New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-02
! KIN TO MRS. ROOSEVELT.
Lord North Descended from Same
Stock as Wife of the President.

descended from Richard Satonstan. OF shipping
Warden. England. The relationship may be said to
have been cemented by friendship. and the PresI-
dent and his wife have. when in England. been the
guests Of Lord North at Wroxton Abbey MS
country place: while Lord North's sons were accus-
toned TO stay with the President when he was
ranchng out in Dakota. long before there was any
question Of his becoming President OF the
United States
Lord North inherited his peerage from his mother.
during the lifetime OF his father. and occupied
seat in the House Of Lords. while the old gentle
man. without any title but that OF colonel. was
forced to content himself with seat in the House
OF Commons. and to yield the pas 10 his son
as being superior 70 him in rank.
The eighth Lord North was the famous Prime
Minister Of King George III and played no little
part in the circumstances connected with the
American War OF Independence. Indeed his role
In those eventful times constitutes the theme OF
the present Lord North's most recent article in
The North American Review The barony OF
North descended on the death OF the ninth LORD
10 his daughter, Susan. who became Baroness
North in her right, and peerless OF the realm
She married Colonel John Sidney Doyle. who after
the marriage, received the permission Of the Crown
10 assume the name OF North. though not his wifes
title. Susan. Baroness North. died in 1854 where
upon her inherited her peerage. and took his
seat in the House Of Lords. his father, Colonel
North. member OF Parliament for Oxfordshire. sur
viving until few years ago. Lord North, VINO
, is Roman Catholic. Knight Of the Sovereign
Order Of Malta. and soldier by training and pro-
fession. has large family OF children, the eldest
son and heir TO the peerage having met with fnan-
cial misfortunes in connection with an American
syndicate for developing certain lands and the
building Of town in the State OF Tennessee. In
deed he gazetted bankrupt. with liabilities
TO the tune of $4,000, years ago, and has
forfeited all his interests in connection with the
succession TO the family estates. which, as matters
stand now, will at Lord Norths death go to the
trustees OF his grandson. ten years old
Old Lady warUicks DEATH which took place so
suddenly that first there question as to the
necessity Of holding a coroners inquest Will place
her son. the present earl and his countess IN
possession of Warwick House. St. Jamess, Of which
the dowager has enjoyed the use until now ana
which she accustomed to let, the Duke ana
Duchess OF Marlborough having been among her
tenants. The old countess sister Of the Earl
Nemyss. and her death will not only have the
effect of causing the abandonment OF all the
festivities which were to take place at war
wick Castle next week in connection with the
coming Of age Of her grandson, young Lord Brooke
but will likewise place 4 number Of prominent peo-
pie in mourning, including her son. the Hon. sgd
ney GreviIle. private secretary TO Queen Alex
andra. and her daughter. Lady Eva Dugdale, the
lady waiting of the Princess Of Wales.
Prince Henry Of the Netherlands has just been
invested with much state at the palace Of soestdDk
with the insignia OF a Swan Brother. the cere-
mony being the more remarkable from the fact
that both Catholic and Protestant dignitary Of
the order took part therein. The origin Of TINS
curious and ancient fraternity lost in obscurty
but. according tradition there lived many CEN
turtles ago in Hertogenbosh two rival families. Ike
those Of Montague and Capulet portrayed by
Shakespeare. At last, when both had been we'll
nigh exterminated by hostilities. peace was
made and cemented grand banquet of which
a swan was the chief dish The Brotherhood Of the
Swan. otherwise called the order of Our Blessed
Lady of Hertogenbosh. was founded on this occa-
sion. the object OF the fraternity being philan-
thropic It was spared at the Reformation. when
ed d.
vided by mutual concessions into two branches,
Catholic and Protestant one. the two taking 1t in
turns 10 elect the and second provosts Of the
order. which is purely social. philanthropie
extremely exclusive and very rich, with magnih-
cent house at The Hague and another az Brussels
Having no share in the circulation OF the extern
sivalv published story the effect that Lord
Rotbscbud's Younger son, the Hon. Charles Roth
schild had offered the sum Of 5000 or more for
single specimen Of particular kind of arctic flea,
some papers even going far to insist that he
was sending out a special arctic expedition IN
search OF this flea 1 gladly comply with the re-
quest which has been addressed TO me to deny the
tale It IS true. however. that the Hon Charles
Rothschild wants the flea in question, and has
asked the captain Of a whaler 10 get him some
samples Of this species Of flea. WHICH is only To be
found on arctic animals. But he IS not prepared
TO pay 5000 anything like that sum- for
specimen having. I asked TO state. only agreed
pay his usual price for such thngs-naTneIy'
sixpence apiece
His anxiety that this should be known is due TO
the fact that since the circulation OF the story
above mentioned in America he has been over
whelmed with letters. and even cables. from peo-
PIE country who either offer to go IN search
OF the arctic flea which lie wants or who are ready
20 go flea hunting for him in more temperate ell
mates-perhaps nearer home Moreover, since 1t
has become known that he Is collecting ieas people
are sending him samples in such quantities that the
postal authorities raising objections. and
all mail matter addressed TO him has to be sub
jected to severe process OF fumigaton.
Just before Parliament prorogued the other
6sy the Marquis Of Townshend. who spent several
months fl this country last year. stroled into the
House Of Lords and went through the necessary
forrnaltics taking his scat there for the first
tine since his accession 10 the title some four
years ago thus msnf estiug good deal OF leisure
" indifference 10 the summons OF the crown TO full
IN his duties as Of the hereditary legislators
OF Enrland Not that the British Empire has lost
much through his absence from its Parliament.
for he has inherited much OF the eccentrictty Tor
which rot only his father but several Of his other
ancestors have been famous. He gave several man
Of this oddty when in this country last
year thereby reviving the unpleasant American
memories connected with the name Of his house
For il was the tyrannic policy OF Charles Town
shend. King George HIS Chancellor or the EN-
cbegler in oxtortng certain obnoxious taxes from
the people Of America that led them TO rise IN re-
volt against England and &c inaugurate the war
for ircependence which eliminated in the estab-
lishulent OF the United States. The taxes in ques-
,ion were estimated 10 produce revenue OF less
than $4,000 year, and It was for the sake OF.
that paltrv sum that King George. through the
STUPIDITY OF his Chancellor Of the Exchequer. Town
shend lost what in those days the finest jew
els OF mis- crcwn-namely, his American colonies
The late Lord Townshend Will be chiefly remerI-
be-ed in connection with the relentless var which