The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-28
Might Be Death Blow to British
Influence in Mediterranean.
CARS PRAYERS FOR A SON
supersti,ious See in the Fact That He
Has Only Daughters a Judgment
on Romanof Dynasty-French
Discuss Importance ofSleep
BY Max O'Rell.

BY Max O'ReH.
Special Gable Dispatch to Tho Times, j !
Copyright. 1907
PARiS. Sept. 27.-Every year during thu !!
dead season, the political world generally.
starts one or two sensational rockets sosI
as not to forget that it is alive. Some i
weeks ago [ cabled you tho supposeCff I
cream OF the German Emperor, which, IL.
realized, would give him on the death OFT.
the Emperor OF Austria, the whole of tho
German portion OF the Austrian empire
in The East and Holland in the Northwest.
If the Kaiser ever had such a dreams
il Is probable that he did not relate it,,
TO anybody. However. it was largely+Si
commented upon in Europe. and It was
my duty TO let you know what was said |
on the subject.
To-day we have another big, ruuor go- \
ing about. and 1t is that of a possible al |
lance between the Latin races. 1t is cer- !
tain there has been rapprochement be- i
tween France and Italy. and the rumor 4
IS that Spain is DESTROYS of making her \
influence felt in Europe more than form /
erly and of sounding France seriously on
the subject
Personally, T do not see much in it, yet
England is sufficiently aroused by the ru- I
NOR TO say that the result of 81 Latin al :
lance might give death blow to her
had Il navy. no doubt England would beA
In a fix: but she has not and besides has /
TO money to get one The finances off,
Spain are in such straits. 1t is even af-t
hrmed that the royal jewels of Spair
have been pawued and that among these
jewels is the famous sceptre of Don Juarrr
w. a sceptre which is incrusted with
diamonds and worth over five millions Of
dollars.
afcs o#-yi,- 10 81
Portugal as q security for money loaned
and tho ramon has it that unless the
money be refuned. the Bank of Portugal
will divulse the whole thing. as the Span
ish Government has not couTadicted any
OF these rumors.
Nothing But Daughters.
The mere news that. after all. the En-
rress of Russia is not going to present tho
Car with an heir to the aut6cracy 5Aa
the RusSias. and not even with any baby
at all. cannot at all convey to the -ameri-
can public the seriousness of the situa-
ton.
In spite of all the prayers offered. tho
Car has had nothing but daughters. and
the superstitious masses of Russia see In
II Il judgment of Providence on the dy-
nasty of the Romanoffs. The best friends
of Russia and of the Russian throne OPEN
Is confess that no enc can foresee whats
can happen If the Cars next baby boz
Z. girl. and indeed If you bear In utind5
that practically all the intelligence of
Russia is more Or less Nihifist, you Wilt
easily imagine what would happen II they
were helped by the rising, of the masses
Royal Visitors.
About the middle of next month Franco,
will receive three imperial ard royal vis-35
its which will do good to the hearts OFF,
the French people. who. Republicans ass!
they are. have more liking for kings.s
ernperors and paseants than the angfo-.
8Ianiacs of Fifth Avenue have for thai
dweIlers of BelgravEa and Mayfair inS
London.
The Dowager Empress OF Russia ISL
coming and will probably be accomparlctbl
by her brother the King OF Greece, ands
1T is also asserted that the venerablel
King of Denmark in spite OF his greatly
age. will probably. be with them and;
take this opportunity for returning to.r
the President of the French republic thcs
visit which the latter paid to him on his
return to France from Russia Il few days
ago.
There will be great festivities for these
royalties VIII are particularly popular in
France But for a really grand ovation
Spontaneous and genuine l am perfectly
sure that the world will never witness.
one until the President OF the French re-
public visits America or the PresIdent
OF the United States comes to pay us a
visit in France
maintain that those two men with
their ordinary froc!z coats ana, black TOP
hats. seated together side by side in tb,
same carriages, would invoke an ertilu-
siastc ovation which would echo 70 the
four corners Of the earth
Iunorfapca of cta,