The age-herald., 1901-12-12
VAN TETS' DEATH MAY CAUSE DIVORCE Should Queens Defender Die Climax Will Arrive PRINCE IS VERY UNPOPULAR Sneers at the Meanness of the Holland Court-Reearded as Chat
 tel of the Young
 Queen.
PRINCE IS VERY UNPOPULAR

London December 11.-Despite the con- f1icting reports as to the fate of Major Var Tets, aide-de-camp to Queen VIII helmina, who is said to have died from the effects of a wound in the abdomen, received in duel with Prince Henry, of Mecklenburg, Schwerin, consort of the Dutch Queen, and again, is said to be alive and recovering, there is the deepest interest all over Europe in the situation in the royal family of the Netherlands.
 There is great sympathy for the officer who is made to present in this matter of fact age an example of old time chiv- airy now rarely witnessed. It is gossip that because he sought to protect tho Queen from a savage, intoxicated out burst by the prince at the dinner table he was forced to fight.
 The major is supposed to be in hos pital at Utrecht, and if he is really dead because of his defense of the honor of his Queen it is believed that the climax has been reached in the serious out break in the domestic relations of the Queen and the prince. and that a divorce is inevit- able
 May Be the Climax. SCdHudl may ndNe grave po- litical consequences for Europe. Hence its developments are followed closely by statesmen. The domestic infelicities of European royalties have never become so prominently before the public as have the difficulties of Queen WilheImina.
 Prince Henry, it is said, insuted his mother-in-law so grossly that she left the palace. receiving so little sympathy from Queen Whhelmina that their re- lations bee ame strained. Wilnelmina could not forgive ner mothers reminder that she chose Prince Henry against her mothers wish. This unpleasant interlude, resulting in suppressed resentment on the prince consort's part against the Queen immediately preceded the fntoxi- cated outburst at the dinner table, with it's lamentable sequels.
 The incident was whispered about and the Oldenhurg official newspaper, under the control of Prince Henrys sister the Grand Duchess of Oldenburg published categorical denial of the whole story This paper mentioned as conclusive evi- dence of Prince Henry's good feeling that he instantly sent for the Queens mother when the Queen was taken ill
 Prince Left Palace.
 It omitted to state that he left the pal ace himself the same morning, when the
 
 went on hunting expedition for sever al days, not returning to the palace until Queen Emma had left
 Political quarrels have also played a part in estranging the young couple. Prince, Henry, resentful of his unpopu- larfty, never lost an opportunity of sneering at the Queens subjects and belittling her court for it's meanness He repaid the chill suspicious and reserve of the Queens ministers with arrogant indifference. They regarded him as a chattel of the Queen, and very bad bargain to boot
 The freedom and independence of the Dutch jared upon him all the time.
 Owing. 1t is said, to the personal in- f1uence of the Kaiser, Prince Henry apologized to the Queen, and they were seen in the palace grounds at Hetloo together Thursday and at least an out ward reconciliation has taken place.