El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-21
About the Duke
of Manchester

The Duke of Manchester was sched-
uIed to arrive in FL Paso this morning
but failed to come 1t was learned late
this morning that he stopped at San
Antonio to keep posted on the condi-
ton of Queen Victoria, who is lying
at the point of death.
1t was reported this morning that
the duke was at the Sheldon hotel and
newspaper reporters galore crowded
into the corridors to invite him to
poker game but they failed to find him.
Word got abroad among the guests
that the duke was in the hotel and
then there was a commotion-
He is down stairs having his shoes
polished" explained Night Clerk Shaw,
Go down there and you can see him.
There was an immediate rush for
the basement to get a glimpse of the
dock" Harry Alexander and a Her
aid reporter and several other repor-
tiers made the descent. A large man
with side whiskers was the only occu-
pant of the boot blacks stand.
Are you the duke?" queried a re-
porter.
Nav. I amt no dock" said the
man: I'm a mining man and I've got
good copper claim in Arizony.'
The crowd dispersed.
If the Duke of Manchester writes
his full title on the hotel register
while in this city it will be about
as follows:
William.
Angus.
Drogo.
Montagu.
Duke of manchester.
Duke of Montagu.
Marquis of Monthermer.
Earl of Halifax.
Earl of Manchester.
Vicount of Vaudeville.
Baron Montagu-
Baron Kimbolton.
Baron Orioro.
Baron Furze.
Serene Highness, Prince of Mimi
helm.
The last is his German title.
The duke will come Lere direct from |
NewOrleans.W While in louisiana he visit |
ed his grandmother's plantation near |
NatcheZ and then decided on a visit |
to the Pacific coast and stop over for |
a day in Ell Paso. The duke is the re- |
suit of the marriage of a Louisiana |
belle to an English nobleman and is |
thoroughly imbued with American
dieas himself. He has been a newspa-
per reporter and an actor and IL is
said that he was dead broke when he
married To reporter for the New
Orleans Picayune he said:
"A year ago 1 was working for the
New York Journal and am still doing
some work for it.
I write occasional book reviews and
other special matter. For a time l
was their London correspondent.
And you like newspaper work."
1T is intensely amusing" II
Amusing"
Yes, it entertains me greatly" ;
Going to do any more?''
mo. not any MORE" and the duke
smiled.
Where are those Boston terriers?"
''Ah, my dogs; they are not along.
left them in Cincinnati. I have a t
number of fine dogs. The Boston ter l
riers are not the only ones" 4
The $4,000 ones?"
That wasn't SO. I have no dog cost {
ing $4,000, you can wager on that
Then the interview took serious a
turn, a sort of financial jolt, as it were
A London cable. printed in the Plea
yune Tuesday morning, stated that O
he dukes financial embarrassments b
had come up for hearing in court e
a ESQ jewelry claim-and i
hat the court had ordered a postpone a
nent of the cases to await his return
md to ascertain if he wished to enter
he plea of infancy.
He was asked about 1t. q.
What is that?" he rejoined. :.
The story was repeated in an mex
'erienced manner.
Il never saw the dispatch and / new
= heard of any such proceedings" he
declared. u
\ press dispatch from NatcheZ stat a
d that you said the infancy plea A
must waltz" was urged.
Il made no such statement" was a
urther declaration. Il saw no report U
L in NatcheZ about the case and said
othing."
We'll, what will you do?" q
Nothing-there is nothing to DO.
ave not ordered my attorneys to enterI