The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-05
LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.
THE REvoJTINa WALDEN SCANDAL
DRAGGED INTO COURT.

bcutchi hach very ~toOwy Vver tnc EFOe-
poets or Csoier.-J.ckson's Plan fos
Reseh,ns tie NORTH P~oie-Opposition "a
Irish Homo Ruie Heaches the Frantic
stnee-A g.orm OF Indienntion Aroused
by the Advance In Freight Rstes-I.atcs
Plane for Brid9ing the Dover strait-The
tampnnia's First Trip to New York
Brazil Suffering from Hard Times aud
Yellow Fever-oxrorA Tho Fnvorite Crew.
IolDoS. March "A current scandal In Eng
lish high society 10 never lacking. end usually
there Is som ethfng like competition for the
had eminence Of the greatest notorietya among
the Gossipers. The first place during the next
nipe days must DO conceded to the already
famous Walden case. which was opened In the
Divorce Court on Thursday. The cable has
already given you some OF the lenst offensive
features OF this disgusting story. and l shall
not dwell. upon the revolving details. Tho case
has been hanging fro In the courts for nearly
two years. the noble relatives Of Lord and
Lady De Walden using every effort TO prevent
the disgrace Of a public trial. Only Lady Wal
deus charges OF cruelty against hor husband
have thus far besl presented In court. ]. Is
amply proved. and is in fact taeitly admitted.
that Lord Walden is n dranken. dissolute.
bestial man OF CD years. His vito Is twenty
six years younger. and they were married
seventeen years ago.
The question regarding Lord Walden seen,s
to be whether he 10 really responsible for his
vile trutnlities. TO indications aro .hat Tho
defence will rel' mainly OH tho humane sug-
Eestion that lie Is mentally afflicted. 1t IL siG-
nincant that all his family have deserted him
and espouscd .he cause Of Lady Walden.
His counter charges. that my lady has mis-
conducted herself with Count Ieande Madrs
and Cn9t. Winter. Ind little popular sredcnce
as yet, but nobody knows what evidence will
be produced in support Of them. In spite OF
the fac: that the testimony has from the out
set Eccn O! the mist vile character. 30 vile that
no newspaper would offend its readers by
limiting at some ~!oatures OF II. the court room
has been crowded with pretty women In FASH
ionable Some p%orsionC 81 tine court
room looked like corners Of the lawn at Ascot.
so bright are the colors and stylish the cut Of
the frocks.
Lord Walden himself MAS examined to-day
in regard to his wire's charges. and in view Of
facts brought out by previous witnesses his
answers were some OF the'n rather amusing.
He is a coarse. hcavy-faced man. with LloatcL.
soddcn features and watory oyes. n picture Of
habitunl dissipation. He had aevcr struck his
WHO out once. he declared. Then she had
gone somewhere sGainst his express wishes.
When she returned si,o was i.npertincnt in
reply to his reliunstrarces ard Ito regretted
TO say le boxed her oars no. he never
was DRUM In his lie. Did 10 drink to excess?
No. lie thought no. IN certain occasions he
had been !rrei Io.sibl. through the effects Of
~quininc. How mad lie taken the aaintne? Gu.
In whiskey. Might It not have been the whis-
key which lad gene to his head? No. cor
tainly not: it had 5een quinine on an empty
stomach.
The case will occupy another xec.. and DO.
foro it is finished there will be added another
long and disEsacefuI chapter to sha record Of
the vices Of the British nobility.
Warnings multiply Of the threatened calam-
ity Of the coming summon Cholera Is spread
ing. In spite Of wintry weather. In several see.
lions. Russia's latest reports indicate that
about 500 now cases daily are oc-
curing in tho district OF Kamonez-Po-
dolsk. SoEs hopes are entertained that
the Dresden soaforence. to meet In q few days.
will result in practical measures that will keep
the great scourGe In at least partial control.
TIL main object. however. seems to be to de-
wise 4 plan for preventing tho spread Of the
epidemic without restricting trade. Tho med
ical men Of Europe wero never 80 unanimously
gloomy In their diagnosis OF o threatened
evil as In this matter Of the cholera epide MIC
during the coming summer.
Fred Jackson. who will lead u British
~ - Va t"O ~ VIZ via
franz josef Land the coming sImmer. makes
public his plans and opinions OF various
routes. He thinks Lieut.. Penry has reached
the iurthest possible point via Greenland. and
that Nansen's ship will not survive the stress
Of tho thick foe ice. He says OF Franz Josef
Land: There can be hardly any doubt that
land extends from about 80 to 81. There Is
every probability that it reaches tho eighty
NTH degree or about 300 nautical miles
from the Pole. AID there is no reason
why IT. should not reach further north
and even enter the immediate region OF that
mathematical point This evidence. indeed. is
al in fnvor Of surh q supposition. Vast ice-
bergs that float In the adjacent seas and the
continental size u such glaciers es have been
observed tend to confirm the belief that Franz
Josef Land Is OF great eytont. probably equal
ling according to Admiral Markham. the area
OF Greenland Itself.
1T is my intention to take not more than ten
mon. / shall mako use o: very light but strong
eledges. ! shall probably have a number OF
dogs tn assist In drawing tho sledges. My
boats will be something new In polar e~Xplora-
ton. I hope to have sufficient provisions 10
last Of least three years. II FAM Jose! Land
should be found 70 extend much further north
then the eigaty-ntth parallel and the iates are
favorable. We may como near 70 or possibly
reach our ultimate object In the second sum-
mer."
The opposition to t.ie Homo Rule bill hes al
ready reached ,he frantic stage which ~ n
sure sign " inherent weakness. Ulster, with
May 8 10 mn Eible BATHS, has sworn 20 resort
20 iorcibio rcsiste nco II mo bill becomes a law,
and the Chairman Of great Tory meeting has
dramatically torn to bits n cooy Ct ":!le iriaui.
tous measure" amid The frenzicd shouts OF
the { pectators. The Archbishop Of Canterbury
has been asked to orler special prayers for
the defeat OF :hs Homo Rule bill. and has
agreed to direct he use II the most Gppropr.-
ate passages In the present ritual for that
purpose.
Nj. Gladstone Ia undoubtedly In q stronger
position to-day than at any time since his re-
turn to W The desperate situation Of his
opponents has already led to some disgrace
full sceneS in tho House Of Commons. but the
prospect is brighter than ever that he will sue
ceed in accomplishing in good season some OF
the reforms which the country sadly needs.
The railroad companies Of tho country wero