Show C Cable Letter Fram Paris I. I t I H hY Y p rl I 4 I Republican Special Service Copyright r ht l lO Oj I j Paris July Jub 13 The 13 The latest claimant to toa a n. throne I Is Count Merenberg Ienn or who is fighting for the sovereignty so of or the grand duch duchy of or I Luxembourg Tux Lux ux- ux embourg a miniature re state of or about 1000 square square- mites wed wedged f Jn ln between n nUte the Ute frontiers frontiers- of oC France Germany and Belgium I I Tho reigning grand duke Is II In a state of ot has no heir Count Merenberg rg 01 claims to tD be he th ln last laii l descendant of at William Prince of Orange Or Or- cage ange who ruled Jo Luxembourg two 1 centuries ago an and 1 af became William III Ill of England England- HI Ills from Dut Dutch h William Js Is morganatic c. c but that does not Dol trouble him for je e ehas has lbs discovered ered i k clause clause- e- e eIn in In tho the old family's tam fam ily's ilys records that t Jr it male maie i J isue i- i sue tall tails the throne can in th the thc l female line Rather Inconsistently nt r however he has protested ng against r to fo give Ive the succo succession lon to to lIi tile the rel gr grand eldest l daughter Princess f Marie Mario Adelaide a n girl ciri Irl of t 1 li 3 I n U lb The rile co counts count's claim ha huc nearly nearl resulted result result- ed td in Inn a duel h between himself rind And Baron the Luxembourg minister of ct r finance who wrote him an In insulting letter etter deducing war wai hiM and hinting that Hartt unpleasant n things ml might ht conic come out ut about his antecedents nt An Au enforced apology roOm from th the baron saved tho tile effusion of or blood I r Count Merenberg ts is a It brother of f I I Countess Countes Torb Torby the morganatic wife of ot that tilot Grand Duke Dulce Michael of Russia there is more than one has forsaken forsaken for for- his for a n. country countr gentleman's life lifo In England To save 8 his wife wire and let IEt his two boys bos drown or to save the tho ho boys and nud let his wife drown was the tho agonizing problem before Farmer r I of Pont in the Loire Loir valley Madame f was returning from rein a village on nn the other side side of the tho river Allier and her hus husband and two little 1 I boys aged t r. r and 4 t. w sro rn waiting on I the J home ml side of tho the li river r. r When hen Silt i got ot to t the e river the farmers farmer's wife saw aw them on art the opposite bank and l Ins Ild ad of 01 C going round by the bridge a a- quarter o of a mile off she attempted to wade across The river was only three feet deep but the current wa- wa was strong and tho the poor woman was carried carried car car- ried ned off of ht her r feet foot and anel swept down stream Instantly her husband Jumped to her re rescue cu and to his horror bo he bosaw saw the tile two twP children follow follo him I Ills wife Ir and children dr n were now in I danger of or drowning and he had Instantly in instantly In- In I to decide deide which he should save Sin He lie swam to tho the boys bos an and brought them safely to the thc shore But he saw his hh wife carrl carried d away b by the relentless current and she was teas drowned In a rl deep ep pool Bad luck still continues s to pursue Prince Robert do to Br lI noil hlo hk f wit j i r I 4 nee Miss They nn hall had Intend Intend- cd to give lv a 3 series serie of concerts In the Cirque at which the t j was to c conduct n ll t hestra and the i princess t to sing sing- t froth from her iter r P I However r it came t td to tn the tho ears rs of ot M. M L LeI Lc- Lc I pine pino that if It the thc s. concer I wc were w e c given lv they thy were wert certain ce to give h ii rs riso o to rUsI die dis nn an riots the I Non Nou re-au re Cirque ue a as well as Inside i ifo lie Ho atI at it Once P M aced his I veto on the whole arr affair Jr nurl refused l to allow t the conceits to given 1 he A t I 1 strange story c comes mEs mE's from tile the quaint Old World town ol of Chinon shepherd rd g. g b the A road roach ad S1 tending Her florl jU just t a as tU hey v So In o In grand Opera il ii I a flourish 1 and ana a blare hiar a a. fuss l a n. splendid TO Oi la fn girlS gins al- al s tho rho c car r ropP front or of j tt j In h her r whereupon t It W n i g- g lep oll out abundie r bundle which h ho Iu In her I rW fh tue fhe There thy good iri that thal is 18 P. P for tor you ou J I. DIn am fore the girl 1 6 It Dc- Dc could O en her 11 leCO Cro Or 01 I the r fur d th which wa was nf off and h. h In r e dust t. t The Tho U clou of c l In op opened her lier wa note whet h h found sh she In Jt It n. n tiny of- of to i f clot ct g. g With nn an v lop on onto to ft p lr c Ape pf r Ol J S. S H II 1 r fr I |