The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-11

ther was found guilty by the supreme.
court of Hungary of having instigated
the brutal and cowardly assassination
Of King Milan's uncle and predecessor
on the throne of Servia. In 1888 Prince
Peter married the daughter of the ruler
Of Montenegro, thereby becoming broth
er-in-law to Grand Duke Peter OF
Russia. He is, however, now widow
er, and he has quarreled with his father
in-law on the subject Of money mat
tiers. lie is short, slight in figure and
very dark, with eyes that do not inspire
confidence. His friends in Seryia con-
stitute the radical party, which at the
present moment possesses a majority in
the national legislature. Probably it is
owing to this that the repeated at
tempts which have been made during
the past two years to assassinate young
king Alexander have received so little
attention on the part of the authorities
and have been left practically unpun-
ished. Prince Peter, 1 may add, is
treated ct Vienna as an adventurer un-
worthy of the slightest recognition,
save on the part of the police, while at
ST. Petersburg he is accorded all the
honors reserved for princes Of royal
blood.
With regard to the French pretender,
who is styled by his friends Charles
Louis de Bourbon, duke of Normandy"
and who is described as "Neuendorf"
by his enemies, it is extremely probable
that one OF his numerous adherents will
come to his rescue and effect a compro-
mise with Mrs. Weldon, who is now
prosecuting him for obtaining money
from her under false protenses. He
claims to be grandson of the unfor-
tunate dauphin, whom some believe to
have been tortured to death in the
temple prison at PARIS during the
reign of terror at the close of the last
century, and whom others are equally
firmly convinced escaped and was sub
sequently deprived Of his rights and de-
clared as an impostor by his uncle,
King Louis XVIII, whose only pre-
tension to the throne of France. was
based on the alleged death of the
dauphin. Not only in France, but also
in Germany, Russia, and especially in
Holland, the sef-styled duke of Nor
mandy has found many people, even
Of royal blood, to accord credence to his
story, and it is worthy of note that the
Dutch government, which is one of the
most strict in Europe, with regard to
the bearing of false names and to the
correct registration OF births and
deaths, has not only registered the
death Of the ,pretepder's father, under
the came of Charles Louis de Bour-
bon. grandson of his late Majesty Louis
XVI, king Of France, and of Queen
Marie Antoinette," but that it has also
admitted the present duke of Normandy
and his younger brother to serve as Of
fcers in the Dutch army under
the name of DE Bourbon" Among
the notable Frenchmen who have rec
ognized the validity of the pretenders
claims to the name of Bourbon is the
celebrated republican statesman and
lawyer, Jules Favre, who signed the
treaty Of peace with Prince Bismarck
at Versailles in 1871. 1t is worthy Of
note that the seal affixed by Jules
Favre to this treaty, which brought to
close the war between Germany and
France, was made with signct ring
engraved with royal arms OF Bourbon,
and presented to the French plcnipo-
Tertiary by the duke of Normandy. I'm
like the Comte de Paris, who puts him
self forward as the chief of the house
of Bourbon, and who is exceedingly
wealthy, the duke of Normandy is ex-
tremely poor, and it is lack of money
more than anything else which has
hitherto prevented him from obtaining
legal restoration in France of his claim.
His features possess all the marked
characteristics of the Bourbon family,
while Of those of the Conte de Paris
do not
4 very charming and good-looking
young fellow is Prince Demetrius Couza,
the pretender to the throne of Rou-
mania, and whose claims until short
time ago were more or less openly sup
ported by the Russian government. He
is a natural son of the late Prince
Couza. who until 1866 was ruler of
Roumapia, by his iason with Princess
ObrenOwitch, the mother OF King Milan
of Servia. When l knew the young
man he was living in much luxury at
Ruginosa, a superb country seat near
Jassy, in Roumania He inherited
his wealth from Princess Helen Couza.
the legitimate wife of his father.
Princess Helen, with charity and gem
crosby beyond all praise, adopted the
child of her rival, Princess ObrenOwitcb.
on the latters death, in 1870, and
brought the boy up as her own son, be-
queathing to him all her wealth. De-
metrius was educated almost entirely in
France, and has inherited from his
beautiful but dissolute mother far more
comeliness and good looks than his dis
reputable half brother, the ex-King
Milan Of Servia. The marriage Of the
cars favorite niece, Princess Marie of
Edinburgh, to the crown prince of Rou-
mania will lead, in all probability, TO
a definite withdrawal of Russias sup
port of Prince Demetrius' claims TO the
throne of Houmania, a fact which Is
likely to be a source OF satisfaction
rather than disappointment TO the
young man. For he certainly viii find
the life Of wealthy man Of rank and
leisure preferable to the adventures and
stormy existence of preteuder to a
throne Ex-DIPLOAAr.
Like an Old Hand.
Ed.or-The beginner you asked me