The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-10
KING FREDERICK MAY
BECOME A LUTHERAN

olasaes--that Of grand cross those Of
commander OF the first class and Of
inc second class: that OF officer and
lastly that Of chevaller of the order
me first class has Just been bestowed
by President Diaz upon the Kaiser,
This is the first Mexican order to be
created since the overthrow OF tho
empire and the death Of Emperor
Maximilian.
honor honor, bestowed by Congress for
leafs % distinguished gallantry In
a Am iaaa e Of the enemy It Is tho
S loss. OF England, of the Iron Cross Of
PRUSSIA. of the Order OF ST. George
OF RUSSIA and or the Order OF Maria
Iheresa OF Austria
enezuela has several orders. tina
pest known Of which is that of Bolt.
var. Bolivia has the Order of Christie.
pher columbus, while In Brazil. all
OF ofoe rdsr, OF , knighthood save the medal
stitution of 1891 The tiny republic
OF San Marino has also an orier ri
knighthood which until quite recent
" II openly sold. devoting the reve-
n nae eiised therefrom to the mainte-
asylum '' cumming
The republic OF Switzerland no.
Snly Possesses no order of knight
nsni. put likewise strictly forbids ita
and administrative. from accepting anv
ORDERS under the pain of dismissal,
Every now and again laws to thia
frmaa are Ire e., enacted tea a,regh. and CON
ordnr oy ,. .ne Federal Parliament. in
upon the minds of ali those in tho
service of the republic.
ADMIRAL Sir Assheton curzon -now.,
who has just been appointed 70 the
command -in-chief and goyernorshtn ot
Portsmouth, which is regarded as tina
i niue ribbon Of the English naval SER
wee. Is the youngest OF the nine sons
great grandson of the celebrated Ad.
miral Lord Howe. known throughou,
the navy by the name OF Black Dicks
on account OF his swarthy complexion
sack Dick and his two brothera
war OF Independence, one of whom
iell at the battle OF Ticonderoea and
the other OF whom was commander
in-chief of the British forces in Amer
lndependence. Were reputed erardsons
OF hlng George I. and OF that Hano-
verian Countess Kilmansesg. who was
created by that sovereign Countess OF
CARLYLE gives such an unaattering dc.
scription. Lady Dar,,ngton's daughter,
Mary. married the second Lord Howe
and thus became the mother OF BLACK
Dick" and of his brothers.
Through his Curzon ancestors. Adj
miral Sir Assheton Curzon-Howe Is
descended from William Penn, Sir Ma
thaniel Curzon having married Sarah.
inc daughter OF William Penn, OF Penn
House. Buckingh amshire Indeed,
Penn House is to-day one OF the coun-
try seats of the present Lord Howe,
and within the limits OF It's park Is
the old Quaker ground called the Jor-
dams in which rcpoge the ashes OF
William Penn
Admiral Sir Assheton curzon Howe
married n daughter OF the late Gen.
eral Sir John cowell, who was for go
many years master OF the household
TO Queen Victoria, and was thrown
much into contact with the royal fam.
ny having also served In various
capacities on board the royal yacht.
tits largely by reason of his acauaint.
ance with the various members o,
the reigning house that he has been
selected for the Portsmouth Command.
as as the officer holding the latter Is
thrown more frequently into contact
with the royal family than almost any
other member OF the naval service.
It IS to be hoped that the orkneys
and the Shetlands have heard by this
time of the accession OF George V.
Communication between these groups
or islands and the mainland Is often
Interrupted, When Queen Victoria
died. the people in the Orkneys did
not learn OF her demise until several
weeks after 1t had taken place. This,
however. was a distinct advance upon
the condition of affairs at the time
of her accession, when the ministers
were still praying for George w. hav-
ing never heard either Of his demise or
OF the seven years reign and of the
death OF King William ".
Copyright, 1910, by tho Brentwood