The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-15

to Schwerin, where she invited Maria TO
to visit her. and Heindich- seeing this
family party arranged, of course joined
it. TIE dowager and Maria got along
famously, and Heinrich and Wilhelmina
took long walks together and had
pleasant visit
a long correspondence followed this,
and the Duke came twice to The Hague
incognito. and met the Queen. and the
/ the second time he came she called her
Ministers in Council and informed them
that she was engaged TO mary Heinrich
Vladimir. And. OF course. could
| offer no objections. That was in June,
1900
The match was extremely popular with
the loysl Dutch al first, when on Oct
%. il was publicly made known Who the
Queen had chosen. Believing that VII
helmina had chosen one whom she loved.
and that they would therefore be gov
erened by d happy couple, the Eollanders
made every demonstration OF joy. Helm
! rich came 70 The Hague thet month. and
when the whole court vas assembled ne
and Wilhelmina steppeI forward and
faced each other. Love shone from the
young Queens eyes. She is a pretty girl
in spite Of her royalty, and with blush
on her cheeks as she held out her hand
70 Heinrich she must have been a pic
ture to win the heart of almost any
Prince. Heinrich took her hand and
drew her TO MIN. Then. with his free
hand on the back Of her head, he turned
her face up TO him and bestowed on her
lips what was officially recorded-and By
loyal Hollanders believed TO be-the first
{ Il
sutton
Up 20 this point everything looked
like an approaching marriage of wonder
ful bliss but now il began TO be noticed
that IS the couple rode about Heinrich
looked bored That made the Hollanders
angry Investigation showed that he was
head over heels in debt. That looked sus-
pioious Then The States General refused
him the title Of Prince Consort and also
refused TO give him any separate allow
ance so long as the Queen lives. He went
home in anger. but thought better OF it
and came back in time for the wedding
festivities.
They were married in February, last.
and started at once for a honeymoon OF
unalloyed bliss at Loo. near Amsterdam.
They were hardly away from The Hague
however, before there were rumors Of
quarrels because the Queen refused to
pay Heinrich's debts. So violent were
the quarrels, that the dowager who tried
to restore peace was made violently i'll by
them. Wilhelmina had settled on Helm
rich out OF her private fortune an annual
income of $4,000 and she refused 10 be
responsible for anything he had done be-
fore marriage. Heindich took the money
quickly enough, with the title of Prince
Of the Netherlands which she gave him,
but when he asked for extra spending
money ard she refused Il he grew wroth.
He was not pleased either TO learn that
the Queens husband was not recognized
in the Dutch constitution as of more ~
rortance than a burgher.
Heinrich's creditors had become clam
orelis, and finally on Nay these UsUrers,
who repres .nted every capita in europe,
decided 10 throw the notes into the open
market in Amsterdam and get what they
could for them. At that Wnhelmina was
enraged. She ordered Heinrich 10 make
arrangements to pay them out Of his own
income and ne refused. The notes were
dishonored and the royal couple further
and further apart. The dowager tried to
reconcile them, and the quarrel Vas re-
peatedly reported patched up. But it
always broke out again.
It has already been told how much de-
abroed that the people might expect
10 see the stork lowering about the royal
palace in next January next the delight Of
the whole OF the Netherlands was ire
mendous. This was 20 be A y-'twould
have been treason 70 think otherwise
ana the country began getting ready TO
welcome him properly More than ever it
became urgent that the quarrel should be
ended. and the court Iabored t. ,ra
scandal
It may be well imagined that Helm
rich was not making himself popular
in Holland all this while. He was cordi
ally hated everywhere. and he knew it.
This hatred was but a smolder. however.
TO the white hot passion which famed
ont when it was learned by the people
that with January but two months of he
was stiIl quarreling with her about these
debts
AID. then, after the 1st Of November.
came the climax-snd dead silence from
the court. The queen was i'll. Specialists
in gynchology were summoned. Her life
was despaired of No one would tell what
was wrong They feared TO tel the peo-
pie that their hopes OF an heir had been
blasted and the queens life nearly lost
II IS only few days since the Queen
became able to walk about and appear
before her people and assure them that
she was not dead in fact and Yet even
in that short time. according TO court re-
ports. the Prince had renewed his strIg-
sic for money to pay his debts
Events which took place in a palace
t-anspire through devious ways Now Z
is 6aown that TWO Of the Queens officers +
voting men both. are IT, one probably /
Gy-ing. "Duels with the Prince sSys +
court gossip. and il IS told how ,ha prince !
after drinking heavily. insulted his wife. +
SO that these young men inJsrfered and /
refused 70 hear their sovereign 50 referred T
~ hv snve,.t.
What 4ap1-ned r VI dav az asver u
knevn X = cnea cut that Lieuteasre I
.an Tets. who Is said 10 b. dyirg. was IL 4
sared in a daoI II IS whispered however, /
thar this injury was from a violent lick +
IN the stomach. and that now he has peri
tonitis All Of which goes TO make Helm
rich stin less popular.
Now divorce IS in prospect. BY the
marriage contract as has been said. IL
this is given. Heinrioh must SO home -
his dutcbv. ana WnhelUlina may choose +
another husband IL she wishes. There
is another clause. that Il there snail be
any Issue from the marriage IN such 4.
case they are absolutely NVuhelsina-s.
and Heinrich loses all claim 10 them or
to the property Whatsoever.
Il is less than a year since WIlheiuins