The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-09

Herbert Ward. intimnting that he had
regarded him as !nan OF great prom
.se, but that the latter had not been
fulfilled. The records OF tho cxpedi-
zion. however. show that Ward mere
/" obtyed the Instruction which he had
received from his superior officers In
che expedition; while the thrilling tale
of his dcHccnt of tho Congo from
stanley falls. In thirty-hve days,
alone. In canoe, bears full testimony
70 his resourcefulness and courage.
Ward who is widely known on the
Continent us Lord Edmund Ward" ot
Lord Edmund Granville" is not real
~ rnoinbcr OF the English pccragc
| which are conceded TO him by Con
tinental hoteikeeners and others. who
,maYine ,ha; ny reason OF his great
lord. lie is, in fact. the eldest son
OF pr. Ideal Ward. the disciple Of
Cntdinhl ,Sewnnn. and the Intimate
son. who hailed him In verse AS tn.
.'InQst generous Of ultramontanes
He lives almost entirely on The Con.
,inent, bn, has great estates in Ems
OF The Isle of Wight where he pluccO
one OF his country seats. known as
Northwood, a, INC disposal Of The
Ecncdictinc convent. after its expulsion
from Solesmcs. in France Among it,
inmates arc several royal priEccSscs.
Inasn:uch Is Americans. in spending
ne spring in Paris and In Rome, are
bears the name OF the Cumtc d'Ochar-
, itz, II may be us well 10 explain tlat
this is tho title which has been adopted
by Tho eldest son OF King Peter VI
legged ungOYcrneble temper, OF his at
titthc OF hostility towards .tustrIa,
nnd towards his fathers minister's AMI
advisers. surrendered his position OF
Alexander. While every Kind OF OF
Tense has been laid at the door Of the
e%-crown prince. especially By the Sci
Wan and Austrian newspapers. IL is
probable that there has been a good
deal OF cxaggeratIon and prejudice, the
attacks upon his character originating
WHO were aware OF his hostility 10 the
Dual Empire: and with tho reGicidc
encourage Of the King. In fact, IL is
q point in the eN-crown princes favor
his differences with his father. ANA
with the lattcr's government. was his
publicly Displayed ioathinG aud abhor-
renee OF the tlignitarics OF his fathers
court, ut tho army and OF the navy,
who had taken personal part III the
shocking murder of King Alexander
ana Queen praga. The ex-crown prince
considered the presence Of these people
in any onicinl capacity at the court
of Bcsradc as a national disgrace: All
, opinion which Is shared 10 this day
by mes, decent minded people. In and
gu; Of Scrvia.
strangely enough. the tx-crown prince
! seems To have made II great hit with
the King and Queen of Italy, whose
nephew he Is. his mother having been
Inc eldest sister Of Queen Helen. Al
their invitation, he spent the Christmas
and New Year holidays with them.
and made many friends, both at the
court of the Quirinal and In Roman
society. lie has now been invited 10
stay with his grandfather, the King OF
Montenegro. at Ccttinjc. where his IA
ihcr has never heen welcome guest.
II he manages TO create az good an
Impression there as at Rome and at
Paris where he Is attending the
school of War, or STAFF College. he
viii undoubtedly be passed on to 81.
Petersburg, and then an attempt will
be- nadc to rcinstntc him IN his for
mcr position as crown prince. which his
younger brother, Alexander, quiet,
studiOus, rather retiring youth, who
has always remained Oh most affcc-
tionatc terms with him, Is only too
anxious to restore 10 him.
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