New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-09
A HOMELESS PEER.
ID HoIdon Noe an the artificial
Teeth Business.

hFea s,s standard 'Peerages' and works Of
ne os has bIossomed forth as a promoter OF
5s- medicine concerns of doubtful reputation
!: ss-5irg out circulars, some OF which have
.te5 This country. asking people. on the sueiisIh
fs0o TO- ,siry secretary of an enterprise known as
q "a ..54,iaI Teeth Aid Society, Limited to buy
y. .,-.,.-rs in this precious company, which he
q ,.,,,7s .conscienJiously'' as IAN absolutely
- bonafide investment. The company in
Sc consists Of a man OF the name of f. s.
s-srne5y. who has been on several occasions ex-
~ ~, Henry I.abuucllere in the pages of Lon
POs - ID, which lie warns his readers against
uOA a-,--l,irr to dc with Kennedy, whom he
he ,s as Notorious It is a question whether
.vre DESIGNATION might not be applied TO Lord
80, vzho although owing TO his insolvency, he is
...--as from voting or sitting IN the House Of
-. ,ex,ertbeless dates testimonials from thence
DslU@ ,,,s~ bearing the royal arms and the head
- -4e House Of Lords, in which he processes
n5 - feer cured Of equity eczema. after eminent
t;o1;sts had failed. by the Chemical Blood Manu-
sstP.-~inr Company the company" being the
az ? : kennedy Of the Artificial Teeth Aid
Society.
L. z1sl;. the members Of which are portrayed
nous --.l,erav in his novels under the name of
y ,l--e when he succeeded TO his fathers
- he vas IN Sail at Pretoria, in South Africa,
pe1ss Jointly with two disreputable companions
cl. 9s,sasvorirE defraud man named Cowie
ss-ing hin g parcel OF glass crystals. alleging
= - bs diamonds. Ultimately he was acquitted,
Oh 90 Of the gang OF swindlers with whom
- tes associated himself and that he was not
H.o-slx responsible for the attempted fraud
- I5.Iaon was acting checker and con-
80. - IN the railroad at Pretoria al the time Of
- o--ss- there. II was a place which, though
- he had been exceedingly glad TO get $
bs had been literally starving when he accepted it.
rTs rs-Fei through the Boer War in the Imperial
--e--v hut after being mustered out was IN a
20 n complete deStitution ar johannesburg and
T~s--ia dependent upon small gifts and loans OF
So Years previous to succeeding 10 the title.
rar5 Haldon had been IN trouble in London. His
,-,fbe- the DOvager Lady Haldon. was sued by
,-nusv lender Of the name OF Brandon Tor money
z-a5ed BY her son On q bill of acceptance pur-
-o-ing 10 bear her signature. She declined 10
NV although the amount was relatively small. and
bgsss her refusal on a letter addressed TO her by
~ con in which he Informed her that IL he
7o had written her signature the note, inlpelled
thereto by dire necessity. No prosecution fol-
loved because there was a strong presumption In
FAVOR Of tie belief that the usurer, who had dis
rouuted the note, had been well aware at the time
nj the fact that Dowager Lady Haldon's signature
was fictitious. and that he only let Lord Haldon
have the money with the view OF being suose-
uusnfly able TO blackrail his family.
Lord Haldon's wife Is actress, who spent sew
rl years in this country the stage. part Of the
.-,s r-5ar the name Of Mile Nfiska' and after
ward as Mrs D. 2 Drew the latter being the
name Of an American whom she married over here
She paved here in Joseph Jefferson's company and
II England with Sarah Bernhardt and under Sir
Augustus Harris. She is the daughter Of a Rus
sian colonel Of the name Of Mactle, and has lately
returned the stage in London West End
ruuse hall in a comedy interlude by Arthur Brans
combe 20 provide for her own support and for that
Of her boy. to which nothing is contributed by her
husband. the present Lord IIaldon-
lord GALLOWAY SELLS HISTORIC ESTATES
Lord Galloway announces that he IS compelled
offer sale the whole OF his extensive estates
n the south Of Scotland. amounting to some
eighty thousand acres. Like other peers OF the
realm he is dependent for his income entirely
lpon his lands. and owing TO agricultural depres-
finds that Il is longer possible TO make both
ends meet. Some Of the estates which he has not
vut upon the market have been in the possession
q his family since the thirteenth century. notably
Carries which formed part Of the gift Of Robert
ths Bruce to the three sons Of the old woman IN
whose house he slept on that memorable night
when the pertinacious spider encouraged him 10
make q third and successful bid for the Scottish
crown Another Of the earl's estates now offered
for sale is Balloon which in 1863 was the scene OF
The weird and mysterious tragedy that forms the
thene Of Sir Waiter SCOTS true story, entitled
The Bride Of I-arnnnernoor.'' The river Bladneck
runs through the property and it was at fits mouth
that tie NIgtoTn martyrs IN the old CoVenanths
days were tied 10 a stake below food marx anu
left % Be drowned by the rising tide.
Lord Galloway. who Is q Crimean veteran, hav-
ing taken part in that war as q suoaIterTl OF lle
Black Watch, and who also served throughout the
Nutiny. has occasionally INDUCED in Journalism
sslf coming from the stock as the ancient
royal house OF Stuart. though he spells ms paIro
a-7nic differently. Lord Galloway is descended
from Sir John Stewart, younger brother OF James
9Th Lord High Steward Of Scotland. ana ancestor
and founder OF the royal house OF stuart Ih7
family CO Lord Galloway has always insisted on
retaining the old smelling Of the patronymic, and
the late earl brother Of the present peer, even
went so far IS 10 refuse 10 subscribe 70 chaIltS
which had printed his patronynic as stuart.
The late earl was one of the most eccentric mem
hers Of the peerage. and his death was something
O release ID his brilliant and popular wlIe' d
sister Of the late Lord Salisbury She shared many
Of her brothers. scientific tastes. the author OF
several books and numerous review artcles' anu
reJolced in the Christian name. odd Tor WoL1eii'
q Arthur" which she owed TO her godfather, the
ifst Duke Of Wellington. Her husDaho eCCe"
trlciy extended his appearance, ana afhoAs
oiaer pecularities he made point OF always wear
ag thick knitted white gloves, winter ana sum
ue-. as wen as large blue goggles. Added TO this.
nc wore high white hat his clothes were shappy
and his voice extremely high pitched he was
notsd for the picturesque profanity Of his IAN
soags and 1t is related that when on one o. o.
: N ne applied the late Lord Beaconsleio Isil
Premier, for the Nastership Of the Buckhounos' ne
received the following reply: l am sOrfy
that I cannot recommend you for the Office Of
Master Of the Buckhounds, the Queen dlshkes
having anybody connected with the royal house-
nod Hho is addicted the use Of strong language
But viii recommend you for the LORD Hlgh Coih-
Inaissionerstip the General Assembly OF the
Nnurch OF Scotland
Lord Beaconsfeld made this latter offer by way
u joke never dreaming that Lord Galloway
would accept it. But the earl received IL III an
SERIOUSNESS, and accordingly Beaconsheld haVIh5
iedged himself writing TO get the office OF @oiu
E1ish Commissioner for Lord Galloway, had no
s1ernatiye TO fulfil his promise. and IN ls1 the
ASSEMBLY Of the Church Of Scotland at hclnpuI : .
Nes presided over by Lord Galloway WIN "U1
solernRitr ard eecor1rn. II probably the IN
s1ahy Of the late Lord Galloway 70 understand the
aoIaor Of this particular joke OF Lord BeacoNS
hed, and his taking fl SO seriously, that LED Beac-
ensheh later on to express hesitation about INC
AFesuture % Galloway with the Order OF Ine
AIlstle, lest he should eat H.
stRSAN FIEF OF a FRENCH NOBLE SEIZED
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