New-York tribune., 1907-08-05

Conservative party
Ills son the present Lord I.amirgton is known
among his friends hy the uamc Of " aIaCe," and,
Nht' proud Of his C0clIrana anceStIy-he repre-
s|'nIs Junior branch OF thct ancient md historic
scottish house Of which the Ear OF DundOnald is
The ,ief-przos s;il more highly his descent from
S'';iaild most famous hero. Sir William Wallace-
according 10 the popular legend current through
out Scotland and there univt rsaly believed, the
patriot wallace contracted marriage with the
fair Marion Dc BradfuJe. daughter of Hugh de
kradfute. owner 81 Ismington Castle She vas
killed about two years after her marriage by the
English. hut rot before giving birth daughter,
who married of tine Bailles who inherited
L@inius Nineteenth III descent from this union
- the present Lord i.amington. Lamingt"n once
the home Of William Wallace. having passed into
the possession II Lord T.arngton's Cochrane an
cestcrs THROUGH the marriage of his grandfathe:.
Admiral SIr Thomas Cochrane 10 Mathilda Ross
Balie. heiress Of th- Baies OF IamiDGtCn. OF
the old Lamington Castle little save the tower Of
Harrington. Il picturesque fragment of the old
fortress remains. But the present mansion. hand
some Stone house. with projecting caves, was with
characteristically Scotch thrift built for the
greater part with stone taken from the old castle
where Mary Queen OF Scots tarried awhile on her
road 10 Dundrenuarl. and where the Jacobite Pre-
tender found refuge after his disastrous retreat
from Derby.
Lord and Lady Lamington particular favor
ties of the Prince and Princess of Wales and, al
though Lady I-amington. fair haired, pleasant.
sunny tempered and pretty woman OF meulum
height. has been away from England for 50 many
years and has never been able to take her turn oi
duty in attendance on the Princess OF wales YET
the latter has always insisted upon retaining the
name Lady Lamington on the list OF the mem
bers Of her household one of her ladies IN wait
ing Lady I-amngton is daughter of Lord New
lands and shares her husbands passionate fond
ness for bagpipes which he proclams as superior
TO all other musical instruments
KING LE0PoLDs INVITATIONS DECLINED.
King Edward and his government well as the
Roval Geographical Society and the Royal Society,
have just administered a very severe snub to King
Leopold by declining 10 take any part whatsoever
in the International Polar Congress. which the
Belgian monarch has endeavored 10 organize at
Brussels and for which he had addressed invita-
tions 10 the various foreign governments and geo
graphical societies This being the the prot
grief. the more several
other foreign governments are certain TO folo" the
lead OF King Edward in the matter
King Edward and his subjects prompted in
this affair not only by their strong dlsapproNal
Of policy Of King Leopold with regard to the
Congo problem. which is becoming more and more
acute. but also because they do not see why he
should have any in international polar
congress. Belgium = not. strictly speaking
maritime power But If the congress were held in
his cal pital. and necessarily under his presidency,
il would bc difficult exclude him from partioi-
patnE in the deliberations o. from the advantages
accruing To the nations represented al the con
What these advantages are may be gathered
from the fact that the object Of the congress IS
nominally for the organization of system OF m
ternaronal expeditions of discovery TO The Arctic
and Antarctic regions. but in reality 70 determine
the ownership Of SpitZberCen and other no man
lands I'm the polar regions. participating them
among the powers most chiefly concerned-such as
the United States. Great Brita In. Norway. Den
mark and Russia Leopold. with his insatiate greed
for land. would. If the polar congress were held
= Brussels frd some means through intrigue Of
esta blishing foOthold I'm the Arctic and AnthTctc
and after the experiences OF Great Britain and the
other siCnatories Of tu" Berlin treaty Of 1854 with
Leopold regard 10 tho Congo There Is none OF
them that would be willing 10 intTust him WIN the
administration of land. IN the frozen wilds
of the A-ctir and Antarctic circles.
DEATH of MINISTER DE STRIVE
NJ dc strtlve made so many friends in America
during the long years that he represented Russia
at Nashinstorl as envoy Of the Gar that many
or my readers will am sure. bo sorry 70 hear "f
his death a. Wiesbaden where he took up his resi-
dence on resigning his last post as minister picn-
po+en-iarv at The Hague. BY no one vii he he
more sincerely 1nourned here than by Baron Rosen
the present Russian Ambassador in America VINO
yas his devoted secretary when Struve was minister
AZ Toxic and when together they accomplished
-be extraordinary Of inducing tho japanese 70
surrender Russia Saehahen in "Nchahge loI .ir
kurlie Islands. under tle very nos v -
Fnp1isb envoy Sir Harry Parkes, whose hTsl
knowledge of this deal. advantageous 10 huSsta
and so Injurious TO the interests of the japanese
and OF the English, came 10 MIN Ilg',l - a., "
hrI-c bv way Of the Foreign Office In London.
" ia St-lve was assisted i'm his diplomatic
achievements not only by Rosen. VINO was NOR ~
an intimate friend tnan mere a''a'h7' "1' q
h. RS wife the late Nine 10 StruNe. VINO pI"ue
ceased him She one - the clever ana oii,iahI @
sisters II General AnnenkoT. the creator OF ue
Tra-sraspian Railroad. and one Of her sisters :
,lo uife n the Vicomte Dc Vogue. memhef 81 'e
- .-a5ero, and a frequent contributor 70
..T4s-Der.s Nonthly'' and other American reviews
vhlA another sister. dead. married thF az
TuLe Nicholas Of Leuchrenherg prince 81 IN
raignfnz house Of Russia ~ whom sl'o ~ ".
zoTs 1.no each or them have the the OF HuhF,
,,o1g, without their fathers predicate OF lILpr
,it.ess NARQUISE DE FcNTkNo1.