Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-06-23


 acting for Charles ". of Spain. The motif of the business was the closing of the long sea-coast from the Bay of Biseay to the Gulf of Rosas against the con- meroe and inoursions of England Ma poleon easily brought the Spanish min ister and his master under his influence. It was agreed that the compact between them should be confirmed by partition of Portugal, Godoy received his bribe of 15. 900, 900 francsl
 Marshal Junot was sent with an army corps to Portugal, and on the 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 Braganea 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 had fallen into an imbroglio that might we'll excuse the interference of a foreign power. Charles " was virtually fool The queen, who ruled him, was devoid of virtue Godoy, her favorite, who ruled her, was conspirator. Don Ferdinand, prince of Asturias and heir to the crown, intrigued to take his father life The king to save Godoy. was induced by 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 tho compact, soon sought to recover his crown, and appealed to Napoleon to as- sist him.
 It was the appeal of a sick sheep to a healthy lionl The lion invited the sheep and the household of the sheep to meet him at Bayonne, on the frontier There, ill the first week in May, 1908, was held the 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 pension of 5000, GOO francs. The rest should be cared for. Ferdinand remonstrated, and ventured on rupture, for which he and Don Carlos were imprisoned at Valeneai A proclamation was issued that tho House of Bourbon had ceased to reign. A JuDta was convened in Castillo; a new constitution was formed, and on the 9th of June, 1908, Joseph Bonaparte was declared king of Spain and the Indies
 Personal forces now again appeared contending with the absolute Jerome o& 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- ome desired to return with his Ameri- can bride to France; but his mother de- clared the marriage invalid, on account of the son minority. An Imperial ediet was issued to that effect The Emperor forbade his brother to bring his wife to France, and called on tho 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 hoth 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 put