Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-23

NAPOLEON BY LEfEVlL.
thus construct Germnnic wall between
Eastern Europe and France, protecting
the latter against tho further inoursion of
the Austro-Slaylc races.
The next stop wns to convert Holland
into q sub. kingdom OF France. On the 9th
Of June 1906 Louis Bonaparte, to whom,
four years previously, Hortense Beauhnr-
nais had been married, was proclaimed
king Of Holland, Out of Hcssc-Cassel,
Brunswick and parts of Saxony and Prus-
sa the kingdom of Westphalia was formed,
and assigned to jerome Bonhparto rs king.
To him-aftor Tllsit--was given In mar
iage tho princess Catharlne Of Wurtem-
burg. In tho countries between the Rhine
and Poland, extending southwark into
Italy md nOrthward to the Baltic, a grcat
number Of dukcdoms and principalities
Nere created aud conferred on tho mar
shals OF tho Empire. Murnt, husband of
,eioline Bonnpartc, was madc grand duke
o. Berg and Cleyes. Lannes became duke
OF Montebello. Junot was presently nomi-
mated duke Of Abrantes, Bernndotto re-
seeNed the title Of prince OF Pontocoryo.
sey got his hard-earned dukedom OF Ell
ehlngen Berthior was made duke of Nou-
ehatel and Vnlnngin. Soult became duke
Of Dalmatia, AIassenn took his honor as
Prince Of Essling, Dayout, after little
ueiay, WAS mado duke of Auerstadt. Bac'
uocchi, husband of Elise Bonaparto, was
GRATED prince of Lucca and Plombino.
suethe Beauharnais was given in mar
nAge Augusta Amelia, daughter of the
nhg OF Bavaria, and the title OF prince OF
venice. Tho process Of king-making and
krihse-making was limited, not so much
the Possibilities OF territory rs by the
'1rloer of tho Imperial retinuo.
RUSSIA now became scene OF stormy
ssnatlon. Tho Inundated House OF Ho-
aenfollern looked in this direction and in
nv The younger element of the people
~ the philosophical patriots cried out
ssnnst the domination OF France. Mean
.nle strange and far-reaching contin-
ss,ey appeared among the personal forces
y europe Charles James Fox, successor
rtt, became Minister Of Foreign AT
er's under the premiership OF Grcnville,
- would fain hnve peace. He was not
~som o. remote syinpathies with France
~ with Napoleon himself. Courtesies
~san between him and the Emperor.
u tho carly summer Of 1906, the his
4 f.neai conditions favored general peace.
~ ~ fox and Napoleon sought 1t. The
~ would have been willing. Emperor
,anlels could not Interfere. But the os'
'onAhment OF peace involved the rcstora-
M q Hanover TO England. Talleyrand
~ s'asea TO the British ministry TINT this
I r'snt be done; but Frederick had received
1-1D'er as the price OF his late neutrality,
Y % stripped Of 1t after the fact was to
" him two things-shame and weak
4 Nevertheless, affairs went forward
eiahlyi and II Ifwcrc thing known
cat'nry all might have been we'll
A e,aaenly, however, on tho 18th Of Sop
a ssseef 1900, Fox died; and by the in
ng OF Lnudurdale, the whole complex
u was changed Torylsm again ran ram
~ The Anglo Russo prussian intrigue
fonowed Frederick william sont n
ts..Ptory challenge to Napoleon to be-
a - Aifnself out Of Germany. The Fan
81 ~ had In truth agreed 10 withdraw his
n I'D but the Car had also agreed TO re-
Il n certain vantage ground on the
.lahan frontier--and lad not done II.
s,,.yote, Napolpon's army ooIpa would
1Ss.sin IN Germany. Frederick William
Wy "es'lared war; ans, N=aoleep- In