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Show I , ' f KJlNOEINf.J)ISGBACE. LaisH ' '' H ALpfenr of s A'XG-couunc-co- B " J' H T H Cahft e.ltal Thai 111, rtniM .III H o.fm.n,ll Iv HelUred TIKI ! B iVaa'Lml Annf'b) I'tmn In lll(h Hj AallibHl. I M - ? ' H A furore wat 'crted recently at M Ilerlln by the suddsn itluatoMl by till H nujaty' command of Captain von H Iluexlbn, military instructor, and' H , Count vofl llopffgsrteii social guar H dMD of Atml, print of sx-cobtir H , i OotlM. I'rlMo Alfred u transferred H from Ihe.Mrst regiment iof royal B guard to the Ono Hundred una Hi"; terntli regiment of Infantryt Since that, tine nlj Germany tin H , been talking and eagerly Inquiring for H the cause tlxit led up (n the wirnrls- H Ing act on the part of th emperor. j , The nobis guardians of I'rlnee Alfred H Were dismissed while the emperor waa H Away on hla pilgrimage lo the llolr H , Land, and it la Inn too apparent that H only tho mott Important development B l'ltirfCB AI.IIKUT. H , ronM ho,v led tha emperor to ail nt H ,auch a time. .Tha truth of the matter l tbo cm- H psrpr ted t tha moment ho wa as- H ,aurril that certain suspicions wrro cor- 1 ,rt Ilrltlty, he found out that tha H two guArdlan of Trine Alfred were B 'not truo to their trutl Instead nr H;te Urulillna; the young man In tha right H1 direction they devoted alt their own H wt)develnpcd energies to "showing H him the town H TJifttfacJs that tinrVi already beeomo H rublle propetlf slmsr that tha young H tnemnnrff royalty la one of tha great- tit ftfyettfevt'Df tho Init deende Ho bosy dipped Into 'all aorta of dlsslpa- tAaaaj - tloff.'nlmdsl rulne.l hla hentth and con. H l!rblydlmlnUh4ihUfln.oaaav.Uui at prrsont he la In disgrace and will H bare to iprnd at leatt two yeara In n H 'dreary cattle on the borders of Itua- H l'r(nro Alfred la tho youthful heir to H the fnmoua duchy Herman of Raxe-Co- H burf06tba. 11a la the aon of AtfreJ H the Klrat, tho prraent duke and waa H born In 1S7S nt llilcklnnlmm palai-e. H 'when hli father waa merely the duke H of lMlnliurg. Tho ynunic man la alan B the KranJion of Queen Victoria, itnit I be aroma to bare n touch of that atraln which has been ao notlcMblo Iq tho HHHJ prince of Walea. Ilrildea hla numrroua H princely title he beara tho honor of a H captaincy In the Rrrand Devonahlre H (Trlnre of Walrai rrKlment and a lieu- H tenancy In the Drat regiment of the H Itoyal 1'niHlan Ruarda. a corpa which H contains the flower of the Ocrman no- H blllty. H In trila, hla Cth year, the younx B nnblo la In dtscrace, and has been senl A to foot hla ardor for forbidden paa- Hk tirnca In the sciuratrred old Itusala'n B castle ,nf llamhourir, tha property of B ls 'fhothcr, Maria, the altter of the HaVl. '" c,nr Aleiandrr tho Second, The H Immediate cause of hla ealle la n afan- H rtal aucli as but ton frro,ucntly rends B the circle of Europe's aristocracy and H 'obtains publicity, despite the stringent j efforts of those In rower H Durlna bta boyhood Alfred attended H the gymnasium at Coliur and appear- 1 ed to brilliant advantate among hla H tnany schoolfellowa. Ho at that time B kato lltllo promise of developing Into J the iportlre young man that later H yean show him to be. Tho only ton filH COUNT UOI'KFCIAUTCX HH it hla parents, bo waa petted to a con- HH aldorable degree. The rlsltl i tn H (bat the duchess hU iUr., Jmi M Hi oa the entlra ) h.r h 5. ' B included, was ate t kta B the'-)-"' i un s. i..e-jri. 1 rn- H f .,, as hv At M K majority, B uipt' jar. i'jij no restraint, HBl u ' t n mltlea (o Hi. SBaW "K3iit thl time his rosldonco was M " ' (;(ed to Ilerlln. He received his BVbb military appointment from the omnvr- H or'blmself, with whom he soon boeame H a' great faTorlte. Captain von Ituetle. H ban. a well-known fleur at the capital. ) 1, wsVappolntrd Instructor Injiraiy nt fairs., al LMitsoantCounT vori HorX asriati were delegated to the bapV Aei social gnardlsa.oftbe rotintL hair. . How well the count performed his dutlrn la tlalnly shown by Ihaiy Ufa, which marks the three years of ,hls etarge't life at Ilerlln A friend In the beautiful Vasalleilirh a miieli talkod-abont talkod-abont Ilohenfan singer, was first" procured pro-cured to make happy the days of Alfred Al-fred '(J, this laily he larlbe, 1m; mense sums and many Vc t anecdotes anec-dotes of the y.noag eon pie and thll IngenlooAatlsmpta to eftnre amnee-merrt amnee-merrt and adventure The )'oiing scion Oinmrflnl many Indiscretions, which however, were looked upon n trifling matters by the Indulgent parents. As time progressed all the rices which are popular among the noble In, the capitals began to appeal to Alfred's fancy Friends nf a dubious character charac-ter are ever In wait to employ them-alve them-alve a monitor to the young nntf etirloiis. dambllnf, at first merely a matter of curiosity, soon bemime a pas. alon with Alfred Magnlflrent natnees are erected to ibe go-l of cards In Ilerlln, Iler-lln, In which the highest add mmt ex clusive member of aristocracy any be met. Irlne Alfred waa Initiated Into a cllqoe rnmpnsnl nf vonng bli(9 Woods like himself and the nights spent at the table Iick did not favor tha yoting man and he was forced to retort to many expedient to raise money HI mothev who Is reputed to be tha most wealthy woman In tho empire, posswslng nn annual Income of about IS.060 0M marka. Is famous for her parsimony To the demaml of her favorite child, however, she wo often forced to succumb Alfred was the posisssor of magnificent stable at Ilerlln. Charlottenhurg and Iladen naden In which were found many horse which have made their names famous on nrman and Itngllsh tracks Theso stable uere an almost Insupportable Insup-portable drain on hla Income Immediately before the coronation of Wllhelmlna. the young queen of Holland, Hol-land, Alfred wa mentioned as tha most likely aspirant tor her hand There la little doubt that he would have been an accepted suitor hut for Ills vicious life ntid the publicity given to scandals In which ha figured. A he grew older. Instead of sobering, sober-ing, Alfred become more recklnu. The friend with whom ho nsaoclntcd wore, although of privileged blood, of most daring character, to whom excitement wa a necessary ns air Kacapnde Innumerable In-numerable began to make the clique of young noble notorious The name of actresses began to bo unpleasantly commingled with theirs. They becatno the town talk. Finally Alfred, lo keep up hla aupply of funds, began to resort to Jewish CAIT niti:XLIJIlB.V. money lenders. Among those was a certain banker of (lotha by the name of Levy (loldschmldt. After advancing advanc-ing Inrge amounts to the young prince ou such security nt ho could obtain Ooldachmtdl began to feel shady about the transaction. Having requested the payment of several large notes which were due, and, meeting with no satisfaction, satis-faction, he Instituted proceedings for the recovi ry of hla money This law-suit law-suit was the bombshell which startled tb nobility nr r.ionlly the Km-peror Km-peror William Of courso the parents hastened to tho rcscuo of their heir and nude good his numerous borrowing. The emperor, em-peror, bow over, wa greatly aroused by the scandal, and Immediately ordered dishonorable dismissal of Alfred's Instructor, In-structor, Count von Iluexlebcn, and of gay Count von Hopflgartcn The young scapegrace waa transferred to the One Hundred and I'ltteenth regiment of Infantry In-fantry at Darmstadt Such a transfer la very significant In tho (Jcrman army and la only another modo of express. Ing great Imperial displeasure Ilsfore assuming actlvo duties Alfred, Al-fred, a ha bcc.i said, ho beon taken to 1 tambours, where ho will pan a season of reform under hla parents' eyes. In this retirement ha will also be safe from tho gossip of the now, paper. |