New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-23

agents ron aDr0aG were ENGAGED 10 90
work and Tor tine everything went On xv,i-,-
ningiv Then the Holy Band so- sn-o c,-as--
with the orfcial police, some OF the foreign en-
plOves o. the new organization turned ont badly
and finally 80 much confusion arose. agents Of the
'Eolv Band" srresting members OF the ofscisl
police. and the latter in their turn shadow
ing and capturing employees OF the HOLY Pars q"
rhat at the urgent request OF Senator Plehve then
CHEZ a. the secret police. but now Minister q the
Interior Alexander II decided TO dispense with itx
services crietlv and II was accordingly dissolved
Since that tine. however NJ Rezobrazo~ has
become entirely Teconcied 10 Senator Piehve ana
has not only managed 70 retain the good WIN %
rhe imperial house. which he rad acquired by the
prominent part which he had taken IN the o-ran-
ization ot TIRE Holy Band" but likewise has won
ere favor % the Gar 20 whom he IS IN the Ia Bit
= frequently submitting memoranda on important
sEal-s q the state. q course without any regard
Tire wishes views OF the Eupe-or's ministers
vho bitterly resent his Interference and his fnru-
ence with thelr master
Prince Joseph Luboni-sld. who has Just suffered
n-aplration o. the lee at Paris has for the last
forty years been one o. the most conspicuous and
amusing 6Eures OF the French capital Scion OF
ore re The Oldest houses Of the Polish nobility
witch vas raised 60 p-incely rank by the German
Emperor III the seventeenth century ne was du--
i-E bis boyhood. page OF honor 20 Gar Mich
oias T. and has published q volume o. his reEnin-
isoe1ces as such which has given great offence At
8 Eeters5u-g. Migrating 70 Paris during the
ra---iesr days o. the reign OF Emperor Napoleon
nd Empress Eugene. he became favo-lte al the
Corr q TIE Tuileries. and a member @ that gay
band q -'v1reU-s' headed BY the Duo de Grau'ont
E1daroUsse. On account OF his avoir7upoi7 he was
nicknarned 'E3oUle De Suif~ CralI OF fa-) and won
much distinction b. the invention Of a new figure
known as The pas de goret" IN the dance which
was then the feature Of the garden al ALabille
81 v1s subsequently Of the Moulin Rouge
TIE --t-ce IN 81. 9ndinE himself in financial
dificu-tes married the enormously wealthy widow
of Il. Bower. who had a1nassed al immense fortune
BY the manufacture OF his so-called Pau des
Csr-nes." and a story used 70 he current 70 the
erect thai ne prince the morning OF his we'd
ding day. delayed IL getting 70 church By a
E5uisser s1ecr-ng an entrance u his room before
h had risen from his bed. and seizing then and
there II behalf o. his creditors the evening dress
which he about 70 don to- the ceremony. The
prince n despair. but az the last moment he
rescued from his predics-ncnt BY the con-
cierEe santor. OF The house, who paid the money
necessary 10 release his clothes thus enabling him
10 reach church II zine for the ceremony. though
a rr.1e late. The prince never forgot this assist
ance which ho received from the concierge and
aas since chaupioned the cause OF The universally
1euounce5 '1tpelec'
The union did not prove q ve-y happy one. for
the princess proved herself the OF liberal
n money natts-z. where her husband was con-
cerned. and he- death about three years ago,
4 was found that she had EFT him but little.
Last wear ne contracted second marriage leading
&c the altar the wealthy Dowager Duchess q
Decazes b. birth Baroness LoEenthal, OF Vienna
and WHO was the widow OF that Duke Of Decazes
and Of Cilucksberg who for number OF years
Minister o. Foreign Affairs Paris n the arst
decade OF the third republic
Prlnce LubOnirsld. VINO OF the intimate
friends and boon companions Of the late Prince OF
Orange. hsl,-brother q the present Queen OF HOl-
la1c. and popularity known b. the soor1QUet OF
''Cftro-." Is a very clever writer. has published
several books contributed numerous articles TO the
press anc Is brilliant and amusing man. whose
mistake II lie has been a sort OF chronic in
ability 70 cornprehsad the distinction between
hundred franc note and one OF q thousand francs
q covrse his dancing days are long over. But his
pas seuls 81 eccentriques' are called 70 mind BY
che loss o. nls leg
Monsignor Merry Gel Val whose appointment 20
me post OF Papal Secretary OF State. which pre-
6ictsd in these letters September last, has
ssEt been announced is the first occupant OF that
post which virtually that Of the Prime Minister
q the Pauacy) who has achieved distinction as a
football player. and who Is able 70 talk Engisn
without any trace OF foreign accent he was not
Only born II England. but likewise received his
early education the College OF Stonyhurst where
b. left name for himself IN connection with his
proves IN the football field II s not his mother,
but ms grandmother. who was English. his mother
having been Ike himself, Spaniarc-
TIE Merry Gel Walls have always been high IN
favor a. the Court OF Madrid one OF them, Indeed
having been the tutor OF young King Alfonso. SO
that the present dynasty n Spain VIII, as long as
tAs Papal Secretary Of State remains In once
Be ale 70 RELY up0n continuance Of that powerful
support by tie Vatican which il enjoyed through
CIT the reign OF Leo XIII Monslgnor Merry Gel
"a has ca several occasions visited the United
slates. but II = dlficEIt 10 speak with any oegree
q Certainty CONCERNING his sentiments toward this
country since be cannot have remained Indifferent
tie strong protest on the part OF certain ele-
ment the American prelacy az the TINE when
there a talk Of his appointment 70 the post OF
Papa Deieeate Il Washington Indeed. his name
was withdrawn IN consequence OF these objections.
Emperor William has I hear from Berlin, come