The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-17
ny La MARaUIsE DE FoNrENoY.

II KINCESS CLEMENTINE of Bel
GUM. now the wife Of the Bona
partist pretender Prince Victor
Napoleon, is spending the money which
she inherited from her father, King
Leopold, despite his testamentary dis.
positions and his wishes. IN manner
and anger in his grave. For. not con-
tent with giving to the Paris "Autorie."
the financial backing which il so sad
ly needed,-it was until q few weeks
ago the only Bonapnrtist organ in
France-she has now purchased the
Paris morning "Eclair, and the even
Ing Pa trie." paying for the former
100000 francs. The Bonnpa:tist cause
is therefore now represented in the
French press by three Partisan news
papers two of, them being widely
read, and comprising among their edi-
torial staff. such writer's as Judet and
! Millevoye.
The princess, indeed is taking SO
active part in promoting the Bona
partist cause, that the Paris govern
ment are seriously considering the
policy of extending to her the decree
of exile in force against her hus-
| band. SO as TO prevent her constant
visits from her home in Brussels to
the French capital sometimes as many
us two week. in order TO confer
with the Bonapartist leader.
It cannot be denied that since her
marriage the Bonapartist cause in
France. then almost entirely dead, has
revived TO an extra ordinary degree,
and that large numbers OF the French
aristocracy. especially those belonging
TO the set headed by Prince and Prime
al a
of the Duke OF Orleans. for that of
Prince Victor Napoleon Princess
! Clementine, who is shortly to become
a mother, is not only extremely en-
thusastic about the Bonapartist cause
but also intensely ambitious to become
Empress of the French. and. possessed
of much of her fathers enterprise and
determination, as we'll as abundant
wealth. constitutes far more serious
danger to the French republic than
her easy going, phlegmatic husband
Her father. like her mother. hated the
Bonapartes, with bitter luminosity;
| would not hear of his daughter marry
ing a Bonaparte and knowing of his
daughters infatuation for Prince Vic
tor sought in vain to disinherit her
But his efforts in this latter direction
We're unsuccessful and now that he IS
dead she has not only married Prince
Victor. but is likewise spending his
money in furthering the Ronapartist
cause in France.
Count Emeric Erdoedy. chief of the
ancient Hungarian house OF Erdoedy
which was ennobled in 1859. and which
received the title of count in 1865, has
written to deny. in the most indis-
nant fashion, the story widely published
on both sides of the Atlantic, to the
effect that he has sold to j. Pierpont
Morgan his ancestral Castle OF Gal
goscz. in Hungary. and that he had
disposed of, 10 Mr.. Morgan the throne
canopy OF King Matthias Corvinus
which the latter had presented to the
Erdoedy of his day. in the early part
OF the fifteenth century. and which has
been preserved as an heirloom. and
as priceless relic at the Castle OF
Galgoscz. ever since. that is to say, fof
some 500 years.
Count Eneric Erdoedy states that he
mas never been approached personal
~ by Mr. Morgan; but that some
twelve months age couple of English
men came to the castle, and inter-
viewed him with regard to the throne
canopy. declaring that they were au-
thorized to act in behalf of an I'M
named merican millionaire. The count
declined to consider the question of a
sale or the relic or to name any price
ana from the time of their departure
until the appearance of the paragraph
IN the press. TO the effoct that ne had
sold the canopy he had never heard
anything more of them.
Count Emerc Erdoedy is a man of
considerable wealth, a member of the
Hungarian House of Lords. and his
wife is one of the ladies of the palace
! ana members of the Order of the Star
cross He is also hereditary COVER
/ nor OF the province of Varasdin. and
mas palaces al Vienna, and at Pesth
one OF his cousins. Count George Erdo-
cay Is married to an American wo-
man. Miss Julia Scott of New York.
rms union was preceded by a con-
siderable amount of romance. They
met years ago at Wiesbaden, and be-
came engaged. with the full consent
OF her people. When. however, the
counts father. and especially his old
grandfather grand master OF the horse
10 the King Of Hungary. heard OF the
projected match. they put their veto
upon IT, for various reasons, social,
political. and religious. and threatened
Count George with disinheritance The
engagement was accordingly broken
on and year afterwards Miss Julia
scott having apparently abandoneu
all hopes Of wedding her Hungarian
sultor. married Major Johnson, OF the
English army. to whom she bore three
| chiidren. Subsequent to her marriage.
count George Erdoedy led to tn. altar
LeVanunA lady, OF the name OF
| BaitazZi, q re.ltivc of the former Turk