Arizona republican., 1899-06-17
LATE GOSSIP or
 FOREIGN CAPITALS

Ut is only very rarely, and under the most exceptional conditions that
 tue king accepts gifts which are of feced him from persons of another na- ton, and then fer the most part only when they have been forwarded to him in the regular way, through diplomatic channels This paragraph, which fig uTes in a letter written by Count d'As- sche, the master of the ceremonies of fde king Of the Belgians, to the tenor, Ernest Van Dyck, acwnowledging the gift of a unique piece of American iv- cry work, presented to his majesty by the American sculptor, Kaidenberg, is calculated to create a considerable amount of merriment among those who have the homer Of personal ac- quaintance with this most grasping of monarchs. Nc one has ever known King Leopold until now to refuse any thing. Long, indeed, is the list of people whose gifts to the Belgian rul- CT have been acknowledged in precise ly the same manner as that of MT. kaldenberg, and it is very rare that they have passed through diplomatic channels" Certain it is that none of l the money placed at the disposal of i the king by the late Sir William Mac kinnOn, and by the so-called Nitrate King" and "ColoneI' North, ever reached him through diplomatic chan nels." In fact, Leopold is ore of these i old world rulers, who, distorting the Scriptures, considers it to bs more blessed to receive than to give.
 The emperor Of Austria has gone out l of mourning, and seems to have got over the bereavement caused by the l of 0--F Ia 1 grand banquet the other night at l Vienna, t'ghich was attended by the i crown princess StCDhanie, and the 1 duchess of Cumberland, and after wards appeared in the imperial box at the opera, fer the first time since last autumn.
 Incidentally, I may mention that l private theatricals of the most unique character have just taken place at the magnificent castle of AT Tchduke Fred erick of Ausria, near Presburg Nearly one hundred members Of the imperial family were present. and those who 1 took part in the dramatic performance were the aFchduke's seven daughters, the eldest 70, and the youngest $, and i some of their cousins. In fact, every | one of the actors had a right to the predicate Of imperial highness." The star performer was undoubtedly Arch duke Ferdinand Charles. youngest son of the late Arcnduke Charles Louis, and brother of the heir presumptive | to the throne. His acting is said to te something altogether remarkable. and. l t is declared, ie he were not a member Of the reigning family of Austria, he would win both fame and fortune on tha dramatic stage.
 Prince AdaIbert of Prussia. the third i son of the emperor cf Germany. has | been obliged to abandon his trip | around the word Cn account of i'll ] health. This is the one of the kaisers i sons who had been destined for the ! naval profession, and who already holds a commission of lieutenant in l the navy. The doctors. however. have pronounced him so delicate in health that they will not even permit him to take up lis residence at the naval academy at Kiel, or on board the float : iEg school ship there, and he remains for the present under medical care at Ploen, the school where his two elder brothers have been receiving their eG> Uaati0n.
 Don Jaime, the cnly son of Don Car los, has just won $100. 900 as the first prize in a lottery at Warsaw, where he is stationed as officer of a Russian cav airy regiment. There are many to whom this news will be a source of relief. For there is nothing that con- duces so much to keep pretanders from promoting insurrection as the posses sion Of wealth It is when they be- come penniless and desperate that they really grow dangerous, since they are then prepared for any venture that affords the slightest prospect Of i;Gproving their financial status.
 
 Every year the governments Of the old world are experiencing fresh difli- culties in connection with their inter course with the royal and imperial courts of the orient. 1 mentioned the other day in these columns tha resent ment displayed by the reigning family of Japan at tae refusal Of the sover- oign houses of Europe to entertain my project Of marriage between a Chris tian and EurcD Deaa princess and the Japanese crown prince as long as po- iygamy and the harem system con- tinua to prevail in the household Of ti2e mikado.
 And now I hear that the Siamese government is complaining because tie English court declines to concede royal hClors and prerogatives to all LitG SOuS Ol LuS hIHS OI loItiIii, HAO al ; now in Great Britain. There are wi -E'cut any -eXaggeration more than 150 bona fda sons of the kirl of Siam in Europe, the majority Of them in England. AS they are the sens of the Siamese monarch not by his queen, but by his deputy wives and by ladies of his harem, Queen Victoria and the members of her family and court quite naturally resent the notion of cOnced- ing the honors due to royal persOnages to all this dusky progeny CT a polyga- n9us Asiatic poUsntate.
 Then, eco. there are all kinds of awkward questions cropping up in connection with orders and decora- tions. Tae French government has