Telegram-herald., 1890-02-19

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sons of Louis
Philippe, the last DUO okl-kAN9'
acknowledged king of France. and the
Comte dc Paris took high rank As
scholar and writer.
In 1861 he married his beautiful and
talented cousin, Isabella, daughter Of the
Due de Montpensier, and this boy was
born TO them Feb. q, 1869 All these are
'of the younger branch, for the Comte
de Chambord as the direct descendant
of Charles Y. is by strict law of descent
nearer tho throne. When, however, in
1892, the people overthrew Charles y,
they ruled out that line as iinality and
gave the crown to Louis Philippe. who
was son of Philippe Egalite, who was
a descendant on his mothers side from
Louis XIV, and on his fathers from
that kings brother, and therefore had
concentrated in him a little more of the
blood of the original and beloved Beur-
bon, Henry ", than any other claim
ant.
In the early days Of the republic little
attention was paid TO these kinglets-the
more claimants there were of that sort
the less likelihood there was of any of
them menacing the governmental
boy the Republicans really dreaded was
the prince imperial, son of Louis Napo-
leon. Very opportunely he went to
South Africa with the British troops and
got killed by the ZulUs, and SO his cousin,
young Victor Napoleon, became his heir,
and that practically ended the imperial
lists chances. Meanwhile the kingletS
had been gaining popular favor. and one
of them, the Due d'Aumale, had attained
10 the high Office of division general Ia
the French army. The Conlte de Paris
family gradually set up a sort of court
IN their magnificent mansion in the Fau-
bourg St. German, and the attempt Of
the 50 called Henry v" or Comte de
Chambord, Of the older branch, 10 assert
his claims 10 the throne of Spain brought
on a crisis.
The expulsion law, which was the net
result OF the agitation, forbade the re-
turn to France Of any claimant, and
when, therefore, the duke presented
himself at the Bureau 90 Requirement
early in the morning and gravely an
nounced his name, that he was a citizen
Of France ana had come as a patriotic
Frenchmen, in compliance with the law.
10 begin his three years service the Off
cials were completely shaken from their
propriety. One can but regret that
there wasn't a Yankee or an Irishman in
control there 10 have promptly ordered
him into barracks with the toughest
lOs OF recruits that could bo selected;
one night Of such practical joke would
have made him hail the government ar
rest as relief. The prefect of Paris
police arrested. him that evening, and lie
spent the night in the Concergerie in
stead. II appeared in the preliminary
examination that lac entered France by
night and in disguise.
lis intimate friend. the Young Due
de Luynes. had been spending some DAYS
with hirl az Lausanne, where ne was
student in the Swiss Military academy.
When he announced his intention the
Due de LuFrca assured him tho panish-
mcHt would 90 severe. Philippe, ejc.,
declared that Imprisonment had no ter
rors for him, France had called her
aole bodied young patriots to the ranks;
he was one Of them and must 60.
Tho two friends proceeded 70 Geneva
Philippe. who is a blonde. concea!cd BIS
hair with a brown wig and caanSed bis
clothes. they took the night express and
oy dayIgh wee "a Paris After break
fest with tle Ie Iuynes, at their elegant
mansion. he proceeded 20 enlist NOT
for three years. but for a. many months
as the government NAV think il policy
to ooudne him. So strongly 10 old ideas
hold sway in Europe, and so strongly
from the American standp0intI co peo-
Ela there reason. that journalists and
ministers from other nations Rave dir
patched ro their journals and ANXIOUS
mouarchs has the governments e France
docs not appeor seriousiv shaken. Peo-
T.e 0n thIs sile n the water hardly know
whether Co sueer at a Cor srnnent Tiicb
can imagine danger Tn 3 hesd .r3nz hoy
-r lsuzn al enc which boasts of nCt 5e-
i7- ssriousl~ shaken All Europe aai-
tsted 1y q a7rs fresS IS sach a i15lcroas
,oaan1-rt oa recent assurances of sra
rltT tear TIE American -an onl7 TAI
bacS or .he Caliornian' comment.
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