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Show HER HEART BROKEN. PRINCESS OF WALES PROSTRATED AND HER CONDITION SERIOUS. Much Anxiety in Keacd to the Condition of Princess Mary Universal SorrowOther Sor-rowOther News from Foreign For-eign Lands. London, Jan. 15. Apprenension is felt iu many quarters regarding the condition of the princess of Wales, who takes the death of her son very much to heart and refuses to be comforted. Her long service in the sick rooms of both Prince George and I'rinee Victor had the effect of greatly debilitating her and today she is completely prostrated. Princess Victoria Mary, whose, poignant sorrow at the loss of her betrothed husband, seems to increase, is also prostrated by the intensity of her grief and her refusal to hike food. Much anxiety is expressed regard iiv her. . V Princess Mary s6od at the bedside of he), royal lover and through her blinding tear;', watched him as his life ebbed away. Whe' j the doctors announced that the duke m was dead she became hysterical and he cries were heartrending. Efforts were made, to lead her from the room, but for a long time nothing could induce her to leave the death chamber. She. stood by tho bedside, and leaning over she called "Eddie, my Eddie," in agonized tones and entreated him to speak to her once more. Sorrow Anions Uritisli Subjects. London, Jan. 15. Tho Irish newspapers today nil contain kindly articles upon the death of the duke of Clarence and Avon, dale. Calcutta, Jan, is. The death of t lie duke of Clarence aud Avondale has caused w idespread and deep sorrow throughout In. dia. All public, business is suspended to-dra to-dra as a mark of respect to the dead prince. The rajah of Rhlnga, on behalf of the native na-tive races, expressed the deepest regret at the death of the. duke aud most profound sympathy with the imperial family. Ail public fetes and races have been postponed. Will We Allow This? London, Jan. 15. Christopher Furness, a member of parliament, has invited subscriptions subscrip-tions from Britis h ship owners to defray the coBt of conveying to tho Russian famine sufferers the 4,000.000 pounds of Hour contributed con-tributed in the United States. Spain Not Invited. Madkiti, Jan. 15. In the chamber of deputies dep-uties last night the minister of the interior declared that Spain had received no offer to Join the Zollverein. The government, he said, did not intend to enter into a league with any power. The chamber adopted the government bill prolonging the existing commercial treaties. Anarchists in Spain. Madrid, Jan. 15. Last night a band of anarchists made an attack upon Borouos and Alusia. The cavalry was summoned and soon succeeded in putting the baud to Sight. Several anarchists were arrested. |