Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-29
n SPRIGS
| Of GEN7ILITY.

tho days when Count
siner and master OF the court
W Of Hanover, was compelled
w uel with Prince solms and
aa"sd has any such tragic oc-
o .stsn place at any royal or
'",,rt as the duel which has
esoneht with sabers at Buda-
r.,oo Klebelsberg, a member
land Baron Josica, the min
IN hnusehold OF the king of
and grand master of the
"a court. Baron Josica ran his
through the lungs and the
~ man survived his mortal
anly few hours.
srhle between the two arose In
.Ion with a speech made by the
',,,irislng in the legislature
,as,rais administration OF the
,svsehoId. and as the speech in
y, reflected also upon the en-
s,nself NJ. de Josica considered
rad no alternative but to call
'uty To account.
Xxx or not the minister win be
IA 10 resign his dlgnitles and
.-ents in connection with the
sn,sebold remains to be seen.
.,lnr e sternly forbidden by the
r5er severe penalties, although
recognized institution in the
navy and society.
,llllng his adversary the baron
], himself open to criminal prose-
on a charge of manslaughter.
4 difficult to see how. under the
rances, he can remain "A mem
he administration or sit any
Al the same ministerial table as
|.issmen intrusted with the direc-
! The department of justice.
three years ago. one OF the
colleagues, Count Feverjary,
n Of war, became involved in
|huch the same kind Of scrape. He
III an attack made In the legisla-
ICON the army by n radical deputy
! lgron, called him out and almost
1, him TO pieces in a most san
Il duel, which, shocking to relate,
Jueht in the garrison church at
NJ within half an hour after
npleton Of divine service on IL
morning.
count was deprived of his port
kur the brief space Of two weeks,
ben, after the interest in the duel
|subsided, he was quietly reap
td 10 the chieftnlnship of the war
timeni, Just as IL nothing had hap
lon Josica Is a singularly charm
Ind popular man, and persona
|slma at court, a great favorlte OF
Impress and grandson OF that ex-
binary Baroness Josica. nee Com
|Csaki, who used to boss the big
bee of Gallcia. Her husband was
X Individual and not OF a particu-
appearance, whereas she
IS majestic as Juno, and inspired
My Wholesale respect, but even
everybody yielding to her be-
7 two of the great landowners of
oylnce ventured to protest against
isurpation of authority, one OF
being her distant relative, Count
Bethlen, and they actually Jour
all The way to Vienna to invoke
of old Emperor Ferdi-
10 protect them from their tyrant
put an end to what they de-
as the ridiculous petticoat gov
ut OF their province.
Emperor promised to accede to
which he described as
ID well-founded, and they left
ne with the conviction that they
Ined their point. Much to their
however. they found that moth
s done in the matter and that,
contrary. her power, and conse-
her tyranny, had been increas-
= their application to the emper-
sy once more betook themselves
Austrian capital, and on being
d by the emperor in audience,
Cd his majesty of his promises.
. gentleman put his hands over
d and exclaimed, half plaintive-
I In desperation: For heavens
cave me In peace, children The
nan (diu alte) has been here too.
'ou can do nothing for you; 1
ARE to-"
inately for the peace OF mind of
q Francis Joseph, her grandson,
samuel Josica Is OF n much more
genial and easy-going dispose
ma there need be no fear Of
Tempt on his part to tyrannize
seFeign Of Austria-Hungary OF
'etersburg was all agog about a
In which Prince Metchorski and
u OF the great Millionaire. Sena-
olonoff, are mixed up. Prince
'tai Is a sort of Muscovlte Henry
Seaere, and his weekly paper, the
naalin. or Citizen, is the counter
Y NJ. Labouchere's truth.
vh Or so ago a vicious article
'eu IN the columns of the Grasch-
'snutled His High EScellency,"
laing up TO ridlcule and obloquy
oignitary whose arrogance to-
y interiors was described as be-
'4ied only by his ohsequiousness
superlors, and who graduated
's and salutatlons according to
zee Of Importance and influence
ed by the personages thus
l~o sons of Senator Polotzoff.
encouragement of the empire
lkciy to be the next ambassador
nee, considered, as did every
else, that II was their father
whom the article was directed:
made their way 10 Prince
SKIS residence and, according
own account, inflicted q terrible
9 upon him.
ie other side, the prince has |
q letter to Count WoronzOff- |
~ the minister OF the imperial
10, to complain that he. a
ram OF the ear. has been
with the grossest rudeness and
esy by the two young Polot-
mo mold at court the rank of
en- or the chamber. In this let
prince expressly denies having
u blow. He acknowledges that
" men entered his apartments
iseu canes in their hands. but |
mat he prudently ensconced 4
behind his large writing table |
u caused his servants to pitch |
i,uuers into the. street before |
u even the opportunity of COM