Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-20

tunately. prevented the Calling OF M
Arthur Bal-our az a witness. TO snow the
means by which Brooks duped him anu
the Queen and the world. therefore, VII
probably never be given the opportunity
of ENJOYING that story. but IN the ablp
hands Of Sir Frank Lockwood, who repre-
scented Mr.. Labouchere. the case was
full OF fun from beginning to end, and
the entire country read and roared over
II every day.
Mr. I.abouchere Is now engaged in hunt
ing Brooks for the costs OF the action. but
he Is not likely to get anything. Brooks
is sufficiently astute to have conveyed his
money to his wife. or 10 have put II IN
some other way out Of reach. The costs,
In all probability, will have to be added
to the big total which Mr.. Labouchere
told the Judge he had spent since he had
beeh owner OF Truth I'm exposing swind-
lers OF variSSs descriptions That total
already exceeds $4,000. and It Is likely TO
increase regularly. az in this case.
MATRIMONIAL
The latest news Of the matrimonial In
tentions Of young King Alexander, OF
Servia. credits him with aspiring % the
hand OF a daughter of one Of the Aus
TRAN archdukes. He, however so the
story runs. met with unexpected difii-
Guilty from the ady's parents. This i'm
peral couple although able to trace
their pedigree through untold years.
graciously waived any objections to the
young Kings suit, based on the ground
of the upstart character of his family.
but pointed out that the Austrian royal
and imperial house could not possibly
receive into its bosom a young man
whose parents lived apart. thus giving
Ii IL 10
bered by the few people who take an in
terest I'm exKing Milan's erratic career,
that a couple of years ago he and his
wife, Queen Natalie. were upon the very
verge of reconcil alton and the world
had been notified Of their intention to
fall upon each others neck and let by
cones be bygones, when the pretty pic
ture was utterly spoiled by an inoppor-
tune discovery made by Queen Natalie.
with regard to her remarkable husband S
life in Paris. The scovery reopened
the breach between the royal hero and
heroine. and the general impression seems
TO be that further attempts at recon
Citation would be hopeless. owing 10 the
complete impossiblity OF trusting MI
lan's professions of penitence.
Now. however that II is necessary for
King Alexander's personal interests "a
bring his parents together, he has re-
solved 10 take the matter In hand. For
tunately. for the success OF his plans, MI
Ian is i'm one OF his neediest periods. He
long ago spent the trihe OF mill
francs advanced to him from the SIR
Wan Exchequer. in addition to VIII Oh
he mortgaged his yearly allowance. pro
vided by the generous Skuptschina, thf
-arvian Parliament He Is IN a dis
tinctly tight place. and King Alexander
is well aware Of the fact. and Is warrant
ed 10 take full advantage Of that knowl
edge. No reconciliation, no money, i:
the situation.
King Alexander went 10 Linz this weei
and took back his father with him e
Vienna. where the pair still are. No ont
seems to know where the ex-Queen is jus
now, but it is hoped TO induce her, fo
her sons sake, TO proceed TO Vienna be
fore the Servian New-Year and publlcl,
take her husband back. Then efforts vii
be concentrated upon keeping the Ill
matched couple together until King Alex
ander shall have been welded. afte
which Milan will be perfectly at liberty
10 return TO Paris and stay there for
ever and a day.
The London Times. which processes 4
know everything. gave prominence IN
NfntF 0tN 10 a SlOlN llOil us ifhiiR ~
respondent on this subject. According Z
this authority. there is not one membe
Of the Austrian imperial family who woul'
give his daughter IN marriage 10 the KIN
OF Servia. simply because all OF them ar
most fervent Catholics, but this sort o
consideration not nfrequently has 70 Civ
way 10 more practical business. II j
thought that the religious difference
may be got over somehow. and the pros
pect OF getting a family footing in Seryia
where Austrian interests are numerou
and important. is certainly tempting
enough to induce an effort to overcom
the obstacles referred TO.
INSULT TO SERGIUS.
The Cars uncle. the Grand Duke Ser
| gius. Governor-General Of Moscow, Is JUS
now ranging around his province, endea
voring TO discover the authors of YER
! elaborate and singing insult, Of which
is the victim. Sergius. as pretty well al
the world knows. is now excessively un
popular in Moscow, where there is not
man who does not hold him responsible
| for the awful disaster on the ChodynsA
| Plain on the occasion of the Cars coro
nation. The other day a committee o
| notables and students organized a grea
memorial service at Woginka Cemetery
where thousands of the victims Of IN
| catastrophe were inferred. and Coptechoi
gave the committee the necessary author
", but at the last moment the Gram
Duke stepped i'm and compelled an almos
entire change of programme, and en-
forced the change brutally by means o
/ Cossacks and gendarmes. A few days al
| forwards the students had their revenge
| for the Grand Duke received through tn
registered mail an imposing-looking en-
velope, bearing all the proper seals 0
the Imperial Chancellor at St. Peters
burg, fully stamped, and addressed I'm IN
proper official style. except that 10 IN
Grand Dukes usual titles was added tina
I OF prince of Chodynski." NJ. Stomin
director of the Imperial Chancellerie. wa
summoned to Moscow to explain how IN
unknown sardonic jokers managed 10 on
tain the Imperial seals, or an exact imita
ton of them. but he was unable 10 sug
gest a solution OF the mystery, and IN
entire detective forces of Moscow and 81
Petersburg have been equally unsuccess
/ full. although a large reward has bee
/ offered for information. II is now
standing. although dangerous. joke i
/ Moscow 10 shout whenever Grand Duk
Sergius is within hearing: Long live IN
new Prince" Several students are nov
/ in Jail for this offence. but the joke
popularity is as great as ever.
| II is considered somewhat remarkabl
/ that the Car has not removed Sergiu
/ from the Governorship Of Moscow. for n
| has converted a local province into
happy hunting-ground for seditious pre-
pagandists. and anybody would not b
surprised II he should be assassinated on
of these days. The fact that he continue
| in Office Is taken TO show the young Car
heIplessness for good. and is regarded a
an evil omen for the future.
CANOyAS TO AMERICANS.
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