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Show " KOAI- ?RIKCES COME TO BLOWS. S . Two brothers Settle Their Little Difference With Their Fists. New York, April 7.-The World's Dresden cable says: . Court circles aro enjoying a scandal m the little principality of Schwarz-bury-bondershauseii. Prince Leopold, brotjier of tho reigning sovereign, Pnu.ee Charles, has removed all his possesion pos-sesion from the palaco where he has been living for years and taken lodging at a, hotel. Hitherto tho two princes, who are both Prussian generals, respectively respec-tively 68 and 58 years old, have been great chums, their intimacy even going so far as to includo keeping a small harem on equal shares in the matter of expenses. ', 1 Prince Charles, although married, is childless, and Prince Leopold, being a bachelor, recently decided for state reasons that he had better marry. Two or three Sundays ago tho two princes talked matters over whilo at supper in the Casino club of Sondcrshauseu. Leopold demanded that iu ease of his marriage his allowance, $5000 per annum, should be iucreased. The elder prince did not take kindly to the proposition, propo-sition, aud said if Leopold could not afford to support a priuccss as his wife he should try to marry a rich Jewess. This offended Prince Leopold and he left the club abruptly and was on the way homo to the castle when ho was overtaken by Prince Charles, who sneeringly repeated his advice. Prince Leopold viciously turned on his brother ; and hit Jhirn in the face. A tistic battle ensued between the brothers. The sentries sen-tries who were pacing the road to the castle did not dare iuterfcre. but some stOI. ...1.... 1 ..l!l-l: .1- - iuul,-w ttiniuu nuu, uy niiiujuuig uie reigning prince with their bodies, succeeded suc-ceeded in lulling the storm. Everybody retired to bed and in the morning both princes had black eyes and remained invisible. |