Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-07-19
NAPOLEON BY LONGHI.

acting for Charles Nv. of Spain. The
motif of the business was the closing of
the long seq coast from the Bay Of Biscay
to the Gulf of Rosas against the COM
MERGE and incursions of England. Ma
poleon easily brought the Spanish min
lister and his master under his influence.
twas agreed that the compact between
them should be confirmed by partition
Of Portugal. Godoy received his bride Of
$4,000, 900 francs! IT,.
Marshal Junot was sent with an army
corps to Portugal, and on tho 30th Of
November, 1907, he entered Lisbon.
Maria l. and the prince regent John
and the royal family, taking to flight,
found refuge in Brazil. Junot published
his masters celebrated proclamation to
the effect that the House Of Braganca
had ceased to reign. For the time it ap-
peared that the reformation of ancient
kingdoms might be effected with pen
stroke and proclamation.
The Spanish Bourbons bad fallen into
an imbroglio that might we'll excuse
the interference Of foreign power.
Charles Nv. was virtually fool. The
queen, who ru!e'i Ism. WIS devoid of
virtue. Godoy, l.c:' i;:voS4te, WAC ruled
her, was q conspira.ur Don Ferdinand,
prince of Asturias and heir to the crown,
intrigued to take his fathers life! The
king, to save Godoy, was induced by a
mob to resign the throne to his loving
son, who took the title of Ferdinand
VII. Charles, however, instead of en-
barking for America, according to the
compact, soon sought to recover his
crown. and appealed to Napoleon to as
sist him.
It was the appeal of sick sheep to a
healthy lion! The lion invited the sheep
and the household of the sheep to meet
him at Bayonre, on the frontier. There,
in the first week in May, 1903, was held
the conference Of the lion and tho sheep.
The lion said that they should all resign
their claims to him! Ferdinand should
have the kingdom Of Etruria. Charles
should receive the castle and parks Of
Chambord, and pension Of 5000, 900
francs. The rest should be cared for.
Ferdinand demonstrated, and ventured
on a rupture, for which he and Don
Carlos were imprisoned at Valencia. A
proclamation was issued that the House
of Bourbon had ceased to reign. 4
Junta was convened in Castillo; new
constitution was formed, and on the 9Th
Of June, 1903, Joseph Bonaparte was
declared king Of Spain and the Indies.
Personal forces now again appeared
contending with the absolute. jerome
Bonaparte, youngest brother of Napo-
leon, being at Washington, was intro
duced to the Pattersons of Baltimore.
At the age of nineteen he took Elizabeth
Patterson for his wife. The marriage
was solemnized by Bishop Carroll. Jer-
ONE desired to return with his Ameri-
can bride to France; but his mother de-
clared the marriage invalid, on account
Of the son s minority. An Imperial edict
was issued to that effect. The Emperor
forbade his brother to bring his wife to
France, and called on the Pope to an
/ null the marriage. p. ri
Plus VII. refused to grant'the divorce.
From 1905 to 1907 jerome and his
beautiful wife we're kept aloof. Mean
while, on both sea and land, he dis
played greater talents than were shown
by any other Bonaparte save only the
Great One. The Emperor wanted his
brilliant youngest brother who in case
Of failure of heirs to himself was de-
clared successor to the Empire-to be
king Of sWestphalia He ordered him to
take in marriage the princess Catharine
of WnrteinEers. The wishes. of Jerome
and the despair Of his wife were put