New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-21

Naps After passing the Invalidcs in review and
! EXPRESSING his satisfaction at their appearance
! the Minister gave brief summary of the history
| ~ the flags which bore their folds inscriptions
! 10 the effect that their regiments had taken part
in the passage Of the Rhine in 1875. OF the DANUBE
| in 1909 and OF the Verezina in 1872 the drums
! then beat To- arms, the Invalides came TO the
| present" and half dozen of them, with only
eight legs among them. but their breasts COW
cred with medals and decorations, took the stan
dards from the adjutants Of the disbanded resl-
rents and led a procession to the artillery mu-
scum where they finally deposited one
could not help recalling during the ceremony
which was of the most impressive character the
fact that in 1914 there were no less than LooV
foreign flags captured on European. Egyptian,
Indian and American battlefelds in the Keeping OF
the Invaldes Sooner than permit them to fall into
the hands Of the Allies a huge bonfire was made
in this same cOur d'honeur where the ceremony
took place day before yesterday. ana the tropmes
won at the cost OF much blood and treasure
were reduced ashes. Built to accommodate
G. 900 men. the Palais des lnValldes only hdrpois
nowadays about $50 old soldiers, the majority 81
veterans being unwilling 10 submit 10 the MIL
tary discipline which naturally has to be main
tanned in such an institution lnstedu oi unVii
proper number Of legs they have only 55Z III an
while the proportion of arms Is only niue
larger lie Pere Francois. a Crmean veteran Is
the only one who enjoys the distinction OF possess
ing two wooden legs. A..
All the preliminary investigations OF the
charges against the Marquis de Nayves have
now been concluded. The most damaging eVl-
dence has been secured against him ny the mag
istrates in charge of the case, ana the ulaI
which bids fair TO be Of the most sensational
in modern criminal history. is 10 take pace III
the January assizes The MARQUIS is accused ot
having murdered the illegtimate son OF ms Wlie
some six wears ago at Naples The Marquse IT
seems was the daughter OF an enormous!
wealthy manufacturer, while the father Of the
murdered boy gardener Inc Marquis on
the other hand. had squandered a couple OF Tor
tunes on the turf. and was known at one tme IN
the American colony here 9s being on the look
out for transatlantic heiresses. He made the ac-
quaintance Of his wife through one OF the maILi-
monial agencies that abound here, and was SUB
seuuently sued by il for his neglect to pay the
commission agreed upon for It's services IN intro
ducing the couple. The illegtimate boy was put
out to nurse and brought up in ignorance OF ms
parentage When he wa, about fourteen years
old he somehow other became possessed OF the
secret Of his birth. The Marquis and the Mar
ouise had meanwhile succeeded In living down
all scandal and had won the consideration ana
esteem Of the privinci4l nobility, and also 81
the people OF the district around Bourges TO sucn
an extent that the Marquis, as proprietor OF
the beautiful Chateau de Presles had Deen
elected almost unanimously to fill the post or
Mayor Of the town and Councillor-General or the
Department Indeed he was on the nigh ROAD
10 the Senate when he found himself con-
fronted with the prospect of the boy appearing
upon the scene for the purpose OF claiming MS
mothers recognition. Accordingly, he took inc
lad away from the school at which he was being
educated and set out tour through ltaly,
from which he returned alone, while the Iad 5
corpse was discovered day or two after MS de-
parture from Naples on tie rocks al the 1901
OF a precipice in the neghbOrhood Inc Marquis
seems to have confessed his act 10 his wife, for
the ANONYMOUS denunciatiOn That reached the
authorities last summer, ana which led 10 the
arrest Of the nobeman. is now known 10 nave
been sent by the conscenoe-stricken Marquise
herself