Arizona silver belt., 1895-02-09
WITHOUT A THRONE.
A King Who Was Without Honor
 in His Own Country.
History in Briet of the Late Count ot Parls--His Services as Volun- teer In the United
 states Army.


 Louis Philippe Albert, Comte de Paris, whose death occurred recently, writes Pierre Cominges in Golden Days, claimed to bo the king of France, He was however, never on the throne and never acknowledged king in France. The monurchical govprnmeuts of Eu- rope, as n rule profcssed to believe that he really was king, but, of course, to preserve their friendly relations with the republic, they were forced to recognize the president as the chief eX- ecutiye of that country.
 Nevertheless, Louis Philippe was re. gardcd as king by quite strong par ty, who will now turn to his son, Louis Philippe Robert, young man of twcn- ty-fvc, who is very much in earnest in his prctensions to the throne of France.
 Comte de Paris was born in Paris on August 24, ls3s and became, by the death of his father in lSi2, the imme- diate heir to the crown his grandfather, Louis Philippe, had picked up when Charles X. dropped it in his flight from Paris, after the Three Glorious Days of July, lS3o
 When he was ten years of age Comtc de Paris was, with his grandfather, King Louis Philippe, driven from France by the revolution of ls4s.
 Though too young to remember his fathers death, Comtc dc Paris doubt less always remembered the scene when his brave mother took him and his brother to the chamber of deputies, only to escape thcrcfrom at the peril of their lives. After many dangers, the tugitiycs succeeded in crossing the frontier and went to live at country house belonging to the grand duke of SaNC-WCimar.
 The eXilcd king and queen reached England, and there the cX king died tl 1850, Ever afterwards Comtc de Paris has occupied the position of pretcndcr Co the French throne,
 He has lived very quiet life, cn- iiycncd by very slight cunspiracies, none of which involved any very dam gerous schemes, and as result he has been very little before the public eye
 The only time, indeed, when he came very prominently before the world was in lsGl, when, accompanied hy his brother, Due de Chartrcs, and his uncle Prince de Joinvillc, he came to America and offered his scrrices as n volunteer to aid in the preservation of the union. Gen. Mcclellan, then com mauder of the army of the Potomac, made him and his brother officers on his staff, with the rank of captain.
 John Jacob AstOr, whose name will always be a synonym for millionaire In the United States, was also on the staff of the general. Both the distinguished foreigners were obcdicnt. wcll-bv- havcd and thoroughly acquainted with the duty of their positions, Conte dc rarls was repeatedly intrustcd by Gen. Mcclellan with important and dangerous commissions, which he frll- filled with credit and ability. For moro than a year the comte partici- pated in the varying fortunes of the army of the Potomac, accepting no pay for his services.
 France began shortly after this to in- terf2rc in Mexican affairs and there arose a cOolness between this country and the comte's, which led to the cOIutc $ resignation, lest he might be called upon to fight his own people. He therefore resigned his commission, in spite of Gen, McClellan's efforts to re- tain his services.
 The overthrow of Napoleon III, and the downfall of the second empire at last enabled the cDmtc to return to France. The third republic, very soon after it was established, fell into the hands of coalition of royulists, who permitted the Orleans princes to return to their native land and restored them their estates, which had been couds- cated by Napoleon H., with forty mil lion francs as an indemnity for the deprivation of their revenues. The comtC received his share, and also his ancestral estate.
 For awhile it seemed very probable that the monarchy would be restored; but, as the partisaus of the otlicr claimants refused to help them. the French people at last got tired and be- came for the most part good republic ans. In 1873, when it was too late to do any good, all the claimants to the French throne, except the Bonapartists, recognized the colnte as de jure king of France.
 A royalist demonstration in 1886 led to the exile of the comte and all mem, bcrs of his family.
 Tta fpolx mn his rasi1appn in Euulap5 and from that country issued mani fcstocs declaring thst the men who were ruling France had lost the conf. dence of the people, and the only sal vatiou of the nation was to restore the monarchical form of government
 The new head of the French royal house -- Louis Philippe Robert-is quick, intelligent, active, energetic passionately fond of movement, and uncompromising in the expression of his thoughts and feelings. In dispo sition and temperament he is singu. larly unlike his father, who was one ot the best informed men living, deeL thinker and a scholar.
 What influence the new pretendel will exert on the destinies of France cannot be guessed, but the probabil tiles are that, like his father, he will live and die inere prctcnder-a king without throne or a crown.
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