New-York tribune., 1905-01-27
NAVY FOR KING LEOPOLD.
Belgium the Only Seaboard Poscer
Without a Single Warship

senesro has couple or converted cruise 80 -aSi,
tnrpedo beat
This yezr-in october-Beigiun will Celebrate
the seventy-nfth anniversary ef her fndenendence
snc she Chambers have Just voted oae 6oo frsnc.
for the festivities IA connection with the even.
King Leopold now suggests that Parliament should
vote much more. and that 81 600 900 IN ad-
dftion should be raised by popular substitution
foward the construction OF a Inan-of-war which
would carry the flag OF the Belgian government in
% distant foreign waters. where only her CONNER
oisi colors have been seen until now. or course q
tstfleship would cost too much. But King Leopold
q az the opinion that. between Parliament
nd popular subscription. enough might be raised
sftber 10 construct or 70 purchase a fine and up
% aste Arored cruiser. which would constitute the
,ueleus OF the new Belgian navy
Tslgsun has enormous interests beyond the sea-
.rs when King Leopold dies she VIII have an i'm
-,sase African colony in the possession OF the
-,so Free State. 1t is. therefore imperative that
=. should have slips OF protect her
tsrssis IN distant lands instead OF being depend
=. so- their safety upon the good Will and favor
= ,,s ~ another OF the great powers. Certainly II
..s-.s thar II Belgium, which is a wonderfully
- .,s prosperous country. can AFFORD 10 spend
s-iions of dollars next fail in celebrating the sew
-.v-afth anniversary CT her independence, she can
-, bsrsel. with 81 least msn-of-wa-. thus
,.rine herself as q naval power on line with
srortenegro and Bulgaria
- ss1 people ere aware THAI about fifty years
=. here were three OF four old wooden warships
-. .hev became 50 antiquAted and obsolete as 70
- non,lar ri6icule, and were eventually abol-
-tss IS calculated TO excite the contempt rather
rssn the respect Of foreign nations
FRANCES LORD KITCHENER
the bearer OF one Of the most historic names
a, the French aristooTacy namely the MARQUIS oe
T,--v. who counts among his ancestors msrshals'
s-,s-e-s os state and lord high constable, or
se1eschsl q the realm. who has been selected TO
oonnand II chief the army assembled at Con
szsntine. In Algeria, for the purpose OF enectins
.hs military occupation OF Morocco. Theoretically,
-. afoorish empire Is already subject TO the pro-
-ss.crste OF France. The latter proposes 10 make
b.r control effective. This il is well known, can
NOT &c accomplished without bloodshed as the
Noors Ere resolved 10 oppose The invasion of their
rornr-y BY any kind OF foreigners and unbelevers.
eu6 are uar-iculsrly sntsgonisIic TO the French
Their resistance is likely 10 take the form OF a
guerilla warfare. very trying 10 the invading army
sae thaI is why the troops. some 5000 in number
assembled beneath the command OF the Marquis
De Torcy constitute picked force IN every sense
q the word.
The general presents & good deal OF analogy TO
Lord Kitchener. and has the same piercing gray
blue eyes Slightly over six feet tail. thin. lean
n2IEec, With Norman nose. he seems 70 have
muscles q steel and Is superb horsernan, igno-
rant Of the meaning OF the word fatigue.
Al amusing story is told OF him IN connection
With presence in India special military attache
o. the occasion OF the immense manRuvres Of the
sltl-s Angio-Indisn army. held by Lord Roberts
year so before he resigned its command One
6av when al the troops were assembled at the
close % the mornings operations and the command
-ng ofdoers and military attaches were gathered
near clgTnp OF trees around Lord Roberts 70 hear
as criticisms. suddenly rapudent wild boar burst
torIh from among the underbrush and dashed past
rAs group Without instant's hesitation the
Marquis de Torcy sastched Z lance from OF
me troopers Of Lord Robertss bodyguard and raced
- sfle- the pig along almost the entire front OF
rhe Troops before he transfxed his quarry IN the
most approved fashion. the feat earning for him
he highest degree Of favor which British officers
ana men hsve ever accorded to e foreign comrade
snd particularly the goodwill Of Lord Roberts. who
n these Easnoeuvres carried of The hcnors in
re fe1fpsgging competition.
General de Torcy Tas chef de cabinet OF old
General Billot when the latter Minister OF
War and was chief OF stan 10 General Duschene.
who. n -sS. BY The conquest OF Madagascar, added
that huge and enormously rich island Frances
colonial possessions More recently he has been
IN command AZ Arniens. He is not only thorough
sportsman IN the Anslo-SaIon sense OF the word
and member Of the leadiag Partisan clubs but is
likewise dsvout churchmans aud that he should
have been selected Tor his present command, IN
Epite o. hts religious sentiments OF his title and ot
hs snoesrry shows that The prejudice OF the exist
iuE republican government in France against off,
who Grs good Catholics and artstocrats is not
ouste 50 strong as alleged by the Paris Figaro
Hnt otssr newspapers OF the same political hue
Lord Bah. who has just been appointed to sue
oesd the late Earl of Hardwicke Under Secre-
tz-y @ State FOR India is remarkably good look
fnr man. with tall dark and clear features and
hue eyes He married Miss Violet Mordaunt, very
pretty woulsn of rather dniuutive type. with soft
Ozark hair. and ardent disciple OF the Christian
scence cult. The marquis does share his wife's
views on the subject. and has stipulated that she
fhsn refrain from irnparting them TO their son.
young Lord Weymouth. now about eight years old.
Lord Baths country seat. Longlest. where until
rs-e-Ly he has been in Jhe haoi OF living almost
ths whole year round vas described by Lord Ma
oaulay as the most magnificent country house in
81 England and the great historians verdict still
holds good TO-DAY. Lougisat originally a small
priory. O. the Order OF &. AuguEtin. At the dis
Folution ~ The moussteTies, At the time OF the
Reformation, Il went by gift Of King Henry VIII
- 81 John Horsey. and from him 10 tho Protector
Duke q Somerset, who presented It 10 his secre-
isT-- Sir John Thyme. who built the greater por-
uon o. Longlest. and IN whose family II remains
today
L Is not generally known that a considerable
portlon q the great wealth OF the rnarquises Of
BAH came % them through an act OF polite kind
ness IN tie early part OF the reign Of Queen Vic
e'a Il seems that IL those days one Of the lead
ING IonnlsteTs OF the AIidlands was z seIf-made
fasn q The name Of Bottled who had started at
le very lowest ring Of the ladder as q mere Ia
'ofer. but who al the time I speaking Of was
elle 10 boast OF income OF about 8 10000 year
-'--'n Ike many others OF the new rich with
aeSiIs Tor srmorlal bearings. and for pedigree
-iln would entitle him TO consider himself q
bI--leaien o. ancient lineage and blue blood be
piieo 70 the Royal College Of HeraIds in London
--Iie Il was mentioned n the course OF conversa-
- 'Aat The ancient name Of the family OF the
-Is1ls oi Bath was BotevilIe and that il might
p'ss Ole 70 establish an sfilation Herewith.
-. Bottled accordingly dropped the matter
- tAe College OF HeraIds was concerned. and
's % Lord Bath asking him whether ne could