New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-08

sap :. ,rs,st.- ~ the Interior N. dc Plehwe
.se~ n Bezabrazon had been olackoaAea once,
,o-s ballot was taken. which resulted n an IN
.-.,ses number OF black balls Aoasa and fiehNe
oo,s,r,lne this. not only as an afront to iheIn-
60 h.. as an act 81 opposition 70 the Ear
-. ,-,o5 +l,eir membership IN the club, which
- ~ an English merchant OF the name
:, y7-s,rsr an 10 Is uow the most exclusive
- 4, Russia restricted 10 the very cream OF inc
..,s+ocracv and to the highest olgnitalles OF t"e
realm the only Enelishmea belonging 70 X oe',-e
TCins Tsvrard and the British AMBASSADOR VINO
are honorary members. II Is curious Nial -
should have retained its name IN spite ca ti1e
.u,.,- v,,,h which England has been regarded N
J7Y.sss for more than a hundred years pas''
IN. .,-couutess Russen's ooachnan-foot
..t,-s whom she married when he was postur-
-. DO. Archibald Stuart o'E1te and as n
..s,--sl 60. OF Emperor Francis joseph. is now IN
60 ,o,,nfrv Il may be remembered that ne was
--estea for making false declaration OF his name
ana identity at the time OF his marriage 10 the
divorced Countess Russell. this false declaration
hesnr IN the eyes OF English law equivalent 10
forgery he was convicted but in view OF his long
detention in Jail awaiting trial and OF the read-
ness expressed by the countess 10 take him back
IN spite OF the deception practised by him. he was
Jet Of with one days Imprisonment. Last fan sne
was obliged TO obtain a divorce from him on the
Duct and shortly afterward he disappeared
He turned up before the end OF the year in Can
ada ana ives arrested at Toronto fortnight or
three weeks ago for running UP bills without the
prospect Of being able 10 pay.
The evidence which he save in court was 10 the
eject that the ex-couutess had made an agreement
OF the occasion q their marriage TO pay him $500
quarterly. that he had received the last payment
al the tine Of the divorce on the condition taat he
come 70 America, that he was TO receive another
snstaiment at the new year. and that the allow
anoe was to be continued 70 him until the decree
was nasde absolute which viii be next May. when.
according TO his testimony or oath in court al
Toronto, he is 70 receive from his former wife a
Vift OF SIS o00 He likewise admitted IN court that
ne was not a son OF the Emperor OF Austria but
claimed 10 be the offspring Of a colonel OF the
Life Guards
His testimony VIII doubtless receive the atten-
ZION OF the Kings Proctor In England. For IL there
Is the slightest word OF truth therein. and II there
has been any financial agreement made by the eK-
countess and her footman husband. whereby the
latter allowed judgment TO go against him by de-
-auh without putting in any defence, the Kings
Proctor viii intervene and. on the strength thereof
secure reversal OF the decree OF divorce which
Is not as YET hnaL For anything in the shape OF
collision or agreement between the petitioner and
The respondent In a divorce suit r. Sufficient 10
nullfy the proceedings.
90 not however. believe FOR one moment that
the mans testimony is t-Uc, as he has already
shown himself 70 be lar OF the most picturesque
description. and moreover neither the ex-Countess
Russell, who is obliged 10 10 stunts on the va
-ety stage Tor 3 living. nor her mother. Lady
Scott, who was gazetted bankrupt last year. has
anything like $4,000 TO spare 20 get rid OF the
Meanwhile. Z understood that he has been re
leased al Toronto through tho instrumentality OF
some misguided people whose sympathy
cteo by his story. and that he has hurried across
The border into the United states II he turns I'D
% TIE country as undesirable alien. For in ad-
dinon 70 his conviction Of giving false declara-
uon al the time OF his marriage 70 Lady Russell
he had already previous TO that occasion served
o terra in prison. according TO the testimony then
produced in court by the police II also shown
~ tiat time that ne was the son OF q cOachmsn
who is stil IL service. and that he had been him
So employed footmsn.
Emperor William has been singalarly fortunate
81 his selection % Prince Macmillan Egon Fuer-
sten0ers for the post OF Grand Marshal Of his
court, an ofhce which has been vacant for a num-
Der OF years past. and which is superior TO all the
cther oignities % the imperial court For the
prince Is oOlossally rich and as great a favorite
81 The Court OF Vienna snd at that OF ST. James's
as he Is with Emperor William. Chief OF one OF
saose formerly sovereign and now meoiatized fam
hrs q Germany, he is descended from one OF the
PRINCIPAL magnates OF the Court OF Charlemagne
AND has among his ancestors 81. Louis OF France
and several OF the German emperors. In fact
mere IS probably no rnediatizee house IL Germany
s-1t y possessed Of a more iustrious and historic
lineage than that CT Fuerstenberg
Fr'nee AaSimilen holds commissions n the Ger
49, az Wei as In the Austrian army and occu-
pies seats IN the House OF Lords OF Prussia Ans.
VIA v srlemberg and Baden IN al Of which co,,n
N'ies rs possesses great esiates Tsneciauv lara
ara Neluanle Is his property IN Bohemia ,vbe-a
ne las been looked upon as a chauanion % Ger
nan interests against the extortionate demands
ATernE. n
vas mentioned as likely osna,dat. .o- 81.
Tran premiership. The Fuerstenberg, hav.
superb palace At Berlin which. however -e-,s,,.S
closed for several years. owing TO the ouarreI ~
It's former owner. the late Prince Charles F,,.~-
e'enoerE. With Emperor william Prince Charlie.
tr~e-tod the haiseTs attempt 70 check the cara
h.eS'nS and the eEtravaeancs on the parr a. ths
'-'oers CT the regiment 10 which he belonged arr
~0Uengly closed his palace e. Berlin ana -.
esnea his commission n the army His widow
s@ler o. tho present Duke OF Taileyraad-Pe-ixors
~" married 70 Count Jean Castellsne brother
y. son &c Caste,lane. who married Anna Co,,ls
-Nhoe Aa21milian Eg0n. the Present head ~ ,b.
-1i4-s. Is married 10 one OF the Austrian cou,+
- Schonhorn. q very beautiful woman. by whom
y mas several children. and with whom he snenes
:, year a few weeks IN his beautiful p,lncs -
enD- N tie GiSelsst-asse. His rsvorit. horno
-, ~ s ~ hrs magnificent castle OF Domaine
- ~ IN the grand courtyard OF which fs "a.
''afHe of the river Danube the mo. oss,,,- 80,
e-tea By an exquisite sroup OF marble ,ts,r.r,,
s vel as by large balustra6e OF marble For
Heseia years past Emperor william ha, naa.
80. s.1 q spending week each autumn al Donsue-
'..teH With the prince and princess fo- the sake
ne shooting and is never tired OF expressing his
''-1sion Tor tho priceless Cobclin tone~.-s~~