Imperial Valley press., 1913-05-20

branch or the kalSers nouSe. ccutorh
largely around the question Of wheth
er Manuel's wife will be entitled to
call herself "queen Of Portugal" and
whether she should be addressed as
''your majesty" The claim on the title
is based upon Manuel's refusal to ''rec
ognize" his dethronement and that he
still claims to be king of Portugal. In
view of the fact that he is received by
the king of England and the kaiser as
an equal. it is conceded that no one
probably will dispute Princess Auguste
Victoria the pleasure-if it is an empty
one-of calling herself queen.
Coupled with the coming marriage Of
Manuel and Auguste are rumors that
he will make another attempt to re
gain the Portuguese throne and that the
dowry of the future queen" will fur
nish the sinews of war. Manuel is
said to be fairly poor for king. He
hasn't worked" since the slipper of
Gaby Deslys and the rcvOlutionsts
kicked him out of his last job, and he
has spent most of his time since that
relatives.
When the kaiser made Manuel a
Knight of the Black Eagle, the highest
honor the kaiser can confer, the So
cialists charged that the order was
conferred upon the throneless king in
order that German taxpayers might
contribute $500 toward keeping Man
uel out of debt Then the kaiser an
Hounced that the Black Eagle was con-
ferred upon Manuel minus the annu-
ity. Where Manuel has gotten the
great deal OF money he is said to
have spent, by the by, has been sub
ject for frequent speculation. A Mu-
nich Socialist organ charged that Ba-
varian princess, an old lady, had vir-
lually bankrupted herself financing
Manuefs attempts TO regain his throne.
Since his escape from Lisbon Manuel
has hrOwSed about European courts,
but until now has been unsuccessful in
locating Il woman his equal in rank
who thought we'll enough of his
chances to regain his throne to consent
To marry him. The eX-king did hi.
WuoIng under the eyes of Portuguese
secret agents, who follow him every
where. as the Portuguese republic is
much interested i'll keeping him out Of
q job. In appearance Manuel threat
ems to become famous for his fatness.
like his father, King Carlos.
The marriage Of Nancy Leishman-
and Duke Karl of Croy. which will
take place in Paris instead Of Berlin
because of the opposition of the kaiser,
is a real romance. The American am
bassador Miss Nancy's father. now ha;
one titled daughter, Countess de Con
taut Biron, and he will soon have
duchy in the family unless at the last
minute the dukes family and the kaiser
succeed in making him see the "ineli-
gihllity Of a dollar princess"
II is typical Of court life that whil,e
the Leishman Duke Karl affair i pure
love match and is opposed by the
Easer. the Princess Luise-prince Ernst
match, which the kaiser actually
framed up is purely Il political mat
ter. II was arranged to end the LONG
feud between the IIohenzollerns and
the GuclphS. The cZar of Russia ani
the cZarina, the king and queen of
England. the king of SaXony. the kim
Of Wurtemburg, the prince regent of
Bavaria, who will act for the king. who
Is in madhouse; the queen of Greece
the king Of Italy and Archduke Ferdi-
nand heir to the Austrian throne, are
among those who have planned to at
tend the political wedding" The
Leishman Duke Karl wedding will be
very quiet little event because they are
marrying only for love