The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-13
SCANDAL IN ROYALTY
COUNT AND COUNTESS DE LON.
 YAY AT OUTS.
Latter Crown Princess stephanie of Austria Hungary and Daughter of the King of the
 Belgians.

Vienna, Jan. 12.--Serious differences. according to, Die Zeit. have arriven be- tween the Count and Countess de Lonyay formerly the Crown Princess stephanie, during their. stay in the south of France. The count Is reported to have suddenly left his wife and to have since given no intimation of his whereabouts. The nature of the alleged differences has not develop ed.
 The Crown Princess Stephanie of Aus tro-Hungary. widow of the Archduke Rudolph, and daughter of King Leo- pold of Belgium, was married March 2, 1900. to Count de Lonyay. a popular diplo- mat uf high standing in court circles. The marriage of the princess to Count de Lon yay was bitterly opposed by King Leo pold.
 The Associated Press has .ascertained that the story published in Die zelt is true. The story printed in Die zeit is re- peated in otherVtenna papers. They report the Count left his wife at Mentone Janua- ry 1 and his present whereabouts is not known.
 Friends of the Count assert that in ad- dition to difficulties in his financial af- fairs the Count has found his position in society as the husband of the former Crown Princess of Austria Hungary to be exceedingly uncomfortable and un- pleasant That the Count will seek to obtain divorce Is regarded as by no means improbable. The disagreement between the couple has been long evident and 1t is believed that pecuniary troubles underlie the affair.
 As a widow the former crown princesss enjoyed an income of si25. 900 and had free residence at the imperial palace and the use of carriages and servants It is reported that the couple married in the belief that Emperor Francis Joseph and King Leopold together would contribute handsomely to thei- maintenance; in this, however. they were disappointed. The Emperor gave the Countess de Lonyay s25,OOo a year only, while King Leopold had stopped her former allowance of $1O,- GOO year. The countess subsequently tried to meet all the expenses of main taining her household with one-ffth of her former income and found the task impossible. She used the influence of her daughter. Archduchess Elizabeth Marie who is a favorite with the Aus trian Emperor, to secure additional money and to obtain permission to reside in one of the imperial palaces where she was out of reach of her creditors. She was granted the use of the place of Hetzendorff near Vienna, but this privilege expired upon the marriage of her daughter to the Prince von Win dischgraetz January 3, 1902.
 The Countess de Lonyay Is supposed re- gently to have borrowed money from the Princess won Wlndischgraetz. but the wis AS fo har nk Prague December 6. which lasted only one hour has led to the belief that the Princess refuses hey mother further sup plies. It is thought that since the mar riage of Archduchess Elizabeth Marie Prince von Windischgraetz has interfered to prevent his wife from continuing to act as intermediary between her mother and her grandfather. the Emperor. who had been Remarkably generous to the Coun- tess.
 The present situation is believed to have reSuited from the interference of Prince con Windischraegtz.
 It is difficult to ascertain the exact truth of the statement that the Count de Lonyay has actually left the Countess. One report received late tonight alleged to emanate from hotel keeper at Cape St. Martin. near Montone declares that the couple were still staying there at the Villa Kahn. There appears to be no doubt, however. that the Count is seek ing either separation or a divorce. The latter would be difficult to obtain owing to the fact that both the Count and Coun- tess are Catholics.
 Frequent and serious disputes broke out between the couple as early as the first year of their marriage.
 The Countess seemed unable to conform herself to the life of a simpless Countess after years she had spent in travelling. The Count wanted to settled down quiet " at Budapest hut his wife insisted upon residing in London and living in expen- sive style, Tn addition to this the social dtstanceFeparatipg the couple caused an nOvancs and humiliation to the Count who, upon several occasions when his wife was paving imperial visits. was obliged to await her outside in the carriage. Fur ther trouble arose when the Count refused to sell his Hungarian estates to satisfy his wife's wants.