St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-24
BAUDOUIN'S BANSHEE
Sensational Death Of the Heir
to the Throne Of Bel
GUM.
Ugly Rumops Connecting His
Name With a Fpail Court
Beauty.
Confident Belief That the
Brilliant Prince Commit
ted Suicide.
A Number OF Gillian Ports
Are Bloekaded by the In
surgents' Fleet.


the throne of Belgium, is dead. lie
died in this city at O'Clock this morn
ing. The cause of his death is alleged
TO have been an attack of bronchitis.
The death OF the prince has caused
trem endouS sensation and creates con-
SterEaton in all classes in Brussels.
There are all sorts of rumorS circuiat-
ing, as the public was entirely unaware
that the prince was ill. Prince Bau-
do uin Leopold Philippe Marie Charles
A ntoine Joseph Louis was the son OF
the Count of Flanders, brother of King
lie opold. Prince Baudouin was born
in this city June 3, 1869. He was
captain of Belgian carbineers
and captain of Prussian cav
airy, being attached to the Second
regiment of HanOverian Dragons.
Intense excitement prevails in Brussels
and throughout the provinces. Crowds
of people are parading the streets or
gathered in knots at street corners,
eagerly discussing the situation. On
all sides the warmest expressions Of
sympathy with the royal family in this,
their fresh trial. are heard. Prince
Baudouin's popularity ana brilliant
talents and the bright hopes conferred
by the BclgianS on his future career
make them feel the princes loss in the
lleenest manner possible. The news OF
the princes death was Withheld from
his sister,
The Princess Henrietta.
beautiful girl abCn twenty years of
age, who is dangerously sick from IN
fiammation of the lungs. The palace
of the Count of Flanders, where the
princess resides, is surrounded by
strong force Of police who are doing
their utmost TO prevent the unusual
noise in the streets from ar0usIng the
suspicious Of The princess. Inc sudden
death of Prince Bou Iouln has caused
the most alarming rumors to be clrcu-
lated on all sides, and these rumors
grew in import as the day progressed.
1t was openly asserted that the death OF
the popular Belgian prince was rep
etition of the sad circumstances sur
rounding the death of Archduke Ru-
dolDh, the heir to the Austrian
throne, who met his death In
such mysterious manner Oh Jan.
so, 1889. Ii was added that beautl-
ful German eOVernesS who had been re-
cantly banished from the Belgian court
by order Of King Leopold, had been in
some way connected with the death or
Prince Baudouin. Rumor also had it
that there had been an Intrigue, lasting
long time, between the goyerneSs and
the prince, and the result of their lIaison
is said tohaye been the birth OF child.
In any case. the death OF Prince Bau-
douin is surrounded with mystery. and
Speculati0n. The court physicians. III
the death certificate, announce that
Baudouin's death was caused by hem
orrhage. following a severe attack OF
bronchitis. The physicians also assert
that the prince caught chill while
watching at the bedside of his sister,
the Princess Henriette, who has been
i'll for some time past. But these state
mentS are far from convincing the peo-
pie that the real
Cause of the Death
Of Prince BandOuin has been given to
the public, and the startling rumorS al
ready referred to are popularity believed
to be founded on solid basis of fact of
some description. kilograms and mes
sages of coincidence with the royal fam
ily of Belgium i'll this, their great Sor
row. are already reaching Brussels
from all parts of Europe, among the
dispatches received being words of SYM
patty from Queen Victoria, and the
Prince and Princess of Wales. The
bert Leopold Clement Marie Melnrad,
who was born April S. 1879, is now heir
to the throne of Belgium. Prince AL
bert is studying under the direction of
q number of tutors in preparation for
passing his examinations previous 10 ell
teFing UPON military career. The eX-
treme danger Of Prince Baudouln first
became known at noon yesterday, when
he had henOrrhage of the Kidneys.
AT 6 D. IN. the physicians i'll attendance
compiled a bulletin saying the case was
Que of dangerous pleuro-pneumonia,
which had reached its fourth day. and
that there had been complicated hem
Orrhage. The bulletin was not issued,
however. The members of the royal
family we're summoned. The KING ana
queen were overcome with grief and
Wept together. the queen being finally
obliged to retire in consequence OF the
violence of her grief. The prince tried
TO reassurc those at his bedside, saying,
Il shall be better tomorrow" The
physicians were still hopeful till
10 p. M, when the patient was cupped.
AT midnight The prince mOtioned DIR.
Meiis to approach his bedside and
thanked him for his kindness. His
voice was then almost inaudlble. at
o'clock he notioned to his parents to
come closes to his bed. He raised him.
self with difficulty and embraced them
farewell. Both were weeping. The
brother and sister of the dying man
then knelt at his bedside. Tie prince
recognized them and touched their fore
heads. Soon after lie had fresh hem
orrhage and died at / 40 p. III. The
physicians who were i'll attendance are
homeOpathsts. The royal family have
fIIll r.nutdPn i'm them
a Requiem Service
for the repose of the soul of Prince Bail
douin Will be held in the cathedral IN
this city Thursday morning next
after the burial of the prince in
the royal vault at Laeken. village two
miles from here. In the chamber of
deputies to-day, Premier Beernart, on
behalf of the ministery, expressed
the sentiments of the house i'll
regard to The death Of Prince
Baudouin. he said that members shared
in the grief OF King Leopold and his
family over the sad affair. The presi-
dent Of the chamber and the leaders OF
the Right and Left occurred in the eX-
presSions of regret and sympathy and
the house then adjourned as a sign OF
mourning for the dead prince. The
body of Prince Baudouln has been en-
baimed. and now lies i'll state i'll the
palace.
Singular Fatality.
LONDON, Jan. 23.-The death of
Prince Bahdouin. heir TO the throne OF
Belgium. has taken the place of the
Duke OF Bedfurd's suicide as the reign
ing sensation. Everybody is talking
about the strange coincidence of fatality
that pursucS all who were connected
with the ATTEMPTED conquest OF Mexico.
Macmillan, brother of the Austrian
emperor and Napoleon's puppet ON the
Mexican throne, was executed 10y the
Mexicans, and Prince Rudolph, his
nephew ana heir to the throne Ut Aus
tria, committed suicide on account OF
an intrigue. MaXimllan's widow,
Carlotta. is hopeiessly insane; and her
nephew, Prince Baudoun. heir to the
throne of Belgium, is believed to have
taken his own life. Leopold is said to De
plunged into deep grief by the unhappy
occurrence. coming at time when
grave crisis exists i'll the state oil ac-
cntant Of, the universal suffrage apita-