St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-13
THE DEPOsED KING.
Ludwig Of Bavaria Placed Under
Kestraint--TRne Regency.


Restraint--Tlre Regency.
MUNICH, June liking Ludwig's dep
osition has thrown gloom over the Ba-
varian metropolis. Business is partially
suspended. Many evidences are presented
on every side of the deep attachment OF the
people for the unfortunate king. Crowds
are standing on the corners reading and dis
cussing Prince Luitpold'S proclamation an
nouncing the deposition and his own re-
gency. When Ludwig heard that the min
isterial deputation was approaching his
castle with a letter for him to sign consent
ing to a regency, he ordered his guards to
load their rifles and forcibly prevent the
deputation from entering. He then locked
himself in an inner room. The mountain
peasantry living in the vicinity of the castle
became greatly excited when they heard
what was gong on. They congregated about
the castle and threatened the lives of the
deputation. Count Holstein, who led the
deputation, and who is a tall, powerful
man, attempted to force an entrance into
the CASTLE 1t was for this that he was
seized and imprisoned in the building by
order of the king. When the other men,
bers of the deputatlon saw the treatment
accorded the brave Count Holstein they all
ran away. After while they returned
with a strong military escort. They then
succeeded in conveying to the castle guards
and the excited peasantry an Ineligible
statement of the Populations simple and
harmless mission. When the guards and
peasantry understood this they gave way,
and the deputation were permitted to enter
the castle, but could not succeed in reach.
ing the king. They left Prince Luitpold's
letter, replaced the kings servants by
others, placed a strong military Gordon
around the castle and left two physicians to
GUARD THE KINGS ROOM,
and then they went away. Subsequently
the physicians succeeded in obtaining
access to the king. They induced
him to permit himself to be re-
moved to Bird castle on Lake Starnberg.
The state council have informed the kings
mother of her sons deposition. She at once
made arrangements to retire to convent.
Her father and brother died mad and the
same fate impends over her son. The
Catholic clergy evidently appreciate the
gain to them of Ludwig's deposition.
They will undoubtedly assert more influ-
ence over Prince Liutpold than they ever
could assert over King Ludwig. The pope
has sent congratulations to Prince Liutpold
upon his assumption to the regency, and
has ordered the papal nuncio at the Munich
court to establish the most cordial relations
between the regency and the vatican. At
Berlin the deposition of King Ludwig is re-
garded with supreme Indifference. The full
story of Ludwig's recent eccentricities, those
which passed the patience of the state, would
be generally regarded as incredible. He
had mania for avoiding the daylight and
turning day into night. He often summoned
great musicians to come to the palace at late
hours by post horses to crafty the royal
wish to hear single text. He frequently
had statesmen around in the small hours to
assist him to play billiard game. He
would drive at night in a chariot or on
horseback with flying speed, accompanied
by mounted torch bearers, far into the
mountains, in imitation of Burgher's Leo
more and of Goethe's Earl Koenig. Once
while engaged in one of these midnight
mountain chases he was hurled with his
horse down deep chasm. He was badly
hurt and the injuries aggravated his mental
aiIment. His physicians were obliged to
approach him disguised as lackeys or as SOL
diers. Count Boose of Waldeck has been
appointed guardian of the king.