The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-02

II sAe p~opas IN pfshsslv - scanea soca
~ BezgsunL
Tns rr~neA repab0s hns ~ osea
practically n operation Ter erer tvesty-
eve ysxrs. = period Of greater prosperity
xn4 nasssraI sseadsress than Il has known
for ene husAred ana afsy yeass- II vas
only ten years setv~sn the ffne vhea
the frys rsvoiufsoa began ana Bona
parts vas declared erst ccnsz1. sniy
esesea years betweea ne uns when he
became erperor ana the battle u Wat
erfoe vas fought: sniy assesn years from
that svcnt rnsf the oF9saeast succession:
eighteen pears untn shs next rsvslus1ss:
thrss years ana Louis Naposeon became
emperor: nineteen yeass-and sedan.
There ID Scarcely . royal house N which
fntermarrsass has not produced the de-
hsifty and disease which threaten tn
exsinction- The death Of shs hsaT Pre-
ssnptsvs 10 the British erovn has seft
only some puny lives 70 perpetuass the
race Germany presents IN exception
and the marriage Of ne HoAsnsolsern
family With that Of The Guelphs seems 70
have produced . sturdy stock The other
monarchs VINO. With Prussia. constitute
the empire. are an weakiinss either phys
icariy or mentally. The king u saxony.
who belongs - one Of t. oldest reign
ing families IN Europe. has - children
The king Of Bavaria - crazy and shut
up In ore Of his shateauA The king Of
wurtcmberg has NJ children. The reign
ing house Of Germany itself. lfke that Of
Russia, represents collateral lines within
two generations.
The heir apparent 70 the throne Of Rus
sta h dying IN the Caucasus and the
greatest anxiety fsit by the csar b that
before long his flrst disappointment may
b. followed By . son. The misfortunes
Of the house Of Hapsburg have furnished
gossip for many yearA The shocking
death Of the empsrors son. Rudolph. mot
only Destroyed hope Of direct succession.
but a. the prince isft only . daughter.
the succession % ~ throne devolves
upon the sons Of the emily brother Of the
emperor-ths one who died . few days
ago-who has any children
Francis Joseph himself was the nephew
Of his predecessor. ~ Queen Victoria was
the niece Of the kiag whom she succeeded.
The emperors eldest brother became en-
peror Of Mexico and was shot. and his
widow. becoming insane. lives childless
in Belgian asylum. One brother Of the
emperor still lives. but he b . bachelor.
The brother who died had no children By
his first wife. but leaves three sons ana
daughter By his second marriage and
two daughters By . third This - rather
an odd illustration Of the eventual even
ing up of the sexes. even n Il takes three
wives to Do Il
The king Of Bslgiun has NJ sons but
has three daughters. one Of when - the
ill-tempered Princess stephanis who mar
ried and made - unhappy the late Crown
Prince Rudolph Of Austria. The heir
presumptivs IL the kings brother. whose
eldest son Baldwin died - nystsriously
in Paris IN i0l
The queen OF the Netherlands b . girl
OF 10. and the king Of Spain . boy q 10
The feebieness Of these royal families
means something very different to what
would have followed one hundred or two
hundred years ago. Than some powerful
noble or ambitious scion Of . branch Of
the royal family would have usurped the
threas By force Of arms. not unaccom-
panied BY the murder Of some Of the
smaller royal fry. whose existence men
acsd his pretsnsionA Now the lapse Of
. dynasty wiz probably b followed BY .
popular government