Arizona republican., 1900-07-30
FOREIGN NOTES
 AND COMMENT


 As foreshadowed in one of my re- cent letters Lord and Lady Hunt,ey do not propose to submit without res,s;- ance to the disappointing terms Hf the will of the father of the marchioness, the late Sir William Brooks. The la.- ter bequeathed every penny of the for tune of $2O,OOOO 900. which he had sc- uuired as the leading banker of Liver pool. to the two sons of his youngest daughter Edith. by her first husband, Lord Francis Cecil, the elder of the two boys being heir presumptive to the Marquisate of Exeter. But net penny piece did the old banker baronet leave to his elder daughter, Amy, Lady Huntley. although he had led her to believe that his fortune would be shar- ed equally between her sisters child ren and herself.
 Legal proceedings have been com menced, not only in England. but in Scotland, and eminent counsel has been engaged by Lord and Lady Hunt ley, and by the executors of the will. g courts one of the most sensational pro- bate cases of modern times.
 The executors announce their inten- ton of proving by documentary evi- dence that Sir William had. during his lifetime, spent such vast sums in ex- tricating his son-in-law, Lord Huntley from financial scrapes, that he consi1- cred he had done more than enough for him in a monetary sense. And the eX- ecutors threaten that if forced to the wall they will be compelled to lay bare afresh all the scrapes in which Lord Huntley involved himself some of them of a very scandalous character, as. for instance. tile One when a war rant was issued in London for the ar rest of the marquis on a criminal charge of obtaining money under false pretenses, and he was compelled to flee under an assumed name to the wilds of Albania, dropping on his way a let ter resigning the rost which he held of captain of the Queens Own Body guard of Gentlemen-at-Arms
 Sir William compromised matters with the prosecutors and today the af- fair is almost forgotten. But it will all be revived if Lord and Lady Huntley persist in contesting the old barOnets will. as it Is feared they will, for Lord Huntley. who has been repeatedly bankrupted, is in desperate financial straits, and shows by his past career that cash with him is a far more inn por tant consideration than good name or reputation.
 Princess Christian, the third daught- CT of Queen Victoria, being the member of the British family who enjoys the most extensive degree of intercourse with Americans, it may be of interest to state that she has a new lady-in- waiting in the person of the widowed Mrs. Dick Cunyngham, whose husband, the gallant Col. Dick Cunyngham, was killed at the head of his regiment, the famous Gordon Highlanders. dur ing the early part of the war in South Africa. Mrs. Cunyngham was also very closely related to the popular Gen. Andy" Wauchope. who fell while lead ing the Highland Brigade into action 8 the battle of Colenso.
 Mrs. Dick Cunyngham is indeed a woman deserving of much sympathy. for it was only about two years ago AC0N tempt by the latter to save the life of his friend, the young master of Sal 1oun. the eldest son of Lord Saltoun. The boys had gone out bathing near Philorth, and the master of Saltoun gos out of his depth. YoungDick Cunyng- ham went to his assistance and sue ceeded in bringing him into shallow water, only to succumb to fatigue him self, when he was drawn under by the tide and drowned. Every American la dy who either visits Princess Christian or who writes to her will be obliged to do so thorugh Mrs. Dick Cunyngham have therefore thought that it might be well to explain who she is. She owes her appointment to the Queen. in w''cs2 name all the appointments 10 | :5yal household are made.
 With regard to the Order of St. stephen, which the Emperor of Austria Hungary is accustomed to confer upon all nOn-CathOlic sovereigns and princes of the blood, I would say, in response to an inquiry. that it was founded in the middle of the last century by the great Empress Maria Theresa, on the