Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1894 — RULER OF THE ROMANS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

RULER OF THE ROMANS.

The Mayor of the Eternal City la In This Country On a Visit. Among the distinguished passengers on the Majestic the other day was Emanueie Ruspoli, Prince of Poggia Sauro and Mayor of Rome. Prince Ruspoli is one of the most prominent figures in Italian politics to-day. A member of one of the oldest and proudest of the noble families, Prince Ruspoli chose to cast his influence with the liberal party; Before going into politics he had distinguished himself on the field of battle, being one of the few Ro-

man nobles to volunteer in the Italian army for the war of ’59. In 1861, when only twenty years old, he was made a captain of artillery and won a medal for bravery on the field. Bis entrance into politics was as a jnember of the commission of the government in 1870. Afterward he became an alderman of Rome, and [subsequently was elected to Parliament from two districts —the district of Fabriano and the Fourth •Congress district of Rome. He chose to represent Fabriano. So able ind courageous was his course-that he was re-elected seven times, and then was nominated for mayor by the liberal party. This is his second term as mayor. He belongs to the anti-papal faction, as do most of the juobility. The Princess Ruspoli, who is his third wife, was Josephine Mary Curais, and is the daughter of Joseph □avid Beers Curtis, of Boston. She js a graceful woman, with a keen, intelligent face, and she acts as interpreter for the Prince, who speaks fio English. Their eldest son is an attache of the Italian legation at (Washington, where the Ruspolis intend to go before returning to Italy. |The Ruspolis will be in this country about two months. In reply to a question as to the purport of his visit, Prince Ruspoli said through his wife: “It is merely a pleasure trip. We shall be here a few days and then go to Newport, where we shall stay for some time, going from there to Boston. Later we shall go West. As Jo politics, lam not here to make any study of them, but I am, of course, interested in your political system here, although t fear I don’t thoroughly understand it.”

PRINCE EMANUELE RUSPOLI, Mayor of Rome.