Daily inter mountain., 1900-07-07
lot of the adherents of one or the other
as the tide of battle flowed

lot of the adherents of one or the other
as the tide of battle flowed.
But in the time of Frederick l., the
heroic Barbarossa, a definite landmark
appears in the annals of the picturesque
and ancient duchy. In 1850, when Henry
the Lion of Saxony had been humbled for
the moment by the Emperor, Bavaria, as
one of the dependencies of the imperial
sway, was allotted to the Count Palatine
of Whittelsbach, Otto, or Othon. From
that time to the foundtion of the present
royal line by the Count Palatine Chris
tian H., the succession is sufficiently
clear.
AN ERRATIC LIFE.
The present King Otto Wilhelm Lut-
pold is the son of King Macmillan H..
and Princess Marie of Prussia. He was
born at Munich on April 27, 1S48, and it
is claimed that he has been insane more
than half his life. He nominally succeed
ed to the throne on June 10, 1886, when
MS brother committed suicide by drown
ing himself in the beautiful lake Of
starnberg. in the Park of Berg Castle.
three days after his deposition upon the
score of insanity.
Whatever may be the case today one
thlng at least is certain-the unfortunate te
QUO was not born insane. The taint,
II taint there was. was in his blood. and
was made virulent and active by the
circumstances of his life, for while his
brother Ludwig found consolation in NIL
sic, poetry, and beautiful architectural
creations, even after madness had laid
ITS dark hand upon his mind, Otto, of a.
grosser nature was sinking to the lowest
moral plane.
It Is difficult to say that Bavaria has
not been better off for the confinement of
this king. Sane or mad there was that
Hpo.ht MS character that would have
made him an unwise if not unkind ruler
whereas Prince Luitpold, who succeeded
MN as regent, was man of refinement
beneath whose reign a country could NOT
but prosper NV
stlll for all that, the Bavarians have
not been satisfied. They know that
Prince Luitpold was never kindly dis
posed towards King Otto, and they have
ielt that things might not have been so
paa with their ruler as they had been
given to imagine.
In fact this sad condition had been
described with such detail that thew
were suspicious that the tales had been
told to quiet them, and more than one eff
tort mas been made to penetrate to the
lalace of F'uerntenried. in the depths of
has been confined.
From time to time obscure rumors have
arisen that Otto was being i'll used and
tnat his mental condition was being in
tentlonally aggravated by those who
reared that he might recover and assume
his legitimate position, but TO all of these
rumors the regent has made such fair re-
plles that the people have not dared to
narbor suspicion against him or any Of
ms associates, who have insisted that
tne rumors were being served up SIM
ply 10 lrrltate or embarrass Luitpold,
who is certainly ruling wisely and well
81, " course, it is quite possible that this
explanation is the true one and that the
J. present rumors are of similar charac-
ter; and vet be found to be sane and
oapa BILE of ruling instead or gathering
ABOUT MIN tWigs, leaves and grass with
Which to build his nest. he being under
the gloomy impression that he is the
black eagle of Prussia