New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-15
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r ,sv Richie, Daughter of the Late
Io,;e Jennings, Vas Born Here.

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Iouis Jennings, Vas Born Here.
,,.,nis., sudden death at Biarritz, within
Lord f1i'0."I "a. elevation to the House Of Lords.
.ornlsn' ~ adding another 20 the long list OF
hss 'ne -, reeresses. for the late Lord Ritchies
gn-,,tns son and heir. who now succeeds 10
e0es ~ the upper chamber OF the national leg
u - hos hsen married for the last eight years
ts%'", ,,,+er NJ the late Louis J. Jennings VINO
cor 2 number Of years one OF me eulIors u
vas =. work Times" dying in England where
TITS -.o.fs+ed POLITICALLY with Lord Randolph
h :. acting for time as the latter's private
VN- -, snd campaign manager. The widowed
onis Jennings-that is TO say. the mother OF
ME .,- T.adv RItchie-was famous In New-Nork IN
u %. onnger days for her beauty as Madeleihe
...,-ioues daughter OF David NJ. Henriques' anu
T. ,,akes her home IN England
ho" e ,ba new Lord Ritchie's sisters, Mary by
V a. VARIED 70 the Hon. Frank Russell son
.rs leta Lord Russell OF hillowen, who dled aS
- chief Justice OF England Frank RusseH
-, ,Isi.s America, and has been here on seVerai
s,ors as legal representative Of Sir Thomas
- &, connection with the cup races. The late
- R,IsselTs peerage was only for life and be
-. .x,irrt az his death. This was by his own
,.s+ and by that OF his numerous children the
-, eldest Of whom, having no male issue, did not
b N he handicapped in obtaining their liveIlhooo
- ~. inheritance Of peerage which they had not
,ha TO support III luicIlesS- W. d. --0'-
cs-idge and others have found to their cost there
,,,r,ber OF lucrative professions and callings
- -btcr q man is debarred II he has the mis-
-. N have inherited g peerage without prop
-. commensurate with the dignity.
nm THE KINGS BROTHER DIE INTERSTATE?
;. % df-cllt 20 believe that so methodical and
.s.-Iv /, man as the late Prince Philip OF Bel
-. r-,,,r. 81 Flanders. and one so devoted TO
49, IN ma a Will.
-. -e- II Is officially announced from Brussels
80 =. died fntestate condition Of affairs which
- .ba result Of vesting the entire control OF MS
,--,o,s fortune 81 the hands Of his elder bro'her
:, ,b,s, Of the dynasty and as executor. The TWO
I-,.bsrs were az no time on friendly terms WIN
.,,b other Leopold bitterly resented the fact
.,,, Philip had been unduiy favored in their faith
-. III receiving farsand away the largest share
;, his immense boards Then, 100, Philip was op-
,,,ss 10 all speculative enterprises. not only as
rsy,ious man of business but also because ne con-
sissr.5 them p out Of keeping with the dishlly
sss prestige Of royalty. He absolutely deemed 10
tt. stock in his brothers numerous financial vent
vnss or 70 assist him in any way pecuniaT1!y;
YES 80 opposed TO him politically that some time
,to-s his death ne resigned his Offices and his
rs+sr1. commands and made no secret whatsoever
:. his pronounced disapproval Of Leopolds private
r4. sDd Of MS relations with the members OF ms
family.
7ba t6es therefore. that he should have died
sing and lingering death without making Will
vel knowing that this neglect would have me
srect OF yestng the absolute control Of his great
,c-+pnA IN the hands Of that elder brother whom
IA en- distrlsted instead Of its being al the dis
-.ss1 r, his widow and Of his children, IS simply
inennceivabIe and the affair IS likely to develop
into another one Of those unfortunate soanoals
which since the advent Of Leopold 10 the throne
have done so much to impair the prestige and the
rood name Of the regning house q Belgium
dynasty that has enjoyed the unfortunate distinc-
ton Of having contributed larger number q
charters 10 the chronique scandaleuse Of the Old
World than any other reigning family OF Europe,
ANOTHER MISSING ROYAL WILL
IN. AFFAIR serves 10 recall the unpleasantness
which occurred at the time OF the somewhat SUD
den death OF Prince Henry Of the Netherlands
Younger brother OF the late King William III and
uscle therefore. OF Queen Wilhelmina- Even stu
more prohigate. and with a worse reputation as
6 debauchee than King William, he married. for
q second tine when sixty years o. age, the late
Princess Marie Of Prussia, daughter Of Prince
Frederick Charles to whom Bazaine surrendered
Metz L is dfficult TO believe that this union be-
tween beautiful young princess and tottering
old roue vas prompted by any sentiments Of af-
fiction at any rate on her side, and people can
not be blamed for assuming that dynastic cOnsid-
erations and the immense wealth OF Prince Henry,
famous the richest prince OF the blood OF his
day, were the chief motives that prompted Princess
Marie 10 give her hand 20 this disrepUtable scion
Of the house Of Orange Nassau.
He did not long survive his marriage. In fact
Re died in the following year. But although 1t
vas known that he had made 8 Will in favor
OF his young wife, to whom he had become pas
siona'ely devoted, yet the document could never
Be found and in its absence his brother King
William whom ne had hated. availed himself OF
his preroEatives chief Of the dynasty to as
sumo control OF the entire fortune, agreeing TO
make an allowance TO the widow Of $1,000 year
which under the circumstances was a mere pit
fance and altogether inadequate