The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-09
Glars Two BEST SOLDIERS
Preteuders to the Thrones of France
and Spain.
THEY ARE LEARNING HOW TO FIGHT,
HOId Miiitary Rank tn Rossin and
Are In Training for Their
Expected "Caii.'

| ST. Petersburg. November s0.--Czar Nj
ctolas knows that the two best soldiers In
his army today are the pretendcrs TO the
thrones OF Spain ani France. They are
both in framing for the conflict which they
believe will come when the ipauish people
| throw down Nphonsos branch of the fam
| lily and the French get Tired oil q replb-
| lie.
| So Bourbon and iSonap1rte await their
nations call. and serve the ear as col
| oncl and lieutenant to two Russiun dra-
| goons.
TWO KINGS.
| Wien lieutenant DE Bourbon Of tho
Twenty fourth dragons Of the Russian
| army meets Colonel Napoleon PocEparte or
| the Forty fourth Dragons he sMutes Dam
| gravsy as his superior oniccr, ANA wher-
ever and whenever the two young mon
meet the bourbon pays Difference 10 the
Bonaparte. But that has happened netefe
IL the history of the two families.
| When these two young men eet 10
| rcthsr in privato, where their military
| rank will not interfere with an ihtcr-
| change cf views on "prcteAdcrs anu
| the vicissitudcs OF royal AMI impeiiM IAN
| lilies, their conversation must be interest,",
ing for the lieutenant considers hlmse',
heir apparent to the crown Of Spaiu ana
tho colonel believes that he Us either VIC
rightful emperor OF Franco or ut least nor
| apparent to the thruae. Lieutenant le
| Hourbon secretly believes that he aloula
have both Frame ana spain, out at prs
ent is interesting himself only anout Spaln.
Into that country Jamies 'ather' 10"
Carlos The old presender Is e"no'hH "'"'s'
| There he has forty newspapers to preach
| l. pl no, fir NV NftlSNtS ne
will die a KING in the capital Of MS nncNs
tors Lieutenant jamie is ~ years ola ana
is an Intelligent and popular young man.
Uc il much more imbucd Win mouVIh
ideas than his father twho lbs rcaction'st
%; The most medieval typsi, una IL mas
often been stated that IL Don carries re
covered the throne OF Spain ne "oolu "'"'
cate in favor Of Jamie.
THE SPANIARp.
rrhcre Is only one fault that the enemies
and critics az Prince Jamie attribute TO
him. They say he drinks too much. he
was educated in England, and his fonaness
for booze" liz attributed by the spAllar"N
| ia that fact intcmpcrance IN the maj ier
of drinking IL not a falling OF the Aht'n
races. They have so many others that io'
the northern NiCo they have 10 ume' as u
| rule. ,
Aside from this little non Spanish lail-
| ing however Prince JAIME is very Ceh-
| Titan and is anxious TO uluy tor his Iathor
(only to play it more successfully the part
played By Bonnie Charlie when ne raised
his standard on the BrncS Of Mar Tor ms
father James OF st. German. 10 prepare
himself for such part he has been learn
ing the art Of war in the Russian amy
lie received a commission In that - iYice
, | as soon as his school days were oVe' III
England.
rho prince has Ave first given nnnes
LII, 4, aYIa A hmm ~
Philip. He was born In Novey, In S"itIor-
land in 1870. His mother who died about
four years ago. was princess of bourbon
Parma After the failure OF the last Carl
list nsurrectlon the family OF Don Carlos
were poor and his manner OF living kept
them SO But when, In 1898, Don tatlo'
married the Princess Maria Bertha of lio-
han times OF financial prosperity dawi.ec
again for them, for the princess tEougt
not OF royal blood, was wealthy. ant
brought her husband big fortune since
Prince Jamie has had stepmother his al
lowance has been Increased. and he car
now keep UP his end with any OF The cay
q young officers Of the cars army.
/ NAPOLEON BoNAPARTE.
Colonel Napoleon Bonarartc Is more
solid and dgnihed officer than jamie. II,
is SO years old, and has soWn his walk
oats. apparently. He Is the second sou .
o Prince Napoleon. son of the great cr.pe
A | roT's brother. jerome, king of Wes pBa lila
= He IL therefore second cousin TO Charlie
Bonapalte Ct Baltimore. When his father
q Prince "Plon- plon." died he aDpolnled thi
a second son by viii an his heir AAd us III
+ heir Of tho Napoleonic claims to the ihrou
i OF France, cutting of his eldest con, Prime
Victor The Bonapartsts, however
acknowledge Prince Victor as mo head o
tho Bonaparte family.
AS Prince Victor has never been marie
{ this Prince Louis Napoleon is at least he's
! apparent to the Bonapnrte claims, even
: his fathers win Is ignored. He, Ike Prime
q Jamie, has been studying the art OF war q
=, Russia against the line Wien he hopes .
be called on to draw a sword for the Napoi
II comic throne.
n He is a good officer. and at the recent re
= view Of une Russian army before Presiden
l.. Faure he led a cavalry division by the ro
viewing place. The president olleici hin
~ the cross Of the Legion OF Honor bat h
= | refused IT, Several reasons were alrRti
p, for this One was that when he vas lab
:; his cousin Napoleon Ill. had made HIM
commander OF abe Legion. so he was al
ready entitled to the cross. 80 these tS'
: cavalry officers are each waiting onXiOusl.
J. for a nation to call them to relgu oier 1t
a but the days and nights are long while the,
a listen for the voices which they have ittl
chance OF hearing.
The Significance of Moies.
: Evening Wisconsin.
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