The Florida star., 1905-06-16


ed for years n Charles J. Bonaparte
civil service reform work. and latJerly
the Baltimore man was appointed to
prosecute the postal frauds. Mr.. Bo
naparte Is a grandson OF Jerome Bona
parte. king Of Westphalia and a broth
er OF Napoleon l. Jerome BOuapaTte
while young married 4 Miss Patterson,
daughter OF = wealthy Baltimore Irish
man. but the emperor refused 10 recOg-
nIze the marriage and would rot allow
the young wife To land on the cont
Hent Later a decree Of divorce WAS
granted by the council OF state and
Nine BOnaparte returned TO the init
cd States. while Jerome BoHaparte
married the Princess Catherine Of
wuPttemburg. In the sixties under Ma
poIeon III the French government res
ognized the Legitimacy of the son by
the trSt maTriage-uamely, jerome Ma
poleon BOnapaFte-Of whom Charles !.
BOnaparte II the second son Charles
was born In Baltimore In 1851. was
graduated from Harvard In ISL and
has Practiced law In Baltimore.
PhiIadsIphia Machine Crushed.
Following the decision Of the United
Gas improvement company 10 with
draw It's proposition for a new lease 81
the Philadelphia Eas works IL WAS still
feared that tie long dominant political
machine would continue an uureleut-
ing warfare on Mayor Viewer by ~
fUsing tn allow councils 20 confirm hIs
new aTp5ingers. SpuTTed Oh 10y this
fear ami stimulated by the victory al
relGy won. the people of the city re
doubled their efforts in public and pri-
vaie channels. with the result that the
ranks Of tie Durham organization be-
- break Thus deserted, the gang
rs h,--ame demOTal!zed and viz
/ #.,.ly -urr.u,iere,l May - hy counter
..u,juS iIe uDi-rs TO ObStTuCt Mayor
Weaver.
The tom,aiiict. of nine dsCi,,t,i To re-
main in tine fight. Notwithstanding Dur
ham, absiicatinn. aud Mayor Weaver
: called nn the people to light on for the
3 complete Regeneration II the city gov
ernment. The iBjuncIjon pr1 'e'sl' 'Hg~
against t.-e mayor were abandoned
/ Tie drmbrs liEarion Of tho city ma-
I chine was expected to undermine ih-
L '-AN-AN ~ W. 500 AtfeAtA'Aa -
( Senator PeuroSe. AMI plans ~eT- pr
. fesissi Tor g.siug tie Republican party
Of iEe keystone SIYte rebIrfh Ia the
t light of real representative govern
meat u was generally understood that
L. the C1.a-EE rs-HI,asEH against tie
F'nru~r- durham ring municipal own~r
>Ilsp "a ,ub t,. tie i,.i Ing issue
NhUn ils- city cuun-ii~ rea-~~mh's-I
June I. tA@y 7a,-r~--i th--ir former u-'.
tiOE by rsCati.BE ils- SBs i,-a-~. While
crowds la tH- galleries hs.It,-i and
iAu-ii'-I Nay@r Weaver W'th h.s
E '-pUIs~.-L at ia aH auJrroau8 aEd vss
F>'5upi.,lT sass .'"F - ti1s. -sfgiafluIl. The
& ii~J.iS~1l uf jl,. martIu-. 4 rs--- .r--
SIsyJh ami ,-1r~i.iis- aEd tie appoint
u.uI - tlls5r .Jicr.-~ssTS. U..,fsT AMI
ACSsT, were vf.iy approved He-it.-S
al tbss. au "r.sIaasC~ wa- brought IN
nXing the tax rate f8T the fl>.lI yezr
~ 81 IA - E+T~tufsr- Later the
mayor JD"E JLs rir-E steps toward r.
gaining CoaS.nl q tie Eas works ELrl
the prsSe.T leasp expires IA isssT. p
uAliy H. asa.i- tn Is--W AMI Tev1.UIi08
king move nI ~vIs-Itug twelve msE To
serve Withuut s4iary A. al advisory
6.sA1i to O. c,,asait-i up1a matters
eRSnriaI ard VolitiCal
Extrs ssssisa Dsfsrrss.
In response 20 the urE~ut request ~
Speaker Cannon and . DUmbeT %
prOmtneaf Republicans n eonres.
Prvsh1snS Roosevelt 10 EBderssood to
have changed his ztnA ahs11 TIE time
fer esIhns Al sxtrs session of the ne~