Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-15
The North American Turner Bund
FOREIGN NEWS.


MUNICH, June 14th.-After the arrival ol
King Ludwig at Berg Castle, on Lake Starn-
berg, at 6 o'clock in the evening, he went
out, ostensibly for promenade in the park
of Berg Castle, uUOUmpauieu by Dr. esud-
den, his physician. when he suddenly
threw himself into Starnberg lake and was
drowned. The physician jumped into the
water to rescue him and was also drowned
HOW THE BODIES WERE FOUND.
The watch worn by the King, and which
was on his person when his corpse was re-
covered, had stopped at 6:54 last evening.
Dr. Mueller and Hubert, the Kings stew
ard, had the bodies of the King and Dr.
Gudden conveyed to the castle and placed
in BEDS Although there was neither any
perceptible recuperation or pulse moving
in either body, DIR. Mueller and his assist
ants, of the Ambulance Corps, attempted to
restore animation in both, and only ceased
their efforts at resuscitation at midnight
when life was proven extinct in both cases.
King Ludwig's suicide has cast deep
gloom over Munich. Now it is seen plainly
that the people were deeply attached to the
King, and evidences were everywhere
manifest of the popular sorrow caused by
his tragic death.
BULLETIN OF THE POLICE.
The police have issued the following bull
letin:
The King quietly submitted to the advice of
the Medical Commission and left for Berg Castle
yesterday evening. His Majesty went out for a
walk i'll the park in company with Dr. Gudden.
Their prolonged absence caused anxiety at the
castle, and the shores of Lake Starnberg were
searched, and the bodies of the King and Dr.
Gudden were found in the water. Both showed
slight signs of animation, but efforts TO restore
them were. however unavailing.
OTTO THE FIRST.
At 10 O'Clock tiis morning the Generals
of the Bavarian army met and took the
oath of allegiance to King Ludwig's brother
Otto, who at once assumed the title of King
under the name of Otto the First. He is
three years younger than Ludwig, having
been born April q, 1913. Otto however,
Will be simply nominally King, as he is
mentally incapable of Governing, and
Prince Luitpold. his uncle, will remain
Regent
The Generals of the army have taken tine
oath OF allegiance also to Prince Luitpold
as Regent CT the Bavarian Government.
EVIDENCES OF INSANITY.
MUNICH. June 14th-The Medical Gem
mission which examined the late King
Ludwig report that he had ordered the
members of the ministerial deputation,
headed by Count Holstein, who called upon
him to procure his consent to the Regency.
to be flogged until they bled, and then have
their eyes extracted Before his death the
belief was spreading among the common
people of Bavaria that the Kings deposi-
ton was Illegal. The people did not be-
lieve he was insane. Precautions had been
taken to prevent the populace from rising
to restore the King.
Louis II. totho Frederick William King of
Bavaria, born at Nymphenburg August 2s, 1915,
succeeded to the throne in 1864. Alter the bat
tie OF Koniggratz, treaty of alliance was en-
tered into between Prussia and Bavaria and
the latter joined the former in invading France.
Inc Bavarian Government opposed the Ultra
montane party and encouraged the so-called
"Old Catholics King Louis was passionately
fond of Music, and was called the music-mad
King. As he grew in years he became very ex-
travagant and wildly dissipated. so much so
that legislation was resOrted TO for national pro-
lection. A full story of King Ludwig's eccen-
trfciiies, which passed the patience of Bavarian
statesmen. would be generally regarded as in
credible. The Bavarian Parliament, which
shares legislative functions with the King de-
posed Louis II. aud appointed as Regent Prince
Luitpold few days ago When King Ludwig
preaching his Hohenschwangen Castle with
letter for him TO sign, consenting to 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 and threatened
the lives of the deputation, who succeeded in
conveying to the castle guards and the excited
peasantry an intelligent statement of their sim
pie and harmless mission. The deputation WAS
permitted to enter che castle, but could not sue
ceed in reaching the King. They left Prince
Luitpold's letter, replacing the Kings servants
by others, placed strong military cortIoa
around the castle and left two ply sicians to
guard the Kings room, and then went away.
Subsequently the physicians succeeded in III.
tanning access TO the King. and they intsaced
him to permit himself to be removed 10 Berp
Castle where he committed suicide.l
EVIDENCES OF VIOLENT STRUGGLE.
MUNICH, June 14th.-There are evidences
that q violent struggle occurred in the lake
between the King and DIR. Gudden. in the
endeavor of the latter to rescue his patient.
and many footprints Can be seen in the soil