Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-11-05

| MmW bastian Marie de Bra
| oNSX ganza. the eldest son of
Prince MIGUEL, the pre-
| tender to the throne of Portugal, and
grandson of the man who actually
reigned as king to that country from
1928 to 1884.
That question is being asked re-
peatedly today, now that the dynasty
of Braganza-Coburg has been over
thrown by the revolutionary move
ment and King Manuel and the queen
mother have sought safety in flight
But. interesting as are the complica-
lions which confront one when he IN
dertakes to investigate the history of
the royal family of Portugal, the con
tfngencies which might admit of the
accession of an American queen are
rather improbable of occurrence, and
they are not much more improbable
now that the republic has been pro-
claimed than they were on September
Is last. when he-wedding took place
in Scotland.
The assassination of King Carlos
and his eldest son, the heir apparent,
brought the present boy king to the
throne, and made the pretender and
h;s sons rather unwelcome in English
court circles. King Edward acQuaint-
ed the Austrian emperor with his dis
pleasure that a Portuguese revolution
should be fomented from Vienna, and
revolution which, by inference at
least, might be identified with the
tragedy at Lisbon The Duke of Bra
ganza thereupon was allowed to re-
sign his Office in the hussars, but his
sons were dismissed from their posts.
Il was said that Prince Miguel was
looking for an heiress whom he might
marry The story runs that he first
saw Miss Stewart when they were
feiicw-passengers on a channel steam
err crossing from Calais to Dover. She
att acted him. He comprised all the
wiles known to the expert in the eff
fort to get an opening so that he
I.is ht speak. None came. The young
lady and her mother kept very
| naughty attitude. But the mother and
daughter became very suspicious as
to the identity of the handsome young
| man shadowing them They asked
that the guard lock them into their
railway carriage But the persistent
prince took the same train for Lon
| don, and when~the ladies entered
their motor brougham he paid well a
chauffeur who kept in sight of their
carriage until it reached its destina-
| ton.
| Then all became easy The car
riage stopped in front of a house in
| Grosvenor Square. The identity Of
the Americans was quickly estab-
lished. The prince induced friend
| to take him to the house and perform
the necessary introductions. He made
his apologies for following them with
cleverness and suavity. He wanted
so much to know them He called
at the house a number of times. The
mother did not think of Intentions
until too late. When he declared them
there was a prompt refusal The
daughter must not enter upon the
life of political intrigue to which the
wife of the prince would be destined.
But the affections of the young WON
an were already engaged. At length
the consent of the mother was given
Then in his turn the young prince
two weeks after the engagement to
Miss Stewart was announced made a
public denunciation to all claims to
the throne of Portugal which he
might have been supposed to cherish
Before the recent revolution. there
fore, the American bride can have
thought OF the crown of Portugal as
but a very distant possibility.
But now the republic has arrived
| apparently. No one can say what the
future story of Portugal may be
whether the republic will stay, or the
present royal family will come back
or-and here lies the one possibility
of the American girl becoming
queen-if the family of the pretendel
will be called to the regal palaces O.
the Braganzas- 1t is conceivable al
ways that the people will tire of ths
newly-instituted form of government
that they will decide not to allow
King Manuel IL to rule over them
and that they will invite the pretendel
to assume the throne which was re
nounced by his father. 1t would no
be the first time in history that on,
branch of family has been exilet
: and another put into power
+ That wedding In the little Scottish
, church on September 10, 1909, wa
|. hailed as the first royal weddin,
: which Scotland had known since tn,
: marriage of the Inflated Mary, Queer
of Scots The people of the region
of Dingwali made the occasion
, semi-public event The town wa
, gaily decorated, and as big bonfir'
as ever blazed on a Scottish beacon
: hill was lighted on the slopes of Bel
} wyvis, and around 1t danced tn
young people of the neighborhood t
| the music of bagpipes.