The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-15
The QUEENS JUBILEE.
GREAT DISSATISFACTION AT THE
OFFICIAL PROGRAMME.
Neither Gladstone Nor the Speaker of the
House of Commons RecOgniZed-TroOps
From all Parts of the Empire Arriving.
An Extraordinary Murder in Bulgaria.
A Royal Princess to Take the Black Veil
Literature.


- London, June 12.-The past week has
= seen the arrival of numerous military de-
tachments from the colonies to take part
in the Queens jubilee festivities. splen-
did body of Maori police are the latest
arrivals They reached here yesterday
evening from New Zealand and composed
an ode to the queen while on their way
here They hope to chant it before her
majesty and expect her to join in it.
Colonial troops are now to be met on
every side. They generally men of
hne physique, wearing smart uniforms
and are very popular everywhere.
The official programme of the procession
as published has given umbrage to the
liberals, owing to the utter absence of
recognition of the civil and industrial side
of the queens reign. The Daily Chronicle
is very outspoken on the subject, espe-
cialIy at the emitting Of Mr.. Gladstone,
and asks. What kind of show is it
that gives prominent place to the soldiers
of Emperor William and to the repre-
sentatives of Turkish barbarism and ex-
cludes the greatest living English speak
ing statesman Of the age?' Continuing,
The Chronicle remarks: THE Victorian
era is conspicuous, above all, in the prog
ress of labor and the steady. growth of
self government. Yet the working classes
are ignored. still more striking fact is
. that the presiding officers of the two
houses of parliament are not recognized
The speakers office is centuries old. He
IS the trSt cOmmOner in England pre-
sides over the most famous representa-
tive institution. and is the figure head of
democratic government, yet he has no
place in the procession. What will the
cOlOnials who are welded to pure democ-
racy think of this?'
An extraordinary murder story comes
from PhilippopulOiS, Bulgaria, where
Captain Boitcheff Prefect of Police No
witch and gendarme have been arrested
on the charge of numbering Anna Szimon,
beautiful public singer and the mistress
Of the captain. The latter, it appears be-
came tired of Anna and determined to get
rid of her. With the aid of the prefect
and the captains brother, she was
ChlOrGfOrmcd and taken in Il cab to the
banks of the Marnitza river, where the
gcndarme was in waiting. The latter
then threw her into the water. The pre-
feet of police has confessed He says he
was told by Captain Boitcheff that
Prince Ferdinand. of Bulgaria, had order
ed the woman to be killed. In connection
with this declaration, it is pointed out
that the aGcompHce OF the captain was
court gendarme of the prince s palace.
Captain BOitcheff was of the cadets
who assisted in Kidnapping Prince Alex
ander. OF Bulgaria. driving the carriage in
which the latter was transported to the
coast. Prince Ferdinand, when he sue
ceeded Prince Alexander, took a fancy to
Ioitcheff, had him educated and attached
him to the suite of Princess Maria Louise
r With the rank of Princes adjutant
HOitchefs liasOn with Anna Szmon
known to everybody in society. Captain
Botchcm made a rich marriage recently
when the liaison with the unfortunate
singer was much talked of.
Princess Adelaide widow of the first
Dom Miguel, of Braganza, the former
head of the royal family of Portugal, is to
take the black veil tomorrow when she
will be received as professed choir nun
at the Benedictine abbey of St. Cecilia,
of SOlesmes. She is the mother of the
present duke of Braganza. and her six
hon II flll TORS dc bril-
liant matches, one as the wife of the
late Archduke Charles Louis, of Austria,
expected to be empress of Austria.
Another married the brother of the en-
press of Austria who is an accomplished
Oculst and, assisted by his wife, treats
eye diseases gratis. Princess Adelaide has
been a novice in the abbey mentioned
since June 18th, 1896, and was herself
famous beauty. She always had a ten
dency toward convent life and the fire at
the charity bazaar in Paris on May 4th
decided her to take the black veil
The cars baby is to receive a singular
name, Tatiana.
There is serious alarm in all circles of
the French capital at the avowed inten-
tiOn of the parliamentary committee
which is now dealing with the Berenger
bill, to restrict not only the sale, but the
, possession of certain classes of literature
and works of art. The list drawn up
includes over 100 master pieces of the
most illustrious authors of France and
4 imprisonment for month to two years
and a fine of 100 to 5000 francs are the
penalties for lending or giving any or
them away.
NJ Berenger, who heads the purity
movement is being urged to take up
scandal which has caused a considerable
sensation in Paris The police of that
city recently raided house in the rue
CamlaCeres, where the revolving corrup-
tion of young children was carried on.
The men found there were liberated, and
ii is limited that senators were among
them. A young girl named Lepreux, how
ever, was thrown into prison and is still
of
charge against her. the alleged motive
being to prevent her disclosure of certain
we'll known names. The girls mother,
after having been refused permission to
see her, committed suicide.
The shareholders of the Suez Canal
ArenberE, have decided to erect a heroic
statue to the late count de LeSsepS, the
engineer of the canal, at Port Said. The
cost of the monument will be about 10000
francs.