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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-13

AUCKLAND \. H., sept. n-AGyices
Sautember SIN. confirmed the dispatches
already received. saying that the British
warship Curacao and the German var
vessel Buzzard some time ago threatened
10 BOmbard Aana, ana that theteps~l
tbe rebel chief went on board the cuPa-
CO... submittei 10 CSief AaiiatOa. and
gave up a hundred guns. While the war
n declared 60 be- over for the present.
fears are expressed that h0stilities viii
he renewed Ia "A lew months.
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WASHINGTON D. c.. Sept. l2.-secre
tarv Caris has fined J. W. Brown of
tGe F.fth district, North CaroIlns' nro.
nrirtor Of The Granite Springs Distfling
rompany. 500 Tor making false entries
in his hooss ot whisky production for
the nurp0 e of deceiv.ng the Internal rev.
orua officers.
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A,,n.s.nrt.h MhIIr NJ Mnrk.

JACKSONVILLE. FLA. Sept. IA
sTecial 20 the Times-Union from La
cocche Fla, says
Mr T. W. Miller was assasslnated TO-
dsy while cutting timber His body
was fOprc az noon by his wife. who
had gone 10 can him 10 dinner. riddled
with bullets. There is no clue 10 the
q. sassin.
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Rate Comn!tlee to Mset In.nnr.

NEW YORK. sept l2.-The rate COM
mittee OF the southern Passenger AS
sociatiOn WAS 10 have met AZ the Marl-
borough Hotel this afternoon 10 TX a
winter schedule of rates. bat owing 10
the n0n-arriyal of many OF the mem.
bers. the meeting was postponed until
tomorrow.
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NASHVILLE. TENN. Sept. l2.-The dl.
rectors Of the Nashville Chattanooga
and 81. Louis railroad met in annual
session This afternoon and re-e 'ected J.
w. Thomas president aud general mani
ger: j. H. Ambrose, treasurer; j. ID.
Nancy. comptroller and Hunter Nc
Donald, chief engineer
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MAIDS HIS ESCAPE.

Brock has not been seen since the shoot
I lus. lie is a man about FIVE feet five
| inches IN height complexion dark, eyes
There IS good deal Of excitement. and
IL De- We're caught by any one but an
0ihcer, he would not be safe. in fact. If
ne is caught. there will probably be q
case or whites and blacks joining hands 10
lynch q whit. man
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TaiIors' strlkr yenrinr i,s rn,

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-The tailors.
strike is rapidly approaching an end and
from present Indications Il will be over
py me ehu oi me week. Already 1876 CON
tractors nave signed and three thousand
strikers VIII be at work to-morrow uorn.
ing.
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SHOT HER DOWN.

on hearing this. Brock became enraged,
saddled his horse. and rode over 10 tho
home OF Alice Rates. ana found her in
the ield, saving fodder He said 10 her:
any more Of that matter" at the same
time drawing his pistol The woman
turned and started % run. when he fred
ana she feiL Brock then ran up 10
Nnere she lay ana tired four more snots
INTO, the body. The first shot proved
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NEW YORK. Sept i2.--The creditors OF
the Distuing and Cattle Feeding Com
pany, holaIng and representing a large
proportion OF the outstanding rebate
Vouchers have appointed a committee FOR
the purpose OF protecting the interests OF
holders Oh the voueASSs
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WEATHER fOKECAsr.

WASHINGTON. ID, c., Sept. i..-For
virginia: showers, es.sterly winds
For North Carolina: Rain; northeast
winds
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-13

MADRID. sept l2-The Duke of san
carlos. gentleman OF the bed chamber or
the Klng of Spain. committed suicide
Yesterday.
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,nnrher Rlaze In Chlcago.

curCAGO. ILL, Sept. l2.-Fire early
,his morning destroyed the building
tnown t'1a9 as the Arch Fair, au Snty-third
street Loss. sSV.VV'
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Following was the range OF the ther-
mometter e rhe Times ONES yss'-sr,day,j
i. 81. 10; =. M.. 90; midnssht 1A
Average. 40
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G. A. R. ON PENSIONS.
discrimination Against UHi"" '''''
Charged -Louis,ille Soiee'e" ~ '"'
Next Place of Meeting

mo-
- .reI thousand S''"n ''
SUI t"' .. .r whom VIII SHY
town. thc ntl'''' ,,.huo some
tu saturday anI H""'"''
"N'' ..n Iuu.cr. The nauohal
VIII f.n'''" .,.. ,,oruinr- in the
.ncampmclt oten'' '''' -,
., GRAND Oltr1-llouee. Inc '0'''''''''
,.... ..l,eates were welcomed
4'r-lN .'.''' ..t.1,u.. Executive
n I.IIi "i ''. ,.I 1. I,tulev and
H.rI It Chairman i'"...'. of Tho C,tn-
also W. e.. quincy 'i''''' non ii,l'..,,tfon
mrI.c uu inti,t.i''4 "''" .,,..t Non on
l...r..r 4atleOu Writ'ii'b 'lt.t T''
u .f the State OF IennsyI wanna;
.. N..1r NchtuuH. OF fltls"ui ;, "" a
.I...r Kennedy. of AIrtnthE, perrin "'' 4
~ ..... duty uU bendU OF thcH 4t74'V~-
t.1
..r.,t- business of the encanp-
,...- f..n nee4u. The election for
..r.l.r-in-cn vl1 not DE held unill
,l,,, Since the withdrawal OF
.I.. Charles ID Long. of Micmsdn, lhe
...r is rapidly grown that Col. I. y.
~ of Indiana VIII secure the Gov
xxi honor Ile selection of the next
,,.frr.nt CITY has also been deferred
, tomorrow ~ hiie surface mdicd-
Lara. that Louisville VIII have Il
r DO is htuted that ST Paul has
'.,.4 ,vor.. iu "a uuict but very
...... If rouisyiUo for the location
I. '. 10 ,.'' ~ NO panuhlic en-
vi l.' '''t 80 80 ~, 1r,snnfad 10 the
.t.. '"t 'i ~ 49, tfo,r,, Waiter
National 'onNehuoh 10y il'"4'
SOD .Nis HvIih"s' a., ,...icor,inc adj
i.. "3 0o",i AZ '..,i0r to siisDend
.. ''HD'g'en '"' .,,Jience 10 the
tn- t- d"I -'N' ,.t tl,,,t.d ,tifh cnthu-
nentHohy orator was aloi.t,tiI recention.
Ell. ..e4ker retired amid storm oi AZ
l.tu ,', ma serret session II
', ~ .,,,Drnandc inc hief
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UNPROVOKED MURDER.
4 WHITE NAN KILLS A NEGRO JYO-
MAN IN SURRK.
lie had Made Advances Toward her Twice,
and when she Thrcatened to Expose
Him he Shot her Down

sURRY. VA, Sent. 2.-Special-O
county is again in a state Of excitement
over another murder case. This time a
white man shot down a negro woman in
cold blood.
About week ago. Mr.. e. l.. Brock.
a young white man Of this community,
about twcnty-One years OF age, made
improper advances towards young ne
gro girl. aged ten. This girl lived with
her aunt. Alice Bates, about three miles
from the home of Brock.
IL.
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Drowned From . Li.ti. Boat.

NASArso. b. C.. Nov ALEX Smith. a
young engineer. was brought into the city
this evening from Newcastle island by an
Indian Ia q pitiable condition. Smith.
with man named William Martin. had
gone out Monday in an open rowboat 20
search for two men supposed to be adrifs
ia the gulf. While adrift, q mile from
shore. their boat was upset. Smith chung
TO the keei. while Martin tried to swim 10
shore. After seysral hours OF drifting in
the water, the boat. with Smith still
elinging 10 10. vas washed upon the beach
Of Neweastle island. Smith tainted
from exhaustion as soon as he touched
land, and never thoroughly gained con-
sc3oasness until this morning at a hotel.
where he was taken By Indians who found
him. lie had been lying on the beach two
days and two nights. During most OF Ia.
time rain fell necessarily. He is very
sick man now. Nothing more was seen
Of Martin, Who probably sank before be
reached land.
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Russia what she most needed-peace and
quiet. For ten years there had been moth
ing heard of nihilists. except in the in
spired attacks of malicious persons.
The emperor had gone freely anon z
the people. unguArded aud unattended
lie Was in the habit of driving
with the eZarina in sleigh through
the public streets. The sentiment Of NJ.
fiction Of the Russian people toward the
emperor constituted = protection much
stronger than police protection could
afford. Tho previous emperor had been
guarded by the police. and yet he met as
sAssinasion, while the late emperor moved
openly among his people Gntil lie died, 10
their universal grief
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brutality of the CEar.
st Ioni. po.t. nlspatch.


The cars responsibility for the acts of
cruelty which disgrace his reign is the
crux of all these special pleaders who
would fain set him up on his high pedestal
by the side of Marcus Aurelius and An
toninus Plus, for it seems as hopeless, with
any such end in view. 10 deny the facts rs
TO justify them. when his government is
prosecuting Christianity with ruthless
cruelty and unrelenting perseverance,
worthy of the Roman emperors. tie has
pulled down or closed up Roman Catholic
churches, Jewish synagogues and Baptist
meeting houses. lie has bsnished Catholic
priests. Lutheran pastors, etundist
preachers. lie has issued edicts which
make it penal to practice Christianity or
TO worship God in spirit or in truth, and
the clauses of which If falriy carried out,
would Danish TO Siberia the apostles them
selves-ngy, a greater than the apostles
we're he 10 return TO this earth and preach
in the dominions of the ezar lie has
bounded dosa the Jews in savage man
ner, 10 find parallel to which We must
bark back 70 Germany in the days of the
black death. And TO say that all this has
been done unknown 10 him. By evil coun-
seilors abusing his name. IL an insult 20
the understanding OF the most super
lSial reader
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Yalta and Lfyadfa.

Livadia, where the car of Russia died.
is not a city. 1t is a group of villas hedg-
ing about the emperor's palace, one of the
many residences of the royal family. In
recent years Livadia has become the most
fashionable winter resort in the empire.
Livadia is near the little city OF Yalta,
which lies right in the lap OF the Black
sea. Behind it slope the hills which shelter
Ii from the rigor of the north. From
Ysita grand driveway leads TO the great
domain with its enormous park. its
orchards. its vignobles. il English par
terres and its two picturesque hsbltations.
which is Livadia. One-the first of these
two imperial villas-was erected, they say,
after the designs and good deal of it
under the eye of the present ears prede-
cessor. 1t is good deal the most striking
of the two externally. 1t has Louis
Seizs drawing room in white and gold.
which contains a famous collection of ORR
entail faience. The apartments of the late
empress constitute gallery OF paintings
of the Russian school which has, prob
ably. no equal. The villa has nothing par
ticuiarly remarkable about it. Ii is the
abode of gentleman and man of sober
tastes and modest requirements. The
palace of I.ivadia formerly belonged to the
Count Leo Potocki. Atterward IL became
the property of Alexander H., who be-
came greatly attached to il and openly de-
clared that he preferred his residence at
Livadia to any other OF his imperial pal
aces. The grounds are laid out with much
taste, and are adorned with fountains. ter
races, statues and eonservatories filled
with rare exotic plants. Adjoining the
palace are barracks filled with troops. and
a church in the Byzantine style, magniti-
Gently decorated with frescoes and rare
marbles. Here. on q porphyry pedestal,
nd ha arhf - IN
Alexander il. by Liysdian workmen to
commemorate the liberation Of tho serfs.
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TREASON IN THE FRENCH ARMY.
Capt. Dreyfus Sells Important Secrets
to the Triple Alliance.

PARIs. Nov. The arrest of Can't Al
fred Dreyfus. of the general staff. on
charge of treason and espionage on behalf
of the triple alliance. is tho sensation
of the hour. The captain was at
tached to the organizing and mo-
biIizing departments of the general staff,
and had access 10 some of the more
important documents relating 20 the plans
for Inobilizing the French army. suspi.
cion against Capt. Dreyfus was aroused By
his intimacy with an Italian officer, and
Gen. Nercier, minister of war. caused
naeo. Italy, with the result that
Capt. Dreyfns is now under STRIFE.
guard IN a military prison. Dreyfas 10 said
10 have supplied the Italian government
with al the plans so carefully laid out for
years past for the defense Of the Alps.
which have been looked upon az forming q
complete bulwark against a possible inva-
sion Of France from Italy; and he 10 also
said to have sold all these plans 10 Ger
many, and 70 have divulged TO Austria
and Germany the names OF the French
officers recently sent abroad on secret
missions. Capt Drcyfus vas married TO a
daughter OF s rich diamond merchant Of
this city.
Can't. Drsyfus Is said TO have supplied
the Italian officer alluded TO- sho is be-
Heved 70 have heen an agent Of the Italian
government, with the plans for the moblli-
xSiion OF the Fifteenth army corps. cover
ing the department. Of the maritime Alps.
Ardeche, Bcuches- de- Rhone. Corsica,
Gard, Var. EaGcguse and Nurseries. as
we'll IS xitn plans for modifying French
forces around Brianeon. the Alpine Glib
raitar lie is also suspected Of having fur-
nixhed the Italian agent With plan
Of the numerous fortified positions
around Brianeon. which are connected
By underground galleries with the town
mentioned. Briaacon is a place Of The Mt
most importance. especially in view Of the
possible advance OF en- Italian army into
France Brisncon commands the route
across Mount 6ensvre. estween France and
Italy, and. in addition TO betng most
strongly defended on account OF It's nat
ur.i pos.sioa--ii IL situated Oh n hill about
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and did not mind increasing the power of
Russia by the arts of diplomacy. When
his cunning failed him, as in the case OF
Bulgaria he had the common sense TO
swallow his pride, and did not proceed 20
bloodshed. This was his great merit.
Otherwise he was an indifferent and lazy
monarch, who governed Russia by means
of favorites. He picked them up wherever
he could find them. and prided himself on
his faculty of discovering genius. In this
respect he had something of Napoleon
about him.
All the talk of his great industry is sheer
nonsense. He spent most of his time
sleeping, eating and drinking. This was
the cause of his disease He did not take
sufficient exercise. When his ministers
presented him with projects of laws he
would retire TO his study and go TO sleep
over them. He was also very misery and
hated expense. The furniture in his pal
aces was in disgraceful state of nniidi-
ness because he grudged the money for
repairs. In his dress also he was untidy.
and his Wallets had the greatest difficulty
in turning him out creditabiy. He was
very shy and poor SPEAKER. In fact, be
had no talents, but he was an honest and
moral man, who tried to do his duty, who
was brave and did not fear death, and who,
If he could, would have done great deal
of good, but he had not the originality of
character to rise superior 10 his advisers,
and he vas intensely jealous OF his imperial
authority.
The incidents of his reign were the con-
slant war against nihilism and liberalism,
the best people In Russia being sent to the
Siberian mines; the fiendish persecution
of the Jews; the famine of a lew years
ago, when people starved in some prov
inces and grain was exported IN vast
quantities from others; the constant en-
croschment on the territory of Afghanls-
tan and China. and the construction of
the Siberian Pacific railway, which is
opening a vast and fertile country TO set
Element. and will make Russia the chief
military power of Asia.
Alexander III. was the great-great-grand-
son of the Empress Catherine H., German
princess, known as Sophia of Z.rbst. The
assassination of the imbecile Peter III. at
the instance of Catherine, before he could
repudlate Paul and declare him iliegiti-
mate. secured the throne to the Empress
iil-fated son, whose father was known to
be a fsyorite courtier named Soltikof. The
present cEars are thus as innocent of any
taint of Romanoff blood as the humble
of their subjects
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Giant aud Great EAt-r-ue Hated War
Because Be Had seen Men knIed.

Giant and Great EAt-r-He Hated War
Rscaass Be Had seen Men knIsd.
Alexander AisksandFovlsch, emperor Of
all tie kussias. was the second Son 81
Alexander III. ana Princess Maria Of
Denmark. lie was born March la,
lSaS. lie received = regular university
education. and was trained ia military
affairs. A. the death Of bis elder brother.
Nicholas. as Nice. n isssS Alexander 10
caras crareviich. and On November ?.
1886. 10 married his brothers tAncse.
Maria sophia FFsdsrlka nAgmar. daughter
o. King CArist.sa Of Denmark. IL accord
auce witA the Russ al custom, she took
the asw name 81 Nara Feo1arovps, Der
ing she Russo Turkish NAT che cssFestieb
sss in subordinate command. and oper-
atsd against shs E9rktsh positions az Rnss-
chak. ssssE grad and sham!A. After the loss II
Plsvns 81. troops weEe kept isaeiive anti
August ant Septemheg. fss9, wben oalF
TIE mastery laundering OF the Turkish
rsaega,s NeAemsi All and Fuad Pssha,
prevented thea from Suffering = total
defeat Alexander II wss to-a "a pieces
by ATHEIST bomb On Maveh is. 1881, ard
o. sAs so.!esing ca. Als s.Gsss soa, -
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VICTORIA, Nov. Especial. The flag
ship Royal Arthur and four ships OF the
Pacific squadron have orders to rendez-
vous at CaiIao Immediately. and the flag
ship leaves tonight under fun steam.
In brief, the trouble is said to DO that the
British consulate was taken possession of
by revolutionists. the consul made pris-
oner. hts wife and daughter killed and the
consulate burned TO the ground.
VANCOUVER b. C.. Nov 1.-The story
that II. NJ. S. Royal Arthur, flagship Of
the Pacific squadron. has been ordersi TO
Peru on account OF troubles there, is dis
credited here. The Royal Arthur
lef. today for Esquimalt with men
aud crew for II. ". s. Pheasant.
An arrangement has been made for
her TO convey Lord Aberdeen to
Victoria on Saturday, and when asked
this evening his exeelleney's private sec
rotary stated that no change had been
made IN the plans. and that the Royal
Arthur would return here tomorrow.
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years Of age, vas proclaimed emperor
The executive committee Of the nihilists
Immediately after Aiexsnde-'s Ills access
sion. published . proclamation iusiifying
their action in executing the tyrant.
and warning the newIy-crowned car that
he must be Just. The WI Of the People
demanded . compiete amnesty, the e.ee-
ton of popular legislative assembly ey
universal suffrage and . constitution. 1t
vas threatened that IL the assassins OF the
late car wers put TO death further
act. OF violence would follow. Alexander
Ill was not DISTURBED by these threats.
He determined on q reactionary course.
The assassins were tried, found guilty and
executed The car dismissed some OF the
corrupt ministers and police agents AUD
for tine showed disposition 70 reform
tie government. the most corrupt in Eu-
rope, bat finally the old rotten system was
permitted TO remain On May =, lse5,
Alexander III. was crowned In the Cattle
draI Of the Assumption. in the kremiin
a. Moscow, with elaborate ceremonial.
In his boyh hood Alexander vas homely,
slow and stupid. and he was educated as
soldier. as IL was not expected that ne
would ascend the throne. His early man
hood vas marked by Iiceniiousness and
drunkenness, but after his marriage he be-
came model husband aud father. The
late czsr vas giant in strength and stat
ure. icing feet inches tall and weighing
80 pounds. He had small eyes, straight.
hard eyebrows, 3 small forehead, fair
beard and q coarse mouth. In appearance
he was not unlike the peasants be
ruled. He was good wrestler. and
extremely powerful. He could drink more
champagne than any of his brothers. and
took pleasure in Initiating the tricks with
which history has credited Peter the
Great Thus he used TO crush horseshoes
in the hollow of his hand. roll silver rou-
bles into tubes between his thumb and
finger, and used to sally forth with his
brothers TO disreputabie drinking places at
night. in strict incosnito. and thrash the
assembled company. He had been brought
up in strict belief in the orthodox Greek
church. and. while the father was a free
thinker and believed in little else than lust
and giuttony, the younger Alexander
swallowed whole the superstitions Of his
national byzantine faith, and made of his
religious preceptor, Pobiedonostzeff, his
friend and contdant, almost the keeper OF
his conscience. For the rest, he cared lit
tie for books and less for art, but he de-
lighted in the details of militarism, and,
being big and strong. was on the whole
harmless and even gentle.
Because be had seen war; had seen men
torn and bleeding. he was IN favor of
peace. The car was completely under
the control of II. PobiedonostzeH who was
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Duchess Of E1inhurxhl ooly sister OF she
czsr. arrived at Ysita this morning
Nov. 2. L a. ME Is reported hers snA'
che r.opnssce OF Moscow. indignant ~
What they believe the mslprsetics OF DR..
Zacharsn in the case Of the car, are
wrecklnp TIE DEBTORS house IN that city.
Irv.pTa. Nov. When all vas over
the cxarevg.eh. Grand Duchess 1snia ana
tina other imperial relatives approached
the bsasids 10 turn, 70 take last fsreseii.
The court officials and members OF ner
rnsie.ty's suite we're Afterwards admitted
The flag over the palace was placed 1t
hslf-rnsst. and q salute Vas fired by the
vessels In "a. port.
Shortly after o'clock the mem bers OF
the palace guard were marshssed Ia the
sauare ia front Of the palace chapel Tor
the ceremony Of swearing slisgssnce TO tue
new car. They we're the tirst TO take the
oath. The grand dukes we're the next 70
swear allegiance. and they were followed
"a she order Of precedencs by the high
court functionsries, court officials. mill
tary officers and civil officials.
CopxxHAsEs, Sov. The death OF the
exsr Who was q son-in-ls~ Of the king and
cues . Of Denmark, has caused great sor-
rev among the masses here, where his
majesty was q universal favortts. All the
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Henry Drum, chairman OF the nsne]
cratic state central committee, owns NJ
mill ut Victoria, and employs no vhla|
man when a Chinaman can do the votk|
George w. Truax died at Spokane I'll
Monday, aged As years. He was one 4
the principal projectors of the Washinra|
& Idaho railroad, OF which he aftsrsr|
became president. He owned the farm 4
which Pennington was located, and NJ
terially aided in the building of that pfs|
porous town.
The Walla Walla Statesman says I'D
Lew Vernon, who formerly played ~
piano in Pendleton saloons, Is the autAs|
OF numerous popular songs, among skas|
are Sweet Mare" and Two Little CD
in Blue" which are ut present the au1
In the East. The Statesman also says ~
n. I. Cation is likely 10 ee elected I
congress-.
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lived with the wives of their own
selection. When two or three years ago
the commander of the royal body guard In
Potsdam. Germany, was constrained 10
send one of his younger officers, who hap
pened TO be the kaiser's cousin, Prince
Leopold OF Prussia, behind the front OF
the regiment for stupidity and insubordi-
nation. Gear Alexander wrote to his
father-in-law, the king of Denmark. with
bitter sarcasm: poor William. il makes
him unhappy to have one relative unen-
dowed with strategic qualities. He ought
to be in my shoes, with thieves. malcon-
tents, reds and husbands of lewd women
in the family circle"