Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26


ther conversation Of an Intimate and
| oonhdential character.
In compliance with these lnstruc-
tiona Prince Henry left the German
legation. where the entire impffih
par. had been lunching, lust a quarter
I OF an hour after bis brother, ana on
reaching tho vatican pnde his way
straight TO the antelchdmhcrs OF tue
pontiff. There he was mot by his
brothers suite. as well as by the prln-
3 clpnl dlgnitariea OF tho pontlhcal court
who bcsvsEht him 70 wait a few min
\ utcH until the Interview between the
holy father and the emperor had come
to conclusion. on seeing that tho
! little mnncuver OF the emperor was
about TO fail. Count Herbert bismarck
I with n brutality beyond description
| exclaimed loudly that he FOR one wonid
4 never permit n German prince Of the
blood to walt In the ante-chamner
OF anybody, and with that he pushed
the pnpal dignitarigE aside and himself
throwing open the door shat led INTO
the pope's salon. literally hnstld Prince
Henry into tho presence OF his holiness.
whose features betrayed establishment
not unmixed with Indignation at thls
unprecedented piece Of discourtesy.
Queen Christina Of Spain appears TO
have been badly scared by the meteor
u
Madrid recently. She was aware that
on several occasions OF late bombs and
Internal machines had been discovered
within the palace precincts, and when
she heard the succession OF terrible
determinations that fairly shook the
earth. smashed the windows of the
palace and brought down many Of the
ceilings and mirrors. she was convinced
that a dynamite explosion had taken
place, and. on rushing to ner chlldren's
room and finding the youngatcrs all
safe tainted remaining unconscious
for a long time. Fortunately her moth
err the stronBminded Archduchess
Elizabeth, and her gigantic brother
the Arahduke Eugene, were with her on
n visit, and they were soon able TO re-
assure her and to restore her eluanlmi-
ty. She was not the only one by any
means who believed that the distur-
baice was the result OF diabolical at
tempt to uElassinate the little king for
the officers and soldiers ON duty at the
palace were so firmly convinced that
such was the ease that the guard was
turned out while officers and men
rushed to arms.
Tolsay is the most costly Of all wines
In existence. But Il Is seldom that any
such price has ever bean paid either
for this or for any other wine as that
given the other day by Baron WHY
de Rothschild at Frankfort. The baron.
who Is recovering from an attack OF
influenza. and who 70 very weak. was
ordered TO drink Tokay by his doctors.
But for once IN the way his wealth
was Of no avail. Tokay-that Is to say,
the realforand OF that wlne--is not on
the market, being grown by Emperor
Francis Joseph, and n few OF the very
great Austrian nohiea. NIL OF whom ro-
serve IL exclusively for their own ta-
bles and for those OF their particular
friends In this way II ID never on
public sale. Learning that n nobieman
residing In the outskirts OF Frankfort
had some OF the wine. he sent TO ask
Il he might be permitted to buy two or
three bottles. adding that the price
was no object. The noblemqn at once
sent the baron half n dozen bottles,
begging him TO accept tnem as q gift
and absolutely declining to take any
payment. Determined not to be OUT
done by generosity. Baron Rothschiid
proceeded to send 100000 In the name
of the noblemnn to the mayor OF the
city for distribution among the poor,
thus placing a price OF $4,000 on each
bottle OF Tokay he had received.
may add that Tokay Is very thick,
syrupy. golden wineS that at the impe-
rial table In Vienna 1t Is drunk in tiny
glasaes about the size OF a thimble. and
that one OF these glasses full is sufli-
Client to perfume an entire dining
room. The gift of a dozen bottles Is
regarded as one Of the most princely
and even royal OF donations During
the lifetime Of the late prince consort
OF Great Britain Emperor Francis Jo-
seph was in the habit OF sending n
dozen bottles over to England caoh
year They were reserved for the ex-
elusive use OF the prince cousort. and
he would drink glass every evening
after diner with much JUNCTION and
manifestation Of appreciation.
The announcement OF tho early pub-
llcation OF a volume OF memoirs Of the
late English admiral, Lord Clarence
Paget, compiled and edited by his no.
phew, Colonel Arthur PnRet, son-in-
law OF the late Mrs Paran stevens OF
New York, recalls to mind several
amusing Incidents in the career Of this
exceedingly racy old seaman. At one
time. when he was naval lord uf the
admiralty. he inadvertently while un-
der the Influence OF coplous dinner.
made statement In the house OF
commons that the cruiser Gladiator. an
old sloop-rlggcd paddle steamer. was
on the west coast OF Afrlcn on leaving
the house a friend brought TO his at
tention the fact that the Gladiator was
Hnugiy Mt anchor In Plymouth sound.
and that she had never / len within
Thousands of miles OF the vest coast
OF Africa. On hearing this frfo Ciar-
once went straight OFF 10 thu adnnalty
and tolcgraphed orders TO plynhiuth
for the Gladiator to leave for La 5og
by dnybrcak. By the next afternoon
the Gladiator was well on her way
down the bay OF Biscay, and much to
the disgust OF Captain, afterwnrd Ad-
fnirnl Alpin OF his officers and men.
who We're In no wise prepared for tho
cruise, she was kept on that most hor
rid OF all stations for six months sole
ly for the purposa of proyinp mo Ia