The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-12
BANKRUPT DESPITE
AMERICAN METHODS

cial ruin few years since; a ruin
in which. Of course, his Hohenlohe re-
lationship was emphasized by the
newspapers. Francis REM was mar
ried to that magnihcentIy beautiful
gyiunast Oceana. who mad a great
vogue. on this side of the Atlantic
some thirty years ago.
The Hohenlohes are related TO many
OF the reigning houses of Europe, no.
Austria and of Prussia. Thus, Prin-
cess Agatha Hohenlohe. although a
Roman Catholic. was married the other
day to Prince Frederick William OF
Prussia, at Potsdnm. Prince Jean Ho-
henlohe Is the husband of Archduchess
Anne of Austria. Prince Ernest Ho-
henlohe. formerly regent OF the
Duchies OF Sake Coburg and Gotha, is
married to Princess Alexandra OF
Great Britain. granddaughter OF.
Queen Victoria. whose half-sister,
Princess Feodor Leiningen, married a
Hohenlohe. and was the grandmother
of the present German Empress.
Through his appointment as Lord
Lieutenant Of Warwickshire, in sue
cession to the late Marquis of North
ampton. the Earl OF Craven, now COM
handing the feomen of the Guard, be-
comes the first parsonage of the coun-
ty, and. as chief representative there
of the sovereign, is entitled to pre-
cedence over everybody else: a prece-
dence shared by his American wife.
daughter of Mrs Bradley Martin, form
erly of New York. Although the pat
ent of the office bears the sign manual
of the sovereign. the dignity Is con-
ferred upon the nomination of the
Prime Minister, who makes n point or
always selecting for the office a peer,
or some territorial magnate who has
rendered services in the past. and is
in a position to render political SER
vices in the future to his party.
The Office dates from the reign OF
Queen Elizabeth, and in those days the
holder thereof was intrusted with the
duty OF mastering and training the
local militia. and of guarding the coast
and the boundaries of the county from
invasion. He is by virtue OF his Of
flee the chief Of the justices of the
peace and Of the county magistrates.
and enjoys the privilege OF making
their selection and appointment. lie
usually makes it rule to appoint
none but territorial magnates and
squires OF the county to the position
of deputy lieutenant and justice of
the peace.
In this way the entire county mag
istracy OF Great Britain has come into
the hands of the landowners and
squirarchy. who administer law &C
cording to their own Interpretation,
visiting with especial severity orfenses
against the game laws. poaching be-
ing considered the most heinous crime
of the calendar. The lord lieutenant
OF the county wears a gorgeous uni
form of scarlet and gold with a plumed
hat. 1t is. in fact. the uniform OF a
militia or territorial general. that be-
Ing really the military rank OF this
the chief dignitary of the county.
Lord Cravens country place In War
wickshire Is Coombc Abbey. near Gov
entry. which. prior to the Reformation.
was a Cistercian monastery. founded
IN the reign OF King Stephen. 1t has
been In the hands of Lord Cravens
ancestors since Its purchase by Sir
William Craven, tailor, who was
Lord Mayor of London In 1911.
This Lord Mayors son was the first
Earl Craven, who distinguished him
self so greatly by his romantic devo-
ton to King Charles is sister. Prin-
cess Elizabeth, consort of the King OF
Bohemia. She made her home at
Coombe Abbey after her widowhood
and throughout the closing years of
her life, and. while the earl Is set down
in official records as having died at
the age OF ninety, a bachelor. there is
every reason to believe that he was
secretly married to the Queen.
Copyright. 1913. by the Brentwood
Company