The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-20
LORD FIFE
hing about the Future Hus'
eCDlus ,-,isa Of Wales.

r. There have been persons Mho
-4lus ~ descent from Shakespeare's Mac
bee - whom. in fact, he has no more
ll ], han Mr.. Irving's Macbeth has witn
l,.sneare's. They are entirely diS1lhct'
- noffigc IS gained by confusing people
,-7tiraly distinct. Lord Fltes an
THU IIisc0unt Maciuff in l6oS- mat,
b. or VIZ :. a. far back as his lineage can
ierlsps carried. Do not consult the
<aiey 80 They, like the College OF
eleai Who are also genealogIsts, VIII
az - an ancestral line for anyDOuy
asl. L-cb ire antiquity shall be IN direct
-, 70 the price paid. Ancestors are
4 Pr a. so much a head, or SO much
4 o' H i1 Whitley, for aught l know. WIN
A,Il: a. ,ram He is the universal proVluer:
Io' ~ I.',a,yn 10 urovide collins; why noV
4 ..,anrs # the cottinsi since Lor9 Or riIe
! 80 engaged to Princess Louise OF ales
81 'F1gl,s6 newspaper press mas cothpe1t9u
~ +1a Royal College at arms lor tne
/ ~ II finding him the most ancient pro
TORS They have got PACK 10 I,e tniI
IN century: on either size OIL " uIcn ZIG
4 -.n,orv Of man runnet not 10 tne con-
- Tine became lmmemorlal, accord
NO LAWYERS, in the reign OF one OF
! = Ric7ards, think the second' ouI Il any any
\ - lies to say it was the nrst
prs IN contradict him. | forget which 1t
Fas. ,.-....-,on r,,o+tars r. rs and TO
4 - 80 more than any series of dead Mac
~ in tbe past. Not if you carried him
III VI. - the most mythical moment of High
! ri Larbarism could you attain to an anti
liz that of the Guelphs. 1t is not
'.'1 rsasors of mere ancestral remotenesS
= tbIs Young lady has chosen her hus-
Ia. a-l. Tor choose him she did. She might
wa had German with scores of quar-
{" 'Tgs Size might have married a far
4 nov cousin. or there may even be another
n hat family of Battenbergs for whom the
1 ,ssn mas shown a preference so marked
~ As IS thought Oh the continent, so sim
r. The Princess Louise of Wales has
4 M the courage of her sentiments. Her
+t+scbment to Lord Fife has prevailed
fTeinst even her grandmother's pred1lec-
for Teutonic alliances No one
4 bont the court is surprised, or, if there be
4 nv surprise it IS only that the queen should
/ W. consented to a marriage between the
Princess ROYAL of England and subject.
N. Is sixth Earl Fife aud first Earl of
b.. n uonentous distinction. The Scot
H. parldon is OF the sa ne date as the Wis
Funtcv: the earldom of the United King
kom dates but from 1885. Let US take the
story OF the reerage editors In its simplest
form. is descended from Macduff, Earl of
fIfe. who contributed to the destruction of
4 acdutf and the restorau Of
MALCOLM Caenmohr. The thirteenth Of
thls line dying in 1858, The title became ex-
tluct. but the representative of the family
Mas raised 20 the zee age by the Queen
ERegent caroline III 1885" If you like, we
Nil say that the representative OF the fam
liz in 1875 - hen he was made Baron Brace,
i rs VT ter TO tine signet in plain English,
L. attorney; and he it was who laid the
Foundation of that fortune which is now
kuppposed to Weld a yearly income of not
3e.s than $500 900. He made judicious in
kestments in land, aud his descendant owns,
b. did own somathing like 100000 Of Scotch
8cres. His p sessions stretch far over the
koultie5 Of Banff, Of Aberdeen, of Moray,
bud know not how many others.
he question of Lord Flies wealth has
been discussed with truly British frankneSs
H. co nee ion with the proposed grant by
kariiame t to his bride He has, say the
fise men who enhghten the public on these
private matters, a rent roll of $500, 600 a
Year; or, as some say, 100000. Ali that
kshes from laud. Tken he has an income
From personal property, and especially
Erom his share in the banking business of Sir
Samuel Scott s. Co., one of the few re-
<nainug firms of private bankers in London.
H. this business he invested $4,000, 600 some
wears ago. As no bank is supposed 10 pay
4 less til n 10 per cent, and some pay 20 per
kent and over, the addition from this source
70 L I'd Flies lncoa would carry 1t well
bver the S250,0O0 with which he is credited.
lWhy, then, cries the radical ENORMOUSLY in
Ehe public prints, why should the people of
Great Britain be taxed for the support of
/ this rich mans wife! Lord Fife is on this
point IN agreement with the querulous rad
pea. tie offered to settle upon the Princess
Louise Of W ales a sum the interest of which
Should equal any grant parliament would
Pnake. But reasons OF state prevail over
foISiterailons Of delicacy, and the grant is
20 be asked for.
Lord + fe has in Morayshire a residence
known as unes house, which he does not
i've IN, but lets. He came there in the wear
|loo2 as the guest of his tenant. and it hap
Eentd to lie one of the rare occasions when
Be made an appearance before the public.
1uneS house lies not far from Elgin. and
|Elgm was then celebrating a civic
junction, of which Lord Fife was In a sense
1he head. For Lord Fife is much more than
|Iue courtler and smart man about town in
London whom you may imagine him. Lon
uon a d whatever has to do with London
|oEefpoWerS the Imagination, and the place
"nlch a man holds in London seems, per-
laps TO the foreigner to determine his
pIace III the general social scale. 1t is not
e. or not al ways so. 1t is what a man is
Ia the country, IN his own country, that has
most influence upon his life, and upon the
|lyeS OF other people, and upon their opin-
on ot MIN. 1t Is the owner of Mar lodge.
ana Skene house, and Duff house and Bal
Eenle castle, and of the great estate which
I Luz ABOUT them whom YOU are to consider
ne people of Elgin asked him, I suppose.
as the laird of Tunes. to preside over them
anu ne did He had given them a great
Pull LOT their new town hall, and believe
~ "oulo have given them twice as much
aiore TO be freed from his share of the cere-
n-oAy OF opening it. But noble, Sc oblige,
GU lie faced the music in that spirit OF
SGD. n"'laai courage which is as much as
a .1i1t lnlng Characteristic of the young En-.
eil9ainen or young Scot of the period.
ne came to Tunes in state BETTING his
! e anA and position; with valet and piper
r %a.n ooachman and groom, with two car.
49, l'Sea ana three horses; as if RAILWAYS had
n NV, ost peen heard OF. The piper piped unto
w., aI tSer dinner in the Highlands manner,
stii ii'n equlres very large room, or better
$50 l.,' Gu SuoorS, to be entirely agreeable. If
o-,il' 1-ord Fife himself to YOU. it must be
=, y as ne appeared on the platform in
foiio-.,o u III us seat at the luncheon which
b e-,o"eo the public meeting. If you had
sson az Hong tue audience you would have
WIZ pau1 Standing before you a man of 80,
b %non, In or out of Scotland, YOU would
CO. COVE Iaken for Scot He has the national
~ Pliietxlon, which is a fiorid bronze, and
Viz utle eyes and brown hair which %
tu a.n 1t, me eyes kindly; the face and fea-
per Io strong and intelligent; the manner
of p op9 tIstle shy, but sympathetic. He is