The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-07
THE DEATH OF KING KARL.

THE DEATH OF KING KAKL.
vunrEMBERGs WEAK hULkh 1SD'
HIS ECCENTRIC CAREER.
..r...r.N VINO Installed Three Americans
a. Yavorstcs. TO the Scandal OF Hs oonn-
s-.-Ts air strange InAuence Over Hin.
o-,rrro.ar. Oct e.-The King Of Wurtem-
-. diod at = o'clock this morning. Ho had
80 ~. an for some time past, and yesterday his
Va became 80 critical that the last rites
Vs.ho church were administered to him Dur
a., -, the night his condition became worse. and
a., s nh vsiclans said that he could live but
' Ths nav King. william II. presided at .
rshinet Council held here to-day. The Land
.tsnds. or Estates" Of the realm. will shortly
\. called together to take action on certain
matters No.
Ar,ped their houses with mourning emblems
A 4 marx Of sorrow for the death OF the King.
A proclamation. signed By the new King and
an ina Ministers. has been issued. 1t an
.arnoss the accession Of wilhelm IL. nephew
ssr,ns Karl l., to the throne OF Wnrtemberg.
King wilhelm promises to maintain intact
n. constitution Of the country. and concludes
hvmllng upon his subjects to render bounden
ssryioa loyalty. and obedience. and assures
them Of his grace and favor.
IN another proclamation BY the King to tho
seople he promises to preserve the Constitu-
lion. protect religion. and to be the friend and
hslper OF the poor and weak and jealous pro-
tsotor Of the rights OF oil In this proclamation
the King also promites to Ill his position as q
German prince with due regard to the treaties
which have been tho foundation Of the great
German Fatherland. and expresses detTmt-
nation to make the promotion OF his country's
prosperity the highest aim Of his life.
DEGREES have been promulgated command
ing three months mourning for the late King
and summoning the Diet Of the kingdom to
assemble on Oct ~.
BERLIN. Oct. Gin consequence OF the death
Of the King Of Wnrtemberg Emperor William
has curtailed his shooting tour and Is return
ing to Berlin. while all plans for court ietes
have been abandoned.
LONDON, Oct 6.-According to the s. Janres's
Gazette, there has been danger recently that
the Americans who gained influence ut the
court OF Wnrtemberg some time ago would re-
sumo their sway. In which case. 1t Is under
stood. the late King would have been forced to
sbdicate had not Queen Olga undertaken to
prevent q recurrence Of the scandals. The
King. since that time. according to the Gazette.
had been practically prisoner in his apart
ments, as It was feared that no would escape
from Stuttgart and 60 to Paris. which would
probably have resulted in o scandal or catas-
trophe
This King. who passed away with tho full
consultations Of religion and amid great lamen-
tatons, was the most eccentric that Is the
proper word to apply to the mental and moral
debaucheries Of King-of the three eccentric
kings who have ruled over Wnrtemberg since
the middle Of the last century. Like his father
and grandfather. he began his reign right gal
lantly. When old King Wilhelm died in 1864.
having broken the heart Of his wife and COW
cred his memory with shame. the good Swabi-
ans over whom he ruled divided the time Of
mourning between threatening the life OF his
mistress, his sole real mourner. and acclaim
ing joyfully for the new King. Karl Frederick
Alexander. who had como to the throne as
King KarlL
mously fat and licentious grandfather nor his
absolute and equally licentious father. He
was born on March 3. 1893, and. in the forty
ene years Of his life spent as heir apparent. had
distinguished himself as q soldier and man
Of affairs. In 1S46 he married tho Grand
Duchess Olga Nicolaievna, which last name
indicates that Nicholas L Of Russia was her
father. As the years passed and no children
came to secure the succession to the throne.
the people Of Stuttgart and all Wnrtemberg
regretted the fact and shook their heads sadly
those Of them that had learned that royalty
and good private character are not necessarily
found together They understood that the
aims Of ancestors do not go unpublished.
When King Karl began to reign Germany
was in the beginning Of that great period Of
her history which eliminated in the empire.
snS snl ffsfs lis Gsssst 70 Il
The North German. CONFEDERATION was
SslE and in the s oesa ns sou IL ss sate
was not di;nSsed to eiye the Big state E Iras s;
ss tie @ rs b shs 9 IN Se
States standing together. but he did not want
yanty assSs Franee ana
then became part Of the German empire with
Soon after ter the Il; Franco-Prusrlan war King
Vices q Otis Els ancestors. At frst only The court
s ID ana Ths en 9n
sEcandalized They ,foresaw, that before the
King died he would prove himself worthy Of
named JACKSON SON &e Was Destined d. to FORM one
nbrs Win al 70 T1 o
lutte mOnarclis. who were to waste It's revenues
snd make its King byword and disgrace in
all Europe.
Richard Mason Jackson was born in East
Springfield o., about forty-three years ago. His
iather died at tho very moment OF his birth.
socn afterward his mother moved to Steuben-
vile; =. where young Jackson ,was bred q
strict Methodist. He WAS sent to Mount Union
College, and after graduating; became a clerk
oad student Of music. He played the Meth
were thought to DO OF sufficiently high order
% , Justify sending him to Stuttgart e study
nrst year there he SO injured his arm that his
ambitions ambition as O. pianist were foreyer Do
cart and had learned to speak German and
french almost without accent: Hc was not
handsome. but had way OF looking out OF the
eyes that was very pleasant
ME got place as assistant to the United
states Consul at Stuttgart. and In 1876 was ap:
Pointed Vice. Consul. His duties compelled
tni n to BE much about the palace grounds. and
noticed him. She liked him and showed him
marks OF favor not usually bestowed upon
Door Amaripnpa Thon ha King Olt m know