New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-25
CHATEAU ARENABERG.
Engeme Transfers Napoleon IFS
old Home to the Ssciss.

r,r,nress Eugene has created a good deal OF in
s,gnaton among the members OF the Bonapartist
,arty in France by transferring TO the government
- the Swiss Canton of Thurgau the chateau and
ss+stes Of Arenaberg. where her husband. Napoleon
III spent HIS boyhood with his mother. Queen
Eorsense and received all his early training incl
6staly serving, first as private and then as
!. non-commissioned officer. in the cantonal con-
,,eent Of artillery in the Swiss Federal army
1s,er the downfall OF the first empire in lsl4-'l5
a.. Fonaparte family widely dispersed. King
Toseph Bonaparte. with several of his nephews and
n,eces including the Murats, came TO America and
.e.tled Al Bordentown. IN New-Jersey. Empress
Marie Louise took up her abode at Parma in Italy.
Queen Caroline Bonaparte Of Naples and ex-King
Jerome Bonaparte OF Westphalia. at Trieste; the
s-eat Enperor's mother, known as NINE. Mere
.rs some az the children of Prince Lucien estab-
r.hed themselves at Rome. while Queen Hortense
ponaparte Of Holland gladly awaited herself OF
ne opportunity cut herself adrift and for
n tine from her uncongenial husband. King Louis
uorsparte and to retire with her two boys, Louis,
eerWard Napoleon III. and his elder brother. TO
!. estate which she had purchased in Switzerland
A. the shores OF the Lake Of Constance There.
under the title OF Duchess de St Leu. she resided
nth her sons from 1914 until her death more
,han twenty years later. without interruption save
Cor a brief visit TO Paris in 1881.
n was an odd menage. For she had with her
m, only her TWO sons who had been acknowledged.
,ot without oompulsion. by her husband. King
Tnuis but also her llegltfnale son. VINO alteTNdi q
b4came Duke de Morny and whom King Louis re-
np6iatea Indeed. her letters go TO show that she
was devoted TO her three boys. and the affection
manifested for the Duke de Morny by Napoleon
III when lie became Emperor may be attrib-
,,,As not only 10 frateraal affection. but also
On his sondness for his mother and his remembrance
OF her love FOR this illegitimate son OF hers The
eldest Of The three brothers. Napoleon. who mar
-ed In 1875 az Bordentown, " j.. his cousin
daughter OF Joseph Bonaparte. King OF Spain. died
N 1851 at Arensberg. tenderly nursed by Queen
Bortense
After Hortenses demise Louis Napoleon en-
harked upon all those various conspracies which
oos, him all his money forced him 10 come TO this
country for a time and also 10 undergo several
periods OF Imprisonment in France. but which ulu-
rnstsly landed him upon the throne Of that country
One OF the first things which he did on becoming
Emperor was TO repurchase Arensberg from the
worthy Swiss merchant who had bought it while
Napoleou was IL prison il the Castle Of Ham.
Fortunately the merchant in question had been a
warm admirer OF the Bonapartist cause and
strong believer in It's fortunes. and had In conse-
ouenoe thereof made point Of leaving everything
Arensberg untouched, Just as Queen Hortense
had left it at her death
Napoleon visited II three four occasions
while Emperor and Eugene, during the time which
elapsed between the beginning OF her widowhood
and the loss in South Africa Of her only son. the
Prince Imperial. was accustomed to spend the
summers and autu1nns there with him Indeed, the
Prince Imperial was quite fond Of the place as
his father had been before him, and until short
time ago all sorts Of relics ana mementos OF his
youth. his sporting guns, his riding whips, his
favorite books. etc, were 10 be found there hgur-
ing along with similar relics OF his fathers boy
hood and youth. Eugene has visited the place
only twice since his death. but did not remain
long, It's associations being altogether TOO sad for
her. sne lent II for time to Prince Victor Ma
poeon, but he did not find the place to his liking.
and then there was some awkwardness about the
danseuse Marie Blot whom he married ecclesasti-
caly bur legally. and by whom he has large
family Of children.
Now the Empress, realizing that after her death
Arensberg might fall into irreverent hands has
presented It 20 the cantonal government OF Thur
eau. which VIII convert the chateau into a sort OF
Napoeonic museum. For IL there is one part OF
Europe more than any other where the name or
Napoleon III IS held IN kindly remembrance and
in respect II is precisely IN that little Swiss can
ton where ne spent what were perhaps the happi-
est years OF his life plain Swiss citizen identf-
fed with all his surroundings and with local IN
teTest. The chateau is surrounded by exquisite
scenery and commands superb View OF the Lake
OF Constance.
A STIPEND FOR THE BISHOP OF ROME
An extraordinary story comes from Rome that
means have at length been found Of enabling the
Church 10 avail itself of the annuity OF 5000 oO0
Vo'ed 10 II by the Italian government, under the
terms OF what known as the Law Of Cuaran-
tees, but which Plus X, Leo XIII and Plus X have
refused unit! now 10 touch lest the acceptance Of
ths money should be construed as q recognition by
The Church Of that Law Of Guarantees which es-
tabHshed Italian rule over the city Of Rome and
NE former temporal dominions OF the Holy See. II
= me Italian government that pays the stipends
o. al the bishops and archbishops IN possession OF
Italian sees. This has been done ever since 1870.
u is now proposed that the Pope should accent
me annuity Of 100000 from the italian Treasury
not as civil list paid TO the Supreme Pontiff. bur
as mere episcopal stipend paid 10 him in his
capacity as Bishop Of Rome. For that IS the old
eft aue o. tie Pope, namely, Bishop OF Rome His
episcopal functions over the diocese are exercised
N ms name by vicar general. who is always a
cardinal and Il is further proposed that the money
sNOUo De PAID 70 the vicar general. as 10 thor
ougny make clear the fact that Il IS not the civil
.lst o. The Pope. but the stipend OF the Bishop Of
hone- ID I'll now the episcopal see Of Rome has
peen the only one IN the kingdom OF Italy where
l"e bishop has received stipend from the state
Let ne edd that the arrangement is strongly in
ooseo by the Order OF Jesuits meets with gen
era approval both in ecclesiastical and political
circles 81 Rome
VI course, there is q considerable difference of
opnion as 70 the payment OF arrears and the oues-
uon arises 20 whether ths statute Of limitations
Mods good IN this particular case II Il does then
NE Fapacy win only be able to ask for the 40
cunuated annuities of the last six years whereas
Il u Goes not there thirty-fve years of arrears
% Dc handed over az back pay 20 the Bishop OF
Rome
6OWED NO WILD OATS.
count Gldooiardinh. the new Minister of Foreign
NaSlfs a. Rome, has numerous American friends