New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-19

London, April 15.-The Queens visit 10 DdrihS'au'
IS to be strictly private Pcemptory orders nave
Neen issued prohibiting court functions ana military
display The Queen will visit Prince and Princess Louis
OF Battenberg at schloss Hciligenberg near JnSel'
helm and the Count and Countess of Erbach at schos
schonberg I'm the same neghborhoOd. During her
visit she will 60 to the mausoleum at Kosenhohe "0
the late Grand Duke and Princess Alice are buried.
on the day Of her arrival
PRINCE ALEXANDER OF BATTENBERG'S DEBls'
The Queens visit to Darmstadt Will probably ead
10 n reconciliation between Her Majesty and Prince
Alexander OF Battenberg, who has been IN deep "''
grace since his morganatic marriage. Prince Alex
ondor has been placed In comfortable circumstances D
an arrangement which he has concluded with mo
Bulgarian Government under which he has HE pe'-
sion OF GO 900 a year. When Prince hexanuer lcno
Bulgaria in 1885, It agreed that he should receive
Goo 600 and that the Government should purchase
hi estate palaces furniture, plate and general para
nhernalIa Ont of the 100000 he owed s1O,Ooo.
% be had only $50 900 left and had undertaken to
rroyide for his Youngest brother, Francis Joseph.
prince Alexander Of Hcsse left his second son Eloooo
Init 10000 will only come TO him on the ncs'h oi
his mother, the Princess Of Battenbcrs Prince Alex
ander had been urging his claims on the Government
nj Belgrade for nearly five years when they were
settled by pension
THE KAISER TO VISIT ENGLAND IN JULY
Emperor william intends to pay a strictly private
visit 70 England at the end oil July, coming In MS
yacht Uohenzolern direct 10 COwes, and staying there
for the squadron regatta week. The Emperor VIII
probably arrive at COwes July 30 lie will remain at
the Soent for week. living on board his yacht Iher
Will be no festivities or functions Of any hnd' out
the Emperor will dine at Osborne with the Queen two
or three times during his stay, and VIII PROBABLY WISH
the Duke OF Connaught at Portsmouth. There Is no
foundation whatever for the report that His Majesty
Will visit some OF the large centres of commerce.
lie Will not even come TO London but VIII possibly
proceed down the Channel far AS Davenport IN orer
10 visit the Duke OF Edinburgh. The Emperors yach'
Meteor has arrived nj GoSpOrt from Kie after rough
pa sage and will be thoroughly overloaded ana rehtIeo
during the next two weeks.
THE GERMAN soyERF1GNs AND THE EMPEROR.
hear that the King Of saXOny the Grand DUKE oi
Baden the Duke Of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and other
German sovereign princes have sent Joint protest
to Emperor william against his recent policy moro
particularly against the Education BILL This pracu
cally means that there will be an end OF PrusNh
dictntion In the Federal Council, which, In Prince
BsmarclNs DAYS. voted precisely he wished. ms
revival of parlcularsm In Germany will be another
and very severe blow 10 the Emperor's fast waning
prestige The only German sovereign who has sup
ported the Emperor lately is the King Of Nuremberg
who has private for wishing 70 keep himself
I'm high favor ut Berlin. But his opinion carries no
weight when opposed By that Of the King Of Saxony
and by the Grand Duke Of Baden and the Duke Of
SaNeCOburg ana 'rotha Inc last of lcSo pcTsonhSe>'
who Is doyen Of the German Princes. has not visited
Berlin since Prince Bsmarcks retirement
THE DANISH GOLDEN WEDDING.
The Danish golden wedding next month bids fair
10 be almost a unique celebration. France. Turkey
and Austria are all send vessels 10 Copenhagen
the Empress Of Russia will present TO her father
six pure white Arab horses of enormous value.
PLANNING A ROYAL BETROTHAL.
1t is definitely settled that the return visit OF
Queen Regent OF the Netherlands and her daughter
to the court OF Berlin is TO take place toward the
end Of next month"; when they will be entertained
at Posdam by the Emperor and Empress with all
lima ENABLE splendor IL ia secret at Berlin that
the great wish Of the German court IS TO arrange
marriage between the Queen Of the Netherlands and
Prince Frederick OF Prussia, the eldest OF Prince
Albrecht. Regent OF Brunswick, who was born in
1874 and has Dutch blood in his veins. His grand
mother was tho wealthy and celebrated Princess
Marianne Of the Netherlands, who was aunt 10 the
late King william. Prince Albrecht is Of the
richest members Of the Hohenzolern family lie in
herited large estates In Holland and palace at the
Hague from his mother. lie and his family usually
pass a couple OF months every summer at Schevenn-
gen The Queen Regent gladly postponed her visit
20 the German ~ Quecn Wilhelmlna Is a
delicate. nervous. eXcabe child state functions and
not good for her. and IL Is therefore
desired TO keep her from them much rs possible
fr several years To come. Failing the young Queen,
the throne OF Holland would pass TO her aunt, the
Grand Duchess of ssxeWcmar Eisenach who is well
provided with "A male heir.
RUSSIAN SMOKFLESS POWDER EXPERIMENTS |
The Russian Government has closed the factory es. !
ablshed about "A year ago near 81 Petersburg for |
manufacturing smokclcss powder which was mads !
here by French experts according the latest French
" stem. The experiment turned out complete fail |
Ire. the powder declared inferior to that pre-,
iiou.y manufactured after earlier receipt. The |
Government has contracted with the SchlusSehcrg
powder Company whose factory 4, twenty miles from !
It. Petersburg for supply OF 30,0O0OOO pounds OF
mokcc,s powder. which will cost forty-cight million,
Il roublcs This will make a grievous item In
cxt years budget.
YACHT FOR TIE KING OF SIAM.
The King OF Slam has ordered ynch Of 1900
ons displacement built The vessel will be con
tructcd of the best steel and lighted by electricity.
The cabin arrangements are the most extensive
nd luxurious scale. but the yacht will practically Do
speedy armed cruiser. as she Is 10 carry fourteen
eavy guys.
The King OF Siam, by the way. has sent a quantity
I splendid Jewels to Europe for sale principally
elbow diamonds and unset nhcS His agent recently
rived In Paris from Vienna where he is reported 10
ave experienced some unpleasant adventures as the
ollce suspected him OF having stolen the jewels and
would not suffer him 10 proceed until he had commu
heated with the Slamesc Minister nj Berlin. The
ding Of Siam poSSesse, Of the largest and most
aluablc collections Of precious stones In the world
THE PURCHASER OF THE VALKYRlE.
Lord Dunravcn has not sold his racing yacht
,alkyrc to Russian Grand Duke stated by
he daily papers She has been purchased BIZ Arch
luke stephen Of Austria, and the price not $4,000
ut much nearer $4,000.
FINE COLLECTION OF ANCIENT POTTERY.
The finest collection of ancient Grecan pottery and
'anagra figures in the world Will shortly be disposed
4 either at public auction private contract. IL
vas formed by NJ. ~ Van Brantcghcm. a Belgian
awycr, while residing in COnstantnOple, and the
Prospect Of the sale Is already exciting the minds
4 all students Of Greek art. Many OF NJ van | |
specimens are absolutely unique ana
ave been infinitely described In elaborate catalogue
mi lshcd Thursday last by W. William Frohner'
,apoeon the Thirds German secretary and formerly :