The Washington herald., 1913-05-28
Court Gossip of Interesting
Epents on THO Continents

an enthusiast Of sport in every shape.
he was nevertheless a genuine LiperaI,
never going back on his party. Dur1ng
the cross currents OF the nineties ana the
Boer war he was. OF course, a Liberal
imperialist, but that was in TINS one in
stance to, aid his country In critical
times. Politics, however, was not MS
first consideration in life His essentially
sporting character made him universally
popular. for every Englishman loves a
sportsman. sir Charles belonged TO an
old Scottish family which settled in Can
ada about a century ago. He went to
England while quite young. and after
his education had been completed he
joined the ABOVE mentioned banking
house.
He was the owner OF Hardwick House,
beautiful old place on the Oxfordshire
bank Of the Thames. a short distance
above Mapledurham Lock. Queen Eliza
beth and Charles 1 both stayed at Hard
wick. which Is an imposing TUDOR mouse
OF red brick The property was pur-
chased by Sir Charles Rose from Mr.
Powys-Lyooe. whose family nad owned
the estate since 1870, and IL is now again.
in the market.
The death OF Sir Charles Rose came
as very unpleasant surprise for the
Whips He was regarded, probably with
justice, as the one man who could WOO
Newmarket into voting for the Noncom-
formist conscience, and his happy family
of bookies and local preachers suggested
the political millennium His last speech
was delivered only a month ago. when he
seconded the National Service bill. Hav-
ing lost two sons in the South African
war. and a third also in the service, he
could fairly claim a privileged position
on this issue.
The Car and his Czsrina did not at
tend the royal wedding at Berlin. all the
widespread reports to the contrary not
withstanding. Quite naturally the ST
Petersburg court was represented. the
Emporer's special delegates for the oc-
casion being Grand Duke Constantine
Constantinovitch and his wife, Elizabeth
Mavrikievna, accompanied by the Grand
Duke Dinitri Pavlovitch- There is a
close relationship between the imperial
ENJOYS and the Duke OF Cumberland, the
Grand Duke Constantine and wife both
being his cousins, while young Dimitr
is a granddaughter Of the Duchess OF Cum
berland.
King George has approved the appoint
ment of Mr.. Esme Howard. who has been
British Minister at Berne, Switzerland,
since 1911. to be Minister at Stockholm
position that became vacant by the
promotion of Sir Cecil Spring Rice to
succeed Ambassador Bryce at Washing
ton. D. G.
Mr.. Howard has been in the service of
the Foreign Once since 1885, and he has
been employed at several important CAPT.
tails. He is a son of the late Mr. Henry
Howard. of Greystoke Castle. Cumber-
land. and brother of the DovaEer Lady
Carnarvon- His transfer to Stockholm
had been generally expected.
The San Francisco Memorial Society
is authority for the statement that Will
lam Gordon. who is employed in a Los
Angeles lumber yard, Is the grandson OF
Napoleon Bonaparte. The man is sixty
five years of age. His father. John Cor
don, was born near Edinburg. so the
society has ascertained. in November,
ISIS. William Gordons grandmother was
Scotch woman, and the matron of the
hospital at ST Helena. when Napoleon
arrived there a prisoner of Britain on
the Bellerophon- John took his mothers
family name. The records show that
John Gordon married a Welsh woman OF
the name of Amelia Jones, in London.
They emigrated to New London. in Con-
necticut, in ls45. William was born two
years later. Afterward he went West.
and kept jewelers. shop at San Fran
cisco. He Is an ordinary, humble, and
honest laborer. and not In the least dis
turbed by visitors who, during the last
few weeks. have been establishing his
pedigree
Having the blood of the great En-
peror in my veins has never excited
me-" he said as he returned to his task
of piling up timber. Vaudeville managers
are trying to persuade him to appear in
public. FLANEUR-