Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-23
AT HUMBERT'S DEATHBED.
(By Marquis de Fontenoy.)

It now turns out that the reason why
the late king of Italy left no will was
because he did not wish to- place on
public record what he had done in
financial sense for the Duchess Eugene
of Litta, between whom and the widowed
queen most dramatic meeting took
place beside the deathbed of Hu1nbert
If he had drawn will he would have
been obliged to have given an account
OF the stewardship of his private for
tune, and this would have not alone ex-
posed the duchess to obloquy, but like
wise have deeply panied Queen Mar
guerite.
The Duchess of Litta. who is now
in her Sixtieth year, and who was ia
nous in the latter '60s as the most
beautiful woman in Italy, bore to Hum
bert SON, who made his appearance in
birth of the present king. The boy, who
was given the name of Alfonso, and was
the very image of Humbert, died as all
officer of cavalry five years ago, where
upon the duchess sold ner Jewels and all
her art treasures in order to build and
endow an annex to the hospital at Milan.
King HumIbert himself, who attend the
young fellows funeral, devoted 100000
francs to the foundation of a children's
hospital at Milan in his memory. The
duchess thereupon withdrew to her colin-
try seat, which bordered on the royal
a.,
and Queen Marguerite never liked Mon
"a on this account, going there as little
as possible for fear of meeting the duch-
ess.
During the night following the assassi-
nation the duchess, on learning of The
tragedy, forced her way into the palace
and, penetrating into the private apart
ments of the queen, threw herself at the
latter's feet, ,entreated her pardon for the
unha ppiness which she had caused her
and humbly besought her majesty for
permission to see the king.
Queen Marguerite, with that generos-
ity which is among the most admirable
features of her character raised the now
white haired and sadly broken duchess
from the ground, kissed her in token of
her forgiveness. conducted her by the
hand to the bed on which Humbert Law
dead, and withdrew, leaving the duchess
quite alone with the murdered monarch
for severel minutes. She then returned
to fetch her and accompanied her to the
entrance OF her apartment, bidding her
kindly farewell.
After year with his people King
Ounaiea left for civilization, going to
the Worlds Fair. Chicago, to South
after which he arrived in New York in
May, 1896, where he married Miss Ella
Collin, now Queen Inlale.
If the Hervcys had been particular in
| the respect OF moral character, Fra0ericl,
| Banks would never have joined the rova,
! house Of Tonga and become king Ri
Rarofonga, an islet next door to Hervey
| Island, in the isle-bestudded South Sea
| for Banks is declared to have been s1,1
! embezZer. He was a trusted employee III
| a western express company with Offices
| in San Francisco. In 1885 he opened the
| companys safe one night and helped
| himself to every dollar in it-some
| thousands of dollars was the total. H.
| had a yacht in waiting in readiness, am
| that same night the yacht went out
! through the Golden Gate. and to his da,
| the world has not seen her. Nf
There was a howl from the express
people when the robbery was dscovere. cd
and the company's detectives secured
| every continent in search of Banks. H
was never found never heard of, seemed
to have disappeared off the face Of TIA
earth. and the company gave up hope O
ever seeing Banks or the color of theil
| money again.
THIS RULER STOLE MONEY.
! Meanwhile Banks, who knew his Pa
| cic well, made for the South Sea Isl
lands There was a big trade done will
the islands in those days. and when tn,
| white sails of Banks yacht loomed u,
before the eyes of the king of the Her
veys, he was astonishd, but simply sen