Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-30
Interesting Eews from Abroad.

have been enjoying series OF magnificent
fstes on the way. At Kiel yeit3rGay he
town and shipping iD the hsrbor were deco
rs,ed with flags srd stTeamers in honor OF
their Msjesties. A grand regatta took place,
ia which SO yachts, divided into seven
CLASSES, participated. The Emperor wit
aeEssG the spec acle from ths deck of the
imperial yacht Meteor, and Prince Henry
apo wife, oo board ne Ittns, watched 1t
from inside the ,oadstesG. A favorable
bre'ze wes blowing, the sky was urclouded,
und :he royalties remained until the close OF
tee regatlc, which lasted seven hours and
WGs spccte$.
The SOOO-tcu iroucla6 Kaiser is still fast on
The rocks between GoDgon and Alderhcrst,
Gear DAB zic. Several powerful tugs have
failed to pull her of. She is in c bad posi-.
zion, and with heavy see would become
;otel wreck So far tbs weather has been
favorable for her
The end OF Poland as a political express
sion is fast approaching. A variety OF eigns
points to the GiseoGton Of the Polish par
iiameDtary party ia The Reichstag and the
LRudtag within q comparatively ehort t!Ine
feG days before the esd OF the ses'ion oil
lhe Llndtsg Baron Koscleeki, great lard
owner snd fsvorire Poish poet, delivered
speech on the subject which everybody IL
COW talking about.
The Baron said it vas impossible, sid
would ever be impossible, 10 restore the
Polish fatherland. 1t was 40 longer deslrs-
ole to continue strife for the uustt aiDsbe.
Poles could not ignore the feet that they
were subj 2cts of the King OF Prussia whetb.
er they said pray yerS aDd gave cheers for that
< ny in the Polieh or the German lanensge.
There cou d be only two parties ln Poland
one conservative aud orderly, the other
destructive. Let u.s." concluded the speak
or, 'sink minor differences and amply our
selves to the work of serving cur King ard
com batting the Destructive party which threat
ems the social ioundatiors OF the world" l. Is
generally admitted that the Emperor has
succeeded In disunting the Polish party for
tie better preservation OF the Integrity OF
the kingdom and the empire. The Poles
had hitherto been the must bitterly hostile
to the present order OF things, their oppo-
s!ion at times amounting to disoyalty, BE-
cession being one of their declared princ-
Plies. That be should have go far overcome
heir hostility is another convincing proof
OF the power the Emperor has sacquired over
parties by his indomitaole will and persist
encs in 'his programme"
Dispatches from Tunis reporS tia the
I-sIisr Malta is doing deadly work there.
& series of outrages hsg been committed,
aud friends Of the vlc!ims end dettc ives
seeking to discover the perpetrators, a. tfeg
were on the point of succeeding, have been
stiiettoed Ia the streets. Susa, S!cian,
hss BEEN arrested and confessed 10 three
murders The terrible work of the Msfa
nevertheless still goes on, and ct last
accounts the number Of undeteoted homi-
odes averaged four week, Eacn crime
propagatss others to conceal it, aud some
thing like reign of terror prevails, r, semt-
ling in scme degree the condition In New
Orleans before the iyDohing The French
au horitiis 10 Tunis have 30 far been unable
to deal efficiently with this ou!burst ct
crime. spd the French residents in thelr
wrath rev rise and take fearfu! vengeance
on tie Itelisns, without discriminating be-
tween the Innocent and the guilty. In the
meantime, the protectorate ia inclined to
expel the entire Italian population from the
country, Either Of these courses could not
fail to arouse the indignation OF ltsly and
serious complications are possible st any
moment in the already precsrious state OF
the relations between the French and Italisn
Governments in the Mediterranean.
a scandal has just C. me to light which has
shocked Bsrlin society. The old Duke OF
Ratib3r, head of the house OF Ratibor aid
Corvsv 81 nd brother of Prince Hohenlohe, the
S;sttbslter OF Alsace-L Lorraine. has 69e sons
and four daughterP. TIE soos hold exalted
rank In the Prussian army, and three OF tie
daughters are married to nohlemen The
oldest daughter, Elizabeth, born in 1851, has
never been married. Twenty gears ago che
was betro,bed to Prince Fuertenb9fg, mo
was killed iu the Fl ,co-Prussien war The
Dokerecently proposed to marry he soCount
Bsruer Who ie 80 years old. The Princess re-
refused to have him, declaring 10 the as.o nisb.
rusnt cf all that she you'd nesrg no one eE-
cept Carl Muller, forest keeper in her faith
er's service, 35 years of sge, who, she coc-
fessed, she had long and devotedly loved.
The Duke raved on hearing this and instant
y dismissed Muller, being with difficulty re-
strained from killing him. This happened
10 April last Muller soon found a good
place iu Austria; and the Duke, hearing
nothing further on the subject from his
daughter. supposed that all bad been for
gotten. Bus last week he found that che
was Ia seorst correspondence with her lover
through the nsdium of servant in his
household The daughter, when charged by
the Duke with tb!s enormiiy, wss defiant
and declared @ith much spirit:
II am old enough to knoW my own mind
Carl loves ms for msself eioue. We shall
marry Sthou: you. ooaseat. Carl has
5000 marks saved fr, IN MS earnings and I
POSSESS 5000. rns me bsf's b quest. which
nobody he's the power 10 !ouch. am will
ing to renOuu sc any family righia. Our
minds are made ur."
The Duke, in greet rags, swose that be
would impFiaon bis daughter In oaella naa
obtain from the courts & decision os lunscy
which soud 2ive him the right TO immnfs
her forever.
The Princess re.orted: Then two will te
ir nris-,n u . ;e " mnnthail