Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-30

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ing for Charles ". Of Spain. Tho motif
of the business was the closing Of the long
sea-ooast from tho Bay OF Biscay TO the
Gulf of Rosns against the commerce and
incursions OF England. Napoleon easily
brought the Spanish minister and his mas
ter under his influence. II was agreed that
the compact between them should be con.
hrmed by partition Of Portugal Godoy
received his bride Of 1000, 600 frnncsl
Marshal Junot WINS sent with an army
corps TO Portugal, and on the 30th OF No
vendor, 1907 he entered Lisbon. Mnrin l.
and the prince regent John and tho royal
family, taking 70 flight, found refuge In
Brazil Junot published his masters cole
hrlted proclamation to tho effect that the
House Of Braganoa Ind ceased TO reign
For the time Il appeared that the refurma-
ton Of ancient Kingdoms might be effected
with pcn-Etruke and Proclamation.
Tho Spanish Bourbons had fallen into
~ imbrosiio that might well excuse the
intertcrenco Of n foreign powor. Charlie.
". WIS virtually q fool The queen, who
ruled him, was devoid Of virtue. Godoy.
her fsvorite, who ruled her, was a consp.r.
Eto-- Don Ferdinand, prince q Asturias
and hclr 70 the cruwn. intrigued % take
bis fathers llfol Tho king 20 save Godoy.
was Induced by a mob 70 resign tho throne
70 bis lcTng son who took the title u
Ferdinand VII Charles, however instead
uf einhrking for America. according TO
The compact, soon sought % recover his
crown, aid appealed 10 Napoleon 10 assist
him.
1t WINS tho appeal Of sick sheep TO a
healthy lionl Tho lion invited the sheep
and tho household Of tho sheep TO meet
nm at Hayonne, on tho frontier. There,
In tho first week In May, 1908, was held
tho conference Of the lion and the sheep
Tho lion said that they should all resign
their clnims TO hlml Ferdinand should
hAvo tho kingdom Of EtrurlA. Charles
should receive tho castle md parks OF
Chambord- aud pension Of 5000, 600
francs. Tho rest should DO cared for. Fer
ulnand rcmonstrntcd, and venturpd on a
rupture, for which he and Don Carlos wore
imprisoned at Valencia A proclamation
was Issued that the House Of bourbon had
ceased to reign. A Junta WINS convened
In CASTLE; now constitution was formed,
aud on tho 9th Of June, 1905, Joseph Bon.
aparto was declared king OF Spain and the
Indies
Tho paciflcatiou Of tho peninsula was
assigned TO Murat, who succeeded In re-
duoing tho royallsts, He would himself
fAin be king of Spain; but Napoleon pro.
tcrrcd Ills brother for that important trust.
Murat must content himself with tho
crown of tho Two Sloillos and the title Of
Joachim l.
Joseph on his arrival at Madrid found
himself among hostile people. He per.
oeiycd that ho was regarded as an allen
md usurper, and that his following
though 10 embraced the ablcst leaders and
majority OF tho urban population--was
Interested and doccptlous.
Personal forces how again appeared con.
tending with tho absolute jerome Bonn.
parte, youngest brother OF Napoleon, being
NJ Washington, was introduced 10 tho
Pnttersons Of Baltimore. AT tho age Of
ninctoen ho took Elizabeth Patterson for
MS VIE. The marriage was solennisld
by Bishop Carroll. jerome desired TO 10.
turn with his American bride 10 Franco,
uut MS mother declared tho marriage In.
lnlia, on account OF tho son's minority.
An Imperial edict was Issued 10 that effect.
The emperor forbade his brother TO bring
ms wlIc TO France, and called on tho Pope
TO annul tho marriage.
Plus VII. refused to grant tho divorce
From 1905 To 1907 Jerome and his bcautl.
$50 ffNAf tt'lt ANVIL flNlflMnllN, on
bah sea and land, no displayed Rronter
talonts than were shown by any other
lonnpartc aave only the Great One. Tho
Emroror wanted his brilliant youngest
Drother--,sho In case Of failure Of heirs 20
hlmsut Wis declared successor to tho EIn.
plre--to no king Of wostphaila. He order.
Cd him Ia take IN mnrringe the primers
Sath1flnD Of Wurtcrnbcrg The wishes Of
Jerome and the despair OF hls wife woro
put aside ns sentimental tribes. and tho
now political inhrriage was confirmed in
August Of 1907.
io who had crcr'acd Napoleon IN No.re
Dnmo now brolo VIII hiYn-anA f.ako
lin'seI ngairst linn. L. Fpbrua.s N is03
the Apeyy Hpiporo. s,s,lered Gnucn,i Mio.iM
g occupy Roma, lilo proceeded % punish
tho Holy Fathae BY taking nway tliu PROV
inccs Of Aponnn- Maccrafa, Fcr,nc ana gir.
bino. and nnnczing tham 10 The klrsdoin
q Italy Stlll she Pope would not rccc,lc
1he dispute became hot. aud tho igmreror
wrcstnd from tho supreme ponifif Tho 10.
nninder Of tho Roman States. TIC po.e
" June ~ ISe1, buried back lis defiance
IN a y q ~ g ao'rmppieation, on the Gil