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E Part Paris D Dec c. c 14 The H.-The The remarkable Druce I I ease case Is occupying somo some o of the t h courts and is la fascinating two continents has also caused great reut In Interest Interest In- In terest In France where a mystery is always alwo's welcomed thC Camille Ma has written a n letter teller to tile the pre press s In which he throws a new now I and curious light upon the iho affair Nobody Nobody No No- 0 body Jod has noticed the Iho coincidence which tho the distinguished author points out Vihiers do Ilo Adam in one of or his Contes Conies which was published I more than 25 years a ago o. o relates the hIstory of a Duke Duk of or Portland who having been attacked with wilh leprosy t through having ha during a journey journe In r Asia Ash shaken a 0 beggar by y tho the laud hand lieu after remaining obstinately In Invisible invIsible In- In visible to his friends J I The story the tillo title o of which Is The Ther I r Juke uke of or Portland further alludes to a l. l T. T fe crot message sent b by the duke e to toX X l Queen Victoria who burned It II In the i. i f. f J reports of or the lie of ot the present affair we are arc told of oC a guarded com com- t V jo- from front the queen with regard 1 I of to th the rights ts o of the family which are arc arenow i. i now hoW disputed t I Did Did do e Adam LIsie know t anything of or this mysterious affair ani and would his hIM stor story confirm tic the contention of Druce M. M tl t alluding to the well wen known tradition that the Duke of Portland Portland Porto Port Port- o- o land made underground passages es and 4 2 created a a. double personality for himi himself him him- r i self on acCount 0 of the 0 character he had acquired through his i disease which one of oC tho the Druces claims tt N to have e Inherited from him adds that 4 th the great groat French writer whom he lie quotes and who evidently knew something something some sonic thing of this case showed 1 In many circumstances a remarkable prevision of oC contemporary events A Ir French Jall lady living In Paris named Mme fmc Valette hns has turned up claiming to be Le the lie granddaughter of the late lato p Duko Juko o of Portland She says that about the middle of ot he the last century Mr Druco who was waR known as tin a wealthy London merchant with a n large algo business b 1 1 In Halter Baker street trel visited Paris and stayed Yo at a n pension in the tho Avenue A dos Champs Tho establishment was kept b by a a. lady lally with whom It is alleged Druce fell fen In t love e Intimate relations followed anda and a son Ion was waif born who was waR given his I f fathers father's name Mr Druce paid a large t sum sum Rum of money monc for tho the boys boy's education When hen lie tho HOll son grow grew up he lie married and the daughter born of hi his union is the present claimant Mme Valette This lad lady In turn married anti and for or years yearn v kept a tobacco shop in the tho Boulevard i Mr lr Druce Is stated to to ha have 0 paid pall frequent visits to Paris to seo his son sont 1 t and granddaughter On one occasion ho had a n long conversation con with the I former and Instructed him to tn go an l to tn th whereabouts of ot i J and find nd tho another son b by another woman Mme S 1 V 5 Valette believes this ibis son is George Georgo 1 S Druco Druce the present claimant N the Portland estate to i w J Mme lIme Valettes father on his return I to Paris was murdered by ruffians in inthe the thc street and his pocketbook containing containS contain contain- 14 i Ing InS Important papers stolen After the lie lieS t. t S war Mme Mine Valette rey re- re received f German Franco S her grandfather was that j y news tf dead Yet she was greatly s astonished J Mr Druce DruceS Jj 5 tWIT sOme months later hater to s so o f walk into her shop shoJi I thought you S dead she he said Yes ho reS re- re f were Druce Is dead but Portland Is IsS i S S 5 alive She never however howe saw him again Mme Is now G Cl Gi I years n she has papers to toi tov and says sn-s of or age ae statement her v t prove pro S i 1 4 At Darney Darne Vos es has dle tiled died a very ery reS re- re S old man who however r has nO S J I. I h his IUs hisS scarcely and ns 1 history or of the middle 4 Itt In the was S. S name I. I S n night a 1110 was It dIscovered was soon to put be out raging b by bythe house hous r. r in hIs but M. M 1 who was wasS S Ii the died or of shock lie has or of nh age years funeral J. J magnificent S nel el very 5 V been een given gl n a ben benefactor factor of ebb om f for lie ho YUM WU the or of his life liCe was known 5 mune Darney In lS and speed speed- q lIe Cc nt at to himself by his cu fly drew attention lie used to t take kp walks of oC I IS habits In It Fr-ancO Fr Is es- es 40 roo mileS s a t da day lie was somethIng r of or espionage but very Cr soon he be 1 gained the iho and amI esteem o of his neighbors ne b by his lila kindliness anti and generos generos- It ity ItI Never r did a poor or unfortunate person person per per- son knock at his doors In vain valti and for 01 or orsome some sorno years past paRt owing to 10 him there thero have boon been no poor pOOl In the country countr round One Ono day he ho gave 2000 to a Ical lent society society- I t tAs As he ho Uve lived ver very simply and seemed rather to be poor than rich inquiries into Inta what hiat made mad by the tho authorities resources he h had d which permitted him 5 c so Then the old mu murf cx- cx year car and as he never nevel spent more moro 60 50 centimes a day on himself and never had done so gO for many mahy years he was thus the tho major portion pi of oC able to give awa away his money and to appear to his neighbors neighbors neigh neigh- bors hors wealthy wealth Ills His food consisted of or wheat which he be Ie himself ground g In a L coffee mill pola- pola I toes loes milk and ami fruit Crull M. M who was waR born In Alsace wa waS wart very cry erudite anti and was Vas gifted with great l Ho ito leaves lea behind him him an unpublished work which il Is said ald to have much value entitled The Solution of the Social Problem Leopold II 11 The private life or of King Icing and antl his long stays In a neighboring nels country are arc causing great anxiety to the officials It Is ev oven even n whispered whis whis- pored that those long would justly th the tho establishing of or a regency Under the heading The Secret of lic th the tho Antwerp Matin Maim pub publishes Unties lishes a long article on the subject Af- Af lor tor Ita having declared that It 1 Is more more- than titan probable King icing L Leopold has secretly secret secret- ly Iy married Baroness Vau Vaughan han mor morgan morgan- nn- nn lIy the time paper goes on to mention the serious Inconveniences Incon that could coull happen to Belgium If lh the king died in a n In residence nce like the tho Corl foreign n country a Chateau 1 which does not ov oven n belong to him 1101 personally It says Does loes not even n elem elementary prudence ju Justify taking precautionary measures against the possibility of state stale papers falling Into the hands bunds of or foreigners In the event of such Much a u thin timIng thing happening The Matin concludes bv by saying Haying that it huts has made inquiries anc and not oni only the roval royal family hut but also alRo In the government IH is greatly concerned over this eventuality v and amid It would not be hI surprising If stOps steps were soon taken n toS to modify the 1 io lr 0 of ot the king icing S S French parents parent may now 10 legally call their daughters I The rho em em- of or the Lie frequently have hn with parents who Come pome to register the tho names nameH which are ale not upon time tho legal logal list The Tho law was drawn up In germinal of the tho revolutionary re year etu XI and it Is somewhat old old-fn old fashioned Thus It tines doea not nol contain such common names as Ma- Ma la- la riete Janine and Paulette but It sets forth tint tuat a 0 French citizen can enn If he lu wishes call caU his hb child names namos like or y nOS o ns or ot others equally strange o sounding I However tIo Marlette Janine l un and l Paulette I have boon heen allowed d during th the past few rew years and the consequence was a rap on time the knuckles to the mal mal- rios rles from th the tho authorities for or permitting permitting permitting permit permit- ting this license o without consulting tho the powers that h be A gentleman named w wont went nl to register his daughter and stated that he lie wished to call can her Henrietta lIen lIen- rietta I Ilie lie He was walt met with a u point blank hank re re- re fusul henrietta Is IB not on the lie list of germinal an nn XI and he could not c- c cull call II his daughter by this name under any circumstances Bizot ii however h has as raised a great outcry over oyer tho the matter and antI tho time have now received permission from the Procurer gf the time Republic to permit the use of or tho tim name This gentleman's case caso Is different from that of a famous Instance of of official official 1 cial lubricity which has resulted In there being a young oung man living who has no Christian name at all his father was v not allowed by the civic authorities to ro colt can him Marceaux S S SA I A report has Just boon published painting In glowing colors color the time progress progress ress roes that has been made mado by time the French I Soudan The document Is drawn up UJ by the governor go of or the Upper Senegal I t all and l Is a u very satisfactory Hc nt p n I to o I n- n tt uy f- f rc f r-p r ago alo was wasn a perfect hotbed of oe anarchy rell and internecine strife rho The of or prosperity Include the time ease with which the taxes are arc col- col timid and time the increased amount of work riot pro produced white while there thero In IR more In- In shown Chown The rhe natives 08 everywhere display a I. I great groat awakening oC of intelligence intelli gence ing that and team fear I energy of gri grige tho and and French ge far 1 f from which nursIng nursing nurs nurs- formerly for for- Inert melI merly Characterized characterised thorn them thin tho they now OW I show hoW great groat attachment and even en grall- grall tuile to tho thio to menA men A As showing how this civilizing work pays N It Is Interesting to lo note that the tho yearly of or the tho recently constructed con con- ra railway line lino front from Kayes Kaes to the he Niger was over O |