The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-13
INF ALIIBLE SIGN
THAT END DRAWS NEAR

Austrians at Sadowa. The enissary
entrusted thercwith by George OF
Hanover reached the castle at a mo-
ment when William was busy having
himself photographed with his staff
Of generals. This was put forward by
Bismarck AZ "A preteXt for the Prus-
sian sovercigns inability to receive
tina ilanovcrian dignitary, and few
hours later the latter was on his way
back to Vienna with the unopened
letter, having been informed by Bis
rlarCk chat William would not admit
him, pho envoy, to his presence or ac-
cept any communication from King
George
Had William reoeived the latter II
is certain that an arrangement be-
tween the two cousins aud old time
friends would have ansued whereby
Hanover would have entered the
North Gerpan Confederation, under
tho presidency OF the ruler OF Prus-
STA. as sovereign Federal State on the
same basis as the similarly defeated
SaXony. Bavaria and Hesse This is
what Bismarck wished to avert He
wanted Hanover annexed TO Prussia
as mere Prussian province. SO ne
prevented any understanding. Aud 1t
was not until too late that William
OF Prussia learned through his Eng
.ish daughter in law. afterwards EN-
press Frederick. of the advances made
20 him by the blind King of Hanover
and which had been spurned without
ms authority or knowledge BY Bis
marck
King George. on receiving back his
letter unopened. became intensely en-
FILTERED against King William, and
lnaugurated such steps to recover by
force his throne from Prussia that
savo Bismarck the excuse for the al.
tr.c h l. -
great private fortune and that Of
Queen Mary. which were retained by
Prussia until the present Kaiser re-
stored IT to their son. tho ex-crown
prince of hanover and Dulce OF Cum
berland. after the Disgrace of Bis
marck. who made a boast OF using
the income derived therefrom for
bribinG German and foreign news
papers, describing it as his reptile
fund the newspapers being of course
the reptiles
have been asked by r. reader OF
these letters whether the last King
of Hanover was born blind To this
| would answer in the negative. He
lost his sight as a boy In a very pc
culiar fashion at Berlin. He was
swinging gold cha!n-work purse
around in the air at the end of a long
string when suddenly 1t flew back.
striking him with great force in ono
eye. which II injured so badly that the
sight of 1t ended by being destroyed
Then tho other eye became affected In
sympathy and total blindness ensucd
Curiously enough, his father, King
Ernest of Hanover. was also partially
blinded. having lost one eye in battle
against the French at the end of the
eighteenth century. while still Duke
Of Cumberland. Tho nance OF young
Princess Victoria Louise OF Prussia Is
the first prince In four generations OF
his house to he perfectly sound ply
sically as we'll as mentally.
Lord High Chancellor Haldane's
impending visit to the United States
and Canada serves TO recall that at
least ono Of his predecessors on the
woolsack was born on this side of the
Atlantic Lord Lyndhurst. who was
Lord High Chancellor in four sepa-
rate administrations, during the resigns
OF George ~, William w.. and Queen
Victoria. was native OF Boston
Mass. where his father. John Single
ron Coplcy, was celebrated as a painter
while his mother was daughter OF
the merchant 90 whom were consigned
those chests Of tea that were emptied
into Boston Earbor. thereby precipi-
tatinG the War of Independence Lord
Lyndhurst was brought to England rs
n child
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