New-York tribune., 1906-12-24
KITCHENER TO STAY ON.
Fi,a Diporce on Record in Reigning
House of Russia.

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a. another three years. Strictly speaking his
.nu1sna OF TIE British military forces in that
s.nsndency expires next November-thRt ;s 20
sr sleven months hence. Realizing, however.
,bst hls reorganization OF the army and OF the
I,ssnee Of the Indian frontier VIII not then have
-,s6s sufficient progress 70 enable his successor
A. .Ake over the work. the King and the suthoEt-
ss, both az home ana in In6is, feel that he
could be permitted 20 complete IN person the
.,shorats scheme which he has devised, ana 20
,rhich the nation glands committed Sounded
a. whether he would be willing 20 remain on In
india untn the end OF 1908. Lord Kitchener has
.ruresse6 his readiness 20 stay, but viii probably
cone home for a brief furlough next winter. He
tss written 20 this effect and also about his re-
rasining on IN India, 10 some very old friends IN
london Incidentally. 7 may mention that Lord
futchener has lately begun the establishment OF
.n elaborate system ot wireless telegraphy along
the entire frontier OF India, which VIII enable the
withdrawal of q number of isolated military posts
hitherto maintained IN order 20 keep I'd the line
Q, communication, which win now be furnished by
,nssns OF this wireless telegraphy
WHY THE CAR OBJECTS TO DIVORCE.
Divorces are practically unknown IN the r.irn,nr
Rouse of Russia True. the Grand Dukes Paul ana
cyr4I hsve married Divorces the wife OF Cvr4l
sesng Princess Victoria Melita OF Great Britain
emo formerly the consort OF the Grand Duke
o. Essss. while Grand Duke Paul IS welded 20 the
sorusT wife OF his former aide-0e-earnp GensrsI
fnce the days of Peter the Great OF a member OF
the House of Romanof obtaining release from
ere bonds OF matrimony by means OF divorce
There Is reason for this. The Russian Church
D terribly strict about granting divorces being al
NOT az bitterly opposed thereto as the Roman
Catholic Church The Car is not only the tenn
porsl but also the spiritual ruler OF the Muscovfte
Church. being the only ruler Of Europe 70 possess
certain OF the ecclesiastical prerogaves OF priest
receiving. indeed conservation as such on the occa-
sfan NH nfar rw1rA Ao a.,
solved BY his consent. IN his capacity as head Of
shs national Church. Most OF the demands ad-
dressed 10 him for divorce-and they are not uanv
,zTs euTtiy rejected It therefore follows that the
es4n have always refused 10 allow any divorce
Emong the members OF their own family and while
thsre have been numerous cases OF complete
SEPARATION for instance, those of the late Grand
Duke and Grand Duchess Constantine Nicholae-
witch. and OF the late Grand Duke and Grand
Duchess Nicholas Nicholaivitch, there has never
been divorce In fact, IN the eighteenth century
murder was considered preferable to the violation
% the laws Of the Church by divorce.
DESCENDED FROM PRINCE EUGENE.
In the circumstances. the news which comes from
st. Petersburg that the Gar has promulgated an
rkR1e essolving the marriage Of Duke George of
leuchtsnberg from his stin beautiful and accom-
pithed WIFE, daughter OF the ruler Of Montenegro
Gne sister Of Queen Helena Of Italy. has naturally
created sensation. We have yet 10 learn Of the
orclal grounds for the divorce, which has been
published far and wide throughout the length and
breadth OF Europe
But sympathy VIII be wholly with the charming
Duchess Stsna Cor Anastasia). for her husband IS
81 extremely worthless individual utterly insIg-
rhcant and entirely given up 10 that heavy drink
ins which carried his two brothers to the grave.
IN fact the Leuchtenbergs have little TO commend
them save their good looks, and their admission to
The imperial house OF Russia has been q source OF
escredit, trouble and scandal 70 the latter. The
men, at any rate seem to have inherited the utter
lack OF moral sense which distinguished their an
cestress. Empress Josephine OF France. Josephine
iOtned Viconte de Beauharnais-namely Hortense
who became Queen OF Holland and mother Of Ma
T0leon AII ana Of tire first Due De aforuy and
Eugene De Beauharnais. The last named became
one OF the principal generals OF his stepfather EN-
peror Napoleon, governed Italy for him with the
Fznk OF viceroy. and after tsle overthrow Of the
empire settled down in Bavaria, where the King
whose daughter he had married, bestowed on him
ne title OF Duke Of Leuchtenberg. His son. Maxi
milan, on the occasion OF a visit to the court Of
~ petersburg, attracted the attention OF Grand
Duchess Marie. the eldest daughter OF Emperor
Nicholas. She gave her father no rest until he had
given very reluctant consent to her maria ye
With the Bavarian Duke. who on the occasion Of
hs wedding was transformed by the Car from Z
mere Bavarian nobleman into an imperial high
hess receiving the Russian title OF Prince Roman
ohsky IN order TO Indicate his membership IN the
bouEe of Fouanoh