The Washington herald., 1906-11-19
FOREIGN NOTES.

FOREIGN NOTES.
The report comes from Christiania that
the Nobel literary prize is to be awarded this year
TO the Italian p0et Carducci
An unfermented wine. said 90 be ab-
solutely non-alcoholic. Is made in Provence. near
Aries. from large sweet grapes. almost black il
color. by French branch Of the Salvation Army.
On the 125th anniversary Of the death
of the ili-fated Mai Andre, the British SPY Who
was hanged By Gen. Washington during the Revo-
luti0nary var, his monument IN Westminster Abbey
an object Of unusual interest.
VictoTien SardOu, who was born IN 1881.
had a long and bitter struggle with Adversely be-
tween the years 1880 and 1880 His hrst success as
playwright IN ls5s when Les Premieres Armes
de Figaro" produced. This play he had written
IN collaboration. and his wife appeared IN it.
Mrs. Dacre Craven. nee Lees, is the
pioneer nurse Il the world. She IS the eldest iy
ing pupil of the Nightingale school q 81. Thomas
Hospital. London. She vas volunteer worker IN
the Frauc-German war snd was placed in charge
Of the fever station at MaTangue before Aotz.
Madame Curie. the Joint discoverer Of
FdGiuIn AiIu her hHaptnQ, mas Dcen appointed 70
the chair made vacant BY his death. at the sor-
b0nne IN Paris She deliseFed her first lecture
on NoFembcr : The event created great interest
IN the scientific world. i Is the hrst appear
anoe Of woman in professional chair at the
Sorbonne
Since the marriage Of the Earl Of Suf-
folk and Miss Daisy Letter the ancestral home
q his family Is again seen in us glory Charlton
l. one of tie finest Jacobcan residences in England
Built q DARK sandstone j reioices in old muili1ucd
windows With diamond panes. massive stone
carved hall door leads % the splendid hail. which
Is paneied with old oak and hung from end %
end with portraits Of Lord Suffolks family and
other pictures q great valve.
The retirement from office Of Count
Goluchowsd. the minister q foreign affairs in the
Austrian cabinet, is considered q humiliation for
AustTa b. the Niennese press. Il is said that the
downfall q Count GslEchosski has been caused b.
certain number q Hungarian politicians who
were merely puppets in the hands Of a higher per
souagr VIZ the heir Ees1mrsire 20 the dual
throne of Austria Hungary the latter ObieCJing 70
Ccynt GoiuchOuski's policy in reference 20 the
Balkan States. which threatened 70 drive them en-
tirely under Italian influence.
England sometimes find herself in diff
entities by tie use of her name. Nearly hun
dred years ago a watchmakers son, one Jorgeu
J0rzeuseu. dropped iu upon the people O: Iceland
and finding foreign trade f0rbiddsn by the laEs q
the island. seized the governor. To give weight
u authority % his act, be declared Iceland iUde-
pendent ''undsF British protection" Meanwhile be
appropriated all he could lay his hands upon for
the state chest" u required q British mzn-of
Wsr TO tGm him OF his pedestal He was ult-
mately transported 70 Tasmania f0T robbery u a
iss imperial and lofty character When. how
ever. the sane sort Of q hold-up was pTacticed az
Gibraltar. and Sir George Rookie in l70i took pos
session IN "Engiand's name q the so-cslled i'm
preguable rock but which Thackersy dubbed an
old blundeg5uss' the British ministry q that day
who were in a quandary. for Rookie had acted en-
tirvly without oricrs decided. after a perpexod de-
Jay, that pluHder of this sort worth the keep
ing. and - Gibraltar flies the British flag to-day
The trm dappcr relocated sergeant viii tell y5u
with confident air. well worth the shilling tip
70 SEE, while conducting visitors through the sub
teranean pas2ages # the fortress. bov Sir Cargo
held the henemy at bay for three whole DAYS with
handful q men The henemy in this case being
the lawful possessors q the promontory. the span
iards Verify. Gibraltar is a great big bluH IL
more senses Of the word than one.
The British garrison left the Island OF
s.. Helena en- October 81. the troops having been
Withdrawn entirey. The dsappearsace Of the troops
was received by the islanders with indignation az
first, as it takes from them their most tangible
means Of subsistence; but they have accepted the
withdrawal inevitable. St Helena, an emerald
set ia the granite 30 q has been called is nov
without means q defense. but since prisoner OF
stae IS there, soldiers and six-pOunders are
necessary The captive Napoleon is Of c4g1rse the
genius OF this enchanted island where the bird
haunted and fowersccnted valleys are hung with
every variety q t7opic bloom. The bare and empty
rooms at Longwood, the prison of the mighty En-
peaor, are tumbllng slowly and sadly into decay.
The beautiful tomb wherein the body Of Napoleon
rested for twenty years is Overgrown with weeds.
and cold neglect Is evidenced on every side The
suggestion has been made that this abandoned grave
should be handed over To the loving OF Frsnoe
ss an evidence Of lentente c0rdiRle indeed In
1870 DiniEulu. CstsWSyos son. who has only Re
Gently bern stirring mp trouble for the British IN
Natal. came prisoner. and after the south AfI-
can war IN 1900. came CrODie aud many hundred
B0Cr prisoners who for two year. delighted every
body by their general courtesy and willingness 70
help IN any improvements for the island Il was
the Beers who built the fine road and splendid sea
walls around the west rocks and J. causes great sad
ness 10 be shown the spot where some q them were
shot and killed while trying to escape.
Another Russian royal romance is called
10 mind by the death a short time ago Of priest
named BaleiSs. IN Cries. near BOzen South Tyr0l
Il is nov known that this priest was formerly a
Russian grand duke q nephew OF Alexander the
Second and cousin Of the present Car. ~ one time
the boy owing 20 the weak health Of the immediate
descendants Of the CrUwn had great prospects
After the death of Alexander in 1884, this Young
man, who was called Sergius, went TO Paris where
he met and fell IN love with the beautiful Princess
Mercedes Of Beaulieu, 20 whom he proposed. The
Princess was Roman Catholic and in order to OBJ
tain her hand the grand duke left the Greek Church
In consequence q this change Of faith and his mar
rage with a lady not belonging to a mediatized
house. Se-siUs was banished forever from Russia
and deprived Of his rank, title and wealth. With
small remaining income he adopted the title Of
Count Of Baleisis. the name Of an obscure Polish
estate belonging to his mothers family The mar
risge with the beautiful princess happy one
until the young wife for whom the grand duke had
sacrificed 80 much died suddenly at Nice. after two
days illness. Broken-hCarted over his loss. Count
Baleiss became priest. after courss Of theoogi-
cal studies IN Paris. lie returned - Russia not
Withstanding the danger Cf being exilcl 70 Siberia
and became priest at Zlt0maT. Owing to a weakness
Of the lungs he removed TO Cries. where he died
This is one Of the many love stories supplied 70 the
world By members Of the Tcigning families Of Eu-
rOpe Indeed. II would appear that in the Twentieth
CENTURY sentiment IN marriage is only be fos;nd
among the scOns Of imperial and grand ducal houses
who madly throw the world away 10 wed the
women they lore. The English royal family in this
generation has furnished example Of devotion and
self sacrifice for loves sake but the Russian and
Austrian imperial families constantly supplying