Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-06-17

panied by mounted torch-bearers, far up
Into the mountains, In limitation OF
Burgers "Leonore" and Gmthe's ERE
Koenig." Once, while engaged in
one of these wild night mountain
chases he fell with his horse down q
deep chasm. He was badly hurt, and
his injury aggravated his mental ailment,
but his physicans were Obliged 10 ap-i
proach him disguised as lackeys or as
soldiers. Within short time the king
invited corps of light horse to dinner
and put ON its uniform as its colonel.
He proposed the mems health in speech,
did the same TO the gendarmes and
pledged them in bumpers. He sent his
hair-dresser, clothed with extraordinary
powers, to receive minor official and
ask him to form new ministry. He
once let an official dinner in Nuremburg
wait while he called ON the burgenmeister
at village some miles of.
King Ludwig has been ON the Bavarian
throne since the 10th of March, 1864, and
in August will be Al years old. The
Munichians laugh at the idea recently
started In Paris that the kings madness
comes from an oyer-enjoyment OF Wag-
ner's music, which his Majesty was the
first to appreciate in Europe. They rather
attribute his mental calamity and his
bankruptcy to too great fondness for
the manners and customs of the time Of
lie Grande Monarque." Two years ago
his uncle, Prince Leopold, paid out the
sum of $750,000 to satisfy the royal
creditors. Since then, however, the king
has made further debts to the amount of
"a, 900, 900 or Sc, 900, 600.
KING OTTO THE FIRST.
Prince Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adal-
breoht Waldemar, who has been pro-
| claimed king, under the title Of Otto !.
was born at Munich on April 9th, 1913.
H6 has enjoyed the honorary designations
of o general of cavalry, cheyalier of the
Order Of tho Golden Fleece, and similar
titles, but for years past has been hope
| lessly insane-being in much worse
| mental condition, in fact, than the un
happy Ludwig ever was. For 10 or II
years past he has been kept in the
strictest seclusion, his very existence
being unknown to the mass of the Ba
varian people. Since 1876 Prince Otto
has been tenderly and jealously guarded
and he will probably not even be brought
from his retirement to undergo tn,
mockery Of coronation. His uncle
Prince Luitpold, who has been proclaimed
regent, will be the real sovereign.
Prince Luitpold, who has assumed tn,
regency, is fine, handsome man, with |
broad Teutonic face and blonde hair ant
whiskers and wears single eye-glass
He is full of fun, and, when visiting
Egypt few years ago, used to ride abou
the streets Of Cairo and far into tn
desert on large gray donkey. Primo
Luitpold's eldest son, Prince Ludwig, |
the heir presumptive TO the Bavaria
throne, and ia married to q niece Of til
late Countess of Chambord. The secon
J son, Prince Leopold, married the Arch
duchess Gisela, the eldest daughter @
: the Hapsburgs.
OSHKOSH, WIS, June 15.-Dr. Gudder
!, the physician who lost his life while tr,
q ing to save King Ludwig, is the father {
! Mrs. DR.. p. Won Gudden of Oshkosh, an
a brother of DIR. William Gudden Of Il
i town of Black Wolf, Wis. The dea
q physician was 68 years old, aud leav'
4 eight children. He contemplated Wis
a to the United States during the autumn