The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
August Wilhelm of Prussia Is
 Coming
ON HIS WEDDING TRIP
Wins Doctors Degree In German Uni versity and Is Allowed To Marry the Girl He Loves-The
 Kaiser We'll Pleased.
By MALCOLM CLARKE.

berl1ll, AuSuSl 1z.--ASdln a prince or the house of Hohenzollern may visit America, although it will probably be in- cognito, for Prince Augustus Wilhelm of Prussia, fourth son of the Kaiser has, by winning the degree of doctor of polit- ical science, won for himself the right to marry the girl he loves, and it is well known here that he desires to circle the world on his wedding trip.
 The Kaiser is exceedingly well pleased with his sons success and has pointed out that the only privilege extended to the young prince by the University of Strassburg was that he was allowed to enter for examination after four instead of six months of study, thing most stu dents would consider punishment rather than a favor.
 Prince August Wilhelm is the first Ho- henzollern to take a doctors dgeree at German university
 The Kaiser is very downhearted at the death of Dr. von Lucanus, who, in spite of his IT years of age, was still rne Emperor's right hand and probably the only man William trusted completel.
 q shall never be able to find any one to take his place." he exclaimed when mo- tified of Dr. von Lucanus' death.
 It was the late doctors business to communicate to ministers who had lost the confidence of their imperial master that the state of their health made it de- sirable that they should hand in their resignations. Sometimes, 1t is said, blue envelope containing the acceptance was already in his pocket before the appointed victim knew anything about his approach ing official demise. One of the first to whom he brought the fatal message was Bismarck The last was the secretary of the interior, the popular Count yon Posadowsky.
 The city of Berlin especially felt the power of the deported secretary, for IL was he who, in the name of the Kaiser waged all the petty quarrels over troll ley lines, monuments and elections of burgomasters, and even Prince von Buelow suffered several complete de- feats against him in such affairs
 Under no circumstances will Fran Toselli, former Crown Princess Of Sax ony, be allowed to take up her resi- dence is the kingdom ruled by her ex- husband. King Frederick, who is said to be in love with his former wife, would probably make no objection, but the ministers of state as well as the high clergy are strongly opposed. Frau Toselli is suing her husband the pianist, from whom she has lived separated for some time, for an abso- lute divorce on the grounds of an un- conquerable dislike of him arising out of difference in age and resulting dis cordant views of life. The lady finds the educational inferiority of the Italian pianist an absolute obstacle to further harmonious life together.
 In the meantime Toselli is still in Florence, and steadfastly refuses to be interviewed. He has given up the con- cert platform, and makes very pre- carious living as a teacher.
 It is almost certain that the Heidel- berg court will deny the application for divorce unless the former Princess proves a stronger reason than dlIIer- ence in age and education.
 Out of half million roubles which the Czar had donated out of his own pocket to relieve the starving poor or the Cholera stricken districts in Rus sia four hundred thousand roubles have disappeared.
 The CZar was informed or the ulsdp- pearance of the money by enemies of one of the grand dukes through whose hands if passed. and has ordered a rigid in vestigation which, 1t Is thought, will end in the banishment from Russia of the grand duke in question, who has already before been caught in similar transac- lions before the last time in handling money collected for the purpose of erect ing a monument in honor of the late Alexander III.
 In the meantime cholera is raging in Astrachan and Rostoff on the Dan, where hundreds of people have died during the last week.
 King Peter of Servia wants it emphat- ically denied that he is scheming to catch two American heresses for his wild and unruly sons, the Princes George and Alex ander, 21 and 20 years old. He wants 1t understood that his sons would never be allowed to enter into a mesalliance.
 The Servian consul here says that the rumor is absurd and that the fact that it was stated that the Czar had lent a helping hand by furnishing in the per- son of Colonel Spiridouovitch a special envoy to go to America ought to prove the rumor nothing but canard ITO make a girl of common birth fu- ture Queen of Servia would be suicidal on the part of King Peter and would weaken the standing of his dynasty More likely is it that he will try to get his sons married to Russian grand duch- esses whom conspirators would hardly