New-York tribune., 1909-05-31
SrfZ CANAL TO PAY
Charter Extended in Return for
RouaTties to KhediUC.
-.. 10 rr ne Rrsn,rced con,rarz.l

K0U0tIIfS ~ AHCutCt.
,-+ rqrq tv TIE Brentwood COMPANY
.s,,,e sbhas or rather. should say. his gov /
- e about TO receive an entirely new and /
g general public. unexpected source OF revenue,
ne ~ International Importance, since it VIII
f11- .5a aiTninutIon tc aTy extent Of the very |
Es'.-ees imposed upon the five thousand or six |
h@I ,-essels raising every year through the |
up' ,Ds,si II VIII be news TO most persons that
s.ss nreseat not one penny piece Of the fees eN-
V s-orY the shipping in transit through TINS va
s0' and amounting something like $2.6OVD
eva IS 10 the Egyptian government. although |
tse.o- i saddied with the heavy expense of
~s,-q the banks OF the canal and is responsible |
-, safety of the vessels between Suez and Port
~ This Is ali the moro unjust since the Esyp-
o,7,rn-nent spent some SS0.00o.Oo0 of its own
'I in the construction of the canal, which. more
1 1,s l,Iilt by means Of Egyptian forced labor
-, t1bedive Ismail provided at the expense of
ror5s OF lives OF his unfortunate fellaheen sub
. Moreover. before the canal vas opened a
l.s-sA;s amount OF the trade between Europe
y. +bs Far East passed overland through Egypt
1u 5, 7s-5vad = large revenue therefron. which
IN, ceased " hen Empress Eugene inauglrated
hs canal 49,. --,,., 49,,
According the canals charter the concession eA-
= IN 1885 when the canal would become the eN-
- ,ropertz Of the Kledivial government. which.
60 would have 10 indemnify the company for
- storL material &C. hut not. Of course for
:. -os, of construction or maintenance It seems
Ter tla5 the charter also contains a clause. 10
.i-b 10 one paid much attention until TN" other
- z.5srery the company oor1d obtain prolonga-
-. n the concession on payment Of a royalty 10
= rte5i,Fsre on the strength n this neEotia-
-k were opened short time ago. and the kEZp-
-. eozernrnant ls conseutns 70 grant proionsa-
= - she c5arte- Of the canal 10 the company 1or
-.ber hundred years. dating from 1865. on the
,a.-stsnding that from now the company Is 20
:, royalty 70 the Egyptian treasury on every
"a, and IN every passenger on board going through
.ba canal in either direction
Or r9rrse This ErolouEation Of tho charter 1oF
,.--7 that is virtually indefinite greatly enhances
- ,,slps Of the holding Of the company. which
fs o,,a-uise have diminished in proportion as
.bs Charter approached the term 81 its expiration
The increased value OF the property will enable the
,o-7nan, 20 obtain the money necessary Tor the
-sseni7r and de~penng of the waterway. so as 10
.-,en- its canacity. which is already heavily
strained. while the proIongation OF the ownership
ali encourage it 10 insugurate this very neces-
s,-r work on the either hand, the Egyptian
treasury will benefit considerably. and VIII not
o,lv have more money it's disposal for develop
,rr the resources Of the country but will likewise
he able look upon the canal as source or
rerenue instead Of expenditure and loss
GERMAN PRINCE IN NEW YORK.
Prince Alexander Of Sayn-Vittgenstein. who ar
rived il this country on Tuesday last from Germany
<o- 3 7rolonged stay. and who is now in New York
oufornded with his considerably older cousin Of the
same name. who vas compelled in 1855 :" abandon
his name his rank and his title in order to assume
that Of Count Hachenhurg. The Prince Alexander
noE here does not like the remainder or the Safn-
uittEensteins possess the status OF mediatized
prince with certain se1ni-royaI prerogatives in
-luding that OF mating a footing Of equality
with the reigning dynasties Of Europe For the
marriage Of his father. Prince Hermann to MISS
Gertrude Westenberger. bourgooise. was Of
morganatic character and until five years az"
Prince Alexander. as the issue OF that morganauc
union had no title whatsoever and no name be-
yond that Of his mother
IN 1914. however, Prince Hermann, anxious 10 IN
prove the position Of his wife and two sons agreed
70 surrender his status scion OF the mediatized
house NJ Ss1-r- Wittgenstein. 10 abandon all his
p-e-ngs1,ves f71n7unties and advantages as such
and TO relinuush his rights 20 share IN the TeNe-
nuss great entailed estates OF the faillE re-
oeivins in lieu thereof from the Regent Of Bavaria
the status Of an ordinary noble. with the Bavarian
but not the nnediatized title of Prince Sayn-Witt-
Eenstein which able 10 share with his wife
and his Two sons Young Prince Alexander OF |
Sayn- WittEenstein. now in New York. has there
fore been a noble and prince only since 1e5i |
Prior 70 that tine he was merely Alexander Westen
berger. and mis- viii be sought in vain among |
1he other Sayn-WittEensteins in Part II Of the |
Almanach de Goths. but wiIl b. found with those |
of his father and brother all by themselves IN Part
III of the almenach.
Prince Alexander has achieved some success In |
literature novelist. nields clever pen, con-
templates finding material for new books during |
his stay The United States. is about thirty years
I'D. particularly well Of and entirely free 10
wed. There VIII be obstacles in his case on the
score OF difference OF rank. and any American gill
whom he married would become thereby fall |
hedged 3ayari3n princess and the possessor OF
one Of the most historic names OF Germany though
barred. like her husband and his parents. from the
sen1i-royal prerogatiyes Of the mediatzed Sayn-
Rittsens;ens
There Ras stin another Prince Alexander Sayn- |
Wntgeustein, whose position bore some analogy TO
that OF his nsmesake in New York. He was
killed in q duel few years ago at ST Petersburg
His father, Prince Frederick Sayn-W -Wittgenstein
was forced by his marriage with the actress WI
hemine Hagen and by number OF unsavory
scrapes to quit The German army and surrender
his position ore Of The chiefs of the medlatized
house Of Nittgeusten. Leaving GeiIhahs'
which had become too hot 10 hold him. he mi
grated 20 Russia secured Muscovite citizenship
and the Russian 5i,e of Prince Sayn-Wittgensiein
IN consideration Of his having inherited some large
estates in Russia from Russian uncle HIS
iH0 sons dead. Henry died TWO years ago.
while his elder brother, PRICE Alexander. was
killed in 1894 hy Prince Anatole Bariatinski Inc
duel was for the sake OF a French demi-mondaine
with whom he wholly unacquainted She hah
mace fun in q railroad carriage Of the appearance
q Prince Bsriatinski. who ended by quietly re-
proving her for her totally unprovoked insolenoe
moment afferNard the train into 4 station
she aighted. declared she had been grossly III
suited. and seeing a Young officer IN UNIFORM
nsmss. Alexander Sayn- -WitJgensten, appealed I"
him for protection His intervention in her behalf
vas. of course. resented ny Bariatinsk. and the
iatsl duel ensued on account Of 4 woman whom
neither Of them knew.
IMPERIAL, DUMMIES AND THEIR USE
Among the strange discoveries made IN the
5ndiz Kiosk after the removal Of Abdul Hand 10
ssionioa vele a numrer of dummies, arrayed IN
The Costume cl he used affect bearded, tar