The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-19
DUKE OF YORK In A PILLORY
New Novel Appears in London and
Causes a Sensation.
Morgauatic Marriage of Royal Scion
Made the Theme of a Brilliant
Authors Latest Book.

New York, June 19.-The story of the
alleged morganatic marriage of the Duke
OF York to the daughter of Sir Michael
Culme Seymour mas beenonce more brought
up by the appearance in London OF a book
beanng the title OF Zalma," and the name
or T. Mullet Ellis as author. 1t is what one
calls key novel;" that is to say, book
like Beaconfield's "Lothair,' Ceilings
by" and "Endymion." or Daudet's Ma
bob" and Kings in Exile" All the per
sonages in the book are portrayed from life
under the most apparent pseudonyms.
''Zalna" is the story OF "a royal prince,
who, having contracted secret and un-
authorized marriage with a girl OF non
royal rank. suddenly becomes heir pre-
sumptive TO the throne through TIE death
OF his elder brother, and thereupon for
dynastic reasons contracts a pubic mar
rage with d royal princess, Abandoning
his nRt wife, The mother OF his two
children, who is pensioned off by his
family and sent To reside with her children
in Canada
1t Is no mere penny novel, written for
kitchen readers, but the brilliant work
OF personal acquaintance with lost OF
the individuals whom he gibbets in the
book. Tc such an extent is IT neld To
constitute a distinct charge OF moral and
eCcleSi astical, IL not actually legal,
bigamy against the Duke OF York, that
many OF the most important of the Eng
lish newspapers are demanding that snne
definite announcement should be made by
the crown and proofs furnished, with the
object OF clearing the name OF Englands
future King
Even Mi. AStor's PAN Mall Gazette de-
sCribes the book as astonishing and
speaks IN the highest terms OF it's lii rary
merit; while several Leading provincial pa
pers, such as the Liverpool Post and the
Manchester Guardian, speak Of the great
CUTS Of the author" who, under an auda-
cioudy thin veil, revives a recent sea ndal
concerning the highest personages in the
land"
At the time Of the dukes marriage 70
the duchess. IL may be remembered, the
Archbishop OF Canterbury, speaking from
the altar made an indirect reference to
the stories then current Concerning a
secret marriage of his royal highness, and
then equally indirectly branded them as
false. Bot what the English people now
want, and through the press demand, is
that the crown itself shall make some clear
and distinct announcement clearing the
duke.
OF course. the dukes first marriage, II
there really has been one, as every one be
Ievcs, aud as the behavior Of his mother
toward tie duchess during the fITst year
OF her matrimonial existence tended 10
CUufirn. j. invalid In point OF law, since no
royal prince can contract legal marriage
without tie consent of the sovereign and
Parliament
But . l. idle 10 deny hat in these demo
cratic times. legal quIbhies OF this charac~
Ger are altogether inadequate 20 satisfy
public sentiment. aud that the vast ma ior
ity Of tie Dukes countrymen. were they
u know certainly that n. had beer eCcle-
siasti stly married t. Miss Seymour. and
had then, without a divorce, married PTiu-
cess May, would regard him a > not hing less
than hiEaW:st