Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-22
passing away were not of our making.
 DISOWNS HIS CHILD.

passing away were not of our making.
 DISOWNS HIS CHILD.
 The elopement of Princess Elvira, daughter of Don Carlos, the Spanish pre- tender, with the painter Folchi, in Rome, continues to be the social sensation of Europe Today we have a manifesto in which the unhappy father denounces this, his second child whom he has dis owned. Don Carlos has issued this letter to his supporters:
 You are my family, my beloved child ren. I therefore, think it my duty to in- form you that another of my children, she who was the Intanta Dora Elvira, IS dead to us all May God in His infinite mercy have pity on that unhappy soul. Two supreme consultations sustain me in this terrible grief which breaks my heart-the state of grace, which l inn plore with that same fervor as ever, and the faith which I place in your prayers and your offection, which compensate for everything"
 THE ELOPEMENT.
 Our Rome correspondent sends the facts which led to the extraordinary ac- ton of Princess Elvira. Folchi, who is Count Philip and a member of one of the tist of some talent. He is tall S5 years of age, handsome and what the Italians call simpatico. Princess E1vira is ten years younger than he. She is also tall She is not pretty, but is attractive. Count Folchi some years ago married beauti- ful girl of good family, daughter of Count Rappini, and has two children. It seems that Prince Deldrago and Count Folchi spent part of last year at Via reggie, watering place beloved by Shel- ley, and where were also the Countess Folch and her children. Near Viareg- gie there was living the duke of Parma, to whom Count Folchi was presented by the prince. The prince asked Count Folchi to copy some tapestry and treated him as one of his own guests. Near the home of the duke is the magnificent villa of Don Carlos, to which he had sent his daughter, Elvira, who was suffering from extreme nervousness and hysteria. In one of her frequent visits to the duke villa she became acquainted with Count Folchi who soon inspired her with a vio- lent affection which becoming known to the servants, she being incapable of dis guising her feelings, was communicated to the duke. He, in the poIitest way, in timated to the artist that the room win the tapestry was needed for a guest, but this move was unsuccessful, as tolchi stayed in Variegio and continued his courting and his correspondence with the princess until his wife, becoming aware of what was going on, objected. Count Folchi then left for Florence. Meanwhile Princess Massimo, relation of Don Carlos, carried Donna Elvira off to Rome, where her nervousness and hy5- teria increased.
 This went on all last winter. The ser wants of the Massimo palace had orders to take all letters sent or received to their mistress, who thus overlooked the correspondence of her guest or prisoner. After certain time. her letters remain ing unanswered, Princess Elvira dished to post them herself, but was not al- lowed to do so. Choosing a moment when her friends were off their guard, she left Rome with her lover, taking with her jekels to the value of S60.000 and large sum of money. The couple are now supposed to be in Paris under assumed names. -5
 THE WILLY SULTAN'S SCHEME. The Sun reporter at Constantinople writes that nothing has amused we'll in- formed people there so much as the des- perately serious manner in which Eu- rope has taken the sultan's great scheme for raising the wind. It was dubbed a patriotic fund for armfng the defenders of the true faith, and outsiders swallowed the formula whole. There is. not tiny bit of patriotism about the scheme nor is there anything savoring of good will in the offerings. Nobody subscribe ex- cept through fear of being marked as an abstainer. and nobody expects to hear