. Captain
Wslpole took the case e. the Court Of Appeals
and to-day that court reversed the verdict Of
the lower court holding that there was no
cOrrOooratiOn OF the statements that the de
fendant promised TO marry Miss Wledemann.
An evening paper in Paris to-day said that II
the Franco Russian Alliance results III mil
lion Russian troops being placed along the
Austro-G German frontier and IN French and
Russian war vessels guaranteeing the passage
of the Cars feet through the DardaneLes II
will give English papers something else 10
comment on in connection with British pres
tige IN the Fast than to sneer at the absence
OF cheers for the French republic st ST. Pc
tersburg.
Two nuns and a monk have been arrested
at Cassle. IN the province of Caserta Italy,
for pretending TO work miracles. Ihey
caused tremendous e1citement by their super
natural claims and drew people from all parts
Of Italy. tho village being full Of pilgrims who
wanted TO witness the miraculous occurrences
or themselves be treated for disease by the
alleged miracle workers. The authorities
concluded to put stop 20 the exhibition.
The Italian Government isialso taking harsh
measures for the suppression OF Anarchism
wherever found. Fifteen Anarchists have
been arrested at Faenza and q wholesale raid
on al haunts of Anarchists IN Rome Is said to
be in preparation.
The Socialist organs in Germany express
themselves az well satisfied with the evidence
given by the Cassel election Of the growing
strength of the party and with the fact that
all other issues have had 20 be discarded for
the issue between social democracy and the
people who claim that they are born to rule.
Colonel LeybOurne, well-knOwn In New
York in connection with the Catholic banking
scheme. attempted suicide in Rome on Mon
day by disembowelipe himself with a razor.
lie now lies with little hope OF recovery.
Monetary losses are said to have been the
cause
Dispatches from Bombay state that there
have been heavy rains and serious floods IN
that presidency. The roads are damaged ana
sixty miles of railroad have been injured by
washouts. The rivers in tho district Of Poonah
arc swollen, and thousands Of acres Of land
are submerged.
NJ. Bischofscheim the Paris banker, Prince
Roland Bonaparte AlphOnse ROthschild and
NJ Eitfel, the noted engineer, have offered 10
support Janssens project for tho erection OF
an observatory on the summit OF Mount Blanc.
N. ElGel proposes the building OF horizontal
tunnel for the purpose of protecting workmen
during the prevalence of storms and to nscer-
tain tie thickness of the ice He declares
that II the ice exceeds fifty meters IN depth
the project must be abandoned, because 1t
is imperative that the foundation OF the pro-
posed observatory be built on solid rock,
The troop ship Orontes, having on board
the battalion of Grenadler Guards returning
from exile at Bermuda on account OF their
mutinous conduct about year ago, reached
Spthead. of Portsmouth, England Yester-
dav. II was originally intended that the Gren-
adiers should dIsenbark Ut Portsmouth. and 1t
had been 40 announced AZ the War Ottice and IN
the uewspapers. Consequently large num-
bor of people consisting Of the relatives and
friends Of the returning exiles.' gathered
al Portsmouth days ago. intending 10 welcome
the s0ldiars upon their return 20 England.
The Joy of the crowd when Il WAS ennonnced
that the Orontes was sighted can be imagined,
as also can be imagined their disappointment
and anger when il was suddenly made known
that the War Oiice officials bad for some un-
explained reason changed their mind, and
that the troop ship was ordered 10 proceed to
Dover.
A special telegram from Berlin says the en-
Lhuslastlo reception OF the French heet az
Cronstadt s almost the sole topic Of discus
tiop there and the occasion is viewed with
seriousness very different from the ridicule
which used 10 be heaped on the efforts
Of France 10 win the good will Of Russia.
The decidedly wRrllke aspect OF every
thing connected with the affair has aroused
10 little anxiety in tho highest quarters.
Coupled with the Cronstadt fraternzing
ia the news Of Russias remarkable
preparations in the strengthening Of
army and feet. while new lines Of
railway are being srapidlyi constructed that
when completed. will enable Russia to mo-
billie within q fortnight half million men on
the Austrian and German frontiers. The gem
eral opinion, however. IS that Russia would
not attack either Germany or Austria. but
win. when ready. march directly on Constan-
tinOple.