New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-25

OF his return 10 power are concerned, and the pub
lication OF tho condolences regarding the political
leanings Of the count are especially resented at
this juncture when Russia IS threatened, In the
event OF war being declared against her by Japan.
with risngs alike in Finland and in that portion OF
I the Caucasus where the Armenians predominate.
Let add that it is a mistake to imagine that
! the widowed Empress OF Russia shares the views
/ OF NJ de Witte as has been repeatedly stated.
( Quite the reverse is the case Her sympathies are
/ all with N. Plehwe, who for time connected
with her household and in charge Of her charities.
/ Indeed he owes his advancement largely to her
good viii and interest.
Although nobiliary titles are not considered to be
IN keeping with republican institutions, yet It is
peculiar fact that quite a large number OF the
diplomatic representatives Of the various republics
Of South America have their names concealed
under grand titles OF duke. prince and count, which
they have acquired without any difficulty from the
Vatican by the payment Of the necessary fees.
Thus the pIenipotentiary OF Bolivia at Paris. who
when he first presented his letters Of credence to
the President Of the Republic at the Elysee was
known as Senior Argandona, has now become the
Prince &c Ia Glorietta and It Is the with most
of his South American colleagues in Europe where
they run away with the idea that titles OF this
kind add TO their social status and consideration
In the notices which have seen published of the
death last week OF old Sir Harry Keppel, admiral
Of the feet and father OF the English navy. find
no mention made Of one OF the most extraordinary
features Of his career. when he commanded Jointly
with the late SIR James Brooke what believe 10
be the last large armed expedition ever sent out
from England for the matter of that from the
port OF any civilized power by private citizen
with hostile intent
Sixty or seventy years ago. when steam naviga-
ton was IN its infancy, piracy played very much
more serious role IN maritime intercourse with the
Far East than to-day In fact, every vessel that
had occasion 10 traverse the Straits Of Malacca or
RV,F--
Of China compelled to carry guns to repel
those fierce pirates which the scourge OF
| these seas. Lady Burdett Coutts hOrrihed
by the stories which reached England Of great
ocean clippers being seized by the pirates and with
all the men on board mastered and the women
and children carried of into slavery worse than
death. that she employed some OF her colossal
wealth in organizing and equipplng large armed
naval expedition for the purpose Of discriminating
these pests, placing It. have mentioned above.
under the command Of Captain Harry Keppel OF
the royal navy. and Commander James Brooke, OF
the service. who obtained indefinite leave
OF absence from the admiralty in order to take
charge of her enterprise They did their work well.
and, pursuing the pirates into their very LARS
practically cleared the Of them.
When their work was done Harry Keppel re-
turned England ana to regular duty in the royal
navy. whereas James Brooke. who had become in
fatuated with life in the Orient remained out In
the East and eventually beca me the Raiah and in
depsndent ruler Of Sarawak with its population Of
q
square miles. 1t is now governed b. his nephew
and successor brother-in-law Of the traveller and
explorer Harry dc Windt. much the same lines
as the vassal States Of India being subject to the
suzerainty OF the English crown. Indeed the pres
ent Sir James Brooke is entitled to the same semi
sovereign honors not only ia the Orient but also
In England, the other regning Indian rajahs
TWO superb pearls OF worldwide fame have dis
appeared from circulation. They belonged to the
late Princess Mathilde Bonaparte, were worn by
her as earrings, and at her express request were
bnr,ed with her Some day they may be recovered
from her triple coffin but then they, too. will be
dead For pearls also die just as if endowed with
life.
Tn describing the Duchess Of Sutherland the other
6sv in these columns omitted to mention that her
husband was with the possible exception OF the
Car the largest land owner in Europe. his estates
IN the United Kingdom amounting TO nearly TWO
million acres That Is to say, larger amount OF
territory than the dominons OF the Duke Of Sake
Coburg-Gotha and OF a number OF other OF the
minor reigning sovereigns OF Germany. II has
been estimated that If all the dukes lands could
be brought together within one fence and Dunrobin
Castle placed in the exact centre thereof he could
not set foot on any other mans land without travel
ling over from between fifty and sixty niles OF his
own. He owns the line OF railroad which connects
Dunrobin with the system OF the Highland hall-
road Company: has his own private railroad sta
tons on this line, on which he rides in his own
private train drawn by his private engines which
he otter drives himself. the coal burned being de-
rived from his own coIlIeries
Like the Hapsburgs. the Dukes Of Sutherland
owe their enormous wealth and their rapid rise to
successful marriages. The Covers have. in fact IN
n little more than a century and half won their
way from the position OF mere Yorkshire squlreS
OF good lineage Eve baronies. four viseounties'
Ave earldoms the naarquisate and the dukedom
which they now enjoy The family may be said
10 have been founded by Sir Thomas Cover. High
Sheriff OF Yorkshire under King Charles !. he
married the heress OF the Levesous. who brought
him Ldl!eshau with its rich coal fields. as well as
the splendid estate OF Trentham. His grandson
was created Lord Cover. and married into the
ducaI house OF Rutland. The second Lord Cover