The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-27
PHIPPS'S SON-IN-LAW
KINGS TREASURER

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priced by Mrs Guest. such as the
presence by right at all court enter
tsinments and state functions, and.
s sr"r al al. what is known as the en-
terinS the palace AT state functions
BY the gate that is restricted TO am
passadora. Cabinet ministers etc, and
me awaiting of the royalties In
room quite apart from the ordinary
guests
The treasurer OF the household is
always. By virtue of his office. mem
pr OF the Prtvy Council. and there
VIII be entitled to the prefix OF Right
honorable to his name. lie is the
principal deputy of the lord steward of
inc nousehoid' acts for him in his alb
ercisAs his masisterial powers. the
iord steward having supreme juris-
dlctivn over all offcnses committed
within the precincts OF the royal pal
some OF the royal wines, to the use of
certain of the royal servants and
e9ulpages, is obliged. like the lord
chamberlain and the lord steward Of
the household to walk backwards he.
iofe tha King and Queen in all royal
professions at court and state func-
lions lions bears in his hand on these occa-
sions long white wand OF office.
MIN on appointment by the sovereign,
and, although commoner. Is author,
ized BY virtue of his dignity, to wear
at coronations the robes of a baron.
Captain Guest who Is younger
son of Lord Wmborne and a Hrst
cousin OF the Duke of Marlborough
ana or winston Churchill First Lord
OK the Admiralty. takes the place as
ward who was over here last fall in
connection with the breaking OF of
ths engagement Of his cousin. the Hon.
Oliver Brett. by Miss Antoinette Heck
scher daughter of Augustus Heck
scher. of New York
II Emperor Nicholas has taken ad :
vantage Of the ruler Of AIontenerro's
unwelcome visit to ST. Petersburg to
demonstrate with him very vigorously
Balkans, where he seems to be bent
on provoking trouble with tho Turks
on the ono hand. and with Austria
Hungary; on the other. relying upon
any serious danger arising from his
reckless policy. 1t Is because the Car
mas every right to rebuke his Monte
nesrin namesake. Tho latter has.
been dependent upon the bounty OF
the Russian crown. He owes to Rus
sin his Independence from Turkish
suzerainty he. owes to him all the
lery and rifles. as we'll as It's training
and knowledge OF modern military
tactics.
All his daughters. including the
queen OF italy. received their educa-
tion at st. Petersburg. where they
were brought up under the direction
and at the expense OF the Dowager
Empress and of her mother-in-law,
me late Gzarina Marie. these two I'M
perial ladies' providing them with their
trousseauH when they married; while
their dowries of n million rubles apiece
came to them from Alexander H..
Alexander III. and from the present
thing indeed. in Montenegro belong
ing to the reigning family which is
not a gift from the court of Russia.
and the King OF Montenegro, who. de-
spite his wonderful literary gifts.
charm of manner and gaIlantry as n
soldier. Is an inveternte gambler. has
been Obliged TO have frequent recourse
to the late and the present Russian
Elnperors, in order to extricate him
from financial embarrassment.
Being in this way in every respect
a dependent upon the Gar. IL not OIL
ciaiiy. ut any rate materially. he Is
compelled to receive with becoming
humility and submission any rebuke
which the Emperor may see ut to ad-
minister. and will return to his do
minions In a very chas;ened frame OF
mind. The fact OF the matter is thar
powers are extremely anxious 10 pre-
vent the present war between Turkey
and Italy from developing into an In.
terna,tonal conflagrution this spring.
and are determined to restrict the area
of hostilieS and to bring them 10 a
close az quickly az possible But
these efforts In behalf OF peace will
be more than useless IL the King OF
Montenegro encourages the AIbaniaus
to take advantage OF Turkeys embar-
rassment to rise against her when
the SHOWS melt, and II Bulgaria AFFORDS
similar encouragement to the unruly
Christian Inhabitants OF Macedonia.
That Is why Emperor Nicholas has
been reading the riot act to King
Nicholas, who came to ST. Petersburg
in order to argue that he could no
longer prevent mis- subjects from Join
ing their coreligionists in Albania
against Turkey. and to ask for tinan-
cial assistance and encoura cement.
Lord Furness. owner Of the Furness
Line OF steamships, who has Just pur-
chased the Warren Line OF steamers,
which maintains service from Liv-
erpool TO Boston. is not unknown in
the United States, which he was wont
to often visit prior To his elevation
to the paereSc, He Is a red headed,
red whislicred. Methodist multi-mil-
lionairc. shin builder and ship owner,
interested financially in many .Amcri-
can and Canadian enterprises, who,