Arizona republican., 1902-06-19
Gossip of Foreign Capitals

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 M. Bourgeois. the French statesman who has just been elected to the presi- dency of the chamber of deputy of Paris, an office which carries with it q salary Of $e0,0G0 a year. q magnificent ly furnished and palatial residence known as the Petit Bourbon,' besides all sorts Of allowances and perquisi tieS,- was the principal French repre- sentative at the peace congress of The Hague, and is one of the most capable of the French statesmen. He has, in spite of his being only fifty years of age, repeatedly held the office of pre- mier and of cabinet minister. He has visited every capital of Europe and there is not a single monarch in the old world with whom he is not CA terms of personal acquaintance and with whom he has not exchanged ideas. Indeed, no one entertains q higher regard for him than Emperor William. who has repea ;sd fly received and entertained him at Berlin, while he is held in equally high esteem by the czar, Emperor Francis Joseph, King Edward and Victor Emmanuel.
 Like the outgoing French premier, Waldeck-Rousseau, he is q man of many Accomplishments, one of which is a talent for sculpture. He studied the latter art under the direction of his old schoolmate, the Sculptor Mas soule, has studio of his own, and may be found there whenever he has a mo- nT lois in he sort of smock affected by artists. and busily engaged in nolding pieces of clay as deftly as he succeeded in mold ing the policy of his country when prime minister. He is likewise very fond Of bicycling. and may often be seen wheeling through the Bois Boul- ogne with his son George.
 The son was. some eight or ten years ago, the object of d great scare to his father and of numerous sensational stories in the French and foreign press. It was at the time of the Panama scandal when II. Bourgeois being min ister of justice. was intrusted with the task of directing the campaign against these guilty of corruption and bribery in connection with the affairs. George was at school at Paris, and was bullied
 
 schoolmates about the matter that ne finally ran away and was discovered ten days later at Marseilies. the news papers meanwhile being filled with the most nelodramatic runlors to the ef- feet that he had been kidnapped by- such people as Arton, Reinach. and others incriminated by the Panama disclosure for the purpose of being I; from continuing his attacks on the gang.
 President Loubet's recent visit to the court of Copenhagen reminds me Of the funny mistake made by King Chris tian at the time of the election of the late Felix Faure to the presidency of the French republic. The first mes sage of congratulation received by Faure after his inauguration from any foreign sovereign was an autograph letter most happily worded from Queen Victoria. whose French was quite as classicaily correct as her German The second messag ge was from King Chris tian WEo. in conveying his congratula- tions and good wishes to Frances new chief magistrate. recalled the delight ful evening" which his majesty had enjoyed at the royal opera at Copen- hagen when Nj. F'aure had filled there the principal role in Faust The king only subsequently, discovered that Fe- lix Faure. the statesman. and FaUre, the famous operatic star and singer, although bearers of the same name, were entirely different persons.
 Prince Albert of SaXe Alterberg. whose death has just taken place in Germany, was not. as has been stated in the cable dispatches. the next heir of the reigninS duke of Sake Alter berg. but his cousin. The next heir to the reigning duke is his younger broth CT Moritz, a man near seventy years of age, who has long enjoyed tue reputa- tion Of being the most utterly blase man in Europe. Although in perfect physical condition. he has been in the habit of staying in bed for weeks to- gether not because he was ailing but purely and simply because. to use his own words, there was nothing worth getting up for Under the circum- stances it is possible that when his elder brother the duke. dies. Moritz will abandon his right ot succession to his only son. Ernest. on the ground that il would be ''too much of a bore to reign.
 The late Prince Albert was for many years one of the most intimate friends of Emperor William and d cons spicuous member of the court of Berlin, where the magnificent contralto voice of the princess-a member of the grand ducal house of Mecklenburg Streilitz-was greatly admired. But Prince Albert iH some way quarreled with the emperor and accordingly closed his house in Berlin and withdrew to his country seat in Mecklenberg. where he recently breathed his last.
 Among his friends and the members of his immediate circle were the count