Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-07-03

nounced that the young prince was
about 10 enter the army and the
German press began to comment up
on this strong denial was immediate
ly sent out from Gmunden. where the
Duke OF Cumberland has lived since
he was forced to leave Germany.
This time there is no doubt about
the truth of the news for the dukes
marechal of court has just been re-
celved in audience by Prince Regent
Luitpold Of Bavaria and it has been
semi-offieially announced in Munich
that the young prince will enter the
dragoon regiment prince Karl OF
Bavaria" as second lieutenant scme
time during September
All Berlin has the gold fever. The
discovery of gold on the Wembere
stepupe in German East Africa ha'
made the people here wild and every
one wants to go gold hunting in the
far away colony. Times are bad,
business is poor and the outlook any
thing but encouraging so even staid
old business men have been smitten.
Only tho lack of regular steamship
service prevents a rush.
The authorities do not deny that
gold has been found but advise peo-
pie to go slow and to await further
news before leaving here but their
warnings fall upon deaf ears. Thou
sands of emigrants who have returned
to Germany from America this spring
because of the bad times are now anx-
ious to become argonauts and try
their luck in another continent.
Miss Gertrude WentZel. seventeen
years old, and daughter Of rich and
respected parents at Targau. has beer
sentenced to three months imprison-
ment for having committed a large
number OF burglaries in Switzerland
and for firing six shots from re.
volver at the policemen who arrested
her without hitting them
About seven weeks ago the girl rar
away from fashionable boarding
school at Potsdam in search Of adj
venture. taking with her as servant
| a man of thirty, Emil Harden. Tht
couple went direct to Switzerland
where the girl declared her intention
OF becoming a lady burglar and com
mitted number of the most darint
burglaries which ever bafiled tn,
Swiss police. Having been caught a
Lucerne she at first refused to tel
anything about herself, but after {
few days In cell she broke down anC
told everything. Her accompllce wa
sent to prison for two years,
Because she refuses to live will
her husband an old and cxceedingl,
ugly millionaire whom she was en-
ticed into marrying on his "deathbcd.
| Vera Miliukoff, known all over Rus
sla for her beauty, is being persccutet
| by the bribed authorities of Ekater
inburg and has sent a petition to tn
czar as head of the Russian church
asking him to annul the marriage.
Last spring Vassili Krukoff. the oil,
millionaire. sued for the hand of Ver
but she answered mo" and to he
friends expressed her disgust at tn
monkey face and animal ways of tn
old man. For months her parents eN
erted all their influence in favor @
the marriage but Vera RENAME
steadfastly true to the handsome br
pennlless young lover who had wo
her heart before Krukoff came on tn
scene.
Suddenly Krukoff was taken sici
sent for the girls parents and tol
them that he was on his deathbet
II Vera consented to marry him. h
said he would leave her all his foI
tune and would not ask her not I
marry after his death.
Dazzled by this prospect Of wealt
! the parents forced Vera into what wa
supposed to be a deathbed marriage
The ceremony came off and at the mil
llonaire's bedside gathered a doctor
/ lawyer a priest. the bride ana he
/ witnesses. After Will in the bride
/ favor had been duly read and signed
the priest united the Unmatched pal
ironically, wishing them long lif
and much happiness. Hardly wer
the words out of his mouth when tn
supposed dying bridegroom sat up I
bed embraced the bride and eN
claimed. "The knowledge that 20
are mine has cured me. For you
sake / will live forever"
The bride screamed and fed fror
the house. Inquiry proved that Kru
kon's illness was sham and that tn
doctor" who had pronounced him dy
ing was the steward of one of hi
country estates
Rubies will be worth no more tina
rhinestOnes In a few months for Pr'