The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-06-01
B0NAPARTE
SECRETARY
OF Navy

/
retary Of the navy TO succeed Paul Nor
ton. who earlier in the day stated tina {
he would retire July l TO go TO New
York TO take charge Of the plans for the
construction OF the subway system for
operation In connection with tho surface
lines.
| The president also authorized the state
ment that no other change in the per
sqnnel OF the cabinet was likely TO take
place i'm the near future.
Secretary Shaw also indicated his In
tention ~ retiring from the cabinet prob
| ably next February. Rumors of the re-
tirement Of Attorney General Moody
have been published, but II is understood
to be his intention now to continue in
the cabinet for year and a half and
perhaps longer
CAME AS SURPRISE.
To all except President Roosevelt :
closest advisers the announcement Of the
selection Of Mr. Bonaparte as the head
| Of the navy came as a distinct surprise.
although IL had beed determined on by
the president for some time in anticlpa-
| tion Of Mr. Norton's retirement.
| In all the gossip Mr.. Bonaparte has not
been suggested as Mr.. Mortons possible
successor.
| For many years Mr.. Bonaparte has
been an intimate friend of the president.
| So great is Mr.. Roosevelts confidence in
him that on many matters of national
concern he has sought his advice and
counsel To determine accurately the
legal phase of the postal frauds = -presi-
dent designated Mr.. Bonaparte and
Holmes Conrad 10 investigate the sub
! ject and on their report he took decisive
action without hesitation.
Eminent as a lawyer and as a pub
! licist. and a consistent advocate of civil
service reform. Mr. Bonararte has not
been supposed 10 have more than an
academic interest in the navy.
In the upbuildlng Of the navy. how
ever. he is known to be In perfect ac-
cord with the president and doubtless
I will carry into effect tho views of Mr..
| Roosevelt in the strengthening of the
naval establishment
HELD OFFICE ONE YEAR.
! Mr. Mortons announcement Of his in =
! tended retirement followed n conference
with the president lasting about an hour.
1 II had been stated with authority that
Mr.. Morton would retire July ] provided
the president would accept his resgna-
! tion from that date, and yesterday, =
statement. therefore officially confirms
what has been known for several weeks.
/ When ne retires he viii have rounded
out exactly one year Of cabinet life. He
succeeded William H. Moody of Massa .
chusetts. who became attorney general.
| Secretary Morton gave out the follow
| ing statement:
paul Morton announces that he will re-
tire from the cabinet on July /, 1905.
| He will go to New York To live and
| will become associate with Mr.. Thomas
F. Ryan.
"It is understood that Mr.. Morton will
at once take active charge OF the plans
| for the construction OF the proposed COM
| prehensive system OF underground rapid
| transit lines In New York city for opera
| tion in connection with the existing sur
| face lines"
Mr.. Ryan is n well-known capitalist OF
| New York who has control OF n large
subway system. He was one OF the sup
! porters of Judge Parker in the last presi-
| Dental campaign.
GRANDSON OF KING.
Mr.. Bonaparte Is a grandson OF Jerome
Bonaparte, king Of Westphala. a brother
| of Napoleon |. The alliance between a
| Jerome and the grandmother OF Charles
| J. Bonaparte, who was Miss Elizabet N
Patterson OF Baltimore. was surrounded
| by many romantic features, in which in
! ternational politics and the establishment
/ OF the. Bonaparte dynasty played "A part.
! Jerome Bonaparte was a French naval
| officer and during visit TO Baltimore
! in 1903, when he was Ia and she q year
| younger. he married Miss Patterson with
| out the consent OF his brother. the en-
! peror.
| Miss Patterson was the daughter of n
| prominent. Irshman Of Baltimore. who
| owned n line of clipper ships and was the
woalthiest citizen OF the Maryland port
Jerome met Miss Patterson at 2 ball
| i'm Baltimore in the fall Of 1903. They fell
| in love at lrst sight, but the young lady s
father foresaw trouble i'm marriage and
sent his daughter 10 Virginia.
But Jerome was persistent. an engage
mont was entered into through corro-
spondence and Miss Patterson'S father
finally relented. The marriage. q brilliant
affair, Was celebrated in Baltimore on
Dec. ~. 1893
NAPOLEON sent word 10 Jerome that II
Ne left his bride his disobedience Would
bc overlooked. but II no adhrred 30 hoo
she would not h- allowed to land i'm
! France
MARRIED NEWPORT WOMAN.
on July :. 1905. Just after she landed
in England. Nine Bonaparte gave birth
TO son. She remained I'm England. ro-
ceiving while there many messages cf
affection from Jerome.
After making vain efforts to have Pore
! Plus VII dissolve the marriage. Napoleon
had the imperial council Of state pass n
decree OF divorce
Mime. Bonapartc returned 10 America
| and Jerome was married 20 Princess
Catherine Frederica OF Wurtcmburg. by
] whom be bad thrce children In tho
! year Of his marriage. 1871 he was crowned
king OF Westphalla and reigncd until 1919.
/ when the Gcrmans conquered the terri
| tory.
/ Mime Bonaparte made repeated efforts
\ 20 secure recognition ~ her son :
/ Legitimacy I'm the 6ls. under Napoleon