The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-09-08
TO MORROW S0TH AMI
VERSARY OF GRAND
DUKE OF BADEN
SUBJECTS WILL CELEBRATE
PittSburg Delegation Brings
Massage Of COngratuIatiOn

Berlin Sept S.-Advices from Carls-
ruhe state that preparations on a
most elaborate scale have been made
for iomorfow's celebration OF the
eiebueth Anniversary of the reigning
CRANE dake of Badan. Frederick
iho celebration viii be general
thropeho the duchy The adyices
further state that the Grand Duke
pGrtic larly pleased and gratided by
/ tho visit a delegation from Pitts
D g bringing with then, message
ct courratulaton frcm the Grand
Dukes former subjects now resident
in America.
The Grand Duke Of Baden is IN
way Une OF the most notable figures
among the ralers OF Europe Few peo-
pie have played more important role
not only in the constitution of the
German empire but als9 in the main
tenance OF iU integrity 1t was he
who as one of the Independent SOY
ercigns OF Southern Germany con
du.ted an the negotiations that led 20
the election OF King William of Prns
sia as German emperor in 1870 And
Il IS he. TOO. whc since then has been
tie principal factor in smoothing
away an those differences, some of
them Of a very acute character that
have arisen between Prussia and the
other states of the confederation
Il Is something of a coincidence
that the present week marked the
fftieth year of tie reign OF the Grand
Duke rs ywes his throne in the
FIRST place TO the insanity of his elder
brother who died rnder restraint az
ter being depo ed. and secondly 10 the
romance i'm connection with the son
of the Grand Duchess Stephanie Of
Baden Stephanie, an adopted daugh-
ter of the first Napoleon. was a de-
yout Roman Catholic and French
woman by birth She bore TO her hus-
band FIVE children--ihree daughters
and two sons. One of the sons died
In infancy Concerning the other sOn
there always mas been mystery.
She her elf went down a. the grave
fpaly convinced that her little boy
had been stolen by the adherents Of
the now reigning and Lctheran branch
! OF the house OF Pcden True an in
FAINT was carried TO the grave with all
the honors due 10 the remains OF a
little Irinre of the blood But the
Grand BH,ifvas aiw,-y- Insisted that
/ the lifle corpse was not that of her
child but was that of a little boy who.
n1ribrnd. had been substituted by her
enemies for her own healthy on
pring
Yesrs afierward a young man was
found fainting OF hunger al the gates
| of Nuremberg and was taken 10 the
police station He was entirely un-
/ able TO con municate with anybody,
having no power of speech and no ac
/ q.aintances with either reading or
1 writing He fell into charitable
hands. and gradually was taught and
I eG ated whereupon he by degrees
became able TO give some account oi
hiaNseh. From this il appeared that
ne had been kept like a wild beast In
dark roCm This ext tence con
tinued rom the time he could remem
ber mntil the day he was placed, blind
I folded. in cart and driven to the
srot al the gates of Nuremburf
where he was subsequently foand
| The memories which he recalled o.
his childhood were of such a character
I as TO give rise to the belief that he
! was no other than the missing son o
! the Grand Duchess Stephanie. 4
meeting was arranged for them, th'
mother being convinced that thl
| youth was her rissing son. But with
] In "A few horIs OF the time appointed