New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-25
TO BUY THE PHILIPPINES.
emperor" Lebaudy of Sahara
Made an Offer for the Islands.

"'I'''O SOu~uY ~ DOHQTU
Made an Offer for the Islands.
1t is rot generally known that Jacques Lsbaudy.
the multi-nnilionaire French sugar rener. who has
assumed the titles of Emperor Of the Sahara, King
Of Tarfai0. Duke OF Arisuf and Prince Of Chat
HUN. has had considerable correspondence with
the American Embassy in London. with a view to
MS purchase OF as many Of the Philippine Islands
as the United States government is willing 10 sell
lie made definite written offer 10 purchase for
casa payable on completion of transfer consider
able group Of the numerous islands included in
the general term OF the Philippines
The rock on which these curious negotiations
came TO grief was his insisence that the purchase
should include merely the ordinary, ovvrersbir
OF the islands, but the full sovereignty over them
This the United States government Of course
could not dream OF concedng. For while it may
at times be disposed sell to individuals .rsc-s
or territory subject 10 its rule. ii is invariably on
the understanding that it retains full rights Of
sovereignty over the territory in question and tina.
the purchased land becomes subject 10 the laws OF
the United States
The correspondence between Lebaudy and his
followers. with their high sounding grandiloore3t
utles. on the one hand and the United StatAs En-
bassy on the other. is said to be extremely enter
tanning. and IT is 10 be hoped that it will be in
c4adeo IN The next batch Of diplomatic papers pup
hshed for the information of Congress
found in any Of the British "Peeragea" and mas
much as one Of them. namely. Lord Kincairney. is
now on his way TO this country with his wife and
INTENDS TO make a tour OF the United States ana
TO take part in the International Law Congress at
St Louis. It MAJ be just well TO explain who
he is, the more SO hotelkeepers here are likely
10 be dsccrcered by the fact that the lord and the
lady bea- entirely different names conveying the
impression that they are in way related TO each
other
The fact Of the matter is that Lord Kincairney
Is one OF the judges of TIL High Court of Sessions
~ the Kingdom Of Scotland. Just in the same way
tnat every judge Of the High Court in England IS
compelled To accept knighthood whether he likes
II or not. blossoming forth with the prefix sir
TO his Christian name. his wife receiving the title
or LADY TO her surname so does every Judge OF
the High Court Of Scotland become ipso facto
lord on his appointment. He is allowed to choose
his title. which Is not however shared by his wife
Thus. prior 10 Lord Kincairney's elevation to the
bench. he was known at the Scotch bar as William
Ellis GloaE- When appointed Judge he chose the
title Of Lord kincairney but his wife remains Mrs
Gloag Lord KiIlachy's wife is Mrs Macintosh one
OF the leaders in society in Edinburgh. Several
other Of Scotch judges have insisted rluon re-
tanning their family name with the prefix Of
LORD Thus n. T. Stormonth Darling assumed
on his nomination 10 the bench the style OF Lord
Stornonth Darling: Alexander Low became Lord
Low, his wife remaining Mrs. Low while John Nc
LaTen ana James Adam became Lord McI.aren and
Lord Adam. respectively
With regard TO Lord KinEsburgh the Lord Justice
Clerk OF Scotland. matters even still more com
picated for having received the kniShthood OF the
Bath his wife has become My Lady" But she
is not Lady Kings burgh.' but Lady Macdonald"
that being the patronymic Of Lord Kingsburgh
I am more than glad OF the opportunity 10 make
this explanation. there was a story in the
newspapers some time ago about 4 man who got
I'm trouble and declared that he was the brother
OF Lord Kinnear- The title was sought in vail,
in the British Peerage, and as it could not he
found the man was set down a fraud. whereas
he had probably spoken the truth Lord Kiunear
being at that tine a mere Scotch law lord. he
has since had fulIaedged pcecage conferred upon
him.
OF course. the Scotch law lords have 10 seat IN
the House Of Lords or any precedence as peers.
They not life peers. but only titular
lords The difference existing between titles
and the names OF their wives has on more than
one occasion led innkeepers in Wales in Ireland
and in the South OF England, where this Pc
cUliarity ignored TO refuse On the score OF
proprety. to accord them accommodation de-
Ginning TO believe the story that Lord Kincairney
could possibly be the lawful husband OF Mrs
Gloag.
Another OF these Scotch judges who before he
succeeded n his fathers peeraga az the second
Lord Moncreiff. known on the bench as Lord
Wildwood, is now engaged in legal proceedings
with Colonel Sir Alexander Moncreif. a wealthy
and distinguished artillery officer. who claims the
older OF the two baroaetcies vested in the person
OF the peer The baronetcy in quertion was con-
ferred on John MoncreiH in 1926, with the re-
mainder n his heirs male whatsoever" The di-
rect line from the first baronet expired with the
fourth and the baronetcy then reverted 20 his
heir-at-Iaw Sir John Moncrein an eminent ply
stefan descended from Hugh Moncreiff the first
baronets brother. The eleventh baronet father
Of Lord MoncreiH. was created a baron4t OF the
United Kingdom IN 1871, and raised TO the
peerage in 1874. These Moncreifs are not related
70 the family of Sir Thomas Moncrelffe Of Perth
shire 10 which the late Duchess Of Athcll the
widowed Countess OF Dudley and Malcolm Mon
creiTe. married to Miss Amy Walter OF Ken
tucky belong.
Inasmuch the troubles agtating the
native protectorates Of British West Africa seem
have arisen from the indiscret.ons perpe-
trated by Of the chiefs in using a larger AMI
more elaborate umbrella than was consonant with
his rank and his position OF inferiority toward
certain dusky kings in that portion OF the world
IL may be we'll TO call attention 10 the fact
that there at the present moment only two
European rulers who usually with this
Oriental ernble-o NJ Sovereignty which has haac