Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-08-10
4 WANDERING CROWN.
Wonderful Vicissitudes OF the Sill.
Yer Coronet of Hungary.
Tragic incidents in III" History OF the
Narinas Rulers ho Have Worn the
Famous Emblem Of n Double
Monarchy.

More precious :" the loyal Magyar
heart thanal ihr rii.hArr.l~ '.c riclir>>r>,
whether = harharic rti,lcuc>s or me.
dicval >p.'i.Gur. J. The ancient silver
crown IF lIunrarv battered, dinted
and l!arl, a. OH Ir.n We gaze on il.
SAYS writer III the Arruey. with rev
.rrntial awe: FIR surely M crown IN
the world has un !.rrnnr such wonder
ful vici>>itud,.> When the royal line
ot nrfah hccatn, ct met Hungary was
filled with c"nfueiun. The pope
crowned one candidate: the diet elected
another. who Immediately donned the
coronation robes and the silver crown.
His pretcn>ionS We're speedily sup
pressed 10y the king of bohemia. who
surrounded the walls of iuda with his
troops. and carried off both king and
crown to an impr.gnahle bohemian
fortress
"Otto Of Bavaria was then chosen by
the Hungarians a. their future ruler,
on condition that he should first re-
cover the famous ere .vn, with which
the fortunes of Hun gary have ever
been so closely connected. The Bae
and, Disgusting himself in the Farb Of
a merchant, he set forth on his quest
and reached bohemia i'll safety. He
speedily learned that the country was
On the verge of ruin: war had deci-
mated the population and exhausted
the national finances. The land was
untitled and the resources of the king
dom at the lowest ebb. Under these
circumstances the value of the Hum
garian crown as a trophy of victory
was at a discount. The misfortunes Of
the impoverished state and the dire
necessities to which it was reduced de-
stroyed chivalrous sentiment and ma
tional pride. The supposed merchant
profited by the situation, and soon en-
tered into such successful negotiations
with the harassed and pauperized
government that he was enabled to Sc
cure the possession of the silver crown.
Elizabeth, the widowed queen of
King Albert Of Hungary, was the next
to disturb the safety of the silver
crown. The death of the king had
plunged the country into a vortex OF
strife and confusion. In the midst OF
the contest she resolved to escape
from the dangers which threatened
her, taking with her the ancient
crovn. After taking refuge in Ger.
maEy she was reduced to abject power
ty, and in her distress she pawned the
historic crown Of Hungary to EN-
peror Frederick for three thousand
ducats. Indignation fred every patri
otto Magyar heart; war was declared
and, after much bloodshed, the bat
tered crown was recovered by the Hun
garian army and taken back in triumph
to Buda, where it was locked up in 9
fortress and guarded night and day BY
two state dignitaries chosen from the
Magyar nobility. The strife and tn
nult which for SO many centuries sur
rounded the silver crown only in
creased its moral value and heightened
its significance, finally winning the
due recognition of Hungarian needs
and requirements. The brave Magyar
race stoutly refused to denationalize
itself by incorporation with Austria
and at last the necessity of self-gov.
eminent for Hungary was admitted.
Francis Joseph of Hapsburg vas SOL
EMMY crowned king of Hungary as
well as emperor of Austria, and &C
copied with the silver crown the double
responsibility Of the double monarchy. "