New-York tribune., 1908-06-01
KITCHENER SLIGHTED
r airing India in august; Has oac-
cessor Nominated.
=, ,os ny IN. Brentwood Company


|S So .nnount- comes to an end TWO nfon..ls
|ssr thai nz. absolutely declined to accept
ssroe -, thereof In order toat hls e''1
|sny N1o--anizssiou OF the army In inoia may
so1h = an the lines laid down os hiili one
ranun rs selected his successor Seheia4 n
|snnV1s-oc Duff who throusnout his $50,
sssuoIa, 49,, his chief OF staff. and his prncipai
lr5ls- h Pc ST. Resuchsnnp's service has been
,s,s where he has taken part IN many
shoHs and that he should succeed bofo
|r1lt.- as commander II chief Is "hoilE Al. AZ
si'o1en 5th the custom by which generals OF tne
cO.sh army alternate with those Q, 'ie 'h1ia4i
bae1. :. ne Indian supreme command
STs "..-s " Kitchener is universally admitted ny
Nhi.' so-eiSn experts TO have Increased Ten
s-iuss - military strength and efhcency OF Eng
oo = T,6ta by his radical reorganization nov
sno -hA army itself but OF the entire system OF
s.,ce II IS known that ne is re.ei ,,nA -
sslth impaired by his sojourn in lndia- ana
SFA =, s;ss-I,ntled frame Of mind In TACT ne
--.,,s 70 consider himself bsdiy used by the
-. government Only the other cay boro
pes--r hts 4unior by several numbers on the list
ss.z1s ras appointed over his head TO the
s. - seid marshal Another OF his juniors,
te, Str william Nicholson. has just been ap-
6ae- -hsa- Of the General Stan OF the entire
-. army ST home and abroad an ONCE anaio-
- -hst occupied by the great field maTshaI.
-. Noitke. in connection with me German
Vo1D' - .he tine Of his death. Still another
%s,e5 70 the lucrative snd important command
sAs,,5 which was considered Of sufficient
-. = Re awarded 70 Lord Roberts when he
p b,-,e after completing his term as generals
a. =. ;, india covered with all the siories Of his
-. - osrnpsigns. Yet another Junior, Sir John
- almost al the very foot OF the list OF gen
- hss lately been appointed inspector general
. so-ces with s large salary. Now il has
-. hesn understood that n the event Of an
- ,.F var the supreme military command
US te vested either IL the hands Of the chief Of
o.-s-sl sta1 or OF the inspector general Of the
- Indeed the government has On several
- acknowledged this Until last fail &c was
- that the chief Of staff would enjoy the
.,-s,os. but or the occasion OF the appointment
!. ~ Johu French 20 the inspector gene-alship.
: -,vs-nrnert volunteered the information that
- haea prompted in making tire appointment
-. i6ez that the eeneralissirlo IN the event Of
=. .o,,1s ts kept il closest possible touch with
a.--v IN tine Of peace by service as inspector
ens-si
-lus Lord Kitchener. s.-er Eve years Of brilliant
,s y India IS coming home 70 find that not only
,-. 81 The most important Offices which he had
,-r-t -c lock for his return been newly filed
-s+ his 5urio-s but that the pledge Of supreme
,---s-5 n the event u wa- has been given 70 one
r. .hs-1 notwithstanding the expectations that
.s bee1 he'd out 70 him of that highest prize OF
,-Trs-v career His friends Insist that when he
4-z went out 10 India he distinctly promised
~. his Interests home should not suffer: and
var thse promises hsve not been kept Of course,
,4 trouble IS that Lord Kitchener is tnpe1ous,
zud too intolerant os opposition and contradiction
p be pouuIar with ;he ministers cf the day and
VIII those il authority. That IS why he is re-
turning ho-ne TO find himself virtually shelv>d
OWNS THE SOURCE OF TIE DANUBE.
Prime Nax,iis- Egon Of Fuerstenberg, whose
name has been Eood deal before the public during
fhe last few days. II connection with the elope-
rnent = his haIf-sister. Princess Amelia OF
Fuers,enhe-g with young retired Austrian officer
q: 1aa rsne of Koszisn. recently in the employ
of q Fus-stenberzs & chauffeur. owns the
souro- Of the mighty river Danube. which is situ-
aed IL The courtyard Of his magnificent castle of
Donsgeschlnssn, II Baden. the spot being indicat-
e BY su exquisite group Of marble stsruary,
vel as hy ia-se balustrade OF marble For sew
t-zl years past Enre-or william has made point
# visiting DonaUesch niger. both in the spring and
he suiur1n. and Is never tired Of expressing his
s5--znon 4or the priceless Gcbelfn tapestries and
fhs az treasures with which the huge palace is
lied fr1m cellar sarret The prince. who is
about forty-tve years old. and married 10 one OF
ts Austrian CounpesseS Schoenborn. is one OF the
-ost Intimate friends and favorfte companions OF
ts Kaiser z-d spends much Of his time with the
kusr. He Tss with him throughout his entire
Ezy n Corfu. as well as EishcliEe, IN the South
England. last fall. and as grand marshal Of the
Curt q Berlin holds the highest dignity IN the
-rysl Fruss.an household He is e member Of the
Eouses q Lords Of Russia. Wiirternberg and Of
5sdsn. ce-President Of the House OF Lords OF
L1sr-.s- holds commissions in the Austrian and
German armies, has immense estates in both en-
Pres. palaces II Berlin and in Vienna, has the
E-ussizn Order q the Black Eagle, and the Aus
t1zn Order o. the Golden Fleece, and is. in one
so-d- very important link between the courts OF
Austria and of Prussia
f-.x -
s,eient and p-nce,y House OF F>uerstenberg. which
1sces back - rhe Ae1lolfng dynasty, which
4eEreo oTe- Bavaria Until its conquest ard an
ssIs1o1 By Chs-Ie-a-ge. was the late Cardinal
-lerste-h,erg. who died sorne years ago Arch
&snop q ol--ucz and as Priuace OF Austria He
FS ne Only member OF the Sacred College in
l'oe-n tines st any rate, whose hands were
fx1aed With tha blood of q fellow creature Not
Ia n vas guilty. o. any intentional murder. But
we young nan he had the misfortune 70 Kill
sccce-t ga-ekeepe- while out shooting. This
eset 50 proved upo, his mind that he determined
eione FOR Ihe deed by entering Holy Orders.
81 ca-cz-v rose 70 the highest honors of the
raarc-- which not astonishing. when II Is
s n rr.-d that at leas, eight princes Of Flerst-
ene-g have been members Of the Sacred College
~ Prince Bismarck was in power. and the
-l2rkarnr- vas in progress, the late Cardinal.
po-lor q whose diocese lay within the boun-
eaes q Prussia, incurred the hostility Of the
o1-Aa government. and vas sentenced 70 both
-piiso--e-t ard fre for refusing 10 pay any
t@ehuon 70 fhe mandates issued against him
'VSlthstsnding that Re was TO all intents and
.-'posss taat tine OUTLAW IN the eyes Of the
-'-Sen Government ole Emperor William used
Azke point Of inviting both him and his
t, TIE Margarine lima PallaTfctni 10 dinner
% lunc1eon each year on the occasion Of his
9 q Gas,etn. On these occasions the old En-
- would srriIingly remark. You know, Erni-
-s that y Re were on Prussian territory at
- reserr moment should both get rlln in
: As Police You because there is warrant
= 'os your arrest. and because have scorced
"9azhy 70 an outlaw and 70 q fugitive from
t9s,los
-t notne- Of the head Of the House Of Fpe-sten-
g sac also Of his half-sister, the fugitive pr1n-