Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-27
MONEYLESS PRINCES COMING
Will Follow in Wake of Prince
 Henry of Germany.


 Attention to His Enormous Wealth.
 London, Jan 27.-The 43d birthday of Kaiser William will be the occasion of q number Of charitable gifts to the suffering poor of Berlin and other places i'll Germany and will not be celebrated with the extraordinary dis play that was recently intended. The evidence of the widespread distress among his subjects has moved the kali ser not to make too much show of court magniticence 1t this time, and much of the money that would have been expended i'll banquets and costly demonstrations will go to the relief of the starving
 The fact is that the kaiser is popu- lar in Berlin and Prussia generally, and the mass of the people are strong ly attached to the house of Hohenzol- Tern, and this statement applies even to the majority of the socialists, who are loyal Prussians, although they struggle for reform. Outside of Prus- sia there is very little enthusiasm for the kaiser, and in some of the northern states he is much disliked, while in
  pie hate both the kaiser and Prussia. The kaisel's birthday will be celebrat- cd. however. by religious exercises and q military parade ill every German state, with possibly one or two excep, tionS.
 Several moneyleSs German princes and noblemen of lesser rank are pre- pairing to go to America about the same time as Prince Henry. in the hope of sharing in the general hospi- talfty to Germans of high degree at this time, and of making the acQuaint- ance of eligible American heiresses. The marriage bureaus. both in Berlin and Paris. are said to regard the occa- sion as favorable for the capture of American matrimonial prizes, and there is unusual activity ill that branch of trade More attention will be giv- en to rich American widows, who have heretofore been neglected for the heiPesSes, and the marriage brokers are confident that the coming season will witness a number of brilliant and profitable marriages which will rescue many noble German houses from de cay. At present nearly every noble family has many poor relatives de- pendent upon the house. It Is hoped that Henry will open. the way for some of these gentlemen to be SUD- norted by American wives and fathers in-law
 The visit of MT Schwab of the steel corporation and his magnificent prog ross throughout southern France, Aus tria and other parts of Europe, has called renewed attention to the great wealth of the Americans. tThe railway Dorters and even public officials insist cd on addressing MT Schwab as Your Serene Highness,'' it being felt that any ordinary designation was not great enough for this prince of American milIonaires He was overwhelmed with all sorts of petitions for assist ance from all classes of society, but had no time to give them attention. He spent with a lavish hand for personal expenses and in some of the remotrr towns. where he had not been heard of. he was taken for at least a king in disguise. The Schwabs are said to De of humble Austrian origin
 The British authorities are disturbed by the American agitation regarding inc fate of the Boer Commandant Scheepers, who was undoubtedly shot The execution was intended to terror ize the Boers and also to show the na- tives that England could avenge them for any wrong inflicted by the Boers in the field. Scheepers was accused of killing and maltreating the natives, but the truth is that the worst charges against him did not approach in cruel ty the charges made against the Brit ish themselves, not only as to their treatment of natives, but also of Boer women and children. The outraging and murder of native women is simply an every day sport of the British po- lice, and the treatment of the natives is very oppressive. A number of Eng fish officers and men are captives in the hands of the Boers, and it is feared that reprisals have already been in- f1icted.
 Vantage is again to give Richard Croker grand reception. It was pre- dicted in this correspondence that Croker would arrive in Vantage about the end of January. and notwithstand- ing American denials, the prediction will prove true. Americans who know Croker say that he is never really happy away from here and that Wan tage will be his home for the remain der of his life. with an occasional visit to America. They say that he seems a different man in Vantage from what he is reported to be in America and that he enjoys English life with q keenness that he never showed in New York. They fully believe in his retire ment from the Tammany leadership and that he will not again take the reins of that organization. The story of his defeat is well known in Vantage and makes the people all the more de sirous to show him that he is welcome here.
 Italy is hesitating to attack Tripoli and the Turks are preparing to give the Italians, should the latter land in Tripoli, reception that will remind them of Abyssinia A holy war is being preached throughout northern Africa, and an Italian invasion of Tripoli might evoke a fanatical rising more destructive than that of the Mahdi, which took England and Egypt many years to suppress.
 COLD WAVE COMING.
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