New-York tribune., 1908-10-09
RUMAx1As CROWN PRINCESS.

Rurnania's still extremely pretty and fascinating
crown princess who has already four children, the
eldest being boy now going on sixteen. is ex-
pecting an addition 20 her family. which is off,
cisny announced likely 10 take place toward the
end Of the year. The crown princess. who. owing
10 the very grave illness OF her husbands uncle,
King Charles may have become Queen Of Rumania
ere this letter appears in print is granddaughter
of Queen Victoria and a daughter Of King Ed
wards saIlor brother. Alfred. Duke Of Edinburgh.
who died as sovereign Duke OF Coburg. Her
mother the only sister of the late Emperor Alex
ander II Of Russia, and she herself is far and
SWAY the most popular member Of the reigning
house IN :he land of her adoption, having con-
1rIbute6 than any one else TO establish its
hold upon the loyalty and affection of the Ru-
nsnisn nation.
Like her first cousin Queen Victoria Ena of Spain.
she forfeited her place the line OF succession
70 the throne Of Great Britain by marrying a Ro-
Catholic, in defiance of the requirements of the
English constitution and the forfeiture extends
likewise 10 her children. She is very gifted-quite
usefully 50 Queen Observation-Disclosures she
does not bore people 10 such an extent with her
poetry and prose as the excellent, kindhearted but
somewhat tiresone Carmen sylvia" The crown
Ir1noess's very intimate friendship with William
Waldorf AstoT's daughter Pauline. Mrs. spen-
Ger Clay, has furnished inspiration for several
American novels IN recent years.
Few people are aware that Prince Bulow. the
Chancellor Of the German Empire. had at one mo-
nent thoughts CT relinquishing the service OF the
government for Journalism. While stationed at
Paris as second and afterward first, secretary
ot tie German Embassy there. he became so much
discouraged by his prospects Of promotion. and
especially by the ewkwardness Of his position In
enoeayorinE &c reconcile obedience 70 the private
instructions Of Prince Bismarck with loyalty TO MS
chief the Ambassador, Prince Clovis Hohenlohe.
that one day he made up his mind 10 resign, ana
drove OF 10 de Blowitz TO ask him whether he could
offer MIN any career in journalism and at what
remuneration. he Blowftz q couple Of days later,
after having communicated with Times" head
quarters IN London, told him that he could guar
an;ee him employment at a salary OF 5000 year
Presumably as correspondent OF The Times
either az Berlin or one of the great Cont
Mental capitals
II those days The Times was represented in
many of the foreign capitals by non-Brtons Thus
besides de Bow1tz in Paris, there was the Hun
gar1an General Eber at Vienna; Joel COOK an
American citizen. its correspondent In the
United States; il had American too, unless am
much mistaken at Rome. while one Of it's most
trusted Continental correspondents was the former
Italian revoiutionist Gallenga, so there would
have been nothing strange in The Times employ
ing Bernhard Won Bdlow. who was in those Gays
not even e baron and whose father was Under
Secretary OF State for Foreign Affairs al Berlin
Moreover. B0low than, as ne IS to-day, d
perfect English scholar, speaking lhe 4als uase
without any trace OF accent, whereas de BfoWlZ
even 70 his dying day. spoke the most appaliiiis
English
a week o. so afterward, before arrangements
With The TiInes' could be perfected, prospects
assumed roster hue for Won Bdlow at the EN-
bassy, and he abandoned his project OF elnnaihI
upon q journalistic career.
Prince Bulow is himself the authority for THIS
hitherto unknown episode in his career, Of which
Is
Q. &C BIowitz's "Reminiscences although de BIO
Vitz often used to relate how Won Bulo"s preGe-
oessor as secretary al the German EMBASSY men
Fon Hostein. repaid many great personal services
rendered by the journalist By endeaVorns 70 JOCKEY
LIN cut CT his place and TO secure II for hlnseh-
II fact FSslstein VINO subsequently became SO
pogerfuI a. the Department Of Foreign Af1airs al
Berlin and who is credited with having orougH'
saout The downfall OF Prince Eulenourg' ac'o"iIS
srote letter to Macdonald, the puplsAer u
The Tines accusing de Biowitz OF DetrayIHs 1-
interests of the paper in Paris for the sake OF te
French Minister Of Foreign Affairs. the Dcc
Decszes. and the latters stock jobbing irlelidS'
Asccorald cid not take the trouble TO answer t1oi
STEM but sent his letter on 10 de BloWltz'
TIE BRIDE OF L-ANlMERMooRs TOME
Owing 70 agricultural depression, another great
state has passed cut CT the possession OF the
sln1y to which II has belonged for centuries, ana
Galloway House along with Lord Gslloways Wig
town estates embracing some fifteen THOUSAND
acres. have passed. through purchase, 10 Sir NAL
coin MacEacllarn. an Australian squatter multi
who has been several times Lord Mayor
y Melbourne is the principal partner OF the great
shipping firm Of McIWraith MacEachsrn Co.
ana the originator Of the frozen meat trade of
Australia Al the time Of the Beer sir Nal
,sim was able 70 place close upon half thousand
4 his horses at the service Of the remount depart
~Snt. Lady AacEacAaTn vas = Miss .WatsoRs