The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-07

sibility. The crown prince, as he was ab
that time, happened to enter the parade
ground Just before the arrival of the king.
Catching sight of the terribly stiff and
stilted appearance of the soldiers, he drop
ped a goldpiece on the ground beside the
man at the extreme right of the line and
told him to pick it up. The unfortunate
soldier squirmed and twisted and was
finally obliged TO confess 'his inability TO
touch the coin. And with soldiers thus
arrayed one expects TO win battlesH' ex-
claimed the prince, with bitter sarcasm.
This utterance was reported TO his father,
who inflicted upon him the penalty above
described, but shortly afterward modified
the equipment of his troops.
Penalty For IndiscretiOu.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Aus
tria, the herr presumptive TO the crown,
who was in this country last year, has
suffered At the hands of his uncle, the EN-
peror, period of three months stubenar-
rest during which time he was not permit
ted to leave the precincts of his palace. to
| don his sword or to entertain friends. His
cousin, the late Crown Prince Rudolph,
| underwent six weeks Of similar seClusion
just before his marriage for having Great
ed public scandal by his relations with
the well known danseuse, Mile. Buska, at
that time living at Prague. He had been
sndiscreet enough 70 purchase some mag
niicent furniture for her from one of the
great upholsterers on the Ringstrasse at
Vienna, and the merchant. only too glad
to make everybody acquainted with the
Imperial patronage by which he had been
honored, found nothing better to do than
TO exhibit the furniture in his shop win
a. !. -
mad been ordered by the prince for the lady
In question at Prague. 50 great was the
talk to which it gave rise that it almost
resulted in the breaking of Of the match
between the crown prince and Princess
Stephanie of Belgium.
Lived on Short Eations
The brother of the German empress,
Duke Ernest Gunther Of Sleswick- Hol-
stein, has been repeatedly under stuben-
arrest by orders Of Emperor William. and
so, too, has Prince Frederick Leopold,
now colonel Of the garIe lie corps and
brotherin-law OF his ma jesty.- The Duke
OF Edinburgh, now ruler of the duchies of
SAKE CoburC- Gotha, was confined on board
ship at the time OF the Prince of Wales
wedding and debarred from taking any
part in that ceremony as a punishment for
raising money among his messmateS on
board man-Oi war, where he was Scrv-
Ing, by selling to the highest bidders the
| photographs aud letters Of his mother. the
queen, and those Of his sisteTs-a piece of
sharp practice which aroused his royal
mothers particular Indignation Even
kings are sometimes thus punished, and
mp 10 the time of his coup d'ctat year
ago young King Alexander Of Servia was
frequently subjected by the regents not
merely TO arrest, but 10 SIN further dis
cipline, by being deprived Of the dishes.
especially the entremetS, Of which he WAS
most fond Indeed the overthrow Of the
Servian regency was due FAR moro to a
question OF pudding than to question OF
politics.
Sinned and Ribbed About 1t.
The young Gavarian Princes Rupert
and Charles. who have distinguished
themselves by running away from home in
fai< but fran company. have had TO spend
many q month in the enforced seclasior
of srabenarrest, besides having their IL
no means large allowances Gccked bv Their
father, Prince Louis. the Counrry's future
king, who Is exceedingly strict with hi.
children and intoleEauJ Of any breach @.
Discipline. Prince Charles ~ Eohenzol
lern, who has Just married Princess Jo
sephinc Of Belgium. likewise ran AVA.
from home, tired OF the strict discipline
He s.asi soar youns fellows - afs calupan
tons. and after al sorts II queer adyen
tGres they were forced before the end Of
week tn appeal 10 the authorities Of one o.
the towns that they bad reached FOR hnan