New-York tribune., 1909-02-26

though a member OF the Hebrew race, and II is by
reason of the fact that he is the son OF Christian
parents that he holds despite his ancestry: COM
mission Of captain in OF the crack regiments Of
Prussian Hussars- AS I have mentioned before.
processing Hebrews virtually barred from the
commissioned ranks of the army. in spite Of ali the
efforts Of the Kaiser in their behalf, owing to the
fact that the commanders and officers Of regiments
are allowed TO ballot for candidates for admission
10 their corps and TO backbaTI precisely in the
case of club. who have passed the necessary
examination for a commission. but whom they do
not consider as likely TO proTe congenial comrades
and messmates
Baron Simon Oppenheirn married an American
woman a Miss Florence Matthews Hutchins. OF
New York, and his sisters who Protestants,
like their parents have all married into the aris-
tocracy, Maria being the wife Of the French Min
lister Plenipotentary. Baron George de Plancy: Ada
the wife of Count Gisbert Bredow, Emma the
consort OF Count Macmillan OF Arco-Naliey and
Victoria the wife OF Baron Alexander Won Franken-
berg, while Eta is married TO Baron Adolf Won
Hammerstein. 1t is cousin of Baron Simon
Oppenheim, namely, Baron Max Oppenheim, who
is such frequent visitor to the United States
and attached TO the German Legation at Cairo.
owing his rank IN the diplomatic service to the
good will of old Prince Clovis Hohenlohe. bestowed
when he was Chancellor of the empire Max Op-
penheim has been great deal In the public eye
during the last ten years not only on account OF
his really remarkable explorations and antiquarian
discoveries in Mesopotamia but also IN connection
with the charges brought against him in France OF
having fomented Moslem agitation throughout
Northern Africa against France One Of his broth
ers married beautiful Levantine of the name
of Zogheb, her father a Syrian owing his title of
count to the Portuguese government, which he
served consul general apd diplomatic repre-
sentative in Egypt without pay. ~
The Oppenhems who have the headquarters Of
their great financial dynasty at Cologne, are
nowadays all Lutherans or Roman Catholics, and
have entirely abandoned the faith of their fathers
1t is of old Baron Edward Oppenheim whose death
he OF haC {SFt tolgA
place, that the following story told Arriving
one evening at hotel at Nice, he found that his
friend, Count Raphael Cohen Cahen Of Ant
werp, had dropped his Hebrew patronymic, and
inscribed himself the inn register as Count
Raphael c. d'Anvers,'' sounding much more
aristocratic. With the object of being IN the swim,
Old Baron Oppenhem followed suit by writing him
self down in the book as Baron Q. de Cologne"
COUNTESS wITTE AND THE CzARINA
AS Count Whites name is constantly cropping up
IN the dispatches IN connection with stories that
he is about to be intrusted either with the Premier
ship of Russia with the direction of
another Of the great departments of state, may
be well to state that there is not the slightest
probability of any such thing taking place. In the
first place the prejudices court, and in the
official world. against him altogether too pro-
nounced and powerful admit of his
being offered such office. Second. he has deter
mined that if he offered Office he would
refuse it. He considers that. having built up Rus
sia's finances. created industries. endowed his
tive land with network OF railroads three times
larger than he found accession Office and
contributed to improve the economic condition of
the empire generally his work since mis- retirement
has been allowed 10 fall into decay and that IL It
took him eleven of tho best years Of his life to
achieve he did under the favorable7conditions
of those days. ii would take him much longer
time than Providence would bestow upon him to
restore the vanished prosperity to-day
The authority for this statement is his oIdtime
F-ffT and Tl- E71i1a
knows probably more about Russia than any other
foreigner, and has made his home at St Petersburg
for the last thirty years, holding honorary degrees
most of the Muscovite universities He. is
frequent contributor 10 American and English
views, sometimes under his and some
times under the pseudonyme Of "E. B. Lanin." He
has also been for a number OF years the repre-
sentative in Russia Of The London Telegraph"
and accompanied Count Witte in that capacity to
this country the time Of the negotiation of the
treaty Of peace between Russia and Japan. at
Portsmouth, n. II.
MARQUIsE DE FoNTENOY.