New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-21

Giovanni
ABOUT 'he matter was that. being poor man, he
might reasonably be expected IN stand IN need OF
the loans which his double obtained in his name.
IDENTITY OF THE MARQUIS DoRVAL."
1t is Prince Joachim of Prussia cousin of the
emperor. who is the real composer of the oper-
e''a SlInohe' which is now running at the
Apollo Theatre at Berlin the name Marquis
d'orval." under which it is produced being the
pseudonyme which he invariably uses for the works
which he has given TO the nubIic These works
are some eight or ten In number the ceverest
OF them being festaI march written for the
birthday of his father Prince Albert of Prussia.
Regent of the Duchy OF Brunswick Prince Joa-
chirn Is devoted to Bach. Handel Mozart and Bee
thoven. and is a most ACCOMPLISHED nerformer on
Inc NoIohCeHo being a pupil of a well known
master OF that instrument Professor Luedemann
another equally gifted member of this particular
branch OF the house of Prussia namely the Wild
owed Duchess William of NeckIer burg c cbvrer,,
VINO is sister Of Prince Albert and consequent
~ an aunt of Prince Joachim has been par
'0uidIIy active as composer. But none of her
WORKS which are printed for private circulation
under the initials Of "A. H. M" have been placed
on public sale. Her songs, some thirty in num-
Der. are meodious and full of feeling She seems
thoroughly 10 understand how to bring out the
meaning OF the words of her conpositIons the
melody Of one of them "A Faded Leaf" furnish
ing particularly striking illustration OF this ne
song, beginning with the words:
No ditch is too deep
And no wall high
II two each Other
They'll meet by and by
The music of this is particularly sweet graceful
and tender
Frince Joachim, who attracted much attention
some time by volunteering for service in Ger
man East Africa. and by urging the Kaiser to per-
nit him to Join the forces now engaged In fighting
the Herreros. is by means the only prince of
the House of Prussia whose works have been pro-
duced upon the stage. Thus the late Prince George
OF Prussia wrote a number of German plays over
the pen name of George Conrad" which have been
successfully produced not only in Germany but
also in the United States. and the author
OF drama written in the purest and most
quisitely correct French, sparkling with Partisan
Wit and brilliancy, which has had long IN
many French theatres without either the actors or
the public being that II was from the pen
of a prince Of Prussia.
HIS WORDS CAUSED A GREAT WAR.
Prince Anthony Radziwl whose death has just
taken place at Berlin, the head of the old
Lithuanian house OF that name. which is repre-
scented In the nobilites only of Germany. but
also of Russia, Austria and France of its
members Prince Albert Radziwill having, indeed.
married in New-York sister of Mrs. Eugene
Kelly, of that city. Another, Prince Constantine.
married to the daughter Of old Blanc. the founder
OF the public gambling establishment at Monte
institution and his eldest daughter has married
into the De La Rochefoucaud family. her husband
being the Duke OF Bfsaccia.
The prince who has just been gathered to his
fathers belonged to the past rather than to the
present generation for he the principal aide
de-camp and the favorite attendant Of old En-
peror William whose liking for him may be
ascrbed TO the fact that he was the favorite
nephew of that Princess Elizabeth RadziwiH with
whom the old Kaiser deeply in love. and
I,1,-o tod with 4ha M
his father King Frederick William III, had it not
been for the opposition of the magnates Of the
house of Hohenzoern, in the ''Kronrath," or Coun-
ell of Crown. assembled consider the matter.
The late prince was n,arrtad TO Countess Marie
de Casteane and his death will place in mourn
ing the whole Castellane family, including his
nephew Bonn de Castellane, and the latter's Amer
can wife. vino Miss Anna Gould.
The late prince may be said to have played
notable role in history. For it him that
old Emperor William. at Ems. in the summer Of
1870 gave that message for the French Ambassador,
Count Benedict, which the latter construed as an
affront-the afront in question constituting the rea
son given for Frances declaration OF Emperor
William always denies that this message was in
tended as an affront, that it could be con-
strued as such The late Prince Bismarck, too.
expressed the same view, while of course, Count
Benedict. the French Ambassador, and the states
men of the French Empire, and afterward of the
republic were of a contrary opinion. In fact the
whole issue turned the question to the exact
words and the precise and infection of voice
which the late Prince Anthony RadziWill used in
communicating the message of old Emperor VIII
lam TO Frances Ambassador at Ems. Those words
such as they were however-and pamphlets and
books without number have been written about
them-brought about the Frauco-German War of
1870 which cost the lives of hundreds of thousands
to both belligerents, placing nearly every family
in Germany and in France in mourning, besides
entaing the loss to France of two provinces name
w. Alsace and Lorraine. well as Of five milhard
of francs In the form of a Var indemnity.
MARQUIsg DE FONTENOY. .