The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-15
IMPROVEMENT
IN CONGO FREE STATE

hourG st. Gornlain, / Rue st Dominique.
IN Paris, and at the Chateau 'Entrans.
IN the Department OF the Nievre, pos
acsses. among his other honors. that
N Frandee OF the FIRST class. in Spain
it Is only fair 70 him to explain tina.
ne mas nothing IN, common. beyond a
nlado his home in Madr'id. ana Who
9ears tlc ANCIENT ana historic title OF
Duke OF AIontcmnr.
The latter Il now a fugitive from.
justicc, somewhere IN south America,
wlth Warrants out TOR his arrest and
eXtahlNon. some years ago ne mlrri-#
ed r.cl ltelrtsS. daughter of tho
wealthy old Countess DC Los Andes.
% w g, gyms l5,fEc s1lount q propar-
.icres district. Where ,he best Spanish
sherry IS produced The duke hns al.
Mass nasp Tpand,h1ift and has ~
Wtth disSlnation and gambling. Nor
WiH ans one surprscd when. altar
apont a Scar % marriage, the couple
naried, his inothorin-lu Countess
u, Los ANDES, agreeing TO make him an
allowance q abpnt Sl,p0c a month
rms was altogether Inadequate for a
W 70 the cars in debt once more and
Dressed for funds turned to loan brok-
III rs his separation from his wife
mad not been or q judicial character,
and was merely known at court and
among the members OF the Sc; in which
ne and his wife moved. It WAS suggest.
a
amount u money securing mortgages
on some of mis- mother In laws proper
tx, and accordlnEly he found woman
who rcSemhied her In looks in ,naniicr
anu III age, ana putting her forward a.
MS 'nother- il-law, the widowed Coul.
tess re Los Andes, nc obtained, with
Inquired rs her legal advisers, a very
considerable sum on bogus MORTGAGE
on TIC Andes estates lie then sailed
lor South America. making his way in
no A ,.fl3 ,if.
ltc, and II was after he had reached
bneros Ayres that the old countess WAS
maze aware OF the fact thai, She was
nncsed 70 have mor,gagcd her rrop-
erty for tile benefit OF her sorl-in-law.
sihc has placed the information which
G i Isna toIses s * nhont Inc duke at tho
70 ms capture ana eNtraditioH; the gov
eminent and the banks who advanced
money on these fraudulent mortgages
being alike interested in his captura
and conviction.
ADMIRAL Sir William May, the new
co'ninander-in- chief at Deyonport Is
biltlsh navy. and has held many offices
including that Of controller Of the navy,
OF second sea lord OF ihe admiralty. and
arse OF the home fleet II was IL. who
added Christmas Island TO the British
Emp.rc. assuming charge OF the an
neNation. and has probably done moro
IMAM any other officer in he service
10 develop the use OF the torpedo. Of
Which he SIS regarded as the leading
expert Of the day He took part in
ADMIRAL sir George Narcss Arctic cx-
petition In 1875, being badly frost BIT
Ten. and was particular favortc Of
Queen Victoria, also standing high In
the good sraces OF the Kaiser, to whose
service he is generally attached when
that monarch visits England He en-
joys the distinction, soncWhat raro
among British navel men. of being a
remarkably good linGuist. and in spite
Of his having been called upon to sup
crsedc ADMIRAL Lord Charles Beresforsl.
on the occasion of that popular officers
somewhat sensational removal from
ms command two years ago, has never
forfeited the good Will OF either the
navy or of the public.
tCopyriEht, 1911. by the Brentwood
C0mpany.D