New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-23
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Terrific ARMY AND THE
UNEMPLOYED.
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CopyriohL 1894: Bu The Tribune Associanon.
London. Jan. 22.-A number Of workmen now
employed at Villa Fabbrcotti in making alterations
and additions to meet the Queens requirements.
Electric bells being fitted, and lift Is being
arranged which will run from recess in the en-
trance hall up to the first floor. where the Queens
own apartments are to be; and the whole sanitary
arrangements are being overhaule; by experts from
England. Some changes are being made In the
grounds In order TO facilitate the Queens morning
excursions in her donkey chair
The Queens agents found great difficulty in pro-
vidng accommodation FOR the Indian domestcs
The owners of all the houses within easy reach OF
Villa Fabbrcotti demanded outrageous rents when
approached with view 10 engaging a separate
residence for rhe Orientals and many refused abso-
lutey to negotiate on any terms, when Informed OF
the purpose for which the house required The
result Is that by the kindness Of Count Fabbrlcott
the Indians are to be CHARTERED In n detached
pavilion in the villa grounds. which has a lofty
tower from which there Is a grand view OF Florence
and the Arno Valley. All the furniture is TO be
removed from this building, the Indians bring
their own mats. cooking apparatus and other para
phernalia
THE KAISER AS A CRITIC OF SCULPTURE.
The Prince OF Wales the Duke OF York and Prince
Alexander of Teck had four days Of excellent
shooting in the Sandrngham covers last week. anu
a heavy bag of pheasants was obtained each Jay
There have been this season scarcely any Oh 'he
bp battues which formerly took place so often at
Sandrngham owing TO there having been so few
cucsts NJ the Hall: but the estate Is swarmlng with
game and fhe Duke Of York has been out a great
deal with the Prince Of Wales, and also by hmselt
when his father away.
THE KAISER AS CRITIC OF SCULPTURE.
The German Emperor has now turned his atteh-
ton TO sculpture. with results quite as uhto"aru
as were the consequences OF his interference VIZ"
science and literature. Ever since the death oil MS
illustrious grandfather, a public subscTip,ioh ""S
heen going on in Germany for immortaiizng by
s,mo national monument the founders OF the En-
miro in general and Emperor William / In parucn-
lar Most of the competitors naturally introduced
as subordinate figures Bismarck. Motke ana DINERS
and the various designs are now being eNhipiteu III
Berlin The Emperor. however. has summary set
at naugbt the decision OF the jury and selected d
,,odo, y, ono Herr Begas, who simply surrounded
tho statue of William | with four embematcai
Victories and wholly ignored the existence oi Inc
other military and political heroes OF 'he e'e"'s
y, 1S-o7; The memorial IL therefore denationanzed
and becomes exclusively tribute to the glory Oh
the Hohenzoerns rather than natona trophy
SIP HENRY PoNsoNBY IN ILL HEALTH
Cir Henry Ponsonby the Queens private secre-
tary who Is now at Osborne. has been seriously I'M
well lately and the state OF his health causes fhuc''
anxiety Sir Henry. who Is In his sixty-nnth year.
has been private secretary the Queen and Keeper
., tho pr,vv Purse since 1875 when he was APP
no,ntod on the death OF Sir Thomas Biddulph: but
he had then been for many years In the househod'
and for q long time Equerry to the Prince Con-
sort
A PUBLIC SERVICE BY LORD DuFFERlN'
Lord Dufferin is said 70 deserve a good deal OF the
thanks due to those who pressed the Government
into a show Of taking action on the Navy question:
and he deserves still more credit. II rurnor speaks
t-ulv in that he insisted the point so firmly that
the matter was not allowed to stop at mere snow
OF interest.
LORD IANsDOWNE DECLINES AN EMBASSY.
The papers have been speculatng as to whether
or not Lord Jansdowne would accept the ST. Peters
burg Embassy but the fact Is that he refused this
pos, some time ago Lord Rosebery offered II TO
Lord Iansdowne very soon after the death OF Sir
Robert Morer.
TIE PRINCE or REFUSES RETIREMENT
The retirement Of the Prince OF Reuss from TIE
post which he has held 70: more than fifteen years
is causing much comment at the Austrian Court.
Although the Prince Is sixty-eight years OF age
and suffered from a severe attack OF Illness last
year he is still vigorous AMI energetic. and Is as
prominent a figure in the Imperial shooting parties
as ever His disappearance from diplomatic life
may more probably be attributed to personal than
political reasons. but the current rumor that he was
more acceptable 10 the old than TO the present Der
lin regime Is Ia ely TO be well founded 1t is at any
rate understood that for ONE time past the Prin-
cess. who belongs to the Grand Ducal house of
Wcirnar has not concealed her strong desire that
her husbands Official connection with the German
| Government should terminate.
TIE wApD1NGToNs' ENGLISH ANCESTRY.
Unlike his genial brother, Senator Richard Wad-
dinrton the French Ambassador affected to desp'se
his English ancestry; yet for all fhat the same
| blood ran in his veins as In those or Richard
Pcnderel the preserver and conductor of His Sacred
Majesty Charles II in his flight from Worcester
ov,nc n the death of his elder brothers, the ex
Ambassadors father became entitled to one OF the
perpetual pensions. NJ. Richard Washington Is
oo,ad after his ancestor and calls all his children
Penderel.
SIR CHARLES RUSSELL VISITS THE POPE.
| y,hen Paron Ferdinand Rothschild's yacht was at
Cvi.a Vecchla Sir Charles Russell, hear, paid
a nying visit 10 Rome and was closeted Tor half-
hour with the Pope. when there was an intimate
talk both personal and political. and the peS- I'M
prcssion was created on both SIDES
CARDINAL M,NNING's SISTER DEAD
Tho death ,s announced OF Mrs. Austen. sole sur
vivIng sister OF Cardinal Manning whose senior
che ,yos Indeed she never was aDip' 10 the ehu
~ his life q regard lin as olnef IMAM '""''N'
,rother whose Improvement she had AT heart.
WHOM Manning left oxford and entered the COLONIAL
once his sister whose husband. Colonel Austen
WIS Member for Kent. and who had large oc-
oualntance among politicians was as ~-",o'' III us
interest os the sisters Of Lord Beacohsieu he'"'9
arc made TO be- There was a Lady stanhope OF
those dovs. who had relative in the Foreign once
and who spoke patronizngly OF young "ia"',ins 10
| ~, .,,or "yIo writes such n good hand yes,
| toiro1 NIrs Austen, land knows htte arith-
| metlc" -, ,oo, frame
when the Colonial Office clerk had been trans
formed into Roman Cardihal sne ,o '" a. ,sn,e
Is,o,s privileges to write him pious Iitte NOMINEES
ond u,as solicitous for his amusements trying TO
nersupGe him. when he was eighty to come and
look in the shop windows Of Regen,-s, Many OF
card,nol Manning's relatives followed nm INTO the
l,,ho,,c church. but Mrs. Austen remained
. m,ernher Of the Church OF England.
THE FOREIGN PHYSICIANS IN CORSICA
oorresnondent from Ajaccio writes me that 1t
| T., ,nossI,le TO view with any other ieenhss 'nai'
| - tndi the suicidal policy