New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-09

connected Herewith He is just the sort Of man to
ne related 10 Count Leo Tostoy. lie married the
NieoW OF count Alexis Constantinovtteh Tostoy.
one OF the foremost of Russias dramatists, poets
ana noVeiSts before Leo Tolsoy succeeded to those
titles.
Philip Stanhope started ont in lie a a midshp-
mar, IS civil engineer ny profession and a
politician by inclination and is DRAMATICALLY op-
posed IN politics and in everything else to his
brother the Earl Stanhope. who rendered himself
50 conspicuous some years ago icy his opposition
20 the action Of the English people in restoring 10
the American people their Mayfower log Indeed,
Lord Stanhope actually went the length Of NOV
Ing in the House Of Lords q petition TO the Crown
10 put stop 10 this act Of International courtesy
There IS 40 truth in the story according 10
which she Ho-. Philip Stanhope and bis brother
are descendants OF The great Earl Of Chatham
and. accordingly. among the nearest relatives OF
William Pitt Their great-g grandfather. the third
earl, an avowed republican, married I1ord that-
hams daughter. and of this marriage the eccentric
Lady Hester Stanhope favorite niece of William
Pitt. iancee of General Sir John Moore. the victor
Of CoruEna- and who died in such a mysterious
fashion in Palestine, the offspring. After the
death OF Lady Hester's mother. her father, the
third Earl Stanhope, married again, and the Hon.
Philip ard the present peer are the lineal de-
scendants Of this second marriage. TIE Fourth
Earl Stanhope was the father Of the late Duchess
Of Cleveland grandfather therefore, of Lord Rose
berry and tho patron OF "Caspar Hausey-' The
Stanhopes are a most influential family, AEd, in
addition to the eerldom Of stanhope pcSsess like
wise the earldoms of Chesterfield and of Sarring-
ton.
Amusement will he created by the news which
comes over the cable from Paris that Arthur
Meyer the Editor OF the Royalist "Gaulois IS
engaged 10 be married to the daughter OF the
Count de Turenne. The TURBINES are an old
and honored family. and that daughter Of their
house should be willing to link her name and her
fortune to those OF Meyer Is almost incredible
The opinion entertained about him in the french
metropolis IS best shown by the fact that some
years ago the French tribunals condemned the
Partisan newspaper the steele" 70 pay 10 the
Dowagar Duchess 81 Uzes $50 damages FOR what
described IN the Judgment as the defamation
OF her character" the defamation in question
consisting in TIE publication OF a fake photo
graph in which the duchess was represented seat
ed on a chair with Arthur Meyer standing beside
her in attitude indicating friendship
In order 20 explain why both the duchess and
the tribunals Of France should have regarded as
defamation OF character the portrayal OF herself
in the company Of Arthur Meyer. 81 is necessary
recall the fact that this individual who. in spite
OF his Hebrew origin. is one OF the noisiest and
most virJlent in the anti-Seuaite movement.
began his career AZ Paris as the secretary and
bookkeeper of Blanche d Antigny, who is pictured
by Zola in one of his most powerful novels under
the name Of Mana After that he became
stockholders clerk. and then he drifted into Jour
nalism.
Moreover on the last occasion that he was IN
duced 70 accept challenge 20 fight duel. he be-
by running away from his adversary, who
pursued him round and round the field, prodding
him in the hack with his sword. When Meyers
seconds finally forced him 10 his position and 70
face his foe, he suddenly, garnE defiance OF all
the laws Of workmanship and OF honor, grasped
hold OF his adversary's blade with the left hand.
and then begin iunging at the defenceIess man
with his sword. INJECTING quite "a severe wound
in the thigh before the seconds could interfere. SO
indignant we're those present that they caused his
arrest, and the magistrate before whom he was
taken sentenced him with every manifestation af
disgust fine for assault and battery one Of tho
most angry witnesses against him being the ia
NOUS novelist Alphonse Daudet- The consequence
o. this incident is that Meyer is. according 70
Continental ideas, outside OF houor"-that is 10
say, any ono is az liberty 10 insult him IN the
grossest and then refuse 20 fight him.
the ground that he Is the sort Of person with
whom honorable 90 not dght.
He still continues 10 champion ia his newspaper.
the "Csaulois.' the monarchical cause or the Duke
OF Orleans although the latter has publicly de-
uoupced him IN print
MARQUISE De FONTENOY