The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-16
ny La MAnoU1sH DE FoNrENoY.
IA N EMoRrEs OF an old-tlme ro-
M nance which little over Sky
lVl years ago set all European roN-

N n EMoRfEs OF an old time ro-
.MG nance which little over sixty
.lVl years ago set all European roN-
atty by the ears are recalled BY
the sudden death at Paris OF the old
lnfanta josephine Of Spain, at the age
Of eishtycthree; she %as the gr rand
a niece. therefore, OF the original Don
Carlos. and n sister of that Don Fran
els d'Assissis who married Isabella ~;
Spain. The Infanta Josephtne was
twenty one years OF age when she be-
came infatuated. at Madrid. with q
young Journalist OF Cuban birth. hear-
Ing the name of Jose Guell v Rente
iie had been reporter on one Of the
leading papers OF Havana. when he fell
IN love with y Young girl belonging. TO
one OF the PRINCIPAL families Of the An
TILES His affection was returned. But
his inamorata's father refused to en-
courage the suit, and showed him the
door, contemptuously Informing him
ever TO dream OF marrying his dauah-
ter. Enraged. the young newspaper
man exclaimed pussionately that he
would show the people who no Was b.
| marrying princess. Crossing the
ocean. he arrived at Madrid, Joined
one OF the newanapers. and soon made
name for himself there as a writer
and as poet. Several poems which
feed to turn her head completely. She
lost her heart 10 her Cuban adnllrer.
end eventually fed with him to Valla-
Iroya! family were thunderstruck, re-
garding the scandal az doubly great bv
the fact that Gueil Y Rente was Il pro-
nounced Radical. The government tried
unsuccessfully 70 get the union invall-
dated by the Pope, But the people
We're delighted with It, Sentences OF
exile. were pronounced against the
couple, But after . while the good
nature for which Queen isabella was
SO celebrated prevailed, and the In
fanta and her husband were permitted
to return to Spain. where they were
their s!ster-inia tho Queen.
Don lose was most charming ran
and distinguished author; accented
sea, In the Senate. but declined any
Madrid, in 1881. deeply regretted BY
| the entire royal family OF Spain and
favorabiy remembered in the United
states as having been the PRINCIPAL
/ partisan at MadrtdIn favor OF the abo-
/ lition OF all duties on American corn.
/ II is 10 be regretted that the sons
| porn OF this singularly happv union
did not follow in their fathers foot
steps The eldest OF them. Raymundo
I Guell V Bourbon, who had received n
| communication In the army. obtained
| for himself after his fathers death the
title of Marquis de yalcarlos. and sub
sequently secured appointment 10 the
| Spanish embassy at Paris as military
\ attache. with the rank Of lieutenant
y ID
| rage with the daughter and he!ress OF
| old Alberti. partner OF the well-known
| banker oppenheim. Queen Isabella be-
1 ing present at her nephews wedding
/ Nalcarlos Was terribly eStravagant.
\ ended by eMhausting the patience and
/ the generosity OF his wife. OF HIS faith
/, er- In law, of Queen Isabella and Of
1.-THE remainder of the Spanish royal
/ family, and was ultimately driven by
/ financial straits to add to his functions
as military attachc OF the Spanish en-
oassy those Of secret agent OF the
1 French War Department.
\ II was in this way that the mar
| qus became IMPLICATED In an extreme
ly unsavory manner with the Dreytus
scandal. 1t was publicly demonstrated
in that connection that for several
| years. notably from 1893 to 1895. he
had been receiving q regular allow
ance per month from the secret ser
vice fund of the French War DEPART
ment, besides many additional sums Tor
special services, and while he persist
| entity denied these charges, he admit
ted over his signature that he had
4 the secret service fund Of the French
| War Department but for the use OF a
/ third person, whose. name ne declined
1. to give. Under the circumstances. the
4 Spanish government had no alternative
left but to at once dismiss him from
his post of military attache and from,
the army, and to insist that he should
remain abroad while naturally his
! clined to have anything further to
do with him. Publicly diseraced and
4 completeiy ostracized, he died few
Years ago, in the utmost obscurity and
lin straltened circumstances at Melun
King Georges pronounced interest
in the colonial dependencies of his en-
A pire and his determination to make
A the DEVELOPMENT OF their prosperity
and the strengthening of their bonds
with the mother. country the keynote
of the policy or his reign has received
4 "a further manifestation by the fact
that the first peerage which he has
Icreated since his accession last month
has been bestowed upon a Colonial.
i a to say Ss VIII ViIe as ~
honor on the occasion Of the birth {, Of
the Union Of South africa, which he
4 has done so much to foster. Is the
son of Dutch parents was born az
/ Weinberg, in Cape Colony. and studied
Z first divinity. with q view TO the pas
and then medleine 9, fha sn dn
BerliM. before turning his @attentlon
TO law and receiving his call TO the
4 bar. at the Inner Temple. IN LONDON
in 1865 He was the first Of the e, A Al !. !,
!, subjects of Dutch narentage In South
Africa, to become an hnglish har n ,,,a
and II was owing TO tins that ne WAS a.
Cane of Good HOPE at, the early age o.
thirty, and Chief Justice Of the Colony (, m
exactly two Years later He stlil re-
tains that Office: Is president or IN
Legislative Council at the Cane IS
member OF the judicial Committee o.
! the Priyy, Council in England that 7, rs :
Il to say, tho supreme tribunal 81 Lne
& empire, and throughout his career ma ma
1 always sought to exercise m s,ti
Grating influence upon South Afri.
|preceded the Boer War, tine most
eminent Of living Afrlcanders. as the
! London Times called him, did MS pes
to cause councils Of peace 70 prevail
on both sides, and on several occa-
! slons went to Pretoria IN the enaeavol
to adjust the differences between Tres
ident Kruger and the British hulhorl'
ties.
Sir Henry is a learned and amiable
man, uniyersally popular and respected
throughout the length ana prehatn y. g
South Africa, almost equaIy wei
known in government circles IN Lon
don, Is devoted to botany. ana 70 nees
s Land owns estates embracing some 40..
i, LOCO acres Of land In some of the E, ines
Il fruit growing districts Of Cape Colony
His elevation to therpeerage Is nos
] |politic move on the part q klna
a 3George, which cannot fall Ito give gen,
II Sera1 sotisfactionNin South Africa #E @