PRINCE'S HEAVY DEBTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7321, 14 June 1902, Page 6

PRINCE'S HEAVY DEBTS.

The projected marriage between the Countess Cliotek, sister-in-law of [lie Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and Prince Stanislas liadziwill, .-.on of the Emperor AVilliam's adjutant, will not lake place. This sudden cancellation of the wedding only took place a few hours before tho appointed time, and the reason given h lhnt (lie bridegroom is heavily in debt. OBIiAT BANK PATLUUK. A sensation lias been caused in Switzerland by tho failure of ono of the oldest banks in Ihe country, the Busier luvditgcsellscluii't. The manager, M (irob, and the cashier, M.. HoeHinger, have been arrested, bail being refused. It is reported that .Cl,(it)().()(MJ has been lost in wild Uonrse spetsnlaf iim.s in Paris. Numbers of business houses aivalYeciodi and thousands of persons arc- ruined^ i-liielly in South Germany. K.VL'LOSIO.X ON .\ SUBMAKLNK A serious aecideni occurred on the submarine boat. Fulton on April 21). The vess.-l left JNew York on a (rial trip to U- ashingl-on. She. was i yi , )g ;l , ;!lu . )lo ' r oil the Delaware breakwater when a large (auk of gasoline exploded, and live men wen. badly hurl. Part of the deck was shattered.aniU.ieufenuncMcArthtir, two assistant engineers, and a gunner were huned against the side of (he boat and severely cut by the (lying bits of iron Jiieuteuant. Ivohen, of the Austrian Xiivy, was dashed against the railing and badly bruised. All were promptly removed to the Quarantine Hospital, but none are dangerously injured. The Fulton is not seriously damaged and after a low repairs will proceed to Washington. Gasoline is the motive uowcr of the boat when running on the surface, storage butteries beui" used "hen (he vessel is submerged. ° From ii later account it, appears that .several others on board the Fulton besides those already mentioned were slightly injured. The cause of the accident is a mystery, as the explosion did not occur in the cngine-ioom and tingasoline did not catch tire. The boat itself was not seriously damaged. ' Petrol and gasoline are used in the iintish submarines. ' BRUTALITY TO EMIGIUXTS. ■ Letters recently appeared in the New i ork limes and other papers asserting that the emigrants landing at Ivew ■ \ ork were brutally treated. On some' days thousands are landed, and the | special police on duty at the barge olliee are accused of hurrying them ashore, and dispersing (hem by beating them with sticks, dubs, and whips. E Ven wo.nen and children were brutally treated. Mr IVgram Dargan, a Kew lork author, finally wrote to Mr Ivooevelt making a | O rmal complaint. 1 lie President promptly ordered an investigation, which is now takinc place.

LEGACY EATKIs uy MICK. A short time ai;o a peasant of Finistenv »hq li.-i.l eomc into »n inheritance "t .CIOO sold oIV Lis enVols ami went to Inns. .Mistrusting bankers ami lawyer* lie hid (he money in a etipbonrd wliicli occupied a corner of his parrot. AVIa-n lie- opened (ho drawer fo see i[ his trcisure was safe, he was horrified fo find thai a nest of mice, hud almost completely devoured his fortune. 1.-A.DV CONVERT TO ISLAM. The conversion toMahommedaiiisiuoi: Miss Isabella Dunn, the daughter of an J'-nglish engineer formerly in the employ of (lie iurkish Ailinirally, has created a painful impression in European circles in Turkey suck incidents bcinq very rare. The vonnp; lady, who is highly educated, met a military oflieer at a house where she gave lessons lo liU sisters. She lei] derply in love with him^ and her affection was reciprocated, though ho was already married. TIIOIHI the law does not require a ChristiTui woman in marrvim,- a Turk to abjure Iht faith, Miss Ijunn took (his step formally n: the presence of a dragoman Of tho British JiJnil)a.ssy.

TILUJS'T ROYAL TJIVSICIAN. Professor Kosensteiu, the Queen's chief physician, is a m ;m of sterling qualities Iml has very lifflo of the courtier about him, as was evidenced the oilier day by his very abrupt .staleiuent (o her Majesty that sliu must, under no [ circumstances K el u]i without the consent I ol her doctors. A Ijill- is being told about (he Prolessor, who, on "\\'Mm m fn )„.„,„ suddenly taken ill, w;i.-; summoned (o llu; liiliioe, •Tut out your tongue," abruptly paid ih« <loctor. 'I'liis dufnot. please the Kni^, wlio told the doctor to speak with more ceremony, and to remember with whom he had the honour of speakin". "Very well," said (.lie doctor, and forthwith he departed for Leyden without saying another word to the fuug. It was only on Queen Emma telegraphing to him that ho consented to revisit" the royal patient, who, on seeing the pvolessor entering the room, immediately showed his lonuue witliout beiii" requesied to do so. =

TIIK KAISER'S] DEAL Plfplvint,' (O the (0.-Lst Of hi:; health proposed by the Grand Duke of Baden ;il the banquet ;i( .Karlsruhe, on April 2<i, in connection with the iiflii-lh anniversary of the Grind! Duke's at'wssiou, the Ivaisorsaid : " Not only this hull, when; I remember seei'it; tin; illustrious and awe inspirinjr form of my ■jritmlfiitlit'rol" blessed incmorv. and by his side the brilliant li<,'iire"of my fiither, but Karlsruhe Castle in every part holds memories which ;irc mo<t precious to me It , ::l ,i only be my Sn-'atest fflory, ;-nd n>. tin- s.u „■ time ■•nvake in nu- t!ie d.-t-poit -.iiiitudc, | \vhon from tins mouth of ;i - i tive of my gr,mdf;Uli(M''s henv you say that you arc in' nurivmeitl with the principles upon whitiri try to ruli'. for it shows that, liu'sv pr'ncfplo-! advaiK-e in the pains marked out lot us ' by my newr-to-bu-foi^olti'ii Ki-an,l-iather. Vould that it had pleased God to spare my noble father vo t longer! But, as it has liappened otherwise I am ' firmly ivsolved lo exert, all lsiy powers ( to do ju.slico to the arduous herita",whifli lias cume to me, and this ehioiiy by care for the army. I h upe i sl ,.,f[ .-■iicecud, by carefully foriternnj il, in Ueep.u<; it- m tlio condition in which my graudlatlier lek it to rut-, as uu instru meiit iii his liand for preserving peace j and for L'Oii<|iieriii^ m war, as an meomparalde school for the training of our people.—'Hculci'. "GUSHERS" KUN DItY." The famous oil wells at Boauiuont, Texas, luivo ceased lo " f»nsh" and stocks have dealiiied. Many contractors I have wells on their Imncla of" which they I aro unnblu to dispose. A month ago there .voro l2io wells spouting, now there aro noue. Artificial means-, i.o , tho use of compressed uir, is neoded to 1111 the tanks. Tho cessation of tho "gushers" coincides with the earthquakes in Central America. Tho people of Beaumont tivo confident that the supply of oil iii still largo and valuable.