New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-25
TOPICS IN VIENNA.
A DWELLING SCANDAL-BANKRUPT PRIMES
FAMINE.
OCCASIONAL, CORRESPONDENT or The TRIBUNE.
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o ~ tho host known racing stables the
Continent is that of Baron Won Stern, whose name
is familiar to every sporting man III Europe
oet ,yec he was present at the great spring meet
ing at Buda -Pesth and was watching the NUMBERS
Of the winning horses being hoiSted, when sud
dcnIv he received two violent blows on MS nat
and head from person standing pehlhd him'
On turning he recognized in bis aggresSor young
Count Robert Won Kutschenbach, and Immediately
rctaliated by lunging at him with ms SUCK
bond-to-hand conflict then ensued, in the course
of which both parties received considerable damage
before they could be separated by the bystanders
Next morning a duel with cavalry sabres took
place. which resulted in the young Count being
dangerously wounded, and that too, in such
an unfair manner that his adversary, Baron Won
Storm has lost all claims 10 consideration as
man of honor. For, being hard pressed by the
Count and having already sustained several
slight scratches he suddenly seized hold OF his
opponcnt's sword with his left hand, ana having
him thus completely at his mercy, the Count being
entirely defenceess, inflicted two terrible cuts
ON his appraised arm and on his side before the
Mortified seconds could interfere. process verbal
was at once drawn up, in which the Barons own
seconds Joined in bitterly condemnng his breacn
Of the laws of the duello an infraciion Of which
is orded as being more serious than that of the
ordinary code of honor
The indignation which prevails against the
Baron both at Buda-Pesh and in this city, is
intensified by the circumstances which led TO his
bcino assaulted by Count Kutschcnbach on the
racecoursr Ii appears that the latters eldest
brother Alexander who is n captain of hussars
had been in the habit of playing cards with the
Baron and had lost heavily 10 him at ecarte
during n game about three weeks ago at the Jockey
Climb in this city. Under ordinary circumstances
debts of this nature have to he paid within the
t,yenty-four hours. The Captain, however, not
having the sum due at his disposal, telegraphed
and wrote to his mother asking her to help him
ont Of his difficulty The good old lady repliet
both by telegraph and by letter stating that the
money would be forthcoming in eight days.
the time required for caccting the mortgage
Of certain lands and securities. On receipt OF
this news Alexander at once wrote 10 the Baron
explaining the delay in the settlement of the
dom and inclosinc his mothers letter as an adj
,itonal assurance of his good faith in the matter
Baron Stern readily consented 10 give the time
required. but with lack Of dccacy which can
not sufficiently be condemned showed the old
CONTESTS letter 10 n number of his friends. max
inc fun Of the mothcrly advice which She deemed
il 10 be her duty to send her son on the subject
of Gambling AeNandcrs younger brother,
Robert happened to hear of the manner IN which
tho Baron was snecring about his mother, and
seized the first opportunity 10 chastise him for
his diSrcspcct when he met him on the racecourse
/ Tho card debt had already been settled at the
time when the duel was fought. Since the latter
the Baron has been forced by the popular out
cry against him 10 resign his membership Of the
Jockey Club and of several other sporting asso-
Citations, and 10 Withdraw from the turf. He
has in fact become a social ogtcast, and it is
probable that Austria will see but little Of him
IN tie future
BANKRUPTCY appears 10 be becoming fashionable
among the great princes of Germany Within
| the last two months Prince Albert. of the SOW
erclgn house Of Wadcck Prince Charles, Of the
! rci-ning family of Liechtenstein, and Prince
| Trutmannsdorn, nave all three been declared
| nsoyent debtors and placed "unter curatele,
| and now Prince Frederick " of Salmi-kyrburg
! has been been subjected TO n similar ignominy.
| Forty-four years of age and the posSessor OF
numerous titles including that of n Rhinegraye
and of a Spanish Grandee of the first class, his
! debts at present amount to about S3.o0oo"o.
/ Daring tie course OF the legal proceedings II was
/ shown that until his fathers death he had been
forced lo content himself with plltry allowance
| of $1,000 per annum, which, although possibly
sufficient for tie wants Of an ordinary mortal,
/
Prince who refuses to smoke anything bat Havana
ci-ar, m - apiece. Under the circumstances II
j., NOT surprising that it should have been tohac-
co merchant who first instituted the steps that
hna'y landed His HigLncss i'm the Bankruptcy
Court, and resulted in his being placed "untef
urltclc lhi, inter curjeilc condition Is
ON. that is exceedingly unpleasant II is equiva-
lent to declaration of perpetual minority, and
thc person ON whom it Is imposed IS not only
declared incapable of managing his own affairs,
but is practically outlowci and deprived of the
electoral franchise and almost every other right
of citizenship NO civil contract entered into by
ham is valid. His signature Is of uo account In
point of law, and from thc legal point Of view h.
! Is uohodv-aS uuSuistautlll rs the family ghost
! and as irresponsible a babe unborn. Prince
| lmutmau' >dori Was tine president of the Aus
| trau Jocheg club. where hc lost IN single night
$500 ai cards. Win "a view of retrieving MS
| fortunes ic stralghtway purchaSed for rise a
| large number Of options on wheat and other
cereals. which, however, greatly Ia his dlSnay
! tooh n downward Instead of an upward course,
/ RENDERING him thereby liable for differences To
! th. tune ol - .OUU.Oou
Another Wcll-kuowu parsonage who is al pres
! emit untcr curltcll", and WiOc name Is well
| known in the United States is Baron Victor FL
LANCER. once n macnatc ol European finance but
now an exile residing on the shores of the lake
of tcrrv1 m Switzerland. only last week suit
WAS brought against the trustees Of hs bank
rnptcy. i'm the course OF which the whole circum-
stances of his rum were again made public.
Princes Pauline Mcttcrnich has once more dis
tinguish"d herself during the past week one Of
the most remarkable actresses of the age. The
occasion for the display of the iuimitahlc talent
of this most graceful and captivating ugly oil
woman was an amateur performances which she
| had ornul2cd nj the Musik-N crrinSaal on the
Ring Ntr1S>c. for the purpoS" Of raising a fund
Tor the foundation Of a Cancer Hospital. Never
no. mol oven ~ the most brilliant days of the
Tuilcrics-had she proved herself 50 sparkling and
/ A. Indeed
absolutely surpassed herself i'm the ycryc with
which dHsscd rs NirrncSr boHraeo,c Of the
year 500 she sang series Of roupets IN dialect,
every alternate verse being rendered by Baron
| Oscar Non loimann, who WAS got mp for the
! occasion a Nlcnncsc cahdrivcr. Two short
plpvs and a farce were given. in the hitter OF
which TIE PrinccsSs married daughter, Countess
W1li,tciu. abundantly proved that she had IN
hcrltch her mothcrs eNtrnordnary t0lert Tor