Show Special Cable From London BY PAUL rI r R Republican Special Service Copyright ht 1 1907 noi 7 London March 23 In In political circles cirdes cir cir- cl des cles H th the greatest Interest Is being evinced in iii the future of or Lord Curzon It is Ig practically certain that this brilliant brilliant bril brit Oxford scholar will accept the time vice vice-chanc vice of or Oxford fly ity This Is nn an Important post but out beyond that th the whole Conservative 11 party look to 0 1 Lord Curzon to take the lead bail in the time struggle for Cor tariff reform in the time near future Lord Curzon is Js In fact now looked hooked jl upon at the time club climb as the time suc sue successor cessor cesor of oC Mr 11 Chamberlain about who whoso o health no one behind the time scenes attempts to prevaricate Mr 11 Chamberlain Cham Chain It Is Js known will never again ain appear appeal in public and It is to Lord Curzon Cuezon that the whole is party parl lookIn looking looking look look- In ing for or a lend lead lIe IIo has definitely promised promised prom prom- I ed to stand for parliament next au au- atm atm- Meanwhile Mr 11 Balfour with his evasive speeches i is becoming more and more unpopular mid amid distrusted 1 even n among his closest political col col- col- col ICI leagues Lord Curzon will viii remain quietly In the country house he lie has hns near nt-ar Oxford arid and will be little seen in London this season S S S The Time recent wedding of or Lady Grey E Egerton nee mice Ma May Culer Cuyler of or Baltimore Baltimore Balti Balti- more to 10 Mr Mm Richard McCreery cause caused caus cans e ed 11 no surprise to their friends It has h been en an nn o open n secret for a a. v very n long time mat Mr lr was cause of ur the time trouble between hE Sir fir Phillip Phillip Phil PhI lip Up Gr Gray Grey Egerton and amid his wife n and Hl time the whole of ur London society Is IR on It tho rhe Rid side of Sir Phillip who Is n a good fellow fellow telio fel tel low io and very popular la 1 Sir ir we vet t to tn India and allowed his wife to o divorce him Sri Mr II and amid andl Mrs l' l Richard McCreery are arc arenow now at in tho the Riviera mill and Intend to l' l return to In Par Park Paric Ie a One line country house e which they have The lime II position of this thi COli couple pie is expected to bo ho a very IT difficult difficult cult Cull one On time the continent Mr Mm McCreery's McCreery mother has been n a great grat power She SIme was Vas I known at aL one nut lime time ns as tho time Queen Qu of or Rome flome owing to lo her hel hospitalities at the time Grand hotel In time the Internal Eternal City London however tal takes cs a very velY different view of or time the couple and arid Mrs Richard 1 eem will vili have haw havea a a. hard barth task asIc to get tret LL hack back Into popular favor Her twin ho boys will see co both holh th their lr father fathel nod and mother at intervals Time The heir to the lie title Wk Phillip i is going oln to Eton glon while time tho younger twin who Is rather delicate licate Is pro pre aring to 10 go So to 10 Osborne college e in lit th the hope lope of joining time the navy Both Hi Sir Phillip GIC Grey and amid Mrs Rich Rich- ird arsi as she now I Is visit he the school in imm wh where re heir boys bos are me being trained and amI there im e been occasions when the time estranged husband and wife ife have actually met S S S Once more mome the rumor is revived that hat the Duke and amul Duchess of Marl Marl- are arc to be he brought to together ether gain again to Uve live happily ever ez afterward Time he rumor is hue due to time the fact that the tIme HeV lev He W. W Carlile chief of or the lie church has Imas been heen doing his imis best IeSt to bring about bout a reconciliation A few weeks n ago u Mr Carlie Carlle who 1 s V Ci very ly friendly with the tho king and anti queen vl visited fl d th time the duke due at Blenheim and nd lately II he has Imas he hoc been n the lie guest g of the time duche duchess s at al in tho time Riviera Mr r. r Carlie Cariie impressed on the luke duke and nd duchess the need for a n rl lon iou alII and 1 many friends of tho the Marl Marl- boroughs believe that the time clever and eloquent chief of tho time church army will succeed where the time King Icing raise failed There have been heen reports report's that the time duch s is to devote the time rest of her life Ife to the time work work work-In In other words district visiting in the time slums or of f the time church arm army This Is absolutely absolute- absolute 13 ly y without foundation The duchess has hns ms always H been Intensely interested In n the time church army She SIme has already secretly helped hundreds 3 of f men and women omen to obtain employment and und has hns assisted other hundreds of first offenders of- of fenders enders on omi their release from flom prison The Thc duchess knows she would do no good b by saying a few kind words to o the sufferers themselves She merely merey mere- mere I ly y intends to help Mr Ir Carlile Carille even en enmore more nore in the time future than she has done in imm i the past with her hem wealth A London newspaper recently stated stated stat- stat ed d that lint the Duchess of or Roxburghe nee flee Goolet Goelet had imaI in fim view of time the visit or of f the Prince and amid Princess Prince s of f Wales n a few weeks hence spent over over half hale halfa a a. million dollars on alterations at Floors Castle Scotland The Time young oung is extremely annoyed at this s because because- sho sue thinks it might give g ive orren offense e to the Prince who is gong gog go go- o- o lu ing ng g lh there IC quite luke Informally to get some s pring salmon almon fishing fishing- The duchess has been spending m money oney freely at the castle ever e since s she he ime married The Time electrical plant In i itself was very costly and and the old place was in such a state slate of oC dilapidation n- n lion tion that man many structural alterations had to be made The state stat rooms have havo been completely redecorated arid and the gardens transformed but nothing has been done tione with a view to a royal visit The late hate Queen Victoria vas as p perfectly per per- r- r satisfied ati Oed with her imer rooms room when she visited Floors in 1807 1867 und antI so sn sovere w were vere r the present king and queen q wIlt who spent shout a II few days there thre about fifteen years ears n ago o. o In lit those days time tilL furniture furniture furni furni- ture lire was distinctly stilt stiff and partly Vie Vic torian Today It is old Fr French antI and shaded electric lamps take time the place of candles set In old Sheffield plate candlesticks S S S Colonel usury Henry E E. C. C Kitchener nCr Lord I Kitchener's eldest broth brother l who resigned from the tho British army several several sever sever- al years n ago o to become a lL banana hammana planter in Jamaica Is now nov in England purchasing material immaterial for the construction construction construe construe- tion o of an proof HOOr house house- on time the Kitchener model Colonel l Kitchener's residence in time the suburbs of Kingston was badly damaged by b. bythe bythe the earthquake lie has decided to build a ilou house itemise with walls composed of or vms I of Ir m pipes lipeS placed on end and amid sibyl filled l with cement with layers laer of or nt be between le- le tween with a ca casing of oC cement on the time outside and thin thimi wood Inside He lie declares s that thaL this combination will re ro rC sl l nn any earthquake Colonel Kitchener travelled lIl from Kingston to Bristol Bristo b by the mail tam steam steamer tamer er Port Antonio which arrived l I a fortnight n ago o. o During the time voya voyage h he ae as e was approached by hy an ambitious s millionaire who announced his intention lion tion of going Li to India Imudia next month I He UP t o asked af Colonel I Kitchener to give I him oa a aletter letter r of oC introduction to Lord Kitchener Kitch once ener the time ln him r ln I I 1 am an i sorry replied Colonel im m cold coldly ly lint but t I do not noL know lenow im him I rim wel uvel 1 U enough 0 1 tm gi I. I Time The brothers have t hen been d l for years in iii consequence of u U. y quarrel some years yc-ars ago before J Lord lort i Kitchener received 11 his title or 0 wa s oven e Sirdar in III gg Egypt Colonel Colon 1 I Kitch lh ener hem Is iii heir 1 presumptive to the tho title Ills HIs daughter has imas just i ed esi 11 lo to Lieutenant A A. A Beckett of tim thc Hit e e West Vest l India regiment Forty o. Rhodes scholars s will ill complete thou their COU courses tS t'S at d sd In June and amid return to lO the time i States Slates are fire wondering how ho the average o American citizen will imil ri re- re garth gaid the these e products product of oC an aim English lI-h lI university uni I V r for fOl the time majority of the sin siu- dents have acquired the time Oxford III manner man mall ner and accent to 10 u a L greater g or 01 le less Ito s d degree reC and amid se several of them have o n bee n informed b by British fellow student ns s that they could not noL be he distinguished l from Crom Englishmen The Time Rhodes Americans as these thes e students are ale known have ben beers gnat grea t curiosities at Oxford and even in Lon Lon- don thou The Time other day lay the American i of the time Lyceum club gave a dinner dinner din din- ner in their honor It is doubtful l whether the relatives o of the time hi students student ls s will will ivill regard a finishing com course t at cit Oxford Ox Ox- ford forth as being of unmixed benefit to lo a modern American for the result in i an n several cases has imas been a desire to set tie lie in England Two of the time students have secure secured d positions in London one ono with a bi big big- g publishing publishing- house anti and both declare gd ge e moat mat thc they will never live JIve in the United d States tates again while life in England i is isas isas s as attractive as the they find it at pres pros ent emit Despite the time enormous sums paid pale b by y William Waldorf A Aslor Ator tor In restoring yg g and auth rebuilding Hever castle his tenants tenants ten ants In iii tho the pretty prett world old village e adjoining unanimously hate their helm ime new ne landlord Mr Ir Astor has imas his own ideas I about the time rights of ot lan landlords lons and anti the time villagers complain that he is endeavoring endeavor ing lug to revive r the distasteful features of or feudalism probably feudalism probably in harmony with is le lal of or ol nJ ture Mr Ir Astor AstOl is showing an unpleasant unpleasant- I ly 1 increasing determination to control his tenants and amid the time latter are arc writing writing- letters to the local newspapers protesting protesting pro pro- testing against unwarranted anted ance with their private life Recent ly Mr Ir Astor developed a violent dislike this dis ls- ls like ulie to one of the village Innkeepers where unruly tenants tenant were in the habit of congregating und and ventilatIng ing lug their theil grievances Tho The keepers Inn refused to vacate whereupon Mr lIh Astor's Astor's As- As tors tor's agent offer offered d a sum sum for Cor time tho property prop prop- I ert erty far beyond Its value The Time owners owners own own- ers consequently accepted and the time I triumphant lord of or the manor proceeded pro pro- I to close time the inn Mr Astor will entertain extensively at Hever Hevel castle this summer The new guests guests' rooms have just been throughout hout and amid it is said that thata a large arJe American house party pal will inaugurate in inaugurate in- in the festivities next month |