The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-08
NIPPED IN THE BUD
Arrest OF q Pretender TO the Throne
OF France.
The Duke dNDrleaas Come. tu Pari. with -
Manifesto tn the Nntion-PrOsnptty
Taken In Hand by the
Authorities.

PARIS, Feb. by prompt action the
government to-day nipped ina the bud what
coup, modelled after Louis Napoleon's mad
descent upon Boulo1ne, and the only con-
sequence is that that the Duke OF Orleans,
the eldest of the Count of Paris, is III
custody tonight. The duke arrived in
Paris to-day bearing a letter written and
signed by the Count de Paris, encouraging
to the faithful and tn all Others tho counts
altlication. He also had with him man
ifesto addressed to the people of France
no,ninally, and according tn the theory of
the pretentlers. N pretentler is always king
and, therefore, in virtue of the abdicatioIl,
all claims. rights and titles descend tn his
eldest son. the young gentleman now
in the hands OF the authorities, Philippe
Louis Robert, duke d'Orlcans. This gem
tleman il, therefore. not merely one of
the many vagrant princes, but actually
pretender to- the throne in virtue of his
claims as heir tn the old Bourbon line.
His coming into the country IL u violation
of the law banishing ~, heads ana direct
capatie il stands alone. The fact that
he was equipped with am appeal tn the ma
ton shows his intention. and may make
the escapatle serious for him il il should
he developed.
That this movement is made in virtue
of am understanding with the partisans of
monarchy in France, il may lpe more than
"a mere violation of the law of expulsion.
ment is made i'm concert with more de
termined opponents of the republic as the
duke repaired Immediately to the house
of the family that has always adhered:
with union promising heroisIn to the old
monarchy. I'm that house the n young gen, zen,
the day before February d. the Duke of
Orleans attained the age of 81. The abb
movement were ali apparently planned
with regard to that date and in order to
electrify France with demonstratl1n
were now i'm new hands; that
the crown now belonged on the head of a
hr;snx ehsvnlisr, f % VINO MOI soid his hrS hands some IN
quiet cornar like another ChambarSl. but
the government was not caught mapping.
of the duke in Paris and his whereabouts.
1t has not yet been developed how much
more may he known To the police. but ,ti, the
facts the surface were sufficient. The
made purposeiy for excluding his father
IS Si. 'ss sa fn has snea.ss besn Oh %is.sa d ONE
way i'm favor of the Duke D'Aumaie.
Therefore the Duke Dorleans was s
taken to the prefecture of police where
and where the process verbal of his viola
| tion of the law was drawn up and he was
then detained at Conciargerie, once fam
ous n place of detention for royalty i'm
| distress. In the afternoon he was
! arraigned before the military authorities
+, i,rS ,ns Sen't an t t Sr obiects m nnd prposes Of
his visit to France. He said that having
| attained his majority, he had come Ia
the military aHthorities. This dash of
| autlaucity is regarded as a very happy
stroke and is sure to make friends for
| him, for the gallant French boy who
| wants to take chances for conscription is
| a some w hat unusual and captivating figure
td noi Er1sahn ap.,ah the % s,s-epsibii,ies of ,hs
4 hard hearted authorities and Nj. Constans.
| minister of the interior ordered that the
sNt1snx
| sition of the case will, of course. depend
| upon whether il is discovered that there
s, any In% Pl1' , or Sci.ni f Eyyeryby in
| Paris remembers 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 the head
| The people are now asking themselves
the question whether the young prince has
| not come into the land of his father i'm re-
| sponsc to IA similar invitation. This IL the
only view in which the case has a serious
boyish prank. Nobody just now is likeI.
| to be very fierce about the pranks of the
boy who is related to all the royal families
| of the House of Mccklenb,irg -s>chwerin
Later-The Duke d'Orleans lately re.
sided at lausanne. Swrzeriand. md ne lei
mes. II is said that none of his famil,
were aware of his intention To enter
may have. IL he had any other than tha
alleged by himself when in custody. Il
| il also reported that he did endeavOr u
enlist as "a private soldier, but was refused
for some informality IN his application
He finally wrote q polite letter to de Frey
| cinet to the effect that he had ns
| intention of remaining i'm Paris nor e
| create any difficulty. that he was iegali!
precluded from holding any rank in TIN
| army. but was ambitious of the honor q
| servingFrance u private soldier. Shortl!
| after this he was arrested contradtctor!
| stories were afioat as to all Il e details a
the case and particularly as to the repor
| of the ab<licatiOn OF the Count DE Paris
This evening il is positively denied tina
| the duke has any such document or tina
the Count DE Paris signed any act of ah
| tlicatiou,