The Washington herald., 1906-11-13
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST


The Berlin police have at last succeed
ed in arresting the perpetrator Of the
great hoax at KOepenick, a suburb OF
Berlin. Disguised as a captain Of the
PTussIan Guard. this man was able 10
order six sentinels on duty TO follow him
TO the Office of the mayor OF Koepenicx.
AID supplied with a forged order from
the Emperor. he arrested the mayor and
took possession of the books and all the
money IN the place. He Immediately dis
appeared. leaving the beWildered soldiers
10 explain II turns out that this enter
pTising and clever rascal. whose name IS
Noight was never in the army in any
capacity whatever. but is weil-known
criminal who has served several terms in
prison already. The affair has caused so
much amusement and merriment in Ber-
lin that Capt. Won Koepenick' as he has
been dubbed, is one OF the popular heroes
OF Germany At his examination after
his arrest the proceedings were inter
rupted by peals of laughter from the po-
lice officials, detectives. and gendarmes
when this gaOl bird cobbler, with sunken
eyes, a squat nose, and horny hands de-
scribed how he had taken in a whole
town by posing as the captain of a crack
regiment Berlin now claims the newest
and most up-tO-date comic opera features
OF the police records. An honor hitherto
belonging to Paris. since the solemn and
ceremonious sealing Of the oaken chest
containing the phantom fortune of the
HumbeTts By the officers of the prefecture.
The curious spectacle Of setting the
river on fire was witnessed not long
since in Paris on the Seine. A cask con
tanning petroleum fell and split open on
the Quai de la Care, its contents run
ming down TO the river. where IL formed
in one cohesive mass on TIE water. An
angler happened TO light his pipe a few
minutes after. He threw the lighted
match in the river. and in a second the
surface OF the Seine between the Po1t
National and the POnt Talbiac resern-
bled a flaming punch bowl. Two boats
were destroyed and considerable damage
done.
The building Of the tunnel between
England and France. so often proposed
and so long and bitterly opposed by Eng
land for fear of invasion. has received a
hopeful impetus The directors of the
channel tunnel company are to deposit
plans and sections of the proposed work.
with view 10 the promotion Of pri-
vate bill in Parliament TO authorize the
ize that a tunnel under water can be
readily flooded to prevent the approach OF
an enemy And in any case a few red
Jackets at the English end would stop
the way OF a foe.
The young Queen Of Spain celebrated
her nineteenth birthday on October q
Early in the morning the two little neph-
ews Of the King awakened her majesty
and presented her with two magnif-
cent bouquets of rare flowers The Queen,
regardless OF the rigid etiquette of the
Spaufsh court. took the two little princes
IN her arms and covered them with kiss
g and caresses. The days festivities be
gan with salute of twenty-one guns.
and a state reception was held in the
afternoon. when the fair young royal
lady wore an exquisite costume of rose
eolored brocade embroidered in silver and
pearls. and draped in magnificent old
lace. A long court mantle hung from the
shoulders. and the Queen wore some su-
perb jewels.