The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-02-08
Alleged Scheme to Overthrow the Repub-
lie of France Nipped in the Bud.
Count of Paris COnfers His Claim on Ills Son,
Who Goes to Paris with a Manifesto, Only
to Fall Into the Hands of the Police.
The YoungDuke o f0rleans Arrestedand
Held Pending Further Developments.
He Denies Connection with Any Plot, and Says
lie Only Wants to Enlist in the Army
100 Victims of the Coal-Pit Explosion.
woULD-BE KING IN JAIL.


French Royalkt Coup DEtat Nipped by the
Arrest of the Young Duke of Orleans.
PARIS, Feb. by prompt action the gov
eminent to-day nipped in the bud what
was apparently intended to be a royalist
coup d'etat, modelled after Louis NapO-
Icons mad descent upon Boulogne, and the
only consequence is that the Duke Of Or
leans, eldest son of the Count of Paris. is
tonight in custody. The Duke arrived in
Paris to-day. bearing q letter written and
signed by the Count de Paris, announcing
to the faithful, and to all others the
Counts abdication. He also had with him
a manifesto addressed TO the people of
France. NOminally, and according to the
theory of pretenders, q pretender is always
a king, and, therefore, the Count of Paris
abdicates the throne he never possessed.
He consequently abdicates his claims as a
pretender, and, in virtue of this abdica-
ton. all his claims, rights and titlesdescend
to his eldest son, the young gentleman
now in the hands Of tho authorities
Philippe Louis Robert, Duke d'Orleans.
This gentleman Is therefore not merely one
of the many vaRrant princes, but the actual
pretender to the throne. in virtue of his
claims as the heir of Louis Philippe, and
also as the heir of the old Bourbon line.
His coming into the country in violation Of
the law banishing all the heads and direct
heirs of reigning families is a rash ~escapade.
if it stands alone. The fact that he was
equipped with an appeal to the nation
shows his intention, and may make that es-
capade serious for him. If it should be de-
velOped that this movement is made in vir-
tue of an understanding with the partisans
of the monarchy in France, it may be more
than a mere violation of the law Of ex-
pulsion.
There is some reason to believe that the
movement is made in concert with the more
determined opponents of the Republic, as
the Duke repaired Immediately to the house
of the Duke de Luynes. the present head of
a family that has always adhered with I'M
compromising heroism 10 the old monarchy.
In that house the young gentleman was King
Of France in theory-the descendant of
Henry Nv, and not merely the descendant
of Louis Philippe: On the day before. Feb:
o, the Duke of Orleans attained the age of
twenty-one. for he was born on Feb. g,
1869. The abdication of his father, the
manifesto and the movement were all ap-
parently planned with regard to that date.
and in order to electrify France with the
demonstration that the fortunes of the
monarchy were now in new hands; that the
crown now belonged on the head of Preux
Chevalier. who would do something for it
and not old bis hands in q quiet corner.
ment was not caught mapping. 1t was
promptly informed of the presence of
the Duke in Paris.'and Of his whereabouts.
1t has not yet been developed how much
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facts OH the surface are sufficient.
The Duke was in France In violation of
the law made purposely for excluding his
father and himself as enemies OF the repub-
lie. This law had been RENTED only in
favor of the Duke d'Aumale; therefore.
the Duke d'Orleans was at once arrested at
the house of the Duke de Luynes. He was
taken to the prefecture of police. where his
identity was fixed beyond all doubt, and
where the process verbal of his violation
| of the law of Punishment was drawn up.
He was then detained at the Conciergerie,
famous as q place Of detention for royalty
in distress. In the afternoon he was ar
raigned before the military authorities at
the inquiry as to the objects and
purposes Of bis visit to France, he said that
having attained his majority he had como
to France to place himself at the DISPOSAL
audacity is regarded as a very happy
stroke. and is sure to make friends for him,
for q gallant French boy who wants to take
his chance for CONSUMPTION Is q somewhat
unusual and captivating figure to appear in
| sensibilities of the hard hearted authorities,
and NJ. Constants, the Minister of the In
terror. ordered that the Duke be held in
custody.
Further disposition of the case will, of
course, depend upon whether it is dis
covered that there was any plot for a gen.
eral royalist movement behind this Incl
dent. Everybody in Paris remembers that
/ the royalists of France were at a given
moment ready to rise, but that Henry V
~obstinately would not face the peril of
placing himself at their head. People are
now asking themselves the question
whether the young prince has now come In
similar invitation. This is the only view
in which the case has a serious face.
Aside from this it seems only q mad boyish
prank. Nobody Just now is likely to be
very, fierce about the FRANKS of : boy who
is related to all the royal families in Eu-
rope and whose grandmother WAS Of the
house of observation-disclosures.
The Duke of Orleans has lately resided
at Lausanne, in switzerland. He left there
In company with the Duke de Luyne. who is
! only one year his senior. 1t is said that
none of his family were aware of his inten-
tion TO enter France, and that the family is
ignorant of any plans he may have had, if
he had any other than alleged by himself
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he did endeavor to enlist as a private sol
der, but was refused at the recruiting Of
fee for some informality in his application;
that be went to the Marie to endeavor to
overcome this difficulty. and was there re-
ferred to the Ministry; and that finally, as
he could not get satisfactory response to his
request TO be permitted to perform his three
years military service as an enlisted man,
be wrote a polite letter to NJ. De Freycinet,
which was carried by the Duke de Luyne.
This letter was to the effect that he had no
intention to remain in Paris. nor to create
any difficulty; that he was legally pre-
cluded from holding any rank In the army,
but that he was ambitious of the honor of
serving France as a private soldier. Shortly
after this he was arrested.
Contradictory stories are afloat as to all
the details of the case. and particularly as
to the report of the abdicati0n of the Count
de Paris. One of the first things made pub
lie was the reportthat the Duke had with
him the document of a~bdication. AS the
Count de Paris has been at sea some days
on his way to America, this gave the ap
pearance of long-considered preparation 70
the movement. 1t is now positively denied
that the Duke has any such document, oil
that Count de Paris has signed any such