New-York tribune., 1901-08-08
HIS WORD As GOOD As HIS BOND.
LINERS PASSENGER HAD THAT RECON-
MENDATION. But THE JEWELS HE
DENIED HAVING WERE SEIZED.

Some Of the hundred thousand odd tourists
that went abroad this year returned last night
on the North German Lloyd liner Kaiserin
Maria Theresa. This advance guard Of the big
crowds yet 10 come back to the United States
numbered 34S and was made up Of those people
who went 10 Europe before the rush was on. and
by coming back now have escaped the rush
westward, which Will be in full blast in few
weeks There were also 3S4 steerage passen-
gers aboard the liner, which had pleasant
voyage across the Atlantic
Special Treasury Agent Timothy Donahue,
while on the pier noticed Ludwig Meyer, OF ST.
Louis acting strangely and watched him The
man came as a cabin passenger, and in answer
10 the questions by the customs officers said
/ that he had TO pieces Of jewelry with him.
Donahue suspected otherwise. and when Meyer
was searched four gold watches, valuable ear
rings and other pieces of jewelry were found in
his possession. The articles were seized.
Two Of the watches are costly timepieces.
Loing provided with musical attachments
Meyer. when he found that he under sus-
picion, produced a letter signed by the Chief of
Police Of Breslau, Germany. certifying that Mr
Meyer was an honest man. whose word was as
good his bond. He was much put out when
the government agent SAID that he would have
to search him. and the undeclared valua bles
We're discovered.
The largest single party aboard the Kaiserin
Maria Theresa was that Of the family Of Manuel
Escandon. the owner of rich mines in Mexico,
who makes his home in Paris. Not counting his
brot her-in Law. Monsgnor le Duo de Montellano.
who was also the steamship. there were, in
cluding the servants. tW~rlty-three IL Mr. EsCan-
don's party, and their baggage numbered nearly
100 pieces. The wealthy mine owner and the
Due de MontelIano, whose home is in Madrid,
viii travel to the City Of Mexico in a special
train IIr Escandon on leaving his wife and
family there will return TO Paris.
Justice Batcheller. Of the Interna tional Tri-
that while the summer cruise of the Auguste
Victoria 10 the North Cape he met and had a
pleasant chat with the German Emperor Prior
70 that he justice had been in Germany. and
It Is his opinion the tariff bill now pending in
that country viii never become law. The
measure. in order To please all factions.
viii have be greatly modified, and the
stringent sections in il removed The justice
and that while the buEOnic plague exists there
there is danger Of the c"ntagion attacking
persons VINO keep themselves clean. He eN-
poets to return TO the other side Of the At
daughter At Homburg, and will then go to
Switzerland.
The Comte and Comtesse Mazza were also
aboard fae Kaiserin Maria Theresia. The
Comte. who for some time had been the Italian
consul AZ Constantinople, was recently promoted
10 the rank Of consul general, and is now on his
way TO his post. at Montreal, Canada
TWO young Englishmen. also cabin passengers,
are on their way 10 the Rockies and the North
west Territory in quest of mountain mons. 1ney
are Sir Randolph Baker and II. H. Dutton- Ihe
latter is the son Of a wealthy Australian
other passengers on the kaiserln Maria me
resia were Colonel c. Graham Bacon. Major
Padowetz Professors S r. Christy ana GustaVe
Faucheux and Frank Damrosch