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himself and Queen Christina from any further Pc
euniary obligation toward them.
ANOTHER RULER ABDIcATEs.

Another reigning sovereign of Europe has va
Gated his throne. but of his own accord, instead
OF being compelled thereto, like King Oscar by the
Norwegians. this instance II is the septuagena-
rian Prince Henry XIV Of Reuss who besides being
sovereign OF the principality of Reuss-Gera, has
likewise been until regent of the entirely dis
tinct prncpality OF Reuss-Greitz the de jure Sow
ereign Of which is both mentally and physically
afflicted in an ncurabe fashion, and under re-
srraint Fer some time past old Prince Henry XIV
of Reuss who has been il failing health. and who
has 8 norganaric wife, ex-actress has turned
over the reins Of government to his eldest son.
Prince Henry XVII of Reuss- While he had The
legal right TO do this IN the Of his prin-
cinaIirv Of Reuss-Gera. there was question 10
whether he was entitled do so in the instance OF
Reuss-Greitz of which he was only regept by virtue
Of his sovereignty Of Reuss-era It is for the pur-
nose of putting an end all doubts about the
matter that the old prince has definitely abd
Gated his own throne in favor OF his son. Henry
XVII. and the latter, full hedged sovereign OF
Reuss-Gera therefore becomes ipse facto regent OF
the principaIty of Reuss-Greitz.
Henry XVII is married to a first cousin OF the
German Emperor, TO a Princess Hohenlohe, and is
thus not only nearly related but also on terms
Of the utmost intimacy with the imperial family
al Berlin. He is a thoroughly up to date ruler,
with modern. enlightened ideas, differing IN this
respect from his old father who has now retired 10
Dresden to spend the remainder Of his days there
with his morganatic wife, and also from the late
Prince Of Reuss-Greitz, who died two years ago
and who was a despot with altogether medieval
ideas OF sovereignty. Thus IN his reign, that
is 10 say until 1902 his 10000 subjects were pro-
hibited under ali sorts Of extravagant penalties,
from becoming Free Masons, and he was won't
among other extravagances, to insist on admin
istering in person his palace the corporal
chastiseent to which the teachers Of the state and
municipal schools had condemned their pupils
declaring that the welding of the birch was his
sovereign prerogative the father of his people.
PRINCE Won BUELOW7S BROTHERS
Prince Won BuIow, the German Chancellor. is one
Of the six sons Of the late Bernard Bulow, who
was for so many years principal Secretary Of State
under the great Bismarck, and married Miss
Rucker Of Hamburg. OF the Chancelors i've
brothers. General AdoIph Won Bulow, was Killed
while out hunting near Darmstadt about seven
years ago; another Alfred Won Bulow, is German
Minister TO Switzerland Then there is captain
Christian Won BuIow who married his cousin, Miss
Isabelle Rucker OF Hamburg, and lives in Italy. An
other brother lives in Madrid. while still another,
Major Uric Won Bulow, Is military attache Of the
German Embassy at Vienna and an aide-de-camp
OF the Kaiser. Prince Bulow has TWO step
children the issue of his wifes previous marriage
to Count DonhOn Prussian Envoy at Dresden. One
OF these is the wife Of Count Nicholas WallW1tz,
German Minister at Brussels while the son,
about thirty years OF age Count Siegfried Don
hoT, lives at Cologne. Prince Won Bulow's four
surviving brothers are. like their father, plain Won
Bulows"-that is TO say mobiles without the rank
these letters the other day, the Emperor has re-
served for himself the right OF designating which
Of the four brothers, their are to inherit
the titles of Count and Of Prince successivey con-
ferred upon the chIdless Chancellor.
EX-sPEAKER CREATES A PRECEDENT.
The title taken by the late Speaker of the House
OF Commons William Gully being, according
TO precedent invested with peerage his e
tirenent from the Chair. is that Of viscount selby.
Selby is the maiden of bis wife, and this Is
the first occasion in the history Of the English
peerage that member Of the Upper House Of the
national legislature has paid pretty a complI-
nent TO his better half AS a general rule.
peers in selecting a title either retain their
patronyulic. Ike Lord Roberts and Kitchener, or
else the Of their estate. their country
Of their native town Of the locality with which
they have been more particularly identified,
being taken to avoid pitching upon a name or
title already included among the honors of some
other peer. Lord Selby the grandson Of Gully. the
famous pugtlst and bookmaker. is the first TO
choose his wtfe's name for the purpose.
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.