New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-18
THE PASSING THRoNe

Frank Cuttings. OF Boston spent sor,s -.
MS youth IN France. and since that TIM !, -
been hts habit TO pay the Frs.as
FOLL1oWED capital an annual visit. When -
EouENIE al the Hotel Imperial vesfsr5s
lNAO EMILE Mr.. Cuttings said. Il see bv ~.
papers that another Of the sx-z,.'
press Eugenie's faithful companions who foloves
her into the exile made necessary By the dour,s.,,
OF the French army at Sedan Is dead This IT,,
II IS NINE lie Breton. a sister OF General Bour
Daki. who was the head OF the Imperial C3uard A.
the Ihird Empire. Nine. lie Breton orizinallv ~,
tered the service OF the Empress as reader fro-,
which place she promoted to be maid ~
honor. Faithful to her mistress when the dav. a,
and lived with the ex-EmDress at Farnbo1o1Ss
Hill FarnboToush Hants. England FOR years s6s
and income II has Iona been n pst % hsT uns
TO what disposition Eugene vii rs J1 soF s IS,
gnor9 nous wealth which she Is known possess
direct heir. as It practically left the Bonapsrts
family without head. but II IS OF coarse possbis
of the Bonapartes but in Spain it Is hoga mad i5s
s s viii leave her money in trust 70 the Duke 81
ueve, her nephew. The Dukes extravagances hsVa
tates state OF affairs il Is said that bIIrrs -
pride and distresses Eugene who has uuubsr
pal heir" = -S-
Robert Barr. the novelist arrived from the otaA-
side yesterday on the Oceanic and when seen later
at the Holland House said:
ROBERT BARR The reason Cor my coming
ON THE here at this time lies IN the fact
BOER WAR that have Just completed an
American novel. and although
still feel perfectly familiar with the country have
nevertheless been absent for eighteen years am
desire to submit It some friends OF mine before
puolleation. in order to be the safe side. From
here shall go to Washington and later 70 F1orfsa
Where 1 expect to pass the winter and then pay a
Vlslt IN Detroit. before returning TO England
The interest Of all England. OF course centres
on the Boer war 20 the exclusion OF everything
else The feeling there is tense. but I should not
that the Beers are better armed oufcIass tE, 20
artillery and other machinery Of war but in solts
OF the losses already sustained England has r.
solved to see it through at all hazards and usT-
sonaHy / have no more doubt OF the British con-
QueFlhs than nave that our troops must over
People with Pro-Boer symPathies should remem-
sons. In 1866 and again in 1870 General 0FNsu
, LII InIS country Inc Dominion Government
captured O'Nffl on this last raid, and inUris0na5
although they would have had right 10 hang biSt
II they had wished to- Canada never ned IA
was it allowed to disturb the entente cordfaIs e
isting between the two countries
remain quiescent and ask no auesTions h s T9g
should suddenly begin to build chain OF forts
krupp and other makers. import rifles Of the Ias-
est make together with millions Of rounds OF am
Inunltlon, and go systematically 70 work to drfl
stand IL? I don't He'd probabv f1 o 1a S s3S
order and in no Uncertain nnanner asx WIN 80
ornament and with whom do you expect TO hzhC?
you, and everywhere else the omen sea No51 -
attack whom are you making such preparations7'
ensue But what the Beers have done Il ,. T95 5a
very thing. Surrounded by British territory thew
forebore to question: and with ali the a TAX nF t5sr
n l oeeh OF TINS oeng war Of England's seeking
set on BOer soil