The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-03

RICHMOND, a. ALOND1
traces OF tho versatility which Inter
lcauscd him 10 be compared iavorably
lWith the Kaiser III this respect.
King Carlos was educated at oporto
BY Portuguese professors. After Ills
eancation ne trnyetea ,hronsnont Eu
y mere he won great favor by his graz
cious manner and democratic ways. II
was ut tliis time that he begnnyto be
4 he was out OK Ills teens he was an
expert shot with a revolver and rifle.
He was likewise powerful swinmei,
and on occasions he did not hesitate
to. enter the ring himself as d "torre.
70" and give battle to All angry bull.
Those who noted the remarkable per-
sonal bravery OF the then Crown
Prince did not hesitate to predict that
but time showed these predictions to be
all uwry. Carlos was indeed a strange
combinntion OF physical bravery and
political cowardice. When King he
leap from his royal carriage and cap-
ture single-ianded q rufnan whom he
saw trying to knife and rob q Pc
dsstrinn IN the oatskipts Of Lisbon
tons Carlos was accounted one Of tho
weakest OF men.
Ferdinand Married Uoston Actress.
King Carlos had tep-grandmother
In Boston woman, vino, while she
bore no sovereign title, may very prop
lerly be said to have shared tho throne
iof Portugal for several years. Queen
Maria de Ia Gloria, whose accession
to the throne led to the Msuelist and
Ltgitimist civil wars in Portugal. died
Wien her children were still young.
| Almost as soon as he became n
widower, her husband. King Ferdinand.
| married a Boston actress of the name
of Elise Hensler She was renarka-
bly, clever and briiliant woman and
exercised SO great an Influence over
her husband that, during his regency,
she was generally. regarded as the real
ruler OF Portugal. She was always
cordially hated. both by King Carios's
mother and by his wife, the present
! Queen.
Following the example of many
royal princes, King Carlos married
years Of age when, on May -, 1886.
he welded Marie Ame1le, daughter of
the Count of Paris. In this way the
House OF Braganza also became al.
lied with the House OF Orleans. Queen
Amelie proved to be stronger Queen
| than Carlos was a King. She was cx-
| ceedinsly domestic In her tastes and
imbucd with strong sense OF pro-
prie.y. In addition. to. this she was
Possessed of strong determination. In
official circles she has always beensre-
garded as tho instigator of the arrest
lat night and summary deportation
from the kingdom of Bassini,. the pop
ular Italian tenor. who was the object
!, Of such pronounced attention on the
part of Queen Pia that the conduct
of the two became the talk Of Eu-
when Don Carlos was called upon to
serve an apprenticeship as ruler dur
ing the temporary absence of his faith,
himself go we'll on that occasion that
the people OF Portugal hailed him as
Coming monarch of especial worth. On
March p. 1887; LUZ Philippe. Duke
was assassinated with his father yes
/ terday. was born to the royal pair.
v lille second son. Manuel. now sue
November Is. 1859. only a little more
| than a month before Carlos became
| King.
/ King Carlos Asccnds the Throne.
King Luiz l. died on October 10. 1889.
/ the funeral taking place a few days
cember 2sth, of the same year, that
King Carlos formally assembled the
| throne. At the very hour when Car
engaged in an imbroglio with Eng
| land because of the Portuguese en-
croachments in East Africa. He OPEN
ed the Cortes with firm. temperate
address on January 9. 1890. and few
days later. after Lord Salisbury lad
| threatened to sever diplomatic rela-
lions unless the ultimatum of Great
Britain was acceded to. one council
OF state, at King Carlos's instruction.
yielded every demand. though not
without protest.
4 year later there developed MILL
tary revolt at Oporto. which was put
there came a monetary crisis which
threatened for awhile to shake the
throne. In 1895 King Carlos paid an
official visit to England. which visit
he renewed at the time Of Queen Vic
toria's funeral In the fall OF 1902
lie visited Paris Windsor and Madrid
IL i, turn and d was I, warmly welcomed in
the following year King Edward paid
return visit to Lisbon.
The Kings Visit to England.
A London dspa,ch to the Eagle
at the time of King Carlos's last visit
TO Windsor. in ,speakinG of the per-
The visit Of the King of Portugal
to England has been as Interesting as
that Of the Emperor of Germany. In
fact, the general public took more
notice Of 1t, because the monarch OF
the little country is probably as versa
tile as the Kaiser, although not so
successful In exploiting his many ac-
cent discovery that King Carlos is so
versatile that has served to arouse in
terast in him.
'rhe King is ono of the best re-
volver shots in all Europe, a scientist
of ability. an artist Of much merit, an
athlete and all-round sportsman and n
soldier. AS a scientist Carlos is a spe-
cialist in ichthyology, and he has
written several works on fishes, espe-
cially on deep sea varieties.
'.As an artist King Carlos Is no mere
amateur. Several Of his paintings have
been exhibited In the Lisbon Salon, and
even, at the Paris Exhibition. where one
OF his works got silver medal The
Queen Of Portugal Is !; "a as gifted as her
and takes great pleasure in nursing
and looking after fer poor 20 patients. she
has saved one life by diving into the
river after q drowning person.
During the stay In Paris, just be-
fore his visit to England, the King
visited the French shooting society.
known as lie fPistolet. He competed
In several events with distinct sue
cess. In one OF the sweepstakes he
tied with NJ. Cahuzac forsthe first place.
and. in shooting off the tie, King Carlos
Won.
a1sAt n distance or seventy vnrds no