Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-12-20

have no other recourse than the sur
render of his crown and to step down,
with the likelihood oil being subsequently |
subjected to the resentment Of his long
imprisoned brother.Es s.iiSs w IA
tssi#.,=a-, Mexieo's ,Masl Elnpresssss III
Empress Charlotte OF Mexieb's ind
sanity dates from aIsmemorakle andsf
dramatic interview with the 1ataP ontiff |
Plus FIX, whom she had visitedzfor the:
purpose of;tnvoking the intervention OIL
his holiness behalf 9f MAXilnilian' 81
cause I'M Mexico ft4I was WithHfhe ut
most dificnltsai that she was l.emoved
from tlfc V:ttfc;ln; her lunacy being of a
violent character, and, according to the
most reliable I sonlcdsasuf information,
she has neKRE recovered he1ss. sense
since, remaining ignorant to this day.
Of the fate Of her passionatcly loved
husband. She is kept closely confined
in the royal Belgian chateau Of Borche-
grave, within easy drive of Brussels,
and where She is frequently visited by
her sistci-in-law. Queen Henrietta, and
her niece, the Princess Cleinentine.
Her coal black hair has now become
snow-white, but her features still re-
tain traces Of the beauty for which she
was once famous. There are only three
subjects in which she manifests any in
terest-fowers, music and gloves. OF
the latter she insists on having new
pair every morning, and on one occa-
sion, when, for some reason the supply 4
at the castle had been exhausted, and
her lady tried to palm off upon her
pair once worn. she became SO. violent
that medical aid had to be summoned
quickly to subdue her. OF course, as
In the case Of Sultan Murad, there are
stories current to the effect that She has
long since recovered her reason, and
that she is merely kept confined by her
brother, King Leopold, because he has
the trustee. in Panama speculations
and in his costly and unproductive
Congo ventures While there is no re-
liable basis for these tales, yet it can
not be denied that there is something
strange in the Kings refusal to permit
any Of her American or English rela-
stves to visit her. Ill ~ ls.f. :s.j
Queen Sophie of Sweden is only out
+! of her mind at certain times Of the
| year, while at other periods she Is
quite lucid. In her case the malady
takes the form Of melancholia and ex-
cessive religious -bigotry, and her physi-
clans have adopted all kinds of extraor-
| binary measures with the object Of
combating these tendencies. Among
| other things they have actually forced
her to perform the hardest kind OF
mental work, such as scrubbing, and
| sweeping floors, digging in the garden,
! laundering, etc.. in the hope that physl-
cal fatigue might afford rest to the
sadly tortured mind. i'if i'' ;''
f.: Queen Elizabeth of Roumaniais lu-
macy and the causes that led up to 1T,
| al nj ho{1 hQ1s
maid of honor, Mile! .VacarRscO, and her
nephew, the Crown. Prince Ferdinand,
are too well known to require more
than passing reference here. But few
| people are, aware that during theflast
| two years of his reign the king OF Hol-
| land was complete mental wreck. his
idiocy having assumed a most disgust
ing form and the kingdom being ruled
by his young wife as regent. His sec
ohd son, the late prince Of Orange,
who predecaased him., was likewise
mentally afflicted, and during the lat
ter norton of his life absolutely, de-
clined to wear tie neither garments ap-
pertaining to the raiment of the stefner
sex, wearing quilted petticoats of bright
yellow satin. in one of which he was
buried in accordance with his express
instructions. - - ~
I.;:l!a~ej Il, Addle-Pated Royalty. '5-t.
King Otto Of Bavariais predecessor
was under restraint when he committed
suicide in Lake Staremberg in 1866,
and the empress Of Austria's sister,
Sophie, whom his majesty had Tilted
on the eve Of the day appointed for her
wedding, was affected to such an extent
by his death that she has .spent:most OF
the time since in "a lunatic asylum at
l tho title nf
Duchess of Alencon, having become the
wife of a younger son of the, Orleans
duke Of Nemours. Among her fellow
patients at, Graft are the niother-in-law
/ 81 tie emperor of Germany. the widow
ed! Duchess Adelaide of Schleswig-Hol-
stein. She, too, like the duchess of
Alencon, has lucid intervals, during
which she resides with her youngest
daughter in the utmost privacy at .Dres-
den. One Of, Emperor Williams I'M
cles, old PRINCE Alexander of Prussia,
is as mad as a. March hare, and al
though considerably over seventy years
of age, continues to propose marriage
to every woman he meets, no matter
if she in princess or; laundress. 'octo-
genarian or young girl, married OF sin
gle. All sorts Of amusing stories are
related of him, including that OF his
horse running away with him Oh the
morning Of the battles Of Sadowa. He
was found at o'clock on the following
morning seated on his horse in neigh
boring wood. He said his horse insist
ed on his going there. but it had not
occurred to him to alight or to return
to camp on foot. His mother was com
pletely insane, her .lementia consisting
in a most embarrassing aversion to
any kind of clothes. The late king of
Saxony died a mailman, and so did the
grand uncle of Emperor William. the
late King William Nv. Of Prussia. I
have seen the Duchess Elivira of Ba-
varia suddenly rise in her box at the
theater at Munich and throw her legs
over the balustrade being removed
from her dangerous position with the
utmost difficulty by her ladies and gen
tlemcn in waiting. She is a member OF
the Spanish house of Bourbon, which
has furnished several other scions of
royalty Of unsound mind There are
several other names that | might cite,
| ,-1 +bn ,J,o1o 1ist Inv M mems