New-York tribune., 1908-01-26

rnents Furnished with letters Of introduction from
Prince Napoleon, nicknamed Plon-Plon,' he pro
ceeded to Stockholm, interviewing the late King
Charles, and not only succeeded in his endeavors.
but was also created by that monarch a knight of
the Order Of Saint Olaf. TO this day the Swedish
and Norwegian Governments, believe, have TINS
After the death of his friend the Due de Morny,
he got into some kind OF trouble with the French
police which rendered his speedy departure from
Paris advisable. He next turned up at Berlin. here
ne found means OF getting INTO contact not Only
with The great railroad king Strousberg and through
him with the Duke OF RatbOr but also OF becoming
0r1ite intimate with Herbert Bismarck, who IN
troduced him to his father, the great Chancellor
and on several occasions he Inquired among the guests
of the Prince in the palace of the NllhemstrasSe-
Suddenly when at the full zenith OF his career at
Berlin his apartments in the palace OF Count lnoW
Prince Henckel DOnnersmarck were invaded
at night bV the police all his papers and correspond
erce were confiscated and on the following morning
he was conducted to the Austrian frontier under an
escort of three detectives IN PLAIN clothes NO eA-
1,laratior was vOuchSafed. But from the peculiar
BisraarcBan method of dealing with his case 1t was
manifest that the old Chancellor had become aC-
qtlainted with the antecedents and identity OF hls
sons crOny
He turned up in London in 1875. where he de
scrIbed himself the nephew Of Baron Won Hon.
man who at that time held the post OF Minister OF
Finance Of the AustrO-Iungarian Empire 1t was
on account Of belief in the existence OF tins alto
gether mythical relationship that he was made an
honorary member Of some of the best London cluiS
where the liberaity and sangrold with Whlch ne
lost larq. sums at cards soon won for HIM host OF
friends of the highest rank-tr1ends VINO not olly
invited him to their town houses and country
seats but who even went far as TO furilsh
him with letters Of introduction and warm recon-
n1endation TO British diplomatic representatives.
abroad :, -,
He turned these to good They enabled hlm
TO start a new and profitable career on the Coh-
tinent At Madrid the late King Alfonso 1ou1d 50
much pleasure and entertainment IN HoI1Lhdi
company that as a token of his favor he conferred
11Don him the chevalers cross of the order OF ls
bella Catolica At Rome he earned the good VIII oi
the late King Humbert and was made knlght Oh
the Order of the Crown; while at Brussels ne De
came acquainted with Crown Prince Nudol OF
Austria who was visiting the Belgian capital at that
time in connection with his pending marriage 10
Princess Stephane. -.
Foreseeing the advantages of intimacy with
the Austrian heir apparent, Hoffman announced his
intention of presenting to the Archduke a Tnagmh-
cent steam Yacht as a wedding present ! he plans
Of the vessel were duly submitted to the Prince and
approved by him. and the yacht was being built at
Triest- nay, almost completed. for Holman was
already in correspondence with the Archduke
cha anberlain respecting the date on which the Prln
cess Stephanie to christen lt,-when suddenly
the intended donor arrested at the Hotel zum