The times., 1897-04-12
CAPT. HORTON HoNoRED.
Member of the Order of st. Cath.
crime of Mount Sinai.

of the District National Guard, has been
made a member OF the Royal order OF
Saint Catherine Of Mount Sinai by Prince
Guy de Lusignan- 1t gives the officer
authority to be addressed as s'chevali er,
and the handsome decoration OF the order
will be treasured among his most highly
priced possessi ons
The facts that the order has been dead for
nearly 700 years; that the bestower of the
decoration s not reigning monarch, and
that his title is contested; that the order
was resurrected iu 1893 by Prince Guy
on his own responsi bility, and that 1t has
no standing at any court II the world, may
detract bit from the honorof the bestowal,
ought not to make any great difference
to Capt Horton, as the decoration is very
pretty, and lends air OF dignity when
pinned to a military coat and surrounded
by several badges and craftsmanship
medals
The Prince Guy de Lusignan is the de-
scendant OF an Old house, which was pIomr
nent i'll the days of the Crusaders. Long
ago, when this house reigned over Jeru-
salem, it possessed two orders. With the
passing out OF power OF the family the
orders became extinct, because none but
reignins families are supposed to distribute
| honors of this kind The orders died very
dignifi ed and proper death and the descend
| ants OF the family for many generations
| have not disturbed the ashes.
| But in 1898, Prince Guy de Lusgnan,
| having Travelled over a very tioubious road
| where many he met asserted that his title
| was not genuine, that he was an imposter.
| and other dis0greeable things, looked over
/ the family archives in search of something
| with which he might reward those who
\ had stood by him duIing the storm. From
| the dirt and rubbish he hauled forth the
| Royal Order of st. Catherine OF Mount 5 mai
| and the Order Of Melusine.
| After centuries Of rest, the orders were
| in splendid working trim. They had long
been forgotten; but since there was no
| doubt that tie day had been when they
| had amounted to much, there was great
| demand for them. Then Prince Guy be-
| slowed his fayOrs with free hand. Many
| worthy breasts, which had ne'er before
| been adorned, glittered with the decora-
| ton OF the Royal order of st. Catherine OF
| Mount Sinai There were many VINO de-
| rided the Prince and jeered at the spectacle
| of a member of family whose power had
| passed away centuries ago, bestowlng
| empty titles on ambitious common folks
/ There were some, too, VINO applied the
! American slang word "fakir' TO the
| bustling Prince Guy, and one even VINO
| telegraphed story to Philadelphia
| paper from Paris to the effect that the
'.bOgus Prince Guy de Lusignan" was still
| distributing his favors To all or these
| things the Prince made but one answer
| The instigators OF the ISLANDERS were men
|, vino had sought decoration at his hands,
| but had been found unworthy.
The Armenian troubles are responsible for
many new members OF the orders, for IL
| must be remembered that the Royal Order
| OF st. Catherine of Mount Sinai and the
| Order OF Melusine are both Armenian
| Most men and some women who have
worked for the Armenian cause have been
decorated by Prince Guy, one of the latest
| being Miss Clara Barton, who was admitted
| to the Order of Melusfne.
| It was through these Armenian troubles
| that Capt. Horton came to be decorated.
! He is young man, who has been inter
| ested in things military for several years
| He served for three years IN the High
school Battalion in Washington, and on
being graduated received the King schol-
arship. Afterward he was made aide-de-
| camp on the staff of Gen. OTdway, with
the rank of captain. Capt Hort on
i spent good part of last year In New
| York. He was military secretary TO Gen
| Horace Porter, who was grand marshal OF
| the business mems sound money demon
| stration and is now military secretary to
Gen GrenviIle NJ. Dodge, who is grand
| marshal of the Grant monument dedica-
ton ceremonies.
| When the "A rraenian troubles wereat their
height Capt Horton, who was greatly inter
| ested in tlIe matter, resolved to write book
on the subject He is solicitor general OF the
| Pro-Armenian a Anianceof the United States,
| and through disposition wasable toSetmuch
information that was not published. So
| much Armenian matter was Being written
at the time however. chat Capt. Horton said
what he had to say in this matter under the
title of THE Royal House Of Lusignan.
| The Lusignans once governed Armenia
and Capt Horton told his story around the
reigning members OF the house At the
suggestion OF Bishop Satterlee, president
| of the Armenian Relief Association. the
| work of Capt. Horton was republlshed fol
| distribution by the association Severa
copies were sent abroad, and one fell into
| the hands of Prince Guy de Lusignan, who
was SO pleased with this literary service 70
| his house that he resolved TO honor the
writer with the decoration of the resur
rected order At the same time he de
| cided to show the Same honor to Charles u
Hoffman. another Washington young man
who is IN intimate friend OF Capt Horton
and who haswritten some pamphletson the
! house of Lusignan. So several weeks ag'
the notifications came to these young mel
from Prince Guy that they were to be dec
GRATED with the Royal Order OF Saint Cath
crime OF Mount Sinai
Last week the decoration arrived. tits Al
eight-uointed cross. in white enamel, can
toned with four crosses of Jerusalem IL
gold To the main cross is affixed ser
rated wheel in red enamel, crossed vertlc
aliv by blood-stained sword, The In
i | strumenu of torture of St Catherine Ii
, the center of the wheel is the eseutehe0T
of the house of Lusignan, upon its face the
device, Pour bailler sa fol- and upoI
the reverse the legend ''Sainte Catherine
: du Mont Sinai, 1o63-1Ss3
Capt Horton said that the decoration hat
been entirely unexpected by him The OF
. der of Saint Catherine of Mount Sinai. h'
, | said, was a very old one He had no doubt
of it's genuineness, and didn't { know ther,
was anything unusual about Prince Guy d'
| Lusignan resuIrecting il and distributing
| | decorations When spoken To about the ab
senCe of the order from the official list II
the Alma nae de Gotha. Capt. Hortonsaid:
Now, that's a strange thing. I've go
a cousin who called my attention to tha