New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-31
EMPRESS NEEDS REST.
Germanys Kaisenn Suffers from
czro;,, If Last Winters .4nTietieS.

-. Victoria Augusta of Germany is sadly
- ~ rest and change. and it is for this rea-
~ -. .,+ she will be with the Emperor during his
-. 4. S,rilv The fact OF the matter is that she
-, - -, recovered from the strain and fatigue of
-sipg her second son. Prince Eitel Fritz through
80 dangerous illness in January last, and, while
sinoe then she has taken part in the state cere-
-,oniais where her presence has been absolutely
necessary. she has abstained from all entertain
-neuts which could be avoided. and has not ac-
nonpanied the Emperor 10 any OF his dinners at
che foreign embassies
II may be remembered that the prince was lv-
ing at the so-called Cabinetshaus. at Potsdam.
when he was taken i'll. There was room for her
There and as the entire court was at Berlin, she
left her other children in the capital and took up
her residence in the so-called StadtschIoss at
Potsdam spending however. the entire day. and
often the greater part OF the night. by her sons
bedside. Indeed. one night when his condition was
most critical she did return to the Stadtschloss
until o'clock in the morning, TO snatch a few
hours sleep Another morning she arrived at her
sons residence at o'clock. She found, of course
The outer door closed, but would not ring the door
bell for fear OF disturbing him. The sentinel on
duty had no key and so the imperial lady and her
maid walked I'D and down for hour in the cold
and damp Of the wintry dawn until the doors were
finally opened by the servants.
The Empress even IS a young girl in the days when
she was stil known "Dona" by her relatives,
was noted for her kindness of heart and for her
sacrifice Of self for Others Possession of the throne
Of Germany has not changed her in the least, save
in this. that by raising her TO greater emnence
above her fellow creatures it has enabled her to
see more OF human suffering and has increased her
anxiety 10 relieve il. This is known throughout the
length and breadth of Germany, where her popu-
larity to-day greater than that Of any princess
who has occupied the Prussian throne since the
days Of Queen Louise. Her children devoted TO
her, and is her husband, who never loses an op-
portunity Of paying public tribute TO the support
which she has been him in all his difficulties
troubles In Germany nothing but enthusiastic
praise is heard Of her, even among the Socialists.
Lillian PAUNCEFoTES NEW TITLE.
Lord Pauncefote's daughter Lillian. who spent so
many years of her gtrlhood in Washington. and
who married there the English Embassy her
young kinsman Robert Bromley. an attache Of
her fathers mission. has just become Lady Bromley
through the succession Of her husband TO his
fathers baronetcy and estates which situated
il the counties of Nottingham and OF Rutland. Sir
Robert and Lady Bromley have been for the last
year living in the West Indies, where Sir
Robert after a brief spell Of service assistant
private secretary 10 Joseph Chamberlain, at the
Colonial Department had received the 5000 year
post Of administrator and governor of St kits or,
10 give full title, ST. Christopher, the oldest
colony Of the West Indies. which owes It's appella-
ton TO Columbus who, discovering the island in
1493 delighted Herewith that he gave it his
name Of Christopher II is healthful and pictu-
namely Mount Misery, must not be regarded re-
hecting in any way the charm Of the island
Sir Robert Bromley, like the late Lord Paunce-
fote is descended from the famous Nottingham
banker Abel Smith. The latter had three sons, the
eldest Of whom. George, was created a baronet- 1t
was his SON. the second baronet, who secured the
Kings permission 10 change his name from Smith
70 Bromley. He the Observation-Disclosures
OF Sir Robert Bromley, who. may add. has also
strain of Stuart blood in his veins. Sir George
that &c To he of
George Bromley. having married the natural grand
daughter Of Prince Rupert, who played so great a
role IN the wars between King Charles and Crorn-
we'll his father being Frederick King of Bohemia
and his mother Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain.
daughter OF King James l.
Old Abel Smiths second son. John, became Lon
don merchant and it was his son who changed his
name of Smith for that OF Pauncefote. and became
the ancestor of the late Lord Pauncefote. The
third son of the original Abel Smith bore the name
OF Abel like his father and it was mis- son Robert
who was the banker of Pitt, and who rendered such
great services TO that famous Premier and to the
government in financial and political way during
the wars with France that Pitt obtained for him,
not without difficulty. peerage. whereupon he
took the title OF Lord Darlington, dropping the
patronymic Of Smith and assuming in lieu thereof
that Of Darlington The present Lord Darlington
Is his grandson and younger brother Of the earl,
namely. Sir William Darlington, is chief of the
Prince Of wales's household, and married TO an
American woman. daughter Of the late Francis
Warden, OF New-York
NEW LORD ANGLEsEY VERY RICH
The new Marquis Of Anglesey, far from being
badly off as asserted in cable dispatches and let
from London, succeeds to an income OF S559OCa
which there are but two charges, namely. one OF
5000 year be paid for life TO the childless
widow OF the late marquis. and another of $4,000
year 10 the widow Of the fourth marquis. She was
Miss Mary King, Of Sand Hi, Ga. OF course the
country seats. Beaudesert, in Staffordshire. and
Fas Newydd in Anglesey, stripped of all the art
treasures furniture. etc, that were not entailed
the latter having been dispersed for all time by auc-
ton. But, save for the annuities above mentioned
the two widowed Tnarchionesses Of Anglesey, the
new marquis has his big income from the family
entaiied estates entirely unencumbered. the cred
itors of the late peer having longer any claim
upon its revenues. Their claims became extin-
guished by HIS death. and. although they will be
partly covered by insurance companies and by the
proceeds of the sales yet they viii still lose about
q million dollars through his demise
AMERICAN BLOOD IN HIS VEINS.
From the interior OF Africa, the shores OF
those great lakes which constitute the sources Of
the Nile comes the of the birth Of another
Of those future peers OF the British realm who
can boast of American blood in his veins A year
ago the master of Falkland. eldest and heir
Of Viscount and Viscountess Falkland, married
very pretty girl of the name of Miss Ella Catford.
and finding il financially impossible to continue to
live in London and at Windsor a married officer
Of the Grenadier Guards of the most expen-
sye regiments Of the army, he volunteered for
vice in the East African Protectorate. and took
his bride out 10 Central Africa, where he is now
IN command of Fort Nandi, with the prospect Of
as an administrator. II is there that his wife
has Just given birth 10 little boy. who in due
course OF time will become fourteenth Viscount
Falkland and Lord Cary. and who is a great