The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-25

which they commanded. raised to tie
peeragc as Vtscouni Gage.
IT was his younger brother joseph
who acquired such a colossal fortune
by the Mississippi Bubble scheme. His
Wealth was estimated at the then fan
.as,ie hEure OF seo,oooooo and II is nc
the extent of leading him 10 make an
successful attempts to purchase, nrst
o. an the crown or Poland, and after
that the crown OF Sardinia. ult!matc-
~ he lost all his money and then. MAX
Ing his way 10 Spain. he devoted him
sell 70 developing the mineral wealth
that he acquired another great fortune
becoming grendee OF the first class,
and onmander- In chief OF the span
.sh army in l.ombarrdy. Hc left no
sons, but only two daughters BY his
marriage with the daughter OF the
second MARQUIS Of Powis.
Runiors arc rife at the court OF
Vienna TO the effect that match has
been arranged between young Arch
duchess Elizabeth. who made her de.
NJ the Hofburg. and the twenty four
year old Archdukc Charles Francis
VINO Is second IN the line OF succession
70 the throne Of the. Dual Empire.
Archduchcss Elizabeth IL the eldest OF
the children OF Archduchcss Valerie,
the favorite dau Shter Of the old EN-
peror. with whom he has virtually
made his home since the murder OF the
Empress. She and her children live
with him at Schoen brunn. and at Is
chi. while he invariably spends Christ
mas with hor at her castle Of Vallsec
Indeed, there are none OF his grand
children with whom he lg on terms or
such atfectionate intimacy as with the
youngsters q his daughter Valerie;
up around him since their earliest in
fancy.
Young Archduchess Elizabeth has
inherited TO greater extent than any
n In n dive Df = H.
Peror tho textures, the traits, the
lnannerisms, and the graceful CARRIAGE
OF Oh the re- murdered Empress, Indeed. the
the most striking character. and Il IL
well known that the old Emperor
would be comforted, in the eventidc or
ms long lie OF so many sorrows and
, ,n,; 70 Know that his granddaughter
would one day wear the crowns OF his
iamentcd consort, as Empress OF Aus
tTia and Queen of Hungary
.Archduke Charles Francis is the
e!dest or the sons OF the late Duke
otto, otto being the youngest brother
Or Archduke Francis Ferdinand, who
= = n ei apparent to the crown. Francis
70 the fact that his marriage Is NOR
sanattc. and that he renowned in
men. ana n name ,;,, at the time Of his marri-
IS ms hTother's boy, Charles Francis.
who will follow him on the throne
mares mares FRANCIS 's much liked by his
o tHc Ola emperor, but for
one. reason OF another Is kept a good
zeal in aloof from court functions. spend
towns. where the Seventh Regiment of
DRAGONS IN whieh he IS serving as
so good looking s his father. Arch.
Duke Duke Otto, who was the handsomest
rrince Of the house OF Hapsburg, and
takes rather after his sorely triad
mother, through whom he has Inherit
ga &c me ne, somewhat peculiar features OF
the reignlng house of Saxony. to which
she belongs, SHE being a sister of tho
The official announcement OF his en-
! ga1igement TO Archduchess Elizabeth,
WI DISPOSE Of the foolish stories. &C.
corning to which he was TO marrv fha
daughter a. Ha,t Of Emperor William; Just m m
d.I Impress VICTORIA Augusta, the most
eyer eyer consented to the Princess aban-
ooning the Lutheran Church. and he.
coming convert to that OF Rome
Austria and Hungary. 80 ~
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