The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-26
Duke of BuCCelugh. Known as
Husband Of His Wife.
is AN AMBITIOUS WOMAN
The Duchess is a Close Friend of Que en-
Alexandra and, Like the Queen,
Condemns the Rapid Pace
Of the Smart Set.
BY PAUL LAMBETH.
Special Gable to the Times Dspatc h.
Copyright 1909

Copyright leO3O
LONDON, April 25.-The Duke OF
Buccelugh, one OF the richest noblemen
In Scotland, has loaned his palace Dalk'
heith to King Edward for the latter's
occupancy during his visit to Scotland
next month. The Duke OF Buccelugh, like
many other British dukes. Is best known
to fame as the husband Of his wife.
The Duchess OF Buccelugh is Mistress OF
the Robes In tho houehold OF the Queen.
She is clever ambitious woman and
ovcrshadows the duke. despite his wealth.
The Duchess is an intimate friend Of
Queen Alexandra, and, like the Queen,
condemns tho rapid pace OF the smart
Bet."
The Duchess doesn't permit bridge gam
bling at her house parties and frowns
upon the morals and mode OF life OF
the women of her class who furnish the
Grlst for the divorce mill
rho Duchess isn't beautiful. but she Is
clever and witty. and despite the fact
that she doesn't permit gambling invita-
lions to her house parties are always in
demand.
The duke owns six residences. all OF
which he maintains himself. declining to-,
rent any Of them. The Duchess Is they
most Influential woman In the Queens
set.
rejoice to hear that the German EN-
press Is recovering rapidly from her recent
]. accident.
The place where she suffered her dis
agreeable fall Is one Of the most beautiful
In Gtunewald.
At present the imperial patient is con-
fined to her rooms In the palace In Berlin.
but as she Is very nervous from the shock
and very much annoyed by the noise OF
the stree, traffic. she has decided to move
to Schloss Bellevue, once the residence OF
Prince Ferdinand of Prussia. the younger
brother OF Frederick the Great.
This small palace possesses a romantic
association for the Empress, as 1t was
here that she spent the eve OF her
marriage before entering the city of
Berlin as the future Empress Of Ger
many.
Spends Much on Drink.
England spends more money upon drink
than any other nation in the world.
Statistics just published show that the.
drink bill oil England in 1902 amounted to-
the appalling sum Of 1855. 0Vo. 900, or an
average OF about s25 per capita.
The money England spends annually
for drink Is far in excess of the annual
expenditure for all government purposes
or for all the rents of all the houses and
farms: or for all religious, educational
and philanthropic objects combined; or
FOR the purchase OF more than any one
kind of food or clothing considered to be
articles OF absolute necessity.
Considering the enormous sum spent Tor
fntoxica ting liquor. 1t needs no argument
10 prove that England is not the soberest
country IN the world
The distillers, brewers and saloon-Keep-
ers WELD enormous political power, and
all efforts to interfere WIN tne liquor
traffic legislatively fall.
The heads Of all the great brewing iirms,
because OF enormous contributions to the
Tory campaign funds, have been eleVateo
10 the peerage. and as members OF me
House OF Lords vote against all radicai
temperance legislation.
Bankrupt Prince.
Prince Victor Dhuleen Srugh. dusky
Indian Prince. whose ibrother-in-iaW mar
ried nm American heiress. Is bankrupt,
Ho found himself unable to live on MS
,nno,,as of $1,000 a year. Among his
nredItors are various book-makers' 70
whom the Prince owes $4,000.
prince "Juleep," as he 10 called, Is
s,arder little man, with n thin black
n,oustache and intensely black hair. lie
is extremely dusky. ~
He is, or has been. deVotee Oh IN, .ne
.,rf and has lived like the Prince that
ha "a He testified in court that 1t COSTS
hi,, $50 600 a year to live, and as that is
s,oro than his income, bankruptcy was
Inevitable. tho 1Sob,noor.
,,hich now ornaments the crown OF ENG
land. was owned by the Prlnce,s 1alle'
II
ish suppressed native revolution m lhc
PunjaY .,.,.,, o,,arn.
r,ent Yves him 100000 for property
seized by it's agents at the time MS 1atner
was dethroned, but the government seell's
unwilling to pay. despite the iact tNat
the little Prince Is now broke ana cannon
live upon the llperat PeHs'oi' a''o"S 49,
E by the government. ,,
The Prince owes half million dollars
and as his assets are not $4,000. his
creditors are In despair.
How News Came.
Leopole de Rothchild, of the great IN
+ernational banking firm. has been telllhs
now the news OF the battle OF waterloo
reached his grandfather before even ~sse
British government had Learned OF ISs'l'
ington's defeat of Napoleon h-S
His version differs from the popular one
that the news was brought by special
courier, and that 1t enabled the Rothchild
Of that day. to make q killing on the
Stock Exchange.
Mr. de Rothchild said there had been
many different accounts of the Incident,
but the accurate one was that the news
came through the medium OF a small
Dutch newspaper.
The intelligence was published In SIN
gle line: "Great victory of the, English at
Amsterdam"
His grandfather, who was the owner OF
some ships. told his captains that when
ever they went anywhere they were al
ways to bring him the latest newspapers.
One of these trusted captains arrived In
London with paper announcing the
great victory.
His grandfather Immediately took the
news to the treasury, and gave the IN
formation to Lord Liverpool,
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