Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-02

stcrnatipn in the great courts of Fur1Jc.
will hardly surprise those who know: how
prone the male members OF the Austrian
imperial house have been, at Eass during
the present century, to enter into inatri-
monial alliances OF this kind In this re-
spcct many of the Hapsburss have won
much uncnyiahlc notoriety. Love, irdced.
has played "A great part i'll the lives % Eiany
Of them, bringing In too many instances
ostracism and social ruin. and in enc in
stance at least n laiucntable and urtimcly
death.
Never singulariy fortunate. the laps
burgs have VI late years been singularly
unfortunate. Study their history fcr the
past few decades, and how many domestic
casualties and eccentric acts will you find
recorded!
Only few years ago Archduke John
of Austria disappeared, and they say that
the old emperor still mourns FOE him. A
brilliant fellow he WIS. but wonderfully
hot headed and independents. His teachers
complained that no seemed to lack "a
sense Of reverence" lie entered the army
and nc once inauguratcd several sweeping
reforms Tho state authorities checked
him, and then, in revenge, no published q
bitter pamphlet, In which he invcighed
0crccly against tho Austrian military a,i-
thoritics and claimed that the army was
shamcfuLy misnianagcd. Tho emperor
punished him by sending him to Cracow,
but he was soon back I'm Vienna, writing
music, studying spiritualism and other
wise busying himself. Tho rcd tape Of
oflicialism he constantly deilcd, and at
last, in September, 1887. tho emperor dc.
prived him Of all his offices and forbade
him To appear az court. In disgust the
archduke left Vienna nnd the world next
heard that he had assumed the name q
Johann Orth and had married Emile
Stubcl, pretty little Austrian singer IL
was n love match, pure and single One
day Emile met u handsome younx man
who said no was n student, andwith whom
shc fell in love, because he loved her 70
tcndcrly; only she thoughsi he dressed
much too plainly. At u review 81 the
army. however, she saw her student lover
in q uniform so fine that ID utmost took
her breath away. She asked Scnao one
who he was, and was told that he was
Archdukc John OF Austria" Johann
Orth next became n captain, aud soon aft
crward the world heard that he had lost
his life mt sea while sailing 70 Valparaiso
from Buenos Ayrcs. Not very Icing ago,
however, the rumor spread that be was
still alive and had been seen fighting on
the side of the Congrcssiopalists In tho
Chilean war. Anyhow, there Is no more
typical example Of u rebel Hapsburg than
Johann Orth.
A kindred soul Is Archduke Henry,
youngest son of the late Archtluke Rainier,
viccroy of Lombartly. He was n general
In the army, and while stationed ut Graft
no made the acquaintance of Frauleir
Hoffman,, n singer at the theatcr, with q
monthly salary Of so forms. She was by
no means . great singer. Her last rclt
wus that Of Pamela, in FRA Diavolo, y
but she was pretty, quick wittcd, the very
type Of Vienncsc girl, and, above all, II
rcproachablc in her conduct and manners
The archdukc paid court To her, and whsr
he was obliged to tako the field in Italy h,
promised that he would marry her If hi
1ife was spared, and this promise he faith
fully kept
Tho emperor sto-:ned, fumcd and die
all In his power to claim the prodigal
but all his efforts We, in vain. Archduk
Henry had vowed to - true to Frauleil
Hoffman,, and not all the powers in Chris
tendon could persuade him to abandon
her. AL Francis Joseph could DO was {.
deprive the archduko y; his military ranl
and cxpa1riate him. The marriage tool
placc on Feb. 4, 1865 and not until 1855
did the emperor show any signs Of relcnt
ing. In the latter year no allowed tn
erchduke to present his wife and dnuRhte