The Washington herald., 1911-06-05
GOSSIP OFFOREIGN COURTS

German Imperial Court and the youth
ful count has been declared the rightfu
heir to the titles and estates.
seven years ago tie Count and Count
ess Kwilitzki. though both were far ad
vanced in life. had a son born to them
The circumstances attending the count
ess' accouchment were so remarkabl
that those members of the family VIII
came next in inheritance felt justine.
In bringing the matter before the courts
The countess some time before the brit
travelled to Berlin. and here. 1t was al
legged by the plaintiffs. she got possession
Of the son Of a poor railway mans wif
from Galicia, and passed II on on he
husband and other relatives as her ow,
child.
After an extraordinary trial extendinl
over three weeks. full Of dramatic sur
prises. the court found in ravor Of tn,
countess. and pronounced the boy to b
her son. The relatives, however, wer,
not convinced, and, entering into com
munication with the alleged Galiciai
mother. they moved to have the decision
OF the court at Berlin rescinded. Tn,
higher provincial tribunaI at Poser
quashed the decision of the Berlin court
and declared the boy to be the son O.
the railway mans wife.
Thcreupon the aged count (the count
ess having in the meantime died) tool
the case to the highest court OF appea
at Leipzig, where the court has decided
in his favor.
The Kwilitzkis are one Of the mos
ancient families Of Prussian Poland. thei
pedigree reaching far back to the time.
0f King Po1aslav Chrnhru ,hay
that unhappy and since disrememberet
country was In its heyday OF success ant
prosperity. which the elective system t.
choose their kings finally brought to ruiz
and TO division abmong the neighborine
monarchies OF Prussia. Russia, and Aus
tria. which the troublesome "vassals'' o
the crown had called In to aid in re-
storing peace and lasting dynasty.
st. Petersburg has its own cause oele.
bre among high life. and a very re.
markable one 1t Is. Count Vladimir
an officer OF the guards. and
until his arrest master OF the horse al
the court OF the Gar. and his stepson.
Staff Captain Dimitr Jarljarsky. are
charged with having forged a will with
the object of obtaining for the latter the
title and fabulous fortune Of Prince Bog
dan Og1nsky.
The oginsky family is one Of the most
ancient among the nobility Of Lithuania-
Its last representatives were two BROTH
ers Prince Michael and Prince Bogdan
Oginsky. Both being childless. they ap-
pear to have been concerned for the fu-
ture Of their vast estates in Poland, in
IIthuania, and In Galicia. But, above all,
they are desirous OF keeping alive their
name and all OF the religious,
political. and family traditions OF their
race.
They agreed to adopt as their heir
Count Joseph Zalussky. and intended to
obtain the Cars sanction to enable that
nobleman to bear the arms. name, and
title of The Oginskys. Count Michael
died before this step had been taken, and
in his will he placed the fulfllment Of
these intentions upon his brother Bogdan
as sacred duty. The latter. however.
before completing the necessary arrange
ments was stricken with paralysis and
died at his seat at Retowo in 1909
Almost Immediately after this event
Capt. JarlJarsky called on the widowed
Princess Bogdan and told her Of the ex-
stence OF an alleged will made by her
ate husband, under which the latter ap-
pointed Gen. Nikolai Jarljarsky his sue
cessor to the family title and estates.
Gen. Nikolai was his (the captain's) reIa-
i've. and on his death. in 1906, appointed
him as his heir. The captain, according
20 his own protestations. was the adopted
son of Gen. Nikolafs brother Dmitri
The captain pleaded his own cause to
he Widowed princess with warmth. and
Affirmed his readiness to conform to the
political and religious traditions OF her
house. The princess replied that no will
had been found.
Capt Jarljarsky next appeared in ST.
and propounded a will to the
fleet stated above, as Gen. NikolaPs sole
,eir. Without waiting to prove the will.
lie secured, through highly-placed rela-
ives at the court. the Cars permission
o use the title Of Prince Oginsky.
The st. Petersburg will. however, soon
,ecame the object Of Official suspicion,
Ind the Princess Oginsky succeeded in a
'etition to the senate against the cap
aims use Of her late husbands name
vending proof of that will. The Jarljar-
ky family was known to have wasted
What fortunes 1t possessed In reckless
xtravagance. The police took action
md raided the captains house.
To the Cars secret police the cap-
AA' go ii 81 ucLiCu, uut idtcI COHIeSSeu,
is culpability, only to deny 1t again. He
old an amazing story Of interviews and
ntrigues. in which mysterious priests,
ishops. and generals figured extensively.
he police claim that they have sue
eeded in unearthing a great conspiracy
( fraud and forgery. and no fewer than
welve persons will be tried, among them
wo noblemen, four priests. and two law
ers.
The British admiralty has issued the
st Of foreign war ships that will as
emble at Spithead for the great naval
review. Sixteen countries are
D send one ship each. They are:
Areentina-Buenos Ayres (cruiser. 4.5oo tous).
Austria a-Hunsary-Radetzky battle ship. 1850
,ns). |
Chile -ohacabuco tcnriser, 400 tous,.
China-Hai-chi tcruiser. 4.3D tons).
Denmark-olfert Fischer tbattle ship. $40 tonsD.
France-Dantou tDreadnouGht battle ship. IS. 100 |
ms. !
Gemany-vou der Tam Drsadnousht cruiser.
100 tons). |
italy-San Marco (tattIe ship. ESQ tons).
(cruiser. A.6D tonsl. |
Netherlands-Jaccb van Heenskerck Cbattle ship |
80 tons). |
Norway-Edsveh (battls ship 4.ap tons).
Russia-Rossiys tc1Gser, l2D0 tops). |
Spain-Reina Rescnte (cruiser. 5Sz tons). |
sveden-Fylgia tcrujser 400 tons).
Turkey-Hamidieh (battle ship. 6.vo tousl.
United states-Delauare Dreadnousht, D.sW |
ns,.
This great fleet will be anchored be- |
Teen the Isle Of Wight and the main |
md and between the entrance to Ports
louth Harbor and the Bramble shoals |
team vessels. who will be in the vicinity |
the fleet on the day Of the parade. /
ave been requested to burn the very
est Of hard coal only In order to not |
ho NJ tina 0raat xo,,~no