Arizona republican., 1899-07-10

day secretary general, and practically ttle sub-perfact Of the propaganda, in
 trusted with the spiritual supervision
 of the Catholic church in the United
 States. Cardinal Ciasca was original " an Augustin monk. and the manner
 in which he first attracted the notice and gCod will of Leo XIII is worthy of being placed on record.
 It seems that in the early part of the century the Pecci family took ad-
 vantage of the sa.e of ecclesiastical
 property. ordered by the first Napole-
 on, to purchase the monastery of the Auustins at Carpinetto ard converted i the place into a residence. Leo XIII
 as 500 mas he became pope, at once | took steps to restore the monastery to
 the Augustin order, and even placed at the disposal Of the later a sum of about S10,000 to be employed in putting the buildings in proper repair for the monks. Father Ciasca was at the time Iprccurator general Of the Augustin or
 der, and as soon as the repairs had ibeen completed he asked for an audi ence of the pope, and restored to the latter a sum of $3O00, informing tho 1 holy father that he had been so for tunate as to have the repairs effected at cheaper rate than estimated. The pope. who is exceedingly scrupulous and exact in money matters. was so much pleased with this behavior on the part of Father Ciasca that he short | ly afterward attached him to his household and has always treated him with marked favor ever since.
 As for the new Cardinal RicheImy. archbishop of Turin, he is a man of singular tact and cleverness, fer he has accomplished the extremely difficult task of being on the best of terms with 1 both the pope and King Humbert at one and the same time Although at times he delivers violent speeches in behalf of the rights of the holy see that have been usurped by the Italian government, yet, on the other hand. he, as a native of iPedmcnt. is loyal while at Turin to the reigning house | Of Savoy, ofhciates at the baptfsms and other religious ceremonies of the reigning family at Turin, and takes part in all the court festivals at the latter place. At Rome he gives his allegiance to the pope; at Turin. to King Humbert. and is an equal favor- ite with both pontiff and monarch. be- ing man of the most genial and cheery disposition.
 
 Colonel Arthur Paget, who has just been appointed to the command of the crack regiment of Scots Guards. is the fortunate PCssessor of 9 very beautiful and popular American wife in the per son Of that Mrs. Arthur Paget. daugh- ter of the late Paran Stevens of New York Fifth Avenue hotel celebrity. Colonel Arthur Paget was cne of the earliest scions of the British aristoc- racy to contract one Of those now so frequent international alliances. and for the last twenty years his wife has been conspicuous figure in London society and prominent member of the Marlborough house set.
 Without being permanently attached to the household of the Prince of Wales, Colonel Paget has frequently done temporary duty as gentleman-in- waiting and equerry to his future king. who is godfather to his two boys. In between time Colonel Paget has smelt powder and seen active service in Egypt, South Africa and Afghanistan. He is son of Lord Alfred Paget. an elder brother of that A1meric Paget who makes his home in New York. and is married to the daughter of W. C. Whitney, whose racing stable. by the by, is under the direction of an ether of the Paget brothers, namely, Sydney. The head of the house of Paget as every one knows. is the young marquis of Anglesey. who. fol- lowing the example of his father. grandfather, great grandfather. and great great grandfather, has separated from his wife.
 In response to an inquiry whicf reached me from Chicago. it may mo stated that the only sen of that Count Francis Fugger. who married in 1870 girl of the name Of Elizabeth Roth. at Chicago, cannot inherit his fathers title, nor has he any share in the en- tailed estates of the house of Fugger. which are very large: fer the union be- tween Count Francis and the Chicago maiden is regarded at the courts of Europe as Q morganatic alliance. and the son who constitutes the issue of the union was compelled to bear his mothers name of Roth until the year 1883, when he obtained from the Hun .garian government a special decree au- thorIzIng him to assume his fathers name of Fugger, but net his title, or even his nobiliary particle of won The Wurtemberg government subse- quently created him an ordinary no- ble, giving him the right to use the mo- biliary particle of ''von'' in conne.- tion with the name of Fugger, and new Leo XIII, who had already invested him with the honorary office of cham berlain of the cape and sword. has ere ated him papal count This. how ever, does not in anywise improve his p'3sition in Germany, where he still continues to be regarded as the issue .of morganaic alliance He cannot use his fathers predicate Of ':erlaucht." ;" CT serene highness.' nor inherit his seat in the Bavarian house of lords.