Arizona republican., 1900-08-06

dinary usurers, but fellow peers. One of them was an enormously wealthy nobleman of the name of Lord Roberts. The latter was exceedingly anxious to get hold of the magnificent place known as Wimpole Hall, the ancestral country seat of the Earl of Hardwicke. Accordingly he quietly bought up the mortgages on the place. and then fore closed, getting possession of Wimpole Hall in this manner for aquarter of its real value. One of the features of Wimpole Hall is it's superb double ave nue of elms. three miles in length, each tree being several centuries old.
 In spite of his bankruptcy, of his inn pecuniosity, and of his faux pas" such as that which resulted in the breaking off of the engag cement to lady Anglesey's American niece, in spite of his being committed to jail for twenty days as an insolvent debtor for the non-payment obtained against him by his valet Lord Hardwicke has never lost caste or forfeited his undeniable popularity. In fact. he has all along throughout his successive experiences as a diplomat, soldier a dealer in Egyptian cigarettes, a stock broker, and heaven only knows what all be- sides, remained particular favorite at court He was the most intimate friend and chum of Queen Victoria's favorite son-in-law, the late Prince Henry of Battenberg, whom he was wont to accompany on all his yachting cruises. He is a godson of the Prince Of Wales, while Lord Salisbury has mani l,; ha genial hearted and amusing young peer by selecting him a year ago to move the address in the House of Lords in reply to the speech from the throne.
 Among the numerous other titled Journalists and editors I may mention the name of Lord Mountmorres. who, for a time edited a weekly society pa per, in conjunction with Lady Colin Cameron, a sister-inlaw of Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll. Lord Mount morres is the son of the Irish viscount of that name, whose agrarian murder in Ireland remains unpunished to this day. The Queen. whose sympathies were excited in behalf of the murdered mans son, intended to appoint the lad as page-of- honor, a position carrying with 1t salary of S1 800 a year, and no duties, excepting those of appearing in gorgeous costumes at the few state balls and drawing rooms held at Buckingham palace during the season. but the Queens kindly project was frustrated by the awkwardness of the youth, who, on kneeling before the Queen on his presentation to kiss her hand, slipped, and in order to save himself from tumbling over. frantical- ly clutched hold of his sovereign's hand with such violence and suddenness that he precipitated her to the ground along with himself, her knee sustaining in- juries from which it has never com pletely recovered. This ended his prospects of becoming a royal page. al- though the Queen helped his family financially.
 The late Lord Desart was, for a num- Der of years, editor of the London soci- ety paper known as Vanity Fair. while the Earl of Rosslyn, besides acting as special correspondent for a London dali ly during the Sauth African war; figur- ed before sailing for the Cape as editor of a weekly London journal, devoted more especially to Scotch affairs. The Earl Delewarr has served as war cor respondent of the London Globe, and sent home some very good letters from South Africa. Lord Glenesk is editor Post, while the Duke of Manchester has