New-York tribune., 1906-10-03

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Indian waters, ! may add that this has not been
cone without previous consultation with the Anleri
car government AZ Washington.
THE REDDEST BLOOD IN SCOTLAND.
Lord EIphinstone's gifted nephew, Robert Gun
bingham Grahaune Is so well known on both sides
Q. the Atlantic rs a great traye eller, q brilliant
writer, as a Member OF Parliament and as cham
pon az az kinds of causes which are sometimes
ronarohioal snd more often ultra-socalstio. that
ths news OF the death OF his beautiful South Amer1
car wife e. Eenday. on the Franoo-Spanish from
ter. win excite both interest and sympathy. She
hss Just been laid % rest as the last Mrs.
Grahsrne of Gartmore," on the island OF the Lake
OF Mentelth, where SO many of her husbands an
oestors sleep their last sleep. Robert Cunningham
erahame who is chHdless and the last of his line,
and who has recently sold his ancestral home OF
Gartmore 20 Sir Charles Gayzer. n P. principal
owner q the Glen Line of steamers stands n
most peculiar position with regard 10 the Crown.
For were his claim the esrl6om of AIenteith and
Airth 20 be Acknowledged by the Committee OF
Privileges OF the House ot Lords i would be
scuvslent 20 au admission that he would be the
lawful heir 20 the throne ot Great Britain were Il
not for the so-cale5 Act Of Settlement which
Two centuries ago gave the British Crown 70 the
Eanoversn House q Guelph, IN preference 70 less
remote kinsfok OF the Stuart kings.
Robert II q Scotland was first married 70 a girl
had No children by her after his marriage but
there were less than eight born previous 70
The oeTsuOny-thst is 70 say, out OF wedlock At no
tine previous 20 the Reformation would such
marTiags even with a Pepal dispeusation have been
held by ts lHw OF Scotland have legitimized the
birth o. offspring previously born Yet - is from
those Legitimate children Of King Robert II Of
Scotland and OF Elizabeth Mure, Of RowaIlan,
that a. the stu8rts and Guelphs who have since
reigned IN Scotland and Great Britain are de-
sceuded King Roberts second marriage, with the
widowed Countess Of Moycey, was IN good order.
and DAVID Earl uf strathearn and Menteith was its
hVfui Issue. The grandson of this Ear! OF Strath-
esrr WIS made Earl OF Menteith. Before dying
King Robert exercised q settlement, e-JaiAng the
c-0Tn o. Scotland on the sons OF both his wives,
according 70 priority and their heirs male. Thus,
even admitting King Roberts leEitimizauon OF his
sos children. the fourth Earl OF AIenteith should.
BY virtue Of this settlement have succeeded 10 the
thFene OF Scotland as next male heir on the death
Of King James Y instead OF that Mary Queen Of
Scots who was behesded at Fothertngay Castle
Tais fourth Earl OF Menteith prisoner IN
England the time OF Queen Mary's accession.
Fhch may account for his making claim 70 the
Scotch crown
The hrst Lord OF AIenteith 10 put forward his
pfsterEions 10 the throne. not only % Scotland
~; Glso o. England. occupied az the time by King
James OF Mary Queen Of Scots. was the sew
nth ear, VINO, according 10 contemporary history,
vas the brightest and manifest Scotch peer ot
bis day" The great Sir Francis Bacon. n hfs
capacity o. Lord High Chancellor and Keeper Of
lie Great Seal of the United Kingdom, reported in
an Official document. which Is stlu on record. 10
King James 7 that the Earl Of Menteiths claim
70 the throne just in point Of law that al
nat was needed SET him the throne
taerp sword" Bacon's successor on the woolsack
made similar report 70 King Charles 7, and Il
vas N consequence Of these warnings that this
monarch prosecuted the seventh Earl OF Menteith.
Sa haaLy reduced h'rn 10 ruin, after charging him
VIII high treason FOR publicly stating that he the
esv, had .'the reddest blood IN Scotland" and
NAT King Charles was 'beholden 10 him for the
crown
Since then ,he earl6om of Menteith has re-
NAMED dormant and according TO the ablest gene
sioglss of the United Kingdom. and 10 the English
eno scotch Royal Colleges of Heralds. Robert Cum
A--siSm CrahBme is able 10 trace IN a direct and
-.ofohen line. his descent from this seventh Earl
- - Nenteith. He says he Is The fifteenth Ear Of
esHleitn, and has submitted his petition the,
SahlHittes ~ Privll es of the House OF Lords The
.-.'7I ls p-oFerbially slow IN deciding such mat
ss and y 81 has delayed on various prettSSS
e-'-'S Judgment IN the AFFAIR - IS not only be-
80 there are several other claimants TO the
:, 'uom ~ Nenteith. hut likewise on account OF
questions which might possibly be raised IN
y N-neciion with the crown both of Scotland ana
itiand Among the other claimants Of the
-il are a George IL. Graham. OF TORONTO, On
- slso z daughter O the late BARLEY Anardyce
- George NJ Graham OF Leitchtown But
.t7eA 7eA these pretensions are open 20 question
- ls no doubt 10 the NneaI descent of Robert
Ighana Grahame from the seventh Earl OF
,e's1h lie IT, IN spite OF his political eccentrici-
- 'erg popular, and has on several occasions
- guest o. King Edward at EalmOrsI and is
sesI.Eed both st home and abroad, as forEzang
sre VI Soot-
d, l-A pen he's been frequently directed against
~ l-l'ea States. particularly IN the columns OF
r,,. london Saturday Review" II must be attrib-
=. ~ measure "a the influence OF MS wife 70
.. he was passionately devoted. and who be-
80 70 one Of the Oldest patrician families of
,.s 49, so2th America In fact. her relatives SUI
- severely from the Cuban insurrection and
va tle sepaFafICr. o. fFa gaIerH g~cu1 Gnafr