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ment, Considering those tranaeenlant aivan-
tagcB, wo submit tint II tho President is to hnyo
sunmor-Eesldonce, Chicago Is tho worry place
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THE H0HENzoLlERNs AID SPAIN,

THE H0HENZOLLERNs AID SPAIN.
Tloro Is report from Europe that tho project
OF placing mo,nbor Of tho Hohonzollorn family
on tho throne Of spain hns not boon abandoned.
It will bo remembered TINT It was tho rofuHal Of
tho Hing Of pruaaia to p1odgo himself TINT no
membor of TINT family should ovor accept tho
Spanish crown that furnished tho proto1t for tho
Frcnol, declaration Of war In 1870. Tho epan-
ish succession has boon twice determined by tho
intervention Of tho other European nationB,
Tho Bourbon claimants were plaood on that
throne after long war In which Trance, AUS
tra. Holland, England and pruasia took m activo
to put MI end to revolving civil WIZ, and COM
pollcd Don CARLOS to leayo tho country, md
united In tho protection of 1aabolla. Tho
throno is now vacant, aud Spain is again torn
by civil war which promises to DO as prolonged
as my OF tia predecessors. II thoro bo my
truth In the reported reconstruction Of tho Cor
man, Austrian, aud Russian EmpireB, 1t may not
DO improbable TINT tho furnishing Of now
dynasty to Spain is included in tho schemo, and
no family porhapa 1s moro eligible. than that Of
Hohonzollern.
Tho origin of this house is somewhat Involved.
1ta homo In tho ninth century was at Hoch-
ingcu Cast1c, On zo1lorn Heights. Two con-
turfes 1ator, q younger son Of this family
VAS mndo Burgrayo Of Nuremburg; and about
tho yoar t417 his SUCCESSOR purchased the Eloo-
torate Of Drandcnburg, and in 1701 hia doscond-
ant, Frederick l.. the Eloctor, WAS made King Of
Prussia. This is tho branch now reiguing In
Prussia.
Tho original family, which has adhorod to tho
Catholic religion, was divided into two branches:
i. Hohenzollorn-Heohin 2. Hohonzol1orn-
sgmaringon. Tho head Of each family was
sovereign Of Principally until 1849, when, by
q family compact tho reigning Princes abdicated
in favor Of tho King Of Prussia, to whose King
dom both Principalitios woro annexed, tho abdi-
eating Princos retaining thoir titles, and having
q large annuity paid to them by Prussia. The
abdicating Prince Frederic of Hohenzo1lern-
Heohingen died in 1869. He waa twice married.
His first wife dicd in 1847, leaving no children.
Ho contracted q morganntio marriage In 1860
with tho Countess nothenburg, by whom he had
several children, who boar tho titles Of Counts
and Countessos do Rothenbnrg. That ia tho last
Of that line.
Prince Charles Antoine Of Hohonzollorn-8ig-
maringen, upon his abdication in 1910, was
created Prince Royal, with the title Of Royal
1lighuesa, md appointed a commander in tho
nrmy, md member Of the House Of Noblos OF
Prussia. Flo married, in 1884, Josephine, daugh-
ter Of tho Grand Duko Of Baden, aud grand
daughter Of Btophanfo Boauharaais, adopted
dnughtor OF Napoleon I. He has several chill
dren: Hereditary Prince Leopold, born In
1885, to whom tho crown Of Spain waa offorod
In 1870. He Is IN officer in tho pruaaian army.
Is now 3s years old. and ia married. to Princess
Antonia, slater Of Louis, tho present King Of
Portugal. sister Of Loopold's WAS marriod to
tho late King podro, Of Portugal. Prince Leo
pold has now four sons.
There arc two othcr Princes Of tho house Of
Hohonzollorn-sig ignaringon, brotlera Of Leopold.
They arc ]. Charles, born in 1889, and made
Prince Of Roumauia in 1866. q. Prince Frederic,
born In 1913, m officer In tho army OF West
phalia, and unmarried. Tho only daughter OF
tho famiiy is Princosa Mario, born in 1916, and
married in 1867 to Prince Philip, Count Of
Flanders, brother md heir~prosumptiye Of tho
King Of belgium.
Prince Leopold, who is the prominent member
Of tho family, is u Roman Catholic, and, while
member Of the royal family Of Prussia, is al-
lied by tho marriage Of ono sister to the King Of
Portugal, md Of another to tho next King Of
belgium. Uo is d man Of great ability, gallant
soldier, and, II Spain is to havo King, he is
porhaps tho most eligible Prince, personally,
that can bo picked up in Europe at this time.