New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-02
POOR GERMAN PRlNCELINGS.
C.MERlTTD OBLOQUY HEAPED ON MEM
HFpS OF VYCTORIA'S FAMILY

England not alone in the press but also on the
platform and even In ordinary conversation.
The premature dea III IN Africa Of Prince Henry
81 Bnttenbcrg the most persistcntly abused OF
the entire iOt may. therefore. serve as an eA-
crse for n few words destined 10 show max 'heS
are far from n,crl,ing he obloquy Of which they
have been made the object There is not one Oh
them. from Prince Leopold of SaXs-Coburg' VINO
married the only daughter of King George w.
down to "Prnce Beatrice las the husband OF
Queen Victorias youngest child was cohtemptu-
ously called, who has not rendered good ana
valuable services to the land OF his adoption;
not one If them who If deprived OF MS rank
and official status. would no; have won uriver-
sal goodwill and regard in private life. Indeed
when one comes right down 20 the cause Of
their unpopulaYity. It IS found 10 be asccibable.
no. in any way ID ,heir character or conduct.
but solely 10 the fact that they are Princes. that
they are German and that they have. nearly every
one oc them been poor These ere the Only
crimes laid a. their doo:-not very reprehenslo!e
ones T. will be alrAi;ted-and which arc more
than cou,.terbalanced by the good tina: they
have achieved in the United Kingdom
Thus. Prince Henry OF Bottenberg's loss 10
The nation il infinitely more serious than any
ono might be inclined &c believe who has de-
rived his knowledge OF the youngest o. queen
victoras sons-in-lew from the newspapers
Living ever since lis marriage in lSso constantly
In the society OF the Queen, making his nome
with her from ore years end 10 the other' per-
petualiy by her side. morning, noon ana even
:l,g TO render her al those many attentions Of
which every woman stands In need. particularly
when with advancing age ana Ein"mi'Y NE
appears 20 her IN a less roseate hue ne haa
gradually developed into an adviser ana conf
oDd
Her Majesty than any one since the death Of the
Prince Consort Isolated b. the exalted charac-
Ter o. her rank as " ell a. 6v the death. one afier
the other. OF al the friends ard associates or her
earlier Years she felt the necessity of having
so.ra one uron whom 10 lean. some one with
whom she could discuss every matter that inter-
es.cl ber. 10 matter whether political dynastic,
administrative or purely domestic
PRINCE HENRY'S GOOD FORTUNE.
endowed with ract and patience far beyond
re vc,rs e,;ClSentlv bound to Her Majesty by
,,os ~ relationship 10 admit Of his speaking oui
ri. MIND with more independence and less IA
,iu.v :, suspicion If sa,rin;crost than could
hay. b.en the case with any EnSlish-oCrn sub
Zee; Henry o. Battenterg was just the man OF
oil others FOR this most diAicalt position ana may
DO said 10 have fulfilled is duties with such an
amount Of discretion. moderf' ton and absolute
devotion - his nlustrious mothcr-in-law tnat'
"a and fr,i as she is nov. his death Of the
coas. of Africa can wei be regarded as an irrep-
arabic loss. We: that he should ever have
achieved such position. That as 4 fhoHloe' Vi
the Pri.y Council he should have been aSsoc'a'eo
bv the Ouccn In her dealings with her ministers
and constitutional advisers. READS almost IKE
q airy tale For when ne first came - Ehs'ahu
mi won the heart Of Princess Beatrice TIE H''u
~-vt1p
r,or.une h, had none his total income at the
ts,-e amounting 70 some $4,000. While as REGARDS
mama and ancestry he found himself at en- equal
disadvantage his mothers father having peeh
originally a Hebrew contractors clerk al war
COW, where he ultimately became the factotum
-, tho Russian Crand-dukc Constantine, While
b,s nother's brother was killed while fighting as
a rod revoutionst in the streets Of Dresden
Indeed so terrible was the mesalhan'e con-
sjdered when his father. Prince Alexander u
Hessc. abducted Miss Julia Hauke from her
school at ST. Petersburg, and married her NOR
ranat!cally in Germany, that he tPrirce Alex
ander) was deprived by the Car OF all his dig
mites military and otherwise ana bahlshcu
from the Empire although he was the favoGNe
brother of tie Czarira
These Ba,tenberg boys mother. being de-
barred by the provisions Of Continental law regu-
Iating morganatic allowances from the right OF
bearing her husbands tile, was created py inc
Emperor OF Austria Princess OF ba'tcnOe's'
with right of transmission to her sons. Prince
Louis. another Of her sons. has spent his entire
life since early boyhood in ,he English Navy
working up his way from :He rank c. nidsn'p-
man TO that of post captain. his promotion
hejng in no sense more rapid than that Of any
ordinary scion 90 the British nobility. Ills com
radea and his superiors in the ravy are unanl-
nous IN declaring him one az the most hard
WORKING and capable officers ahoa:; be has 70 MS
credit several valuable inventions which have
leo, aiopted by the Admiralty, and on Two &C.
cascns when the Queen offered him the lucra-
tive and pleasant co:rmandeTship OF her yacht
NJ declined TO take any advantage over more de-
serving officers because ol the fact that by
marrying Princess Victoria Of Hesse. one OF
Queen Victcrlls grandchildren. he had become
member Of the reigning family Of England More
over. his loya,ty toward his adopted country is
such that when. few months ago. his brother
in-laN. the young Car Of Russia offered him a
high command In TIE Russian Navy in which
he was TO make his debut with the grade Of Ad-
,rra. he declined. or the ground that having
during the course of his career become acquaint-
ed with ali tie secretc Of the British Navy. and
while holding TIE o'cc Of Assistant Inspectors
Genera! OF Marine Fortilcations, secured an in
innate knowledge 0. the weak and strong points
Of Cngiand's scacoast and seaport defcnces,
both at home ard abroad. II would be obviously
unfair tor hin % place this knowledge az the
cervice CT any foreign Power, no matter how
:auch personal benefit he might derive therefrom.
HIS GRIEF TOUCHED THE QUEEN.
Another Prince who has come in for a good
den, Of unleserved opprobrium is Prince Chris
elan ~ cci,l-Swip OILS Elm the husband OF the
Queens third daughter the stout ana good
natureG Princess Helena Prince Christian was
n major CT Prussian cavalry possessed Of little
eis, than his rceimenta. pay when he first at
trac;cd The attention Of Queen Victoria by his
cffu-vc manifestations Of grief at the unveillnG
O. fh. statue o. the Prince Corsort at Co5urg.
1ic,oria Naa AZ the time ID The frs. depth OF her