New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-19
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anger into convaI.scsnc. remains mystery to

danger into convaIescsncs remains a mystery TO
this day.
King Otto presents no resemblance whatsoever
90 the portraits OF him that ara IN existencs.
Very tall he has now become enormously stout.
has huge gray, almost white, beard. and suf-
fers cruelty from renal disease. which Will
eventually carry him of. Only once have his
subjects had an opportunity OF setting eyes upon
him since his accession TO the throne. It was
toward the end OF 1856. when by some means
another he managed 20 escape from the pal
ace OF Furstenried- He made his way to Munich
without having his flight arrested anywhere.
and. entering the Court Church OF ST. Michael.
threw himself down on his knees before the
high altar. and IN loud and irnpassiOned tones
began 10 beseech the Almighty TO restore rea-
20 the afflicted King Otto. IN order that he
might be enabled TO fuIfI his duties and obliga-
tons 70 his dear Bavarian people. There were a
considerable number OF people in the church at
the time. and there Is knowing what might
have happened had not some OF the attendant
priests. one Of whom. belonging TO the adjoin-
ing Jesuit college. had been one OF his teachers
happened to recognize him. and managed TO
gently lead him into the sacristy. where he
was detained until the court officials could be
informed Had he been recognized by the pub
lie it IS more than probable that riot would
have occurred for during the first years. fol-
lowing the death OF his brother Louis the
masses in Bavaria, and especially the peasantry.
were firmly convinced that the late King had
been put cut OF the way by Bismarck. and that
Otto was perfectly sane. and merely kept under
restraint as q maniac because Of his disiucliua-
ton to comply with Prussia's demands.
Another royal captive Is ex-SuItan NTurad Ok
Turkey. who since 1876, when he was depose6
after a few weeks reign. has been kept a close
prisoner in the Tcheragan Palace. in the out
skirts OF COnstautiuOple. The approaches u
this gloomy abode are strictly guarded by SOL
diers and police and 70 such extent IS the
surveillance kept I'D that pedestrians as we'll
as people in carriages or on horseback are
roughly ordered 70 hasten when fl the vicinity
OF the palace. NIurad was deprived OF his
throne on the score OF insanity. and the min
listers. headed by Nidhat Pacha. had arrangsd
that Abdul Hamid should be merely Regent
during his brothers illness But at the last
moment when the ministers had advanced too
far TO retreat. Abdul tIanlid insisted on being
proclaimed as Sultan handing, however, 10
Midhat a written promise pIedging himself 20
restore the throne TO NIUrad soon as ever he
recovered his reason What has become Of
this document it is impossible to say. According
10 some Abdul Hamfd recovered possession
thereof: according 10 others II is stiu in exist
ence in safe keeping in London Equal u1ys-
terry prevails with regard 70 the condition OF
the health Of Murad It is said that he has
long since recovered his reason. and that he =
perfectly sane: and. as he holds a high grade in
Freeuasonry, strong appeals have been made 70
King Edward and 10 other sovereign members
OF the craft 10 use their influences n behalf OF
his liberation That he should be still alive
is amazing. For as long as he survives he must
constitute a grave danger to the present Sultan.
the tenure Of whose throne is based solely and
entirely upon the alleged insanity OF his elder
brother
II sultan N1urad has been a prisoner for TWEEN
weight years the captivity OF Empress Char
Iotte Of Mexico, who is likewise an Archduchess
Of Austria, extends over a period OF nearly
forty years. For it was in 1861 that she became
violently insane in the course OF audience
with Pope Plus IN at the Vatican, and she has
never recovered her reason She has been con-
fined ever since at the chateau OF BOuchOut.
near Brussels under the guardianship OF her
brother King Leopold The latters eldest
daughter, married to Prince Philip OF Coburg. is
likewise in the sanatorium of Or. PiersOn, at
IindenhOf near Dresden. The reigning Prince
of Lippe has been confined since several years
prior TO his accession 70 The throne IN the asy-
lum for the insane at St GigenhurS, near Ans
bach. Then. there is Prince Peter OF CObUrg.
grandson OF the last Emperor Of Brazil, and for
a time heir apparent 10 the Brazilian throne.
who has been strictly confined for almost the last
fifteen years in the celebrated asylum at DOeb-
ling, near Vienna, ever since II 1880 he was
seized at the CObUrg Palace at Vienna with an
attack OF hOuiCidal mania bein" only captured
after the assistance of the fire department had
been invoked Nor should the reigning Prince
OF Reuss-C reitz be omitted from this list For
he too. is under restraint incura BILE
lunatiC.
In addition 10 these royal Captives there are
a number of others OF equally lofty rank but OF
more dusEIy hue who are undergoing COnfine-
ment elsewhere than In Europe. Thus. France
detains as prisoners or state in Al-eria both the
Emperor OF AMMAN and the Queen of Madagas-
car. while In Martinique she keeps imprisoned
the King OF DahOmey. King Prempeh OF
Ashanti. along with his numerous wives. the
queen mother and his children. are prisoners OF
Great Britain on the Seychelles Islands. The
SAVAGE King OF Benin has taken the place OF
the great Napoleon another OF EngIand's
royal captives on the Island OF St Helena anu
in addition to these two African pOtentates
Great Britain has several Indian rulers under
detention since the loss OF their thrones on the
ground of misconduct They are all well treated
and in fact. except for the loss OF liberty AMI
the OF restraint. the lot Of royal prisoners
be they white or cOlored, is by no means yu-
pleasant. True. they are behind bars But
then the bars are gided- EX-ATTACHa