New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-22
LORD CARNE GLn'.
Not the Lard of Skibo, but the Chief
Of His Clan, Coming.

= &c verv ftEing that the Earl Of Southesk. who
&c ealing c,r America, should have been selected
bv the Western University of Pennsylvania to
i,,a t,,e honorary degree of Doctor Of Laws
me occasion Of the Founders Day exercises Of the
carpc-5s Institute il few weeks hence For he is
the cnjorta.n Of the great Scottish clan of Car
regtz 70 wfich Laird % Skibo belongs
The relations between a Highland chieftain and
MS lsta:ners were vely intimate in olden times;
so much 80 that the retaners clansmen of their
ch,rttaia almost invariably assumed the pa
t-onyrSc Of their lord Thus. all the clansmen OF
tie Duke - Argyll style themselves CampbeIjs,
those OF re Duke of Athon use the name Of Muir
rzy. wlicn Is me patronymic of the duke. while all
tie clansren of the EaTls Of Southesk have for
hundreds OF Eesrs described themselves as Car
negfe Lord Southesk's name is James Carnegie.
and he is also Lord Carnegie in Scotland, by virtue
Of ? peerage created by King James I just before
he succeeded 10 the throne of England in addition
10 that Of Scotland. which he already occupied.
TIE present Lord Southesk. while a cultured and
agreeable man. has not succeeded until now in
achieving eny OF The distraction in art letters and
science, - sc!. other Of his family have
much :aIne His father the late earl
particularly wcii known in this country. As Sir
.!aues Carnegie he travelled extensively in the
United States. and wrote several pleasant hooks
about America, q time when It less familiar
10 Europeans than II IS to-day. Afterward he de-
voted much OF his time exploration in the more
remote districts Of Canada. In fact. there are
several towns to-day on both sides Of the Dominion
a
Carnegie in his honor. rather than in that Of the
mun!hce9t author of TRIUMPH liant Democracy"
The great Scotch house Of Carnegie was founded
away back in 1855 when King David II of Scot
land made grant of the lands and barony Of
Carnegie, IN Forfarshire, to John de Ralinhard.
who afterward took the name Of Carnegie The
Carnegies have figured repeatedly in The pages OF
Scottish history. One fell the battle OF HarIaW
in 1El; another at the battle OF Brechin. a third
at ElOdden; still another Carnegie was ar1ba dor
n O in he Of
Mary His OF the most faithful a6-
herens and devoted retainers Of the tl-fated Mary
Queen Of Scots. and 1t was in recognition thereof
that his son created Earl of Southeast and
Lord Carnegie by her son. King James
Al the time of the Jacobite rebellion the fifth
Earl Of Southesk sided with the Stuarts and had
MS honors attanted by ect of Parliament IN con-
sequence thereof He died without issue and HIS
next heir and cousin managed. by means OF val
uahle services rendered TO the Hanoverfan DYNASTY
especially in America, TO recover the ancestral
estates Of his house which had been coufscated
and az the same time 10 win baronetcy. His
soc, a great-gr grandfather of the present Lord
southesk. married Miss Agnes Elliot. daughter OF
Andrew Elliot. Lieutenant Governor of New York
ct the close OF the eighteenth century Another
son. who belonged TO the young Pretenders body
guard. fed after the battle of CuIloden 10 Sweden
and founded at Gothenberg the firm Of Carnegie
& Co, which exists TO this day.
The sixth baronet, father OF the present Lord
Bouthesk. was a great favorite at the English
Court. where he was known in his earlier years
as Sir James Carnegie. Through the goodwill Of
tainder of his family honors. and thus becaml
Earl az Southeast Furthermore. the Queen con
ferred upon him peerage Of the United King
dom. the Barony Of Balinhard. which endovs him
with a seat IN the House OF Lords The earl was
reputed the most learned antiquary OF that
glded chamber, and at Kinnaird Castle, in Forfar-
shire, there is a wonderful wealth Of antiquarian
treasures and also famous library. largely de-
voted TO Shakespearean lore and including the
1897 Afissal OF Sarum.
The present Lord Southesk has q large number Of
brothers and sisters. One OF the latter, Lady Ara
bella Ronilly. is well known a writer of grace
<ul A brother, the Hon. LaunceIot Carnegie
IS secretary OF the British Legation in Peking.
Still another brother greatly distinguished himself
during the siege Of Ladysnith.
The youngest brother Of all. the hon David
Carnegie. achieved considerable fame es an Aus
tralian explorer. He went out to the Antipodes
with the present Marquis of Queensberry for the
purpose Of sheep farming. but abandoned that en-
terprise after time IN order to devote himself
gold mining at Coolgardie, This undertaking
turned out much profitably than most vent
ures Of the kind. and he devoted portion OF the
profits 70 the fitting out Of expedition with
which he explored for the first time tho entirely
unknown desert regions in the northern half OF
Western Australia, which many had attempted TO
explore before him. their efforts Invariably being
attended by lamentable failure and often by fatal
and terminated his eventful journey at tho town
Of Derby. the mouth OF the Fitzroy River. af-
rerward describing his adventures in a book
titled 'sDinifeX snd Sand" Later on he was ap-
pointed administrator Of a considerable portion OF
Northern Nigeria, and while there succumbed to a
wound made ~, poisoned arrow.
COUNTESS OF MORLEY HERE
Lady Morley who has just arrived here from
England is not the wife hut the mother Of tbs
present earl. and after spending some weeks with
her brother-in-law and sister the Governor General
~ Canada ard Lady Grey at Ottawa, will spend
some weeks in visiting the United States befora
returning To England Her brother. Captain Ho-
ford. equerry 10 the king, is owner Of Dorchester
House in Park Lane the London residence of
the American Ambassador 10 the Court Of ST
James. The Earl Of Morley IS the chief Of the OLD
Devon House Of Parker, and among the many dis
tineuished members OF the family the IA
nous admiral. Sir Hyde Parker who destroyed the
Dutch fleet AZ the Dogger Bank IN 1871 and after
ward sailing on board his flagship Cato. from Rio.
bound tho East indies. vanished with HIS ship
and 81 its from human ken as completely
the missing Arcnduke John % Austria, being never
heard OF again
Lord Morley's country seat at Eatram Is said 10
be the largest if not the finest. mansion in the
County OF Devon and possesses unrivalled colec-
ton Of portraits by ST" Joshua Reynolds. It is
within easy distance L. Plymouth. a seaport for
which the late LORD Morley did much among other
things constructing a great dTydock IN Catwater
RaT for the repairing Ct merchantmen.
Both The late earl. who for many years Dep
uty Speaker OF the House Of Lords, the chairman
II is committees. and his sen and successor have
been subjected 70 a considerable amount of an
noyance by the action Of London 1nancier Of the
name ~ James Roe. manager Of an Anglo-American
banking company IN London. in assuming the title