The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-27
D WE'D NEXI Spring
Why WiIheImina Chose
Prince William of Wiede.
BLIZZARD IN ENGLAND
South Sea CannibalS--KitChe-
ner and the Boys,


strong will by destroying a whole issue
of postage stamps because ner portrait
on them made her look TOO girlish, is
again showing her spirit in the question
of her be1rothal to Prince William OF
Wiede. an officer in the German army,
which has been practically settled upoa-
The official announcement OF the betrothal
mas been kept back on account of certain
difficulties in the protocol, the question
being whether me prince should be invest
ed with the rights and prerogatives Of
prince consort, or retain his present rank.
Unless the former plan is adopted neither
the laws Of Holland nor the foreign courts
will recognize him as a member of the
Dutch royal family. The Wiede family
insist upon the title Of prince consort, but
Queen Willie kuina demands that Queen
Vistorfa'S precedent he followed and that
the title OF prince consort be not con-
ferred until eighteen months after the
marriage. II IS expected, however, that
the difficulty Will be overcome before
long. The wedding has already been
fixed to take place at The Hague next
spring II has leaked out that the be-
1rothal Of the young queen 60 the Prince
of Wiede is OF romantic origin The
princes older brother married the Prin-
cess Pauline of Wurtemburg, VINO was
TVifhelmlna's intimate girihood friend.
Once, when they were staying together
and INDUCING in dreams or the future.
they vowed according 10 the story, that
they would only wed Brothers. The Prin-
cess Pauline afterwards married the older
Prince of Wiede. Prince Frederick, and
wilhelmina determined TO keep her VOW
and wed his brother, Prince William,
who IS four years younger than Prince
Frederick. This. it IS added, explains
Queen WiIhelminas indifference TO other
suitors, which has caused so much com
ment Other reports, however, say that
the real reason for the selection of Prince
william OF Wlede as q husband for Queen
Tyiihelmina is that his mother is a prin-
cess Of the Netherlands and that, there
fore, ne Is likely 10 be more acceptable to
the people OF Holland than an entirely
foreign ace.
BLIZZARD IN GREAT BRITAIN.
The recent comparatively mild weather
which has prevailed in Great Britain has
Doen fnltiI AJNtA Os ii hiioEOubtA b4ANHotL
in many parts of the country and es-
pecially in the north. where the snow
drifts have been several feet deep. Three
men persisted in the snow in the High
lands, a train was blown off the rails
near Tralee. Ireland, numbers of fishing
boats have been lost, many fishermen
have persisted and the Irish mail boats
and cross-channel mail service were in
terrupted or seriously delayed. TIE trains
have been showed up at several places
and generally the snowstorm is considered
10 have been the worst for many years.
The severe weather reached as far south
as the Mediterranean where a French
transport, bound for Tunis, was obliged
to return TO Tulon in a damaged condi-
7ion. She also reported that some of the
recruits on board of her were killed, or
injured during the storm
SOUTH SEA CANNTBALTSM.
Advices from Brisbane Queensland.
contain a CHASTITY story of canribalism
In the German group of the Sulu islands.
1t appears that a Queensland trading cut
Ter. the Sea Ghost. with three white
traders and a crew Of seven natives. was
Boarded by the treacherous natives of
she island Of Bal1u, who murdered two of
the whites and six Of the blacks. Their
Bodies, it is asserted. were then dressed
dor cannibal feast. In the meantime.
The natives found a keg Of rum and soon
they were all helplessiy drunk. Before
they recovered from their stupor the sur
NiKinC white man and the native seamen
managed to unloose the ropes with which
shey were bound and escaped in a small
boat. from which they were picked up by
Z British ship
KITCHENER At CAMBRIDGE.
Al Cambridge on Thursday last General
Kitchener was accorded a great reception
when he received the freedom Of the Dor
uugh and was admitted 10 the degree of
doctor Of laws. which was the occasion
tor an outburst of time honored. rouick-
Ing. under graduate spirit. The students
mustered IN great force at the same
house, sang patriotic ditties and dangled
life size eflisy Of DerviSr over the
balcony. in front o fthe general. VINO,
with me university big wigs" had 20
undergo good humored chan Later. che
students celebrated the day with an enor-
NOUS bonfire in front Of Market Hall. the
lire being repienished with garden fences.
tradesmen's shutters and recently
erected municipal band stand
AID FOR POOR SPANIARDS.
The Countess Casa Valencia. WIFE Of the
former Spanish ambassador % that name.
has written 20 the newspapers appealing
Tor further funds To be devoted TO the re-
lief Of the wounded spanish soldiers. ana
widows Of The slain. As generous coutr.-
buttons already received VIII NOT suffice
II meet the widespread misery eNisfin-
among this class ot unfortunate Snan-
iards. three DAYS bazaar VIII be opened
al DeNonShlre House. on December 7. bv
t:le lnfanta EulaHe The proceeds vii
DC devoted 10 thc spanish fund Tor the
relief Of the wounded and the widows.
DARE TIRE QUEEN Go To FRANl,g.p
There Is some discussion this week as IN
whether t1c queen VIII again go N tho
south Of France next spring. i'm view NJ
the Angiopsobe feeling excited bv the
Fashoda 'ispute. Outbursts upon rho
part or the French newspapers are bav-
Ing certain odec; and letters are apnear-
ing in tho English newspapers urging
rhat pressure DE exercised In the pr,oe~
quarters 90 induce the queen no, 20 90 10
the French Riviera out 10 so 10 Florence
tas,ead.
YANKEE: CRANK At WINDSOR.
Queen Nic,oT-a, who has ben entertain
ing extensively az Windsor. this week
received a visit from a man named Ma
1hews described as an American. who
presented aimself al ;he castle WEN a
bundle Of papers Crder dis arm aaG asked.
10 see her majesty He said he had jus-
come INFO large property through the
DEAN Of MS grandfather and he wanted
Io.consul- VITA The queen abou, H. The
authorities foard ,aat ne was i. harmless
crank and they sent him back 10 London.
AMERICAN ORTHODOXY.