New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-05

But the advent Of mad King otto sollcc.
Time and again some legislator little more daring
than his colleagues. has proposed change Ia the alb
surd provision OF the constitution allowing IN insane
monarch TO retain his and throne. Bnt The
proposal has left the commii'ec-room ana the
head Of the Wlitrsbachs remain, king. u Is true
that he j. king only In name and Prime" Leopold the
father Of Prince Louis. Is the ruler In fact hut IL is
not all likely that III" Ihinc"-Res'nt VIII ever
ascend the throne Physicians who recently exam
incd III, Majesty pron0unc" him In body compare
tlvcly sound and likely live for years 10 come.
His mind is hopclc,sly cloudcd, and h" passes hi'
DAYS smoking cigarettes In padded room. vrnturihS
only seldom the open air In the car" OF numerous
attendants That he retains his marvellous physical
strength under the untOward conditions III when ne
lives +, strange. Days pass by when H. absolutely
refuses nouri,hmcni bell Wig that II is po'onel. II
matters not # attendants prove the contrary before
him. ne. Of course cannot comprehend proof. lie
cries and so,s ly the hour. only Cor few moments
he seems ut remember that hc i hlhs anu
commands and insists upon hearing the empty woroS'
Your Majesty But the lucid moments pass away
and he sinks again into the deplornble condition
which has crushed :lm during the seven years oi MS
unhappy reign.
The pny,ical welfare OF the monarch ana The age
OF Prince Lultpo,-hc /, beyond ilrcc'ccr' ana Ten
lead the Iavarans TO take especial interest III Ihcs
Louis Prince LhtpoJ, II /, also UNDERTOOK VIII
ohdicatc in his favor should King otto happen 10 ue
ncx Y.
hing Princess Louis will h- the first queen In many
,s,r. IN ,bar, the Havarian throne. The mad love
s,orv Of King Louis H. the belief In the unlathnhcss
of his bride which led him 10 remain bachelor, Is
known. King OTTO, Of course, never m'r'''" 80"
Princess, Therefore. occupies an unusual place III ''e
hearts Of her subjects for TINS reason "o"e'
put other reasons explain also the love they bear
her. A.,
Princess Marie Theresa licnrctte DorotIea was Tue
only child Of Archduke Ferdinand OF AnsIria-Es'c
and the Archduchess Franziska Marle and was porn
I'm lsA0 10 the followers OF the House oil o'"''''
however the Princess Is more than The future l"'h
M Dayaria She Is direct descendant oi the oe""'"
house and the Jacobtcs refer TO her AS Mary ~ y.
England, When the Legtimiss OF England. Sco'l'i'u
and ireland cry "God save the Queen al Is 10 'hc
Bavarlan woman they refer. she Is III i"c'' ~.
od.st representative OF the Stuars now living b"'
She has never lent aid to the absurd'pocy oil e IT."
rugshmcn who slil believe their salvation Hes Ill d
..,,or,,ior of the Stuarts. She knows, OF course,
that the smart cause Is dead for all time, ana se
is content In the prospect oil rulhS over INV e
p,v,rIons There is nothing of the consprator III her
frank open character. Her lie Is simplicity 'tsc'i'
and her time is taken up In the discharge y, nv
humorous Household duties. She Is model Illus
frau and Is obliged 10 keep sharp coh'ro VI w
,onses The income Of the Prince, between whom
and the throne two lives still stand Is not great anu
. d,vs II WitteIsl,ach cxtIsva gnnce at an en1
Princess Marie Is neither hOHicly hoi '"""'o''
peonle who still have the idea that iTiiceS anu
pr,ncesscs must look different from men ana women
M other stations In life would be Disappointed III h'r
o,ne,rnnce which Is without any distihcuoh' were
# moi for the greetings and signs Of respect SHOWN
her I'm the streets OF Munich stranger "ou'd pass
hcr nv uunotced. She be seen. however, Utmost
amy d,v wolkng In the MaXimilian' rasse entering
IN. varous siops even bargaining WIN hhhr"'t
women over the price OF goose-ior ro"sFsoosc -
fayori,e dish on the princely table III ner o'"'
rounds she Il usually accompanied by one UT h'o'e
of her children No royal couple oil EUROPE mas oeeh
IN bI.sscd with children the Prince anu frihcess
Louis On the day OF their silver weddhs eleven
of their children stood about them. Inc Oldest Piihce
Rupert WAS born IN 1862 and the youngest irinccss
Gondelinde wns bora IN 1901 Two children are al
ready dead
The Prince looks Ike Ba'"r''h iarhher Oh
the better class or professor mt an AGRICULTURAL col
lcge than Ike the traditional king. lie Is rather
short Of stature broad sLOuldered ana Stout kind
blne eyes covered by od-iashoned gold speciacles,
light I'M his heavily bearded face HIS appearance III
his generals Uniform Is not marual, ana Tor That
reason he loves TO doR 1t and wear the Tyroean hat
with the ROSTERS feather In the band ana the dark
green hunting coat, drawn In at the back The
Prince. however pretends TO be only "Iand~irth,
and is nm authority upon all agricultural questions
lie Is n good speaker, and never misses "a session
n. III. Retchs IN when agraTan questions srV before
II for dlscussiuu.