Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-15


acting for Charles w. of Spain. The
motif Of the business was the closing Of
the long sea-coast from the Bay Of Biscay
to the Gulf Of Rosas against the COM
merce and incursions of England. Ma
poleon easily brought the Spanish min
lister and his master under his influence.
1t was agreed that the compact between
them should be confirmed by partition
Of Portugal. Godoy received his bride of
$4,000, 600 francs!
Marshal Junot was sent with an army
corps to Portugal, and on the 3Oth of
November, 1907, he entered Lisbon.
Maria !. and tho prince regent John
and the royal family, taking to flight,
found refuge in Brazil. Junot published
his masters celebrated proclamation to
tho effect that tho House of Braganca
had ceased to reign. For the time it APP
peared that the reformation Of ancient
Kingdoms might DO effected with PEN
stroke and proclamation.
Tho Spanish Bourbons had fallen into
an imbroglio that might we'll excuse
tho interference of foreign power.
Charles Nv. was virtually fool. The
queen, who ruled him, was devoid Of
virtue. Godoy, her favorite, who ruled
her. was a conspirator. Don Ferdinand,
prince of Asturias and heir to the crown,
intrigued to take his fathers life! Tho
king, to save Godoy, was induced by n
mob to resign the throne to his loving
son, who took the title Of Ferdinand
VII. Charles, however, instead of en-
barking foi 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 tho sheep to meet
him at Bayonne, on tho frontier. There,
in the first week in May, 1908, was held
tho conference Of the lion and the 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 u pension of 5000, 900
francs. The rest should be cared for
Ferdinand demonstrated. and ventured
ON rupture, for which he and Don
Carlos were imprisoned at Valencia. A
proclamation was issued that the House
of Bourbon bad ceased to reign. A
Junta was convened in CASTLE; a new
constitution was formed, and Oh the 9th
of June, 1908, Joseph Bonaparte was
declared king of Spain and the Indies.
Personal forces row again appeared
contending with the absolute. Jerome
Bonaparte. youngest brother Of Napo.
leon, being Mt Washington. was intro.
duced to the Pattersons of Baltimore.
At the age of nineteen he took Elizabeth
Patterson for bis 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 accoun.
of the sons minority. An Imperial edicl
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.
Plus VII. refused to grant the divorce.
From 1905 to 1907 Jerome and his
beautiful wife were 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 Westphalia- He ordered him to
take in marriage the princess Catharine
Of Wurtemberg. The wishes OF Jerome
and the despair Of his wife were pu,