New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-26
HAD AMERICAN WIFE.
Frances Minister of Interior Taught
School at Green7cich.


rage belng performed at the City Hall I'm New York
by Mayor A. Oakley Hall After obtaining his
uiplona as doctor Of medicine ar Paris, he real
lzed that his pronounced political opinions would
long as Napoleon III remained upon the throne in
evltably interfere with his career in France BY
keeping him in prison He was bitterly opposed to
the Bonaparte dynasty. his animositv having been
rendered acute ~ the arbitrary of his father
a. Nantes on the strength OF a totally unfouuded
suspicion OF being concerned in the Orsin attempt
on the life OF the Emperor. The old mans arrest
and the dramatic circumstances in connection
thereNith had had the result deprivng his daUKh
Ter OF her reason, and her insanity naturally served
70 enoitteT her brother against the imperial gov
eminent. So he came to this country IN the early
part OF 1866 lived for time IN West 18th street with
an American friend, artist Of the name Of Will
lam L Marshall. and then became teacher of French
IN glTis school at Greenwich, Conn, where he
met his wife. While there are several children OF
this union il was not happy After living
apart Tor number OF years the Senator and his
VIE finally were divorced, and Nine. Glenn
enceau. who returned TO America is dead. The
Senator talks English without the slightest trace of
Foreign accent and so thoroughly acquainted him
self with American life and American conditions
Whie here that for wears after his France
ne was able 70 continue 10 the American cor
I respondent OF the Temps" and 81 other Paris
newspapers, writing his letters which bore the date
o. New York. al his home in the French metropolis
i may add that while IN New York he received
Inuch kindness and courtesy from Horace Greeley,
70 whom he brought letters OF Introduction and for
Whon he did occasional work on The Tribune.
DERMATOLOGIsT IN THE CABINET.
Clemenceau is rather understood and Of slender
! build Yet with all that he is a splendid swords
man. and his numerous duels have almost invaria-
/ bly, eliminated IN bloodshed considerably moro
serious than that which characterizes the ordinary
'affaire d'honneur" n France. Although all his
/ fame has been a politician and as states
man, Yet he is a wonderfully able physician being
specialist in skin diseases. and until he became
/ Minister Of the Interior recently he was wont 70
devote an hour each day 10 cOnsuIta lions without
fee To such extent was advantage taken Of
his Kindness Of heart in this respect ny the poor
| that his anteroom was always crowded during
the consultation hours one day. being in a par
/ ucular hurry, he instructed MS servant 10 tel
/ the last batch 81 patients 10 strip in his ante
| chamber. so 10 the time OF their undress-
| ing in the consulting One by one they wero
| rapidly prescribed for and sent away, until only
| the last one remained He presented himself in
| due course I'm an extremely deconete condition and
| with every appearance Of nervousness
/ M C1emenceau." he began. with a low bow.
We'll what's the natter" asked the doctor-poli-
tician
The man stammered inarticulatey.
| Come come" said Cleuenceau- with impotence
/ "Out with #. Your skin seems perfectly healthy.
| I can nothing wrong
There is nothing the matter with me said the
| door man. at last recovering HIS voice. But
| butt don't know-it Is all very strange-I only
| came 10 ask YOU. NJ. C1erenceau for your power
|
| fuI influence with the government 10 procure for
/ my widowed sister a place as postmistress IN Al
gers
AS Minister u the Interior Senator Clemeuceau
wields to-day the greatest amount Of power Of any
/ member Of the administration. AS Chief Of Police
he has at his disposal those hundreds OF thousands
Of dossiers containing the record and the list Of
the Shortcomings and family skeletons of every
public man in France. while as for foreigners, it
depends entirely upon his pleasure 10 exUel them
from the country as undesirable aliens without
any redress.
D,oYI.Ys FALLEN OK EVIL. DAYS.
Mrs. D'Oylv. who has been murdered IN SO shock
/ ing fashion at Port Blair. where her husband
Hastings Hadley DOyly. has been occupying the
| position Of governor Of the Andaman Islands, the
penal settlement Of British india 10 which the most
desperate of native criminals are consigned, bears
a name that Is familiar 70 many people in this
country. This is due to the controversy between
her father-in-Iaw, Sir Warren Hastings DOyly, and
Dr. John Evans, the American dentist in Paris
who. on securing from the late Pope through the
payment Of the customary fees the title Of marquis
had Joined thereto the name Of DOyly. assuming
at the same time the arms the crest and the motto
OF the ancient English house Of D'Oyly of which
! Sir Warren is the chief DIT. John Evans fwh0 is
nephew. but in no sense the heir Of the late DR.
Thomas Evans the dentist Of Napoleon III and 81
Empress Eugene, and the organizer Of the latter's
escape from Paris en- 1870 even went further. Fol
! he caused his sons. RaOul and Ahster. 20 as
sumo the titles Of Count and Niscount DOyly. jus
as II they had been the sons OF some peer OF
I France whose dignites antedated the great revolu
ton instead of possessing Papa title Of nobility
4 which carries with r. no such prerogatives as the
: fnvestiture OF the with titles during the life
Z time their father. DIT. John Evans based the
Z assumption OF the name and arms Of DOyly or
the assertion that one o. his aucestresses had he
/ Ionged TO the D'Oyly family. This statement +,
vigorously denied by the English DOylys On par
tcular by Sir Warren. who can find no trace Of
this relative Of DR.. Evans in their family tree
Even had she existed Il would have given DR.
Evans no right whatever 70 assume the D'Oylg
name NJ arms.
The first time we hear of a D'OvIv was vher
| William the Conqueror granted 70 his companion
Robert dOyly. two barones in Oxford. He built
oxford Castle. and was Lord High Constable Of the
Realm and Grand Carver n the King He left nc
sons, hut only daughter. who died childess. He
was succeeded in his honors by his nepfrew and
/ uarnesake. Robert d'OyIy, from whom the English
! D'Oylys q to-day are Hnealy descended. and who
! after entertaining Empress Maud a. his castle o.
oxford. helped her 10 escape from that stronghold
when she was besieged there by King stephen il
/ may he remembered that the ground being rhickly
covered with snow, she and her companions dressed
themselves In white and thus evaded the notice o
4 the seutres Nor was this the only escape Or
which he assisted her for when IL became neces
sary for her 10 fee from Devices. Robert d'OyIy
/ caused the Empress be nailed down into a coffin
had it placed upon bier and then borne ir
funeral procession ont Of the town. he himself act
/ Ing as chief mourner-
| The bsronetcy Of the DOylys dates from N,
reign ~ King Charles I. VINO conferred it upon Si
/ william d'OyIy who was Member OF Parliament
for Norfolk and one Of the most devoted adhereuts
Of the royalist cause For several generations the
D'Ovlvs have been identified with the British gov
| eminent service in India and the sixth baronet
Sir John d'Oyly. Of DOyly Park. Hampshire was
the most intimate friend and associate Of Warner