The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-12
SPAIN WILL FIGURE
QUITE PROMINENTLY

modern and approved type, which, can
not fall to transform Madrid from the
most unhealthy Into one OF the health
lest cities of the Old World Hitherto
the death rate at Madrid has been very
high.
Another hopeful sign In Spain Is that
the old aristocracy is turning to com
mercc and industry. Thus, tho Duke
of Tovar, brother Of the Premier and
an intimate friend of the King, is at
the head of Il syndicate which is pro-
viding not only for Madrid, but the
other leading cities of the kingdom.
such as Cordova, Saragossa. Barcelona
Seville, Cadfz, etc, with thoroughly
-to-date and frst-class hotels. of
which Spain has been until now lam
entably deficient.
The Duke of San Pedro has now great
sugar factories In Granada, while the
Duke OF Infantando. after starting
great electricity works, has recently
formed company to handle them.
with a capital of 100000 Indeed. I
could give here q long list of bearers
of historic names, and of the grandez1a.
who are now taking leading part in
Industrial and commercial enterprises,
instead of contenting themselves. as
formerly. with living idly as absentee
landlords In Madrid and Paris, upon
the revenues derived from tho rack
rented tenantry of their estates.
NJ Korostovitz. who has just been
appointed Russian minister plenipo-
Tertiary at Tehcran. In succession to
NJ Poklevslsy * osziel, is one of the
most remarkable men in the diplo-
matte services of the Gar: so clever,
indeed. that his government has been
led thereby to overlook an indiscrc-
would tn
beyond repair the career of any less
able servant of the crown.
Some. years ago he was minister in
Peking, but became infatuated with
the siXtecn-year- daughter of a
French official NJ. Perrier. director OF
ports of China. The infatuation came
TO denoucment when the envoy alb
Quoted the girl from Picking, disguised
in the garb of a Chinese boy. The
father holly pursued the fugitlves to
Mukden. where he recovered the girl
and fought a duel with the minister,
who placed him hors do combat by a
| severe, though not dangerous. wound.
Representations were made by the
French government to ST. Petersburg.
korostovit2 was naturally superseded
at Picking, but so unwilling was the
Department OF Foreign Affairs at ST.
| Petersburg to lose his services that
he was sent OH special mission to
| Urga, to negotiate the secession Of
Mongolia from the Chinese empire. His
| mission was crowned with complete
success, and he has virtually trans
ferred Mongolia from the Chinese to
the AIuscovite empire. This is of in
great loss to China. For the AIongols
constitute. perhaps. the finest irreg
ular cavalry i'll the world. added to
which, their country is known to be
particularly rich in latent mineral
wealth.
Korostovitz is man of near sixty.
tall, outstanding, with iron gray hair
and mustache, and exceedingly fit Ho
| speaks English perfectly, and has al
ways made n point In the various
posts where he has been. to cultiva to
English and American society. After
what he has done in the case Of Mon
| gola. his appointment as minister
plenipotentiary at Tehcran bodies Ill
| for the independence of Persia, or. al
any rate, of the northern half of that
| kingdom, which has been recognized
by England as more particularly In
| the Muscovite sphere.
! Poklevsky-K oszicl who is leaving
Teheran. and who was there at the
time of the dismissal OF the American
Treasurer-General, Shuster. was ap-
pointed with tho idea of Importing
confidence to Great Britain. as to the
good 1nltn or Russia In her joint &C
tion with England in Persia. He was
| Il particular favorite in London. while
| first secretary and charge d'affalres
there. belonged to what was known
as King Edwards intimate set OF
friends. and was celebrated as one OF
the best bridge players in the United
Kingdom. He is very rich, and has
charming manners, but from 4 diplo-
| matte point of view cannot be con-
| sidered as n shining light. He does
not possess sufficient energy and
activity to play any role of that kind.
Copyright, 1913, by the Brentwood
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