The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-26
Gallery as the result Of former crimes .

SWEDE' : QUEER TALE.
Interest in the romantic story of Capt
Johann Orth, the Archduke John Saliva
tor OF Austria, who sailed away into
the unknown" several years ago on the
boat Santa Margareta. has been revived
by the strange story of a Swedish fisher
man. While on a northern tour few
weeksiago. the fisherman declares. he met
a.boat bearing the name Santa Margareta.
commanded b. man who bore a striking
resemblance TO the pictures of the lost
prince. On board was also woman. sup
posed to be she whom the Arcbduke mar
ried a short time before his departure for
South America. AS soon as the captain
of the Santa Margareta caught sight Of
the fishing boat, the Swede declares, he
changed his course and sailed away
luCredulOuS as the story seems. there
are people in Europe who believe it,
Great mystery undoubtedly surrounds
the archdnke's disappearance and no ade-
Quate explanation of it has ever been
given. One strange fact in connection
with the matter is the neglect of the
heirs of the prince to collect the insur-
auce on the boat. although the societies
long ago declared their willingness to pay
it. This fact has led many people to be
heve that the imperial family OF Austria
is in communication with the romantic
captain, but purposely keep the place of
his sojOurn secret.
The archdu6e was one of the cleverest
members of the Hapsburg family He had
showed unusual military talents and
promised to become one of the highest
officers Of the realm, His book on some of
the defects of the Austrian system is still
textbook for many Austrian officers
He was a composer, too, and had written
several successful operas. He was the
cleverest conversationalist of his family,
wealthy and beloved by high and low.
But he grew tired of the life, passed an
examination as a merchant sea captain,
purchased the Santa Margareta and buy
ing cargo of saltpeter. started for South
America. Two years and more have
passed by since then, and 1t is still uncer-
tain whether he is alive or dead.
FIND OF THE MAYOR OF MITTENwALDE.
The Mayor of Mittenwalde has become
famous Until two weeks ago even the
people of Germany had almost forgotten
the existence of the little village in the
Kelton district of Prussia, and none of
them, it is safe to say, had heard the
name of its municipal head. But the hon
orable mayor was one day hunting for an
important paper in the archives of the
courthouse and came across a document
which at least is of considerable
| historical interest, even though it
will not add millions, as the mayor
thinks, to the treasury of Mittenwalde
The document contained two notes from
| the years 1861 and l540. One of them
showed that the city of Berlin had Dor
| rowed in 1549 400 Rllden, which was to
bear interest until paid at the crate of G
per cent. The other note was fOr700 gull
den at the same rate of interest II was
signed by the Elector Joachim, of Bran
| denburg, an ancestor of the German EN-
peror. It ordered his descendants TO pay
| the money to the good people of Mitten-
waldo in case he did not do so in his life
! time. Property in Berlin was given as
surety t,
A statistician in Mittenwalde has reck-
oned the amount due the village from the
city of Berlin to be 1000, 600 600, 900 gull
den! Some of the good citizens, forget
ting the effect of prescription, have pro-
posed that suit be brought against the
capital and the German emperor The
Berlin city fathers and his majesty, how
ever. have not lost many nights of sleep
in the preparation of their defense.
German historians, including Prof Won
Treitsche. are greatly interested in the
documents and the name of the mayor of
Mittenwalde in 1898 is srue to find place
in the pages of history. -D