The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-06

During the recent crisis in Paris. the
alleged great grandson Of Louis
XVI, and his right to the throne of
France were the subjects of public dis
cuss,on. The silent pretender" is now
settled in the French capital awaiting
developments, 1t would seem, while the
N~apoleonides and Orleans-Bourbons.
like spectors, are Hitting about the
gates of the third republic. eager to en-
ter their claims inc persons.
Strange to relate. about the very
time when the Standardization
once again raised their ~pretensions in
Paris, there died on this side of the At
lantic. before Santiago, fighting With
the American army, the rightful heir
of a king of England" as the Indepen-
dent Weekly of Dublin asserts, in
Lieutenant Jules G. Ord. the great
grandson Of George ~. Had the law
OF p"rimigeniture been followed the
young man might have been rearing
a Crown instead of losing his life in the
thick of battle" IL was Henry La
bouchere, the editor of the London
Truth. who opened the discussion
which resulted in the proof that a son
was born to George Nv. and Mrs. FitZ-
" Nf'A Z INV mat AAAt nan " IN wi ~
Santiago was a lineal descendant Of
the royal house Of Great Britain. The
proof Of this comes not from
the members Of the family
in America. General L. O..
c. ord, the young mans father, ac-
cording to the Independent, scoffed at
the story. The Ords have won their
own way to distinction and honor. 1t
Is from England hat the proofs aye
forthcoming. and they are indisputa-
BILE. They show beyond question that
the man who met n hero's death in
Cuba might have been king Of Great
Britain and Ireland and emperor of
India.
The family has been known in Amer
tea for a century. The first to come
here was James Ord. a naval construc-
tor. who was accompanied by a young
man whom he called mis- nephew, but
who was really the son Of George w,
king Of England. This boy, who took
the name of James ord. founded the
house of the name i'm the United States.
He was the father of Judge Pacificos
Ord. an eminent jurist of California,
who is now living i'm Washington; DR..
james Ord of Maryland, whose rescm-
blance to the present prince of Wales
has made him famous. rs well as Cen
eral Edward q. G. Ord. Judge Ord and
DR.. Ord have always believed that they
were of royal blood, while the other
brother scoffed at il. But never have
they made capital Of Il. regarding IL
as a matter that Is interesting, but in
no wise important. There is in America
but one record which goes to show that
James Ord waS a son OF a king. the
history of Georgetown college shows
that i'm the year 1900 James Ord, the
son Of George ". and Mrs. Fitzherbert.
his lawful wife. was enrolled among
the students Of the institution.
Mrs. FitZhcrbcrt does not belong TO
the group Of women whom George ".
made notorious, although the most de-
termined efforts were made to smirch
her good name. when. at one time, there
was n very grave question abou the
succession to the throne. 1t was VIII
liam w. who obtained the proofs Of
the first marriage of his brother. lie
secured them from Mrs. Fitzherbert
through the duke Of Wellington. the
earl OF Alhem1rle and Lord Stourton.
They included. according to a m
3ndum retained by Stourton. who was
a relative Of Mrs. Fitzherbert. the fol-
lowing papers: GD The mortgage Of
the palace at Brighton: t2) the certii-
cate OF the marriage Of Mrs. Fltzher-
bert to the prince Of Wales. dated Dec.
II. 11S5; CD letters from King George
". signed by him. relating to the mar
riaCe; ca memorandum written by Mrs.
FftZherbert and attached by her TO a
letter written by the clergyman who
performed the ceremony. The m
andum made by Lord Stourton Is now
in the possession Of Charles Lansdale,
Lord Stourton's brother.
There was no more beautiful woman
in Europe than Mrs. Fftzherbert, and
she was a very goo woman "a well.
The prince Of Wales. George. fell madly
IN love with her. hut she repulsed his
advances. Her coldncss doubled his in
fatuation. Lord Onslow one day sum-
moned Lady Fitzherbert to the resi-
dence or the prince. giving his assur-
ance that only her presence could save
the young mans life. The widow con-
sented TO 60 10 the prince upon condi-
uon that she be accompanied by a LADY
or high rank, and the duchess OF De-
Nonshire went with her. The story gees
on TO say that they found the prince OF
wales very pale and covered with
blood lie told Mrs. Fitzherbert why
ne hid stabbed himself. and he declared
that ne would not live unless she would
consent To be his VIE.
The future king placed a ring on
MIS-. tltzherhcrtS finger which he had
borrowed from the duchess of Devon
shire. When the duchess and Mrs. Fftz-
Aeroert returned TO Devonshire house