The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-04-22

into life the law of expulsion concerning the
heads Of houses of pretenders.
That law excludes the Due dor
leans as head of the younger branch
of the Bourbons, Prince Victor
chief Of the Napoleonic house, and
Don Jaime claimant of the old VI
Bourbon legitmst line. III
Don Jaime, now duke of Madrid, MS
means business as far as the throne NA#
Of Spain is concerned. Though he ILL.,
looks upon his claim to the throne of W&111
France being more historical than TX
practical still the fact that he has TX
been proclaimed officially the head IN
of the legitimist line brings him un- W
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poleon III. has no bearing upon the m
case OF the present claimant. Hither- IN
to law OF expulsion has not been
able to keep him out Of Spain, With
er he has gone whenever he pleased.
Very different from the old Bour- m
bons, whose motto was mo compro- NIX
mise and no surrender" is this Dro- WIZ
gress1ve prince and popular military
man. Even the veteran republican
Henri Rochefort speaks of him as being very
liberal and entirely of the twentieth century
Since his fathers followers have nro-
claimed Don Jaime their chief the Carlsts
have taken new life and under exist
find himself seated on the throne for which
his father and his grandfather vainly took the
held. 1t Is interesting to note in this connec-
ton that Count Urban de Maile, president of
the Carlist society of Paris, offered dukedom
to Boston merchant in consideration of
financial aid for the cause
OF those who have misgivings no one
stands more In fear and trembling than the
Dowagel Queen Christina. For, while Don
Jaime has qualified admiration for her post
humous son, Alfonso Kill, he has supreme
contempt for the intriguing ex-nun who pre-
vented his sisters from marrying Austrian
archdukes. At Biarritz he has frequently been
within speaking distance of his cousin, King
Alfonso, though they have never exchanged
words.
Don jaime is the hero of a novel, of which
the villain is the DUO d'Albe and the heroine
a well-knovn Washington belle. He is an off,
Ger of the Russian army and has seen active
service in Manchuria. He has the reputation
b being we'll versed in the science Of war and
b; not knowing fear.
He Jocks upon the Due d'Orleans as
visionary and speaks of the Napoleonic
princes with contempt The platonic Orlean-
lists, who merely get up banquets and clink
glasses, he contrasts with the fighting Carl
lists, who have twice taken the field and are
ready to do so again. He has more Bourbon
blood in his veins than any man living for he
is a Bourbon from both sides of the house, his
mother having been Marguerite, princesse de
Bourbon-Parma. He was educated at an Eng
lsh college and speaks and writes the English
language like graduate of the university of
Dublin.
The heir to two thrones, for years he lived
in Paris attic, where Carlist chiefs called to
pay their respects to royalty and where on
certain days they passed to inscribe their
Names Love and war have been his favorite
pastimes and bath got him into trouble with
his millionaire father He helped to arm the
Carlists of the Basque country during the
Spanish.American war and became estranged
from Carlos because the latter would not
strike blow. He fell in love with beautiful
German princess at the court Of St. Peters,
burg but his father frowned upon the mar
riage because the lady belongs to the Lutheran