The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-20

tice. They not only declined to give
their approval to the pardon. which
was constitutionally necessary In order
to render 1t valid. but they even placed
| their resignation in his hands. and de-
clared that they would decline to re-
| main in office IL he persisted in spar
ing Ferrer. A Cabinet crisis at that
| tuncture would have been disastrous
| not alone to the dynasty. but also to
| the nation, and so King Alfonso was
forced -much to his distress. to yield
| to his ministers. and to allow Ferrer to
| be put to death.
! Whatever the ultimate decision with
| regard TO the revived scheme for the
construction of tunnel across the
English Channel from Calais to Dover,
one thing at least is certain, namely,
that the train ferry. which has been
suggested as an alternative plan, will
never materialize.
1t is perfectly true that ferries con-
| vey trains from Germany to Sweden.
and from the latter country to Den
mark. But the Baltic Sea and It's af-
huents are practically tidelcss. In the
| narrow Straits of Dover the tides OF
| the North Sea and of the English
| Channel meet. with the necessary re-
! suit that when each current reaches
| the top of the flow there is a disturb
| ance, even In the absence of any wind.
a train ferry service from Dover to
Calais would be only practicable IL
rendered absolutely dependent upon
the condition of the tides, which Is,
| of course. out of the question.
! When the tides are on the slant, that
| is when the waters which have met
in collision are falling away to their
respective areas. comfortable and
| smooth passage may be obtained 1
i a. y. =
| who may happen to travel across from
Dover to Calais. IL they are to avoid
NAL de mer. Let them consult the
| conditions of the tide and then make
| their arrangements in accordance
Herewith. on the lines which 1 have
| just indicated.
Prince Boris Galitzin. whose fame
as a seismologist has extended to this
side OF tho Atlantic. and who was
| over here for some weeks couple OF
| years ago, has just been appointed d.
rector of the Imperial Observatory of
| st. Petersburg, in succession to DR..
Oscar Blacllund. Member OF the I'm
| perial Academy of Sciences of ST.
| Petersburg, and OF all sorts of foreign
| astronomical and scientific societies.
| he belongs to family that has play
| cd n notable role in the history of his
country. In fact. the Galitzins might.
had they willed. be occupying to-day
the throne of Russia. For Prince
Basil Galitzin was one OF the four
candidates for the Muscovite crown In
1910, but. like the Troubetzkoi OF his
day. voluntarily gave way in favor OF
Michael Romanoff, from whom the
present Gear is descended.
The Galitzlns are descended from
Guediminus. Grand Prince OF Lithuania,
who hourished in the fourteenth CEN
l,ag,- frA,
litza''-a gauntlet-which the fmmedi-
ate ancestor of the family. namely
Michael BoulgaSoff. was accustomed
to always wear on his right hand,
never being seen without 1t. 1t is to
Wasili GalitZin that Russia really owes
the conquest Of the Crimea; to Michael
Galitzin the acquisition of Finland, and
to Demetrius Galitzin the possession
of Livland. Another Demetrius Galit-
, Yin was the intimate friend and patron
in Russia OF Voltaire.
Sergius GalitZin devoted the greater
part of his immense fortune to the in
tellectual development Of his country
men. and to the endowment OF all sorts
of educational and scientific institu-
lions. One Prince Galitzin died as am
bassador at Vienna, and lies buried on
a hill which was In his days just Mt
the gates of the Austrian capital. and
is known to this day as Galitzinsberg.
Then there was that Prince GalitZin
who behaved so splendidly as Gov
crnor- General OF Moscow during the
great cholera epidemic, giving up his
entire salary and allowances to the
relief of the stricken, and spending
his days in visiting the various hos
pitfalls.
1t is to a Princess Galitzin that the
city of New York owes the foundation
OF one of it's finest educational estab-
Itch ,pt,fs oil Iot ~ Ia Sn1,n
of the Sacred Heart. which she first
organized In 1871. She had been sent
across the Atlantic from Paris with
number OF women of the Order of the
Sacred Heart. all of whom were women
of noble birth. Another Prince Calf
Yin. who was a priest OF the Roman
Catholic Church, did Il wonderful
charitable CHARACTER among the poorest
classes of foreigners around Pitts
burgh, and In the mining districts of
Pennsylvania. where his name Is still
to this day held in great honor and
even veneration.
Less to be admired was the role OF
Prince Alexander Galitzin, who figured
for II time in New York society under
the guidance of the late Mrs Paran
Stevens, and who was one of the suit
ors for the hand of Miss Anna Gould.
Eventually he came to grief financially
in New York, and lent himself to n
sale. ut which the articles disposed of
purported to be his ancestral heir
looms" and masterpieces OF the world
famed Galitzin collection" but which
turned out to be merely an ordinary
auction sale of the refuse of New York
brio -brac shops, and to which he
had given his name, in consideration
OF sum. of $500. of which 500 was
payable on the signature of the con-
tract.
After the exposure Of this scheme !
he disappeared from the scene. and
when next heard Of was connected with
the Salvation Army in several Ameri-
can cities; an organization which, in
spite OF it's forbearance, was eventual
ly obliged to dispense with his services |
and to ship him out of the United |
States.
Copyright. 1913. by the Brentwood