Arizona republican., 1905-06-09
PHOENIX. ARIZONA, JUNE 9, 1sO;
A Bonaparte at Washington.

When Napoleon Bonaparte refused
 to forgive his brother Jerome for
 marrying the American beauty, Eliza
 beth Patterson, he did not dream tha
 q grandson of the unlucky couple
 would just one hundred years there after become the head of the navy ot the greatest nation in the world. Wher Charles Joseph Bonaparte of Baltimore becomes the secretary of the navy on July 1st, to succeed Paul Morton, il will be the first entrance into govern mental affairs of the American branch of the worlds most famous family.
 Through his genius. Napoleon had made the obscure Corsican family. of which he had become the head, the most powerful in Europe. From being a republican lieutenant in the days of the revolution, Napoleon had steadily advanced himself until he was the ruler of an empire that he had created upon the ruins of the republic, and of course he was mora imperial than the cZar himself It would never do for a member of the royal house of Bona parte to wed one of the untitled people especially an American. Therefore. in the eyes of the upstart colossus who had the world at his feet, Jerome's marriage with Miss Patterson was not "legitimate." The emperor succeeded in persua ding his weak brother to re- pudiate the marriage and succeeded in breaking the former Miss Patterson's s heart, but he could not force the pope to countenance such infamy. There was an imperial decree divorcing the couple. but the holy father declared that Miss Patterson was Jerome Bona parte's lawful wife, and in this he was upheld by all Americans. Probably nobody was more detested in the Unit ed States in 1895 than Jerome Bona parte. He had played the part of cur.
 It was in 1908 that Jerome, the youngest brother of Napoleon, during q visit to the United States married Elizabeth Patterson, daughter of wealthy merchant of Baltimore. Their son, Jerome Bonaparte, was born in
 
 girl wife had been deserted by her royal" but scrub husband, and while she was seeking vainly for French recognition of her rights. Noble old Plus VII thundered his anathemas against the iniquity, and earned the undying hatred of Napoleon. For his subservience, the pOltrOon Jerome was made king of Westphalia, and in 1907 married Catherine Frederick, princess of wurtemburg. Meanwhile the great emperor had lifted his other brothers to convenient thrones. He placed Jo- seph Bonaparte on the throne of Spain' he made Louis king of Holland, and Lucien was made prince of Canino.
 Strangely enough, Elizabeth Patter- son. -Bonaparte was anxious that her son, Jerome Napoleon, should marry daughter of Joseph Bonaparte. The young man preferred an American, however and he married Miss Will | Hams of Roxbury, Mass. Of this union | were born two sons-Jerome Napoleon ! Bonaparte, Jr., and Charles Joseph ] Ronaparte, the new secretary of the | United States navy The latter was | born in 1851.
 The fact that Charles Joseph Bona parte is of the blood of the great Cor sican probably interests him less than | it does anybody else. He is an Amer ican Of Americans. Although he is a very rich man. he has never visited Europe. He is one of the most dis lawyers in the United States. and is famous as reformer in politics. He was especially employed by the government in the prosecution of the postoffice thieves. two years ago. and afterwards investigated the Indian frauds in the Indian territory. His popularity in Maryland was proved last November, when he was the only re- publican elector that carried the state.