Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1901-04-11
A WANDERING CROWN.
Wonderful Vicissitudes OF the Sil.
vor Coronet OF Hungary,
Tragic Incidents In the History of the
Nsrious Rulers who Rave Worn the
Famous Emblem OF a Double
Monarchy.

More precious 70 the loyal Magyar
neartthau all the emharras de richesses
whether - harbarie rudeness or me
dieval >plcndor, is the ancient silver
crown ot hungary battered, dinted
and hlask o. old iron We gaze on it, #
SAYS q wr.ter I'm the Ar-o>v, with rev.
o~o-tia, awe; Tor surely no crown in
the world has undergone such wonder
tul viti>s.,a3cs When the royal line
+ ot Orfad became extinct Hungary was
I filled WITH confusion The pope
I crowned one candidates; the diet elected
another, who Immediately donned the
i coronation robes and the silver crown
His pretcDsi0ns were speedily sup
/ pressed by the king Of Bohemia, who
surrounded the walls Of Buda with his
troops. and carried off both king and
crown Il an impregnable bohemian
fortress.
lotto = Bavaria was then chosen BY
the HunEariaUs as their future ruler,
on condition that he should first re-
cover the famous crown, with which
the fortunes Of Hungary have ever
been 50 closely connected. The Ba-
varlan prince agreed TO the conditions,
and, Disgusting himself in the garb Of
a merchant, he set forth on his quest
and reached Bohemia in safety. He
speedily learned that the country was
on the verge of ruin; war had deci-
mated the population aud exhausted
the national finances. The land. was
untitled and the resources Of the king
dom at the lowest ebb. Under these
circumstances the value of the Hun.
garlan crown as a trophy Of victory
was al discount. The misfortunes of
the impoverished state and the dire
necessities to which il was reduced de-
stroyed chivalrous sentiment and na-
tional pride. The supposed merchant
prohted by the situation, and soon en-
tered into such successful negotiations
with the haraSsed and pauperized
government that he was enabled to Sc
cure the possession of the silver crown.
Eliza beth, the widowed queen Of
King Albert Of Hungary, was the next
10 disturb the safety Of the silver
crown. The death Of the king had
plunged the country into vortex OF
strife and confusion. In the midst Of
N44C SCAACSk S44S ICSl4NSQ 10 escape
from the dangers which threatened
her, taking with her the ancient
crogn- After taking refuge in Ger
mary she was reduced to abject power
ty, and in her distress she pawned the
historic crown Of Hungary to EN-
peror Frederick for three thousand
ducats. Indignation fred every patri-
cite Magyar heart: war was declared
and. after much bloodshed, the bat
tered crown was recovered by the Hun
garian army and taken back in triumph
to Buda. where il was locked up in
fortress and guarded night and day by
two state dlgnltarieS chosen from the |
Magyar nobility. The strife and tu-
multi which for so many centuries sur
the silver crown only in |
creased its moral value and heightened |
is significance, finally winning the |
Que recognition Ct Hungarian needs |
and requirements. The brave Magyar |
race s-1ut-T refused to denationalize |
Itself by Incorporation with Austria, |
and - last the necessity OF self-gov-
t-r Hungary was admitted |
Francis Joseph u Hapsburg was sol |
eunlv crowned king Of Hungary as |
wei as emperor # Austria, and ac-
cepteG with the silver crown the double |
responsibility Il The double monarchy"