The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-21
DIsRAELI's Il
They Are Not Likely to Re Made Pub
lie During Rowton's Life.
Baltimore American.

Although Lord Rowton Is now thoroughly
restored TO health, yet he has no intention
of taking up the task OF writing the life
and editing the memoirs of the late Lord
Beaconsfield, whose private secretary ne
was for so many years 1t had been gener-
ally understood that one of the PRINCIPAL
ai 6r lite r in the nay va ,S OF RuSllshins this
Victoria Lord Rowton. however, has no
desire TO estrange himself from the ma
jority of his friends by giving TO the world
the caustic OF BENJAMIN Disraei
on his contemporaries, and by publishing
the fac-simile of letters IN which they
pleaded for crumbs OF political patronage.
That is why he rejected, the other day.
the offer made by the great London pub
fishing house of Murray 10 secure the serv-
ices Of some eminent men OF letters 20
undertake the work. leaving 20 Lord Row.
ton the right Of supervision.
According TO the terms OF the late Lord
Beaconshelds viii. all his vast collection
of papers. diaries and letters are 10 pass al
the death of Lord Rowton TO the great
statesman's nephew and heir. Coningsby
Disraeli. NJ. p, the present owner Of Hugh
enden Manor. the home of Lord Beac0ns-
field. Young Disraei is most anxious that
the book should appear, and has done his
utmost TO bring ABOUT its publication, buC
without avail. 1t may safely be assumed.
however. that In the event OF Lord Row
tons death. the l-ong-expected Beacons-
field Memoirs" Will be given 10 the pub
lie as soon as they can be edited. and that
there viii be no attempt TO Bowlderize
them
Coningsby Disraeh Is. thanks 20 hts wife
exceedingly rich and thoroughly fnde-
pendent He deeply resents his treatment
by the Conser sative leaders In not conced-
ing TO him any Office. Indeed, ft Is well
known that he is very bitter against the
reigning house for refusing TO invest him
with his uncle's honors. that is 10 say, with
the earldom Of Beaconsield. and with the
Tories for declining TO recognize his cele-
brated uncle's services with the gift OF
some appointment either at home OF
abroad He is. IN fact. a thoroughly soured
man. and IL his uncle's papers fall into his
hands we may look for their publication In
their entirety and without any regard for
the consequences.
Lord Beaconsheld was accustomed when
ever he received a letter that he consid-
cred TO be the least bit interesting or dam
aging either to the writer or 10 the person
TO whom IL referred. 10 throw IL into a box
kept for the purpose. There are nearly
galore-the collections of nifty years OF pub
lie life I may add that IL nothing has been
done for young Coningsby Dfsraelf AZ -
because In the first place he In not popular.
or even particularly brilliant. and. second
", because those who knew his uncle best
were well aware that the relations between
the great Tory leader and his relatives
were OF the most formal character. that he
scarcely knew his nephew and heir. whom
he had not seen more than a couple OF
times in his life. and that he held little or
no intercourse with his elder brother-that
r. 20 say. with the father CO C~oningsby Dis
raeli. Indeed. the only reason why Lord
Beaconsneld left Hughden Manor and what
little property he possessed 20 his nephew
Was with a view Of perpetuAunG the name
of Disraelt.