The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-21
ny Ia MAnauIsE DE FoSTENoY.

-liE MARQUIS f|aIb
now on Through in Rome. holds
the most highly paid office OF
any in the gift OF the italian
government. namely, that Of Viceroy
Africa. He could have had a first
class embassy in Europe for the
asking. but these required the pos
session OF some private fortune in
not we'll MI. He came quite proint-
ncntly 10 the fore ny his bravery and
resourcefuiness during the siege OF the
foreign LEGATIONS at Pekin, where he
was Italian minister at the time. He
knew Well how to handle the Chinese,
and TO get even With SO as
Chang. The latter had a very poor
opinion OF italy. which ne did not take
the trouble to visit when In Europc.
and any little esteem which he had
the San Nun Bay question, and the cir
cumstances OF the recall Of The Italian
Minister De Martino from Pekin.
When Salvago-Raggi arrived in China
to take UP the post OF minister. he was
received by Ii Hung Chang, who With
his accustomed ~brusQuer!e, not TO say
brutality. exclaimed:
II congratulate you that your coun-
try has had enough money to send you
here" !,
That ! do not believe" responded
II Hung Chang. Why lust look! You
while we Chinese o at nothing but
silk. VIC must be richer"
That is just where you make a mis-
take" retorted the Marquis. We con
slider silk vulgar. and discarded 1t for
New We only use silk for our linings!'
h its aiiE i liz us e= 'Yoa aee ae ch.a sh0 IS az {
least a hundred years behind italy"
From that time forth the Marquis
never had TO complain Of want Of re-
Chang or any other OF the Chinese
dignitaries. The Marquis. who is a
very good-looking man. is married to
and Hungarian house Of rallavicini,
VIC by reason Of her beauty used to
be known in Roman society as La
Bella Pallayicini." before she became
his wife. She had with her through.
out the siege her little boy, who bearp
the odd nickname OF Paris. and who
used to chatter Chinese like a native
While she was looked upon. by reason
OF her stature. and dark and lmpos-
ing beauty, with a sort or awe by tho
natives, her little boy was simply
rs devoted to him as only orientals
know how to be to children. On one
occasion his native attendants dressed
him UP In Chinese costume, in which he
made his way to his mothers boudoir.
So extraordinary was the change that
she entirely failed to recognize him.
and linking him some native child,
asked him what he wanted. When he
answered in Chinese, with a grin. she
got angry, and ordered him off, ringing
him out. 1t was not until he laughed,
and ap0strophized her in italian, that
she really recognized him.
The Marquis SalvnEo-Raggi was
rather badly treated by his govern
ment, financially speaking, in connec-
tion with the siege of the legations
at Peking. For having lost all his be-
longinEs. and those OF his wife. through
the plundering Of the Italian mission
by tho Boxers, he. before leaving for
Europe. fled a claim upon the Chinese
which he estimated the value OF his
property. After reaching Italy, he
found himself temporarily embarrass-
cd, and accordingly applied to the De-
partment of Foreign Affairs at Rome
for a loan. on the strength OF his claim
on the Chinese treasury. which had
been duly endorsed by the italian gov
crnment. and Incorporated. along with
the other demands of a kindred nature
Claims in China. The late signor Pri.
netti, who was then Minister OF For
eign Affairs at the Consulta, declared
that he was unable to do anything in
the matter, and instead OF coming to
the relief OF the Marquis. in the name
Of the government, and In recognition
OF his gallantry Mt Pekin. recommends
ed him to apply to n OF the nnancla,
institutions OF the kingdom. or to
some of the leading bankers. who
would either advance money on the
| strength Of the claim, or else buy 1t
outright for cash. Tho Marquis entor-
| ed into NEGOTIATIONS with a banking