The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-23
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~ ON MIGUEL. Duke of Bragnnza.
has no debts Of character 10
y nccessitato assistance on the
part Of mis- friends. and the story
! from Rome, published in the Yrihuna
theie-.-a paper celebrated for IT.
canards-to tho effect that Emperor
Joseph had paid Dom Migucl's debts,
IN order to promote his pretcnsions TO
the throne of Portugal, is absurd on
the face of It.
The Dom Miguel in question is not
the husband OF the former Miss Anita
Stewart. Of New York, but his father.
shots In Europe. Dom Miguel. senior.
IS fairly Well off. financially speaking,
has been appointed By Emperor Francis
Joseph a knight Of the Golden Fleece,
colonel-in- chief OF crack regiment Of
Austrian IIussars, and Is a brot hcr-in
law Of Archduchcss Marie Thcrcsc,
stcpmoihcr of the heir to the Aus.
TRAN throne.
known as the Duke of Braganza. and
standing. as the Legitimist prctcndcl.
much in the same relation 10 ror-
tugal as Don Jaime does towards Spain.
he behaved cNccptionallv well at the
Carlos at Lisbon, just about three years
ago. For he wrote to young King
Manuel, addressing him as Cousin"
Offering to recognize him as sovereign.
on the ground that he conceived 1t
to be his duty to contribute By every
means in his Lower 10 the maintenance
u tUelFE JOINT mousse upon the throne OF
Portugal. He asked that in return, the
laws Vanishing himself, his sisters and
his children from Portuguese territory
should be repealed. and that King
children as in the line OF succession to
Inc crown.
Manuel replied In very cordial
fashion to the Duke OF Irnganza,
thanking him for his letter express
Ing not only his readiness. but his
accent
however, that in view Of the necessity
or repeating existing laws 1t would
be necessary TO submit the offer 10 the
submit 1t to the Cortcs 1t tho same
time. he added that the dukes letter
had given great pleasure TO Queen
Marie Anclic, who wished the duke to
know that it had procured her the
first moment of gIadncss since her
great bereavement.
There tho matter remained King
Manuel was alternately nonted, ig
nored and combated. by hiss success
sivc Cabinets, and was unable to bring
about the fusion of the two branches
Of the house OF Braganza. Il is Ger
event or any monarchical rcsioratio
In Portugal. which is becoming more
and moro probable.
.; Should a. there be any restoration.
OF succession, and then, if tho arr
rangement between Manuel and the
Duke Of BraganZa. holds good, the lat
ter would be the second heir His
eldest son would, however. be cXclud-
cd from the succession by reason of
his marriage to Miss Anita Stewart
that Is to say. d woman OF non-royal
birth.
How many people who go 10 see
Salomc" are aware that the real Sa-
lone, that Is to say. tho daughter Of
Herodias. died a happy wife, and the
happy mother of three children? she
was unmarried at the time Of Hcrod's
feast and Of the decapitation Of John
the Baptist. Later on she married
Philip. Tetrarch of Trachonitis. who
died, leaving her childless According
TO the custom OF the country, she mar
owing to this that her portrait has
been preserved. Aristobulus was a
protcge OF tho Roman Emperor Nero,
was appointed by him King Of Arme-
MIA, and there Is IL coin still cXtant.
Outing from his reign, In which his
likeness appears on ono side, and that
OF his wife on the other. 1t does not
show her as n very beautiful woman.
but as n very distinguished one.
BY her second husband, Salome had
three children,N and, like tho heroine
of the fairy tale. .'she married q prince
and lived happy ever aftcrwards!; q
fact which those who go to sec her
living representation on the stage
will doubtless BIO Interested to know.
Princess f3rinda, daughter OF the late
Prince OF Jnbbal. ward Of the Mahara-