The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-04

l to Keep the line lighted, ana the engine
 men had to creep along in momentary
 fear of an accident. The train was late for the steamer that was to take the
 treasure to England. The risk of talk ing it on board a Lloyds steamer. the
 Bremen had to be run on the night of
 June IT. Klenck grew gray in the two
 days of suspense. PrussiHn men-of-
 war were hanging about near the
 mouth O. the Elbe The Bremen en-
 tered Southampton on June 19, and did
 not sight a single Prussian vessel on
 the way.
 Somehow the tidings that the Bre-
 men had on board all the gold and sil-
 yer of the king of Hanover had got out
 there before the vessel arrived. Doubt
 less it was telegraphed from Geeste- munde. Plots were already made to
 rob it. The king of Hanover's agent lost no time to defeat them by hiring a
 special train to London for the pre-
 cious cargo. It arrived there before
 closing time at the Bank of England.
 All was transported to the cellars there
 by 4:15 o'clock. A telegram in one
 word, Safe" appraised the king of Hanover that he was at any rate saved
 from beggary. The silver coins, allow
 ance being made for exchange, were
 valued at G10S,S05, and lodged in
 Klenck's name. The Prussian thalers
 were transferred to West End
 branch, where he had an account, and
 to his credit. The Duke of Cambridge
 was asked to take charge of the gold
 crowns and debentures, but refused af- | ter he had taken the advice of counsel. | It was finally decided to leave them where they were at the Bank of Eng | land
 | It had been impossible to send away the plate Of the crown Of Hanover be-
 fore war was declared. The plate was of priceless value, apart from It's in- trinsic worth as silver The grand chamberlain, Malortie, caused hole to be made, like an English coal-hole un- der the steps to the grand entrance of the palace It was scooped out by workmen placed In the cellar. A wall
 under the door was broken down.
 When the hole was large enough the plate was packed in it In sand and the wall rebuilt. The idea of the sand was ingenious. When the Prussians, some days after, beat with hammers the wall that masked the hiding-place 1t gave out no hollow sound. This part of the king of Hanover's fortune remained hidden until December, 1897, when the present German emperor determined to act on the treaty of Langensalza, which secured to George V. the royal treasure. Not q single article was missing. What Is most remarkable is that, though many persons who lived on their days wages were in the secret, they never breathed a word of what they knew. The late King George V. was the beloved of his Hanoverians.
 A man who scrubbed floors was sent by Malortie with the crown jewels in a cab to the Queen of Hanover She was then staying at Herrenhausen. The man was given no list. He perfectly we'll knew what was intrusted to him, and that the Prussians were close to Hanover. The grand chamberlain had hidden the crown jewelry and private money safes In the palace. He rightly judged that if he sent them with an off, flee man merely, nobody would suspect they were not trunks filled with clothes of the queen and princesses. There was a great quantity of paper money in a travelling bag, into which Malortie thrust some satin shoes when he felt that the eyes of a servant whom he suspected was watching him. Count receive the Jewels at their residence at Blumenau, and send them thence for safe keeping to the Duke of Cambridge, who is Hanoverian In blood, birth Che was born at Herrenhausen), and breed- ing. When 1t Was becoming unsafe to keep them, the count and countess started off in a dogcart for the port where they were to embark She had eight rivieres of diamonds, each one fastened to another until they all formed one string, twisted round her body, and diadem stitched into her hat. Her sleeves covered bracelets that | were stitched on undersleeves. and ex- tended from wrist to arm. A crown was hidden in big bag of wool for 1 Knitting Diamond shoe buckles were in the counts leggings, and | his glazed leather hat held tiara. The | studded sceptre and three l were confided to the Princess Louisa of Hesse, sister of the Duchess | of Cambridge She was able some time | after to send them on to London.
 The greater part of this jewelry had | been the object of long litigation be- tween the crowns of Hanover and | Great Britain. It was finally left to the arbitrators being Han 1verian and English jurists. They de- ,ided in favor of Hanover The suit | asted nine years.-Paris Corresponds snce of the London Truth.