Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-13
VICTORIAN JUBILEE
MANY COLONIAL TROOPS NOW n
LONDON. ~
MURDER MYSTERY IN BULGARIA
A Portuguese Princess Takes tbG
Black veiI-Thc Cars Baby Named
T"tiana-Paris Purity Movement-<
other European Notes.

LONDON. June 12-The past week ha4
seen the arrival OF numerous military
detachments from the colonies TO takQ
part IN the Queens jubilee festivities
A splendid body of Maori police arr
the latest arrivals. They reached here
yesterday evening from New zealands
and composed an ode to the Queen while
on their way here. They hope to chang
it before her Majesty. and expect her
to join in it. Colonial troops are now
TO be met on every side. They are gene
rally men Of fine physique, wearing
smart uniforms. and are very popular
everywhere.
The official programme OF the process
sion, as published. has given umbragG
TO tho Liberals, owing TO ,he utter alb.
sence of recognition Of the civil and
Industrial side Of the Queens reign. The
| Daily Chronicle is very outspoken ON
the subject especially at the omission
or Mr.. Gladstone. and asks: What kind
| OF show Is IL that gives a prominent
place to the soldiers Of Emperor vii.
| liam and to the representatives OF Turks
est living English-speaking statesman Of
| the age?"
Continuing, the Chronicle remarkss
The Victorian era is conspicuous above
all in the progress of labor and the
steady growth Of sef-government. Yet
the working classes are ignored A still
more striking fact is that the presld.
Ing officers of the two houses OF Par
lament are not recognized. The Speak.
erS office Is centuries old. He is the
first commoner in England. presides over
| the most famous representative institus
ton. and Is the figure-head OF Demo.
cratic government, yet he has no place
In the procession. What will the colo-
malls, who are welded to pure Democ-
| racy, think OF thls?"
MURDER MYSTERY.
An extraordinary murder mystery
comes from Philipopolls. Bulgaria. where
Captain Boitcheff. Project OF Police
Novitch, and a gendarme have been ar
| rested on the charge Of numbering Anna
Szmon, beautiful public singer and
| special friend of the captains. The
latter 1t appears, became tired of Anna.
| and determined TO get rid OF her. With
the aid Of the project and the captains
brother che was chloroformed and
taken in a cab 10 the banks OF tho
Martha river. whore the gendarme was
In waiting. The latter then threw her
into the water.
The project OF police has confessed.
He says he was told by Captain Boitchefc
that Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria had
ordered the woman to be killed, In con-
nection with this declaration il Is pointed
out that the accomplish OF the Captain
a Of I.fx
palace.
Captain Boitchen was one OF the cadets
who assisted i'm kidnapping Prince Alex.
| ander Of Bulgaria, driving the carriage
| In which the latter was transported to
| the coast. Prince Ferdinand, when he
succeeded Prince Alexander. took a fancy
| to Boitcheff had him educated, and at
| tached him to the suite OF the Princess
| Maria Louise, with the rank Of the Prin-
cess's adjutant. Boltcheff's connDtion
| with Anna Szmon was known to every
body In society. Captain Boitchefr made
| rich marriage recently. when tho
friendship Of the unfortunate singer was
much talked OF.
THE BLACK VEIL.
Princess Adelaide widow OF the first
Dom Miguel of Braganza, the former
head of the Royal family OF Portugal. ID
TO take the black veil tomorrow when
she will be received as a professed choir
nun at the Benedictine Abbey OF ST. Ce.
ella of Soesmes. She IL the mother OF
the present Duke OF Braganza. and her
six beautiful daughters have all made
brilliant matches. one, as the wife OF
| the late Archduke Charles Louis. Of AUS
trla, is expected to be Empress of AUS
tria. Another married the brother Of
the Empress Of Austria, who is an ac-
complished oculist, and. assisted by his
wife. treats eye diseases gratis. Princess
Adelaide has been a novice in the abbey
mentioned since June r. 1886, ard was
herself famous beauty. She always
had a tendency toward conventuai life.
and the fire at the charity bazaE ia PATS
on May 4th decided her TO take the black
veil
The Cars baby is to receive n sIngu-
lar name, Tatiana.
PARIS PURITY MOVEMENT.
There Is serious alarm In all circles %
the French capital at the ayowed intens
ton OF the Parliamentary COMMITTEES
which is now dealing with the Berenger
bill 10 restrict not only the SALE but tho
possession OF certain classes OF literature
and works OF art. The list drawn UP in-
cludes over a hundred masterpieces OF
the most illustrious authors or France
and imprisonment for month to two
years and a fine OF one hundred 10 five
thousand francs are the penalties fop
lending or giving any Of them away.
VI. Berenger, who heads the purity
movement, is being urged 10 take up q
scandal which has caused considerable
sensation IN Paris.
The shareholders OF the Suez Canal
Company, on the motion OF the prince Of
Arenberg, have decided TO erect "A heroic
statue TO the late Count de Lesseps, the
engineer OF the canal. at Port Said. The