, 1890-02-13
FRANCE AWAKE
She Will Stand No
Royalist Trihing.
The DUKE OF ORLEANS
He Rashly Returns to His
Native Land.
He IS PROMPTLY APPREHENDED
His Father Had Abdicatod, and
He Probably Returned to
Snatch the Throne.
HE is PROMPTLY ApPREHENDEE

PiRIs, Feb by prompt action the
government to-day nipped In the bud
what was apparently intended 10 be a
roy alist coup, modelled after Louis Ma.
/ poleon's mad descent upon Boulogne,
and the only consequence IA that the
Duke dOrleans, the eldest son Of tho
Count do Paris, Is In custod, tonight.
| The duke arrived In iris to-day,
bearing letter written and signed by
I the Count dc Paris, encouraging him to
be faithful and detailing among other
things the counts abdlcation. lie also
had with him manifesto addressed to
the people of France.
Nominally md according to the theory
of pretenders preto nder Is always king,
and, therefore, in virtue Of the ubdica-
ton all the claims, rights and titles OF
the Count dc Paris would descend to his
eldest son, tho young man now In the
hands OF the authorities, Philippe Louis
| lIobcrt, Duke d'Orleans. This gentle
man is, therefore, no, merely one Of the
/ yagrant princes but the actua prete
/ to the throne in virtue Of his claims as
the heir of tho old Bourbon line.
His coming into the country Ia vio-
/ latiou ofthe law banishlng all the heads
and direct heirs Of the relgning families,
and Is a rash escapade, II 1t stands alone.
The fact that he was equipped with an
appeal to the nation shows his intention,
and may make the escapade serious for
/ him.
That this movement was made In
/ virtue of an understanding with the
partisans of the monarchy In France, 1t
may he more than a mere violation Of
the law of expulsion. There is some
reason to believe that the movement was
made in concert with the more deter
mined opponents Of the republic, as the
duke repaired Immediately to the house
of the Duke dc Luynes, the present head
of the familythat alway, adhered with
uncompromising heroism to the old
monarchy In that house the young
gentleman was King OF France in theory.
on the day before, February 0. the Duke
d. Orleans attained the age of q. The
abdication Of his father the manifesto
and the movement were all apparently
planned with regard to the date, and in
order TO electriiy France with the dem
onstration that the fortunes of the mon
archy were now In new hands and that
the crown now belonged on the head OF
/ O preux chevaller. who would dare some
| thing for II aud not fold his hands In o
/ quiet corner like another Chambord.
But the government was not caught
mapping. IL was promptly Informed Of
! the presence Of the duke In Paris and OF
/ how much more may be known TO the
| police, but what was on the surface was
/ sufficient. The duke was In France In
/ violation of the law made purposely for
/ excluding his iathOr and himself as
enemies Of the republic.
Therefore. the Duke dOrleans was at
once arrested at the house Of the Duke
| dc I.uynes. lie WAS taken to the pre-
| lecture of police, where his Identity was
/ fixed beyond all doubt, and where a
written statement OF his violation Of
/ the law was written up. lie was then
| detained at the concilergerie, famous as
/ the place of detention for royalty in
distress. In the afternoon he wns ar.
ragned before the military authorities
ut the central bureau
In response to the inquiry as 10 the
objects and purposes OF his visit to
[ France, he said that having attained his
majority he had come TO France 10 place
himself at the disposal Of the military
authorities. This dash Of audacity is
regarded as a very happy stroke and as
sure to make friends for him, Tor the
gallant French boy who wants to take
the chances of consCription Is some
what unusually and captivating figure,
but this did not touch the susceptibiiiiies
of the hard-hearted authorities. NJ.
Constans, minister OF the interior,
ordered the duke 10 be held
in custody for further disposition.
The case will, Of course, depend upon
whether IL is discovered that there was
any plot, or general royalist movement
beh ind this Incident.
Everybody in Paris remembers that
the royalists OF France vote at given
moment ready to rise, but that their
leader obstinately refused 20 face the
peril of placing himself at their head.
The people are asking themselves the
question whether the young prince has
not come into the land of his fathers In
response to a similar movement ms
Is the only view In which the case has
serious face. Aside from this, II seems
only mad boyish prank. Nobody Just
now is likely to be very fierce about the
pranks of a boy who Is related TO all the
royal families in Europe, and whose
grandmother was ofthe house OF Meek
lenburg- -schwerin.
ADDITIONAL PARrIcuLARs.
The Duke d'Orleans lately resided at
Lousanne, Switzerland. lie LEFT there
in company with the Duke de Luynes,
and said that none Of his family were
aware of his intention to enter France,
and were ignorant of any plans he may
have had, IL he had any other than that
alleged by himself WHEN IN custody.
1t IL reported that he dld endeavor to
enlist as private soldier, but was re-
fused for some informality in the appli-
ton. Finally he wrote polite letter 70
NJ, de Freycinet to the effect that he had
no intention ofremaining in Paris, nor
Of creating any dlfiiculty, and that ne
was legally precluded from holding any
rank in the army, but was ambitious OF
the honor OF serving France As private |
soldier. shortly after this he was ar
rested.
Contradictory stories are aiioat as to
all the details OF the case, and particu,
larry as to the report of the abdication oi
the Count do Paris. This evening II Is
positively denied that the duke has any |
such document, or that the Count dc
Paris signed any act OF abdicaiion.