The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-26

man. had been the bright particular
star OF music hall variety show at
the time when, as Valerie Iangdon. she
captured the heart, and ultimately the
hand. OF Sir Henry Meux. the million
airc brewer. Lady Meux inherited all
her husbands great wealth, and cN-
pressed her intention OF leaving the
bulk OF it to Mrs. Williams. quar-
rel, however, altered the friendly dis
position of Lady MeuX. who, It is said,
discovered that Mrs. Williams was
ma king fun of her behind her back
Whatever the reason, Mrs Williams
received nothing at the death OF Lady
leuN, who left the bulk of her prop
erty 10 u man whom size scarcely knew
! namely. Admiral Sir IIcdworth Lamb
ton. younger brother Of the Earl of
Durham, and who achieved so much
celebrity in connection with the de-
fense OF l.adysmith, by means of the
guns brought up from his warship at
DurDan, during the Boer War Sir
hed"orth, in compliance with the pro.
visions of Lady MeuX's will, was COM
PEELED to abandon his Datronymic of
ltainbton and to take instead that of
the testatriX, and is now known MS
Hwfa Williams is younger brother
OF the late General owen Williams of
temple Park. near NARROW one of the
most beautiful places on the Thames
and comes from one OF tho oldest
Welsh families. lie is a cousin of Mrs.
Benjamin Guinness. of New York, with
whom his daughter, Miss Gwenfra
Williams, has spent several seasons
there
EX-Crown Princess Stephanie has At
length followed the example of her
younger sister, Princess Clemcntlne
bonaparte. in coming to an agreement
with the Belgian government I'm re-
gard to her claims upon the treasury
IN connection with the estate of her
father, the late King Leopold, aban-
doning all further legal proceedings.
Under the terms of the compromise,
which has just been effected. she re-
ceiNes still further payment of s.
100000 francs. that is to say. n little
over million dollars in addition to
which the treasury pays her another
s2oo,ooo, In return for her surrender to
the state, Of number OF art treasures
and articles OF historic value. which
Leopold did not have time to disposc
OF before his DEATH and which are to
ma home in the royal palace and
in the National Museum, at Brussels.
AS Stcphanie has no children by her
present marriage, and as her daughter
by the late Crown Prince Rudolf of
Austria. namely, Archduchess Clizn
beth, has been handsomely provided
for since her marriage TO Prince Otto
Windischsractz, by her grandfather.
Old Emperor Francis Joseph. Stephanie
may be said TO 6e In financial clover.
In lact. the early days of her second
marriage to Count Elmer I.oniav.
when her father. King Leopold. stoppcd
her Belgian allowance. and she was
wholly dependent upon the bounty OF
her first husbands father the Austrian
Emperor, and was by reason of her
extravaganza in such terrible flnancia!
straits, are now but an unpleasant
memory
There only now remains the eldest
daughter. Princess Louise, divorced
wire OF Prince Philip of CoburR, who
has thus far declined to abandon her
lawsuits or to come to any agreement
with the Belgian treasury Arrange
inents are row in progress by her Bel
eian and German relatives. in CON
junction with her creditors to have
her judicially declared BANKRUPT i'm
france Belgium. Germany and Aus
tria. TO deprive her of the manage
ment OF her affairs that is to say. TO
place her under "curatel." and tn vest
>''' 80 Nv iaHNS VI appoint
cd trustees, who would then be in n
position to effect a compromise with
the Belgian treasury and with her
creditors. making TO the latter pay
ments on account. while the princess
would be restricted to an allowance
or $4,000 year. paid quarterly.
Sir Lionel Garden. the new British
minister plenipotentiary in Mexico. ia
coming I'm for so much attention lust
at present, in connection with the sun
port which he is giving to President
II uerta instead OF working IN unison
with the United States charge DAT
iaires, that ii may be as we'll to re-
call the fact that he has an American
wife in the person OF a daughter of
John I.efferts OF Flatbush n y lie
spent nearly eighteen years in Mexico.
as consul and consul-generaI before
being transferred TO the diplomatic
service; nails from Tipperary, is the
son OF parson. was educated at Eton.
and is a nephew of that John Garden
who was popularity known as wood
cock Garden" owing to the number
or times that he had been shot Mt by
disconnected tenants on his Barnane
estates, In Tipperary
copyright 1913, by the Brentwood