The state herald., 1897-03-12
MISSING ARCHpUKE.
End of Romance That Has Interested
All Europe.

All Europe.
From the Lady's Pictorial: The
Mystery of Johann Orth" has now re-
suited in definite sequel, the Can
tonal Court of St Gall, in Switzerland,
having given judgment in the matter
of the fortune of the missing Arch
duke, Johann Ortiz" who disappear.
ed so mysteriously some years ago. and
whose story attracted so much public
attention at the time. The Archduke
Johann Salvador of Tuscany, and
nephew of the Emperor of Austria, IT
may be remembered, fell in love with
an opera singer, whom he married l.
spite of all family opposition, renounc-
ing, at the same time, all his rights
privileges and rank. and assuming th'
name of "0rth," after one of his cas-
ties. The romantic marriage was cele
brated secretly, but in a perfectly lega
manner, by the registrar of lslington
and countersigned by the Austrian
consul. Johann Orth" next bought
In Liverpool fine ship, which he re-
christened the Santa Margarita, after
his wife. and SO Jealous was he OF the
vessel being recognized that he stipu-
lated that all photographs and draw
ings of 1t should be handed over to
him, and all these he burned. More
over, he caused all portraits and neg
atives OF himself to be bought up at
any price In, Austria and elsewhere;
and all these were likewise destroyed.
These are absolute facts He then set
sail with his wife for South Amer
lea, and the vessel was duly reported
to have arrived, and departed from
4 Montevideo for destination un-
known. But from that moment every
trace is lost of the ship and all on
news as to her fate has ever been re-
covered, although many search has
been made along the coast by order
Of the Emperor of Austria and the
Hungarian government. Treasure
| seekers, too, have been at work, as 1t
was known that the Archduke had on
board over f250.000 in gold. 1t is be
lieved that he intended to have bought
an estate in Chill with the money and
settled there, but that the vessel
ioundered off Cape Horn during ter
rifle storm which ragged on the coast
shortly after the ship left. From time
to time since then the most startling
rumors have cropped up about the
missing Archduke" having turned up.
One version was that he had been one
of the leaders of the Chilian rebellion,
| having divided his treasure among
his crew. burned the ship. landed on a
lonely coast and made his way to
Chill: another that he was the famous
marshal who conquered the Chinese.
A third story is that the eccentric
prince Is still alive and secretly cor
responds with his mother. However.
he St Gall tribunal evidently does not
believe that the Archduke is still alive,
for the relatives of his wife having
claimed million francs deposited by
aim with the Bank Of st. Gall prior to
his departure. the court has ordered
the moneys to be now paid over to
hem, as he had made a will leaving all
he possessed to her. And thus prac-
.ically ends one OF the most remark
able romances In the dynastic history
Of Europe In this century; but we
nay rest assured that for many year
We shall be startled with reports of
the mysterious missing Archduke"
having turned up In some part OF the
world or another. and subsequently of
,o-called heirs.