Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12
HAND IN HAND.
That's the Way ROthschild's Wealth and
Corpulency GO-Kings' Troubles.
Some After Health and Some After wealth-The
Congo to Cease to be Free State-GeOrge
Francis Train.

b Special TO the Gazette.
LONDON, May 1i.-Excesslve fatness
which has caused its share of trouble to
the great men of the earth, Bismarck for
example, has seized upon another victim :,
potentate not of the political, but of the
financial realm, n9 less a person
age than Rothschild, the London head of,
the great house which could make aud
un make empires, but prefers to milk
them, and wax fat upon the revenues
thereof. Lest the bankers bulk should
continue to grow in proportion to his for
tune, he has called upon that uniquely
renowned friend of adipose, DR.. Schwen-
niger, who will shortly arrive in London
for the purpose of personally treating his
illusIrious patient.
NEW YORK IS POLITICAL RULER
will soon be enjoying the propinquity at
Wiesbaden of two of Europe's nominal
heads, she kings of Denmark and Greece,
rendered uneasy, not so much by their
crowns, as by ailments appropriate
to high life and who HE themselves
thither to take the famous waters.
Still another kings troubles must be
cbronicled, those of Leopold of Belgium.
His are of financial nature, for in his
thirst for glory which comes of founding
a new state, he has neglected to pro-
vide for the income necessary to
the proper maintenance of such a
luxury. The Congo free state will be q
fiourishi1g nation some day. no doubt,
but at present it furnishes hardly enough
revenue TO satisfy the needs, or perhaps
we should say the wants of the patriots
who consent for a consideration to run
it. AS aremedy for this condition of
affairs it is proposed TO, in sense, strike
the word 'ffree' out of the NATIONS
title; in other words
EBULLIsH FREEDOM OF TRADE
in the Congo region. The propose
comes from LON brement to the slavery
conference, and if favorabIy acted upon
a duty of 10 per cent. will be levied upon
all merchandise, the proceeds
to be used i'll reoouDing King
Leopold's private fortune, which
is said to have been considerably
intrenched upon in the bolstering up of
this pet enterprise of the Belgian
monarch. What VIII become of the tar
if after the kings advances have been
made good is not stated. The general
IMPRESSION LuaL II Will DS kept I'D IOf
the benefit of the infant Industries that
may be relied upon to spring up along
the Congo.
KING LEOPOLD,
by the way, arrived In London to-day
to, take part tomorrow in the elaborate
ceremonies attendant upon the I'M
yelling at Windsor of the jubilee
statue of the late prince con-
sort. The party of guests will be
moderately large, but very distinguished,
only royalty and nobility with very few
excep ions being honored by an invita-
ton.
The cheerful cynlc, George Francis
Train, embarked safely on the Eturia for
NeWYork to-day, a goodly company of
admrings.a Americana : being present
10 ttd him bon voyage. The papers de-
vote good deal of space to Mr.. Train,
but seem quite puzzled as to his proper
classification, whether among the genius
or cranks of America. The former CLASH
fication is insisted upon by some writer's
who remember him as brilliant in
ventor or orator of days gone by, and
remind US that we are indebted to him
for our tramcar system. while
less favorable comment Is made
by q others, who cannot convince
themselves that genial philosophic ak
presslons of anarchistic sentiments should
be condoHed. All agree at least that in
his present enterprise he is likely to sue
coed in beating all previous records.