New-York tribune., 1906-08-20

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q. countries 10 which they are accredited
This contention was referred to III. Minister ~
yusics Of Austria. who submitted the matter 20
&. Supreme Court Of the empire. and In coni,ne-
cs- with the latter, he has now decided that Queen
natalie has no legal right 20 extra serrstoraIssv
eat such sovereign honors as may be accorded %
hs7 ere purely matters of courtesy and that tho
v.Hnsse tribunals fully competent 20 trv snv
sit that may be brought by Austrian subject.
zsnst her
MANY ExiEED PRINCES AFFECTED
his decision, which is likely 20 be accen.as h,
.E other European countries. creates an ensi-elI,
rsw order OF things for those nerso,apas VIZ,
shs French novelist Alphonse Daudet SO prapbi
csIly designates The Kings In Erile., Az bi.
popular novel OF that name II affects nor or,,,
queen Natalie. formerly OF servia. but also tbe
tE-ogeen Of Naples. who makes her home IN
Paris; the ex-Grand Duke of Tuscany, the ex-Duke
Of Parma and the widow Of the last reie7anc F1rl,e
o. Mooena. VINO lives at Vienna and who is the
only surviving sister OF the aged Regent Of Ba-
vagia o! course, IL does not infect rovaI lsaIos
sho have merely lost their throne through widow
hood. such as Queen Marguerite OF Italv C,,,as,
Garcia of Saxony. Queen Emma Of the Netherlands
and the queen mothers OF Portugal ana OF Spain
But It puts definite Quietus upon all the claims
% eztFa-territorial preroEatives on the mart os
mere pretenders, such the Duke Of Orleans Don
Carlos the Count Of Caserta, Prince Victor Ner,o
leon and Dom Miguel Of Portugal
THOUSAND OF MARsALA' PENSION List
King Victor Emmanuel has just inaugurated a
satheF drastic reform which will interest the
pension authorities all over the 7,orI6 rt.I
tans have always been disposed TO regard I'm
the light Of national heroes the so-called .sThou
SAND OF Marsala"-that is TO say, the band OF
thousand followers who accompanied Garibaldi 20
Sicily forty-hve years ago. and who took part in
that historic march through Sicily ana tho sou4I,
eFn half Of Italy which eliminated in the over
fhrow OF the Bourbon monarchy OF Naples ana IN
fhe transformation os italy into one united king
ooh exclusive, OF course. OF the Papal states
which we're Incorporated only some eight years
hter'- In fact. 60 such extent were the 'HThou-
sand Of Garsaia regarded as important factors IL,
ihe creation OF United Italy that st was decided
70 recognize their patriotic services by means OF
pension
The original number OF the band as indicated by
Us title, did not exceed a thousand and during the
nearly half century which has elapsed since their
memorable march death has naturally been busy
IN their ranks Yet lazt year the attention of King
Victor Emmanuel was by mere chance attracted to
The fact that the original thousand instead of de-
creasing as the years went by had increased forty
fold. and that twelve months ago there were actu-
ally 10 fewer than forty thousand alleged veterans
drawing pensions from the italian treasury as sur
s!Fors OF GaribaldFs hand Of the Thousand of
Msrsala.'
Indignant at this spolation og the national treas
Try. the King inaugurated a searching investisa-
iion which has revealed the fact that a month ago
there were exactly 25s authentic survivors OF the
Thousand of Narsala" still in existence and en-
titled 20 draw pensions. The remaining forty thou
sand and odd have had their stricken of the
pension list, much 10 the relief OF the treasury.
and an endeavoF Is 20 be made 90 compel them 20
oisgorge al the money which they have obtained
from the government by means Of fraud
Among the authentic survivors the Hun
garian General Turr. creator OF the canal across
the Isthmus OF Corinth: General CanZio, son-in-
Law Of Garibaldi and now the very active president
o. the wonderfully organized harbor board OF
Genoa. Deputy Ella, who saved Garibadi's life;
the well known sculptor. Tassara: the former Cabi
nst Minister Miceli and Senator Cucchi who in
$50 visited Versailles in behalf Of the Radical party
and negotiated successfully Uith Bismarck for the
purpose of frustrating Victor Emmanuels projects
o. Intervention in behalf Of Napoleon III.