New-York tribune., 1905-01-25
PRINCE AS WINE DEALER.
This Bourbon Not in Whiskey Busi-
ness, but Sells Champagne.

--,l,l,a .'cremant Royal Auguste de Bourbon.
IS INST made, through his legal representatives
s-,snd upon the Prussan crown and government
~ The surrender OF the papers which his grand
...bsr fhe alleged Dauphin. was forced TO sur
nser 10 the president OF the Berlin police in 1914
ne story. according TO which the Dauphin son
=, vlsng Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette
Is done 10 death in the Temple prison by his
,tsl taller Simon. and the latter's wife has long
5,re been exploded. Il has been definitely estab-
vsAea on the most incontrovertible evidence that
-bs 0auphn did not die IN the Temple at the hands
:, tbc sirnons. The latter not ignorant brutes
-. well 10 DO people. Simon being member OF the
.s~o7sel General OF the Seine. and moreover he
-ssirned his guardianship OF the Dauphin in Janu-
s-v 17es eighteen months before the royal lads
alleged death There is abundant evidence TO show
,bar the prince escaped and that several members
- the Royslist party were concerned in his night
The Dauphin. after ali sorts OF adventures event
ralv when the star or Napoleon was on the wane
,sr,e 10 Berln-he was about twenty-nine years old
q, the time-Kith view OF putting forward his
els,r,s for recognition as q member of the House
~ Bourbon. His uncles. the Count de Provence
lsfterward King Louis XVIID and the Count OAR
-o,s subsequently King Charles HJ, were in re-
CENT OF handsome allowances from the Prussian
Russian and English governments. and the Dau-
Min hoped that he too, might he provided for in
! similar WY. The Pr1ssian government how
sve- was committed TO the Comte de Provence and
ne chief Of the Berlin police forced the Dauphin
,sentity and then furnished him with q passport
sessribng him as native Of Weimar. These papers
rare never returned TO him. in spite of all his
sorts to recover them. and they remain at Berlin
- this day. Eventually he made his way TO Hol-
land The Dutch authorities. who the most
.tr,s; IN the world in ali matters relating 10 the
assumption o. unauthorized names and titles. not
o-lv permitted him 10 figure on the marriage and
ssstb registry at Delft Louis OF Bourbon. son
~ King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette,'
hut likewise allowed his sons and grandsons TO
s.-ve under the royal name OF Bourbon in the
Dutch army.
---vs the Duke OF Orleans. like his father before
~, denounces the claims OF these Dutch Bour-
hens now established in Paris IN the wine bust
.ss ss ridiculous. and stigmstizes the alleged
Y,suphin Is having been an impostor. Yet in spite
:. an the Efforts and OF the large amount OF money
sreut BY Louis XVIII. Charles X, King Louis PM
rns and The Cornte de Paris. no one has ever sue
ceeded n finding out who the alleged Dauphin
oould possblv have been. II not the son OF me III
sstsd Queen Marie Antoinette-
Il Is perfectly natural that the brothers OF LOUIS
w should have refused 70 recognize the alleged
Tlsuuhfn as their nephew, since by their recogni-
,on he would have become obstacle IN the way
az their accession 10 The throne OF France on the
restoration OF the Bourbon dynasty. Moreover
tbev had always been among the most bitter enc
-isv Of Marie Antoinette. insisting that her chill
dren were the offspring Of another man, instead
a their eldest brother There is. however eFl-
dsncs 70 the effect that they provided for the laos
maintenance after his escape from the Temple, on
the understanding that he should be KEPT IN the
background, being unwilling that any other royal
nsrsonages should be appealed TO IN the matter.
But when he grew UP they denounced him as
1sud.
ATTITUDE OF THE VATICAN.
y may be remembered that the Vatican, when
asked IN lS26 for q permit OF conservation OF the
memorial chapel al Paris. erected, II was under
oF King Louis XVI,
- his Queen and OF their son, granted II only on
the condition that the name OF the Dauphin was
removed taking the ground. set forth IN an ON
csl dispatch which IS record. that IT could not
END Itself to the comedy Of consecrarng memo
rial chapel a living person
PURSUED BY STRANGE FATE.
More extraordinary stiD is the strange fate
which overlook all those who either espoused the
csuse OF the Dauphin or who expressed their
belief in the authenticity OF his claims Thus, the
widow of Simon under whose care the De uphin
had LIVED IN the Temple Prison until 1884 who could
have given valuable evidtnce as TO his health and
WHO could have helped TO identify him. was seized
Immediately after the Bourbon restoration, by or
der Of King Louis XVIII, and locked up as q
lunatie in the asylum for the insane at Bicetre,
where she died fifteen years afterward, without
ever having been restored 10 liberty. II Is
known that when Emperor Alexander Of Rus
sa visited Empress Josephine at Mslmaison.
Allcf l4e entry OF lue Gliies 4LlO al AZ
she spoke 10 him SO convincingly about
the escape OF the Dauphin and OF his rights the
throne in preference 10 those OF his uncle, Louis
XVIII. that the autocrat was deeply impressed.
In tWenty-four hours the Empress was dead and,
according TO Sir James Wyley. the English physi-
czn OF the Gar she succUmbed TO poison. Poison
likewise caused The death OF the Able Dubois rector
q 81. Marguerite. who refused 10 comply with the
demands OF King Louis XVIII 10 the effect that he
would sign declaration that the remains OF the
Dauphin had been inferred there; while the Due de
Bari he chivalrous son of King Charles y, was |
sssassnsted by Loube at the opera after violent
dispute with MS uncle King Louis XVIII. In which
he had denounced the latter's usurpation Of the |
throne and proclaimed himself as convinced Of the |
validity OF the claims OF his cousin. the Dauphn.
Ohcsl dispatches OF foreign ENJOYS al Paris TO |
their governments and since printed. confirm this.
That the Prussian government or the Prussian |
Crown have among their archives papers proving |
fhe psurpstion Of the French throne by Louis |
XVII, The escape from prison Of the Dauphin and
hs Identity with that Louis Bourbon who died at |
Delft and TO whom the president OF the Berlin |
poios had given q passport as "Naunoorf" citi- /
Ssn o. Wenaar-where. by the bye. no such person |
had ever been born or known-has long been |
known The Russian imperial archives and those OF
ne Vatican likewise known 10 possess equally |
conclusive Documentary evidence upon the subject,
and The attitude Of the Papacy toward the Dutch |
Bourbons has elways been particularly considerate.
lnaseo, was the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris |
ilnsef who IN accordance, IL IS said with instrue-
IONS Received from the Vatican. ofaciated al the /
marriage a. Paris OF the present representative OF
me so-cslie6 Dutch Bourbons-nanely, Prince Au- |
s1sle &c Bourbon. the wine dealer. His WIFE very
siey woman. is the daughter and heiress OF one OF
ne Wealthiest members OF the same trade a man |
q the name Of Cutler
NOT ASHAMED OF HIS CALLING
Frince Auguste De Bourbon is IN no way ashamed
4" his calling. and In q previous circular, which
received from him some time ago. he stated that ne