Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-11-08
A KING DUPED.
1T is DONE BY A CLEVER oHIoAN
AND ANOTHER AMERICAN.
All Stuttgart Aroused by Their Smart
ness-Sketch of Baron Won jackson
from Steubenville.

MUNICH, Nov. 3.--Woodcock and
Jackson, the two Americans who have
practically gotten the King in theil
control at Stuttgart, have brought on q
crisis. The ministers told the weak,
minded monarch that he would either
have to expel the Americans or the
or the ministers themselves would re.
sign. The King was wroth and re.
fused to dismiss his favorites. The
ministers promptly resigned.
The people are greatly. excited. The
two Americans are thoroughly detested
and denounced. The king is trying to
induce the ministers to resume theil
folios, but they refuse to comply. The
Americans are ruling the palace. They
have drawn up plans for a villa fol
themselves, to adjoin the palace aud to
be connected with it by a covered way.
The whole town is incensed against
American residents, and an outbreak
at any moment is feared. Correspond
ents for American newspapers are not
allowed to send their dispatches from
Stuttgart.
Jackson, who bears the title of Baron
Won Jackson, is q SteubenvilIe (O.)
dentist, and has played for high stakes
ever since he has been in Europe
Woodcock is an able assistant.
BARON Won JAcKsoN's CAREER AT
sTEuBENvr1tE, OHIO.
SrEuBENT1Lt,E, o., Nov. 3.-Mason
jackson was the son of Richard Jack
son, a merchant and silversmith at
East Springfield, this county, and a
nephew of Mrs. Joseph L. Hickey, this
city. He came here when boy, and
attended the public school, and after
ward attended the Mt. Zion college,
near Alliance, o. He returned to this
city and followed the occupation of a
musician and dancing master, having
large class composed Of the children
of wealthy citizens. He was a namby
pamby sort of fellow, wore fashion
able clothes, played the piano, was
popular with the young ladies and des'
ignated by young men as "his mothers
pretty boy" When between 20and q
in 1870, in company with w. III. Mac.
donald, Of the Boston Opera Company
he went TO Stuttgart to study music
He never was dentist, or in any way
connected with that business. Hi:
career in Steubenville was uneventfu
and never gave promise of making hi:
mark in the world until news came
back here that he had gained favor
with the King of Wurtemburg, ant
was given the position of Geheime
Hofruth, or Secret Court Counsellor
There are many people here who re
member him, but none ever followed
his career closely, except his immedi
ate relatives and friends.
LONDON, Nov. 3.-Jackson, agains
whom the envy and jealousy of tn,
Wurtemburgers are principally dt
rected, came to that country some year
ago in vice-consular capacity, and at
tracted the Kings notice as bright
entertaining and energetic young man
He was induced by the not overwist
monarch to transfer his services to hi
court, was rapidly preferred, and, as 9
matter of course, gained the morta
enmity of every Teuton having access
10 it.
Conservative musicians were satisfied
ofthe impending ruin of their beloved
land when some American airs were in
troduced into the repertoir of the Roya
band, though the public displayed M
aversion to them and foreign games o
cards and other rnovel amusements wer'
considered as the Inauguration Of {
moral earthquake. Jackson introduced
two of his compatriots, who also PROVED
agreeable to his Majesty, and from tina
day to this the American cabal has beer
firmly established at the capital. il
spite of all the minor courtiers' effort.
to overthrow it. The furious diatribe.
against it would receive more genera
belief were they less contradictory. Ac
cording to one statement the trio are
spiritualists, whose rappings ant
materializalions frighten the roya
Wurtemberger into obeying theil
slightest behests. Another possessor O.
the most accurate information impar.s
to his Mortified fellow-countrymen the
secret that the detested Americans are
Jesuits, who have converted his Majesty
to the Catholic faith and are intent only
on handing over the kingdom and its
revenues to the Pope, while still other.
are convinced that they are men'l,
sharpers, whose ultimate fate viii! !,
the usual one of less aXalted cilevaii.,s
d. industrie. The King enjoyed h,m,.
self at Nice with his chosen friends,
who do not appear to be much troubled
in the fulminations of their enemies.