Arizona republican., 1899-07-11
PATHFINDER TO
 THRONE OF NAPLES

By the death of Don Alfonso of
 Bourbon, Count of Casarta. and t:tular
 k:hg cf Naples. of the two Siciiies, and I Of Jerusalem which is imminent, his eldest son. the Duke of Calabria, who
 figured prominently in the war of
 Spain against the Cuban insurgents.
 will be placed in a very awkward po-
 E;tion. He will be forced to choose 1 between taking up the perfectly use less prstensions of h:s father to the
 throne of Naples on the one hand. and
 his lucrative position as an officer of
 the Spanish army, as member of the i Spanish royal family. and of the court
 Of Madrid on the ether. IL naturally l follows that inasmuch as friendly and diplomatic relations subs.st between the courts of King Hunibsrt and of the Span:sh queen regent, the latter can not continue to pay a large allowance,
 and retain as a member of hsr mil
 itary household and court a prince
 who puts forth claims to the throne
 now occupied by ing Humbert and
 prCcleCms the latter as a usurper. The
 now dying father of the Duke of Cal
 abria has for years past made his
 home during the greater part of the year at Cannes, where his pronounced
 embonpoint. and large family of chil- dren-there are a bakers dozen Of them aitogether-have rendered him Q
 familiar figure to all American tour ists and residents of the place. He Is very poor. and were il not for the gen erosity of Queen Christina to h:s two
 eldest sons, both of whom now make their home at Madrid and at her court, do not know what they would do for a living. The count is the younger brother and heir of the late ex-king of Naples, on the death of whom, in 1894, he issued to all the various courts of Europe a solemn protest against the usurpation of the throne of Naples and of Jerusalem by King Humbert, and proclaim:ng his own rights there to. The ex-queen Of Naples, 1t may be remembered. is one or ths two sur viving sisters of the late empress of Austria.
 The Count of Caserta fs man of about the same age as the Prince of Wales, and, unlike his eld=r brother the late king of Naples. distinguished himself by his bravery against the Garibald.an invasion. and, together
 
 queen of Naples. took a gallant part in the splendid defense of Gaeta during it's prolonged siege. which terminated in the garrison being permitted to march oEt with all the honors of war. So great was the bravery of the young prince that the emperor of Russia con- ferred upon him the cross Of St George, and Emperor Francis Joseph that of Marie Theresa. two orders that are only given for very conspicuous | gallantry on the battle field Subse- quentiy the Count of Casarta entered 1 the papal army, and took part in the 1 var.ous battles against the Italian and | GaTibaldian troops, again distinguish l ing himself by his bravery at the ba%- tie Of Montana, where the Italian | forces were defeated by the papal | troops. Latsr on the count joined | Don Carlos with the rank of general. i assumed the command of the Carlist ! artillery, and won the victory of San | Marcos -IElds ed. he was one Of the few princes CT generals whom the close Of 1 the Cariist war found with an improy- ed reputation instead of an impaired | one
 In view of the fact that the count should have borne arms against the late King Alfonso of Spain. it WAS not only particularly generous act, but likewise an extremely polite one On | the part of his widow. the queen re- gent, to come forward in the role of 9 ! fairy godmother to the counts eldest It sons, the duke of Callabria and his lt brother They are just as little car peE knights as their father, having II been decorated for bravery in Cuba. and it was but a few weeks ago that the regent and the young king were present at the baptism of the child of |, the duke and duchess of CalIabria in the role Of sponsors. The duchess of |, Jaliabria. by the way is princess of the re;gRing house of Bavaria
 
 With regard to the marriage of ex- Bishop Bauer, the former father con : lessor of Empress Eugene. the prir- ,lpaI aImoner of the imperial court . and the preiate who presided at the t Catholic portion of the religious cere- monies in connection with the inaug- lraton of the Suez canal. no one need ls De astonlshed at his conduct, many 'earS having elapsed since he quilted lt he Roman Catholic church and IT. le Terted to the Jewish religion. to which le belonged by birth and origin IL t $ hardly necessary to say that he is ' He commenced his 2 'areef as clerk in the banking house h 'f the Rothschilds at Vienna, and IS q | brother of that celebrated banker Of he same name at Madrid, who was f 3cthschi1d's agent :n Spain, and whose : wife was one of the most cOnsp: :cuOus figures in MadriliEe society. The ca. 'eer of young Bauer was a very adven- ! urous one He quarreled in some way with the Rothschilds in Vienna. Is n nigrated to Paris where he earned a l 'recarious livelihood first as ph0tog- apher and then as cu.bslone broker ly ,5fore entering the CarmeI:te order as ! - monk. Before he had worn the i owl very long he became celebrated ( IS pulpt5 orator and the favOrite C of Empress Eugelie. who se- ure6 for him frnm the Vatican 2 fit- u