The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-07
By LA MARaUIsE DE FoSTENOY.
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- HERE seems TO DO some founda-
ton. after all. for the story OF
the discovery OF an anarchist
plot to k!dnap and hold for ran
som. or as hostage. King Alfonso's
younger son. little Don Jaime. now
nearly four years old, who Is under
going entirely successful treatment for
his speech and hearing at the clinic
OF the celebrated specialist. DR.. II. Ray
inond, at Frioourg. in Switzerland. For
the number OF swiss and Spanish po-
lice officials watching over his safety.
has been doubled. Swiss gensdarmes.
armed with revolvcrs. guarding the
approaches OF the clinic. from which
strangers are barred. with the ut
most care and severity. AS these
measures have been adopted only quite
recently. and after the little fellow
had been at FribourE already three
weeks, 1t looks very much as II the
Federal authorities al Bernc. and tho
cnntonal government of Fribourg, had
become alarmed for his safety, which
is not unnatural. since Switzerland
swarms with foreign anarchists OF
the most fanatic description
This Is by no means the FIRST time
that plots have been organized in mod :
-ern times to kldnap royal children for
the purpose Of bringing pressure TO
bear upon their parents and upon the
authorities of their native land. Thus.
King Alfonso himself was on one
memorable occasion almost carried of
from the Palace OF Madrid. when a
ehild year old; while during the
childhood Of the sons and daughters
of King Ferdinand OF Bulgaria. actual
attempts were made to kidnap them,
by Macedonian refugees and by their
political sympathiZers among the Bull
garians themselves, who hoped. by
holding the royal Youngsters as host
ages, tina. they could force Ferdinand
to comply with the demands of the
various Macedonian committees, and to
take up arms against Turkey, In be-
half OF Macedonia On one occasion
the royal children while they were
playing In the gardens of King Ferdi-
nand's picturesque Palace of Euxino-
grad, on the Black Sea,
Moreover, one of the reasons which
necessitated tho deposition of King
Louis II. OF Bavaria, shortly before his
mysterious death in 1885, was the dis
covery that Louis had organized an
mapping of the then boy Prince of
Naples. (now King OF Italy) while the
latter was spending a few weeks in
the mountains OF the northern part of
italy. Louis had arranged with num-
Der of his Bavarian Highlanders who
were devoted to him. to seize the
prince. and to carry him off by night
into Bavarian territory, where ne was
to be kept incarcerated In one OF the
crazy monarch's remotest mountain
castles until his father, King Humbert.
and the italian government consented
to restore Rome to the Pope. 1t was
by mere chance that this project was
not put into execution, and there Is no
knowing what would haze happened II
the present King of Italy had really
been kidnapped, like Prince Alexander
of Bulgaria, who was seized that same
year. in his palace at Sofia. and carried
into Russian territory. being only re-
stored to liberty on condition that he
abdicatod, which no proceeded to do
Immediately, on his return to his capt.
tai.
Lord Harlech. who has just sold most
of his estates in the counties of Car
narvon and Nerioneth to his tenants.
for very large sum. IS, as his title
through his grandmother. Paternally.
he is descended from the same stock
as the Earl OF Arran, whence his name
OF Gore, while his other patronymic of
grandmother, only daughter and heir
ess OF Owen Ormsby. whose own moth
err in turn wf.s the heiress of the
owens, of Porkington. in Shropshire
descended from IIwfa Ap cyndelw.
Harlech, and elder brother of his
father. who was raised to the House
of Lords by Queen Victoria, In whose
service he had spent MANY years as a
gentleman in waiting. He takes his
Castle (now in ruins) which was de-
Henry vi. during the Wars Of the
Roses. and again for Charles I. by an
owen, of PorkInston. who was also
governor OF Conway Castle for Charles
I. The familiar and stirring Welsh
war song. known az the March OF the
Men OF Harlech," and which may al
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