New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-29
WON'T BE A LORD.
OSrner Of "7he London Times"
Refuses Peerage.

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Harmsworta. the proprietor and creator 20 IT,
London MAR and Of other newKuaners soro. =.
call once more attention TO the sturdy indencnaarc
which the pro2rietors of The London Times have
for me last hundred years displayed in refusing
repeated ohSrs of honors of this kind from ,bo
Crown. The late John Waiter IN two oooa,o
declined peerages that were rendered To him rzts
iaiheF hhe"tSe returned negative reply to letters
written to him by two premers Of his day asking
him 10 accept a scat in the House Of Iords aud a.
T. well known that Arthur Walter tho rreea,+ 49,,
proprietor Of The Times" has manifested q SINH
lar Dissemination TO receive coronet from the
Crown.
Like his forebears ne realizes that IN. ecc.n,sncs
of any honor of this kind from tho Crown rI.co~
tie recipient under obligations to the Prime Minis
ter by whom the nomination is made and that the
indepenoeIce OF the newly created peer baronet or
knight becomes impaired thereby a serious cons,d
Grafton when The individual in question happens to
be the owner of "A great METROPOLITAN organ
The owner OF The London Standard" has fol-
Io"ed 'he example or the Walters But the propri-
etor Of The Daily Telegraph OF London accented
first baronetcy, and then peerage and is now
Lord BuTnham- 1t is the Same with the prourietor
Of The Morning Post Lord Glenesk The proprI-
etor Of The London Globe is a baronet and in
fact baronetcies and knighthoods have been scat
tered quite literally among metropolitan and pro-
vincial newspapers and proprietors
Incidentally. l would call attention to rather
remarkable letter which has just been published by
A r Walter in his paper. The London Times"
The control OF THE Tines has been in my
hands for a good many years past. 1t is there
now, and there it will remain unril events over
hands of my successor UntiI that happens 81 You
may rest assured that no outside influence Of any
affect the character Of the great institution which
ago and which has neTcr foT moment ~ nsssed
from under the control Of his Ineal successors.
responsibility of conducting to-day.
This letter was written. viii be apparent from
its tenor, in reply To = correspondent who had in
quirod whether there any truth in rumors
rent 10 impending changes in the proprietorship
Of The Times"
Official announcement is made the fact that
Queen Wilhelmina Of Holland has hopes once more
Of presenting the nation an heir the throne
whose advent VIII dispel the fear which the Dutch
now entertain Of seeing TIE crown of the Neither
lands pass German prince princess, which
would mean, OF course. that the kingdom would
become to all intents and purposes a part OF the
confederation known as the German Empire
A good deal of anxiety is entertained with regard
10 the Queen. Sha has been in a frail condition of
health ever since her premature confinement, two
years ago. and her appearance has become
and unhappy looking that it is difficult recog-
in her to-day the healthy. hearty. sunny faced
girl Of three years ago. Indeed. she has lost all
the bloom Of youth. and gives the impression
OF a at least fifteen years older than
her actual age.
Three other women occupying thrones are looking
forward the birth children in the present
summer, and in the of EACH in that Of
Queen Wilhelmina. dynastic considerations age at
stake, and hopes entertained that the child
viii prove a boy. and thus assure direct succession
the One is the Empress Of Russia.
other the Queen of Italy, while the third is the
Crown Princess of Luxembourg, whose husband is
Regent Of mis- fathers grand duchy Should the
crown princess who has already six girls, now give
birth TO seventh. the throne would any
remain 10 her children, and would, falling male
issue, be inherited by her eldest daughter. the
ten-year-oid Princess Marie But with the Empress
of Russia and the Queen of Italy It is different.
For If they do not become mothers OF sons, the
thrones of their husbands will pass kinsmen who
not in sympathy with their ideas, political and
administrative.
Baron Alphonse Rothschild, the head OF the
French branch of the world-famed banking house
OF that name, occupies as one Of the oldest men,
bers Of the Union and Jockey clubs and the
most hospitable OF hosts conspicuous place
in Partisan society that the news that his daugh-
ter, Nine Maurice Ephrussi. has instituted pro-
ceedngs against her husband for judicial separs-
ton has created sensation. the as it is
understood that the grievances OF Mme. Ephruss
and her family against her husband are of a
financial character, rather than marital rniscon-
duct the long and short OF the matter being that
her father old Baron Alphonse Rothschiid. tired
Of paying the losses the turf and the Bourse
OF his son-in-law.
Whereas, old Alrhonse Rothschild is popular with
rich ami poor alike in France by reason OF his
charities. and his wifes salons IN great palace
OF the Rue ST. Forentin, looking the Place
de la Concorde, formerly the home OF the great
Talleyrand, crowded by all that IS most blue
blooded in the noble Fnubourg the Ephrusss
cordially disiiked. They consist Of three brothers.
who came from Odessa, where they were IN the
grain trade. and are among the least pleasing spec
linens Of the Russian Jew.
Michel indeed, obtained unenviable notorlety IN
connection with stock exchange transaction in
which the Vicomte de Breteuil Brother Of the
Marquis de BreteuiI. married to Miss Garner. OF
New-York heavy loser De Breteul
extremely savage against Michel Ephrussi. not SO
much on account of his own personal losses. By
reason OF the fact that a number Of his. de
Breteuil's. friends had gone into the speculation
O. Ephrussis assertion that IT was sure thing"
ard had all lost heavily.
The affair led 20 at the smart club
known the Cercle de La Rue Royaie. where Bre-
touil paid his losses with wad OF banknotes
pinned together, with which he IS said TO have
pulled and scratched Ephrussis nose As EphrUssi
did not Issue any demand for satisfaction and
merely contented himself with using strong cpl
thets concerning his assailant the latter chal-
lenged him duel This challenge Ephrussi pro-
1essed to be unable to accept the score Of III
health, bat made the strange offer 70 distribute.
instead. the OF million francs among the
poor OF Paris Dy way OF giving de Breteuil salts
faction and preserving his honor.
De B-eteuil, finding it impossible to make the
man fight, accepted the offer, and the money was
distributed among the various charities OF the
French metropolis by Prince ATenberg and the
Count de GontaUt-Biron. The Cercle de Ia Rue
Royaie did not, however. consider that this self
imposed fine OF Michel Ephrussi cleared his honor.
but regarded il rather admission that his
transactions the Bou-se with de Brcteuil and
Thc ends had boe-, alao..a