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The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-08

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The Washington times., 1906-07-08
Is Bavarias Mad King at Last TO Be Deposed

pTomin IT physicians OF Munich are
In attendance on alternate weeks. and
on every Sunday the director OF the
state insane asylum visits the palace
10 examine the king. Twice year
elaborate reports on Lis condition.
signed by the principal medical au-
thorities of the kingdom, are presented
10 both houses OF tie legislature.
SO Ions as his condition permitted,
De was treated with ali the Eonors
and ceremony due to his rank. waited
on hy IN entire household. consisting
Of general several aids-de-camp,
and OF Chamberlains. all OF them mobiles
who devoted their lives 10 looking
after him There have been times
when this WIS anything huJ pleasant
position. when. for instance, the King
imagined himself to be stOrk. in
sis,ed on building huge nest OF twigs
in a corner Of one or his rooms. and
then attempted 10 initiate the long
billed bird by endeavoring 70 stand
nrst on one leg and then on the other
the skirts of the long black froCk coat
which he Invariably wears adding 10
the grotesqueness of his appearance.
conveying, as they did, an impression
Of nspping wings He has n big. bushy
beard, formerly black. but now said
10 be very gray, lie viii net allow 1t
to be trimmed He is extremely fond
of cigarettes and smokes about f1Ity
q day. Every time he lights cigar
cite he burns a whole box Of matches.
and seems 20 enjoy the noise and
flame,
The proposition TO depose him and
make Luitpold king is not a new one.
II was made IN Ludwig's time, and
has been renewed at intervals during
the reign Of the present king 1t has
been steadfasty opposed in certain
quarters. and will doubtless meet with
considerable opposition now. Luit-
pold himself has opposed ii. In fact
had he desired the crown he could
probably have had 1t any time during
the last ten wears. The opposition has
been disarmed by his own repeated
declinations of the royal dignity. and
by his refusal 10 touch one cent OF
the roval civil list which has been
devoted all these years 10 paying on
the colossal debts of King Ludwig IL
The auUOpUlaTitE or the early years
OF MS regency Is now forgotten and he
has not only the respect and esteem
of all Europe but the love of his coun-
trN.Inen - well. Still the legitimate
sentiment is strong IN Bavaria. and II
is probable that the masses OF The
people dearly rs they love and reVer-
ence IuitpOld prefer lunauc on the
throne rather than any interference
with the line OF succession. TO Luit-
pold himself the exchanging of the
lille OF regent for that OF king would
mean but little. He is eiGhty-fi
years old, and in the course of nature
could not long enjoy belated royal
hoHors II would. hOwever, settle the
succession firmly on his children, and
now that the last hope of his nephew s
POSSIBLE recovery has fiickered out
that would probably please the good
old man il he were sure his people
wished it
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political shrewdness and force Of
character were happily combined with
exceeding good humor In 1918 he
abolished the Iandschaft-the council
Of the three estates 6preIates. knights
and munich cipalitles)-whIch had existed
since the fourteenth century. and gave
his people "a constitution esta blisAins
a popular representative government
II Is still the custom of grateful
people 20 decorate his statue, by
Rauch. which stands in the public
square of Munich. with flowers and
Earlands every twenty-sLxth day of
May the anniversary Of this event
lie died at Nymphenburg IN 1875 and
was succeeded by his son Ludwig J.
Ludwig was nearly twenty years old
when Napoleon made his father King
Of Bavaria. and nearly forty when he
asconded the throne. He was born In
the good old days. when Louis XVI
was King of France. and that King
who was his godfather, presented him
az his christening with a bouquet OF
hrilIants worth So,ojO livres, and
commission as colonel IA the French
aruy. with the full pay of 12.o00 livres
year. from the day Of his birth
In the early days Of the Bavarian
kingdom he served with distinction
under Napoleon. but later incurred the
enmity Of the Emperor. who suspected
him Of being German in his sym
pathies. and declared that he would
never come Go the throne. even hint
ing that he ought 20 be shot
However. ne did come 10 the thrCne,
lived long enough to be the recogniz-
Cd patron Of arts and letters, 10 build
up and beautify his capital, and other
Eavarien cities, 10 make Munich an
acknowledged art center. finally ~
fail into the tolls Of the famous-and
infamous-Lola Montez. and become
involved IN a scandal which pracu-
cally forced his abdication in 1Si7 in
favor or his son Maximilian. Poliu-
cally, LudwiEs reign was failure-a
perind or unrest, Of perpetual
saua bibles between the King, who was
almost a monOmaniac on the subject
OF his kinGly prerogat atives. and a long
succession Of ministers. He was
trIe lover of the arts, and surrounded
himself with artistic and literary men.
In his youth he was as frugal in his
private life as he was afterward mag
nihcently eXtravagant In public af-
fairs and this fruRality enabled him
10 spend tremendous sums on works
OF art. and TO lay the foundations, lons
before he came to the throne. Of the
GlyptOthek. that ne might have a
suitable building for the preservation
and exhibition Of his splendid collec-
tion OF antique sculpture His munt1-
cence In this direction continued until
b{s Gaath IN Eehrr7ar1- 1868 SeVentV-
one years after his abdiCatlon-
MgXimilian did not make much OF an
impression either on his people or his
psrioe He also loved the society Of
terary and scientific men, and hated
The HohenZollerns as heartily as his
father lie was not q strong nan
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Continued from First PaEe)
only once in the twenty years of his
reign has he been seen in public. and
that was through his accidental escape
from Furstenried shortly after his ac-
cession, How he maJoged 1t is some
thing Of mystery, but he fed 10
Munich, and IL is told that entering
the court church OF ST MiChaeIs he
flung himself ON his knees before the
high altar. and iu loud and impassiOn-
cd tones besought the Almighty 10 re-
store TO reason the afflicted King Otto,
that he might fulhu his duties and OBJ
legations To his dear BavaTian people.
Fortunately. although the church was
fairly well filed at the time, the stall
wart stranger was recognized only by
some of the attendant priests, who
Cently led him into the sacTlsty and
detained him there till the proper
authorities could be communicated
with Since then he has been kept not
merely In seclusIon, but under restraint,
practically a prisoner In his palace Of
picked soldiers, and surrounded by
Fursteuried. which is guarded by
lofty wall which prevents the public
from obtaining so much as a glimpse
OF the grounds
We're he to escape now. no serious
complications would he likely to ensue,
for the fact Of his insanity is no longer
doubted But had he been recognized
by the public when ne did escape. II
seems probable that serious riots might
have resulted For during the first few
years Of his reign it was popularity be-
lieved. especially by the peasantry,
that his brother Ludwig had been as
sassinated by BismaTck's orders. and
that he. Otto. was perfectly sane. but
was being kept under restraint because
he would not comply with certain de-
mands from Prussia. But gradually
even the pcasanjry have come 70 see
that their fantastic theory would not
hold water. and that their King had
succumbed 70 the tajnt which Is heredi-
tarv I'm his family.
The house ar WittelshaCh. 10 which
tho Kings of Ravaria belong. Is one
of the oldest in Europe Us founder
was the Count Palatine Otto Won
lVittclsbach. who after the proscrir-
tion Of Henry the lion became Duke
OF Bavaria and died in 1888 This first
Duke of Bavaria could trace his fam
iIy back 20 Marsrave Luitpold, stall
wart warrior. who fell In battle IN
g17 while repelling the Huns. The
house of Savoy is the only royal
house of Europe which can boast a
lonCer pedigree than that of Witteis-
bach. although il. was not until the
beginning of the nineteenth century
that II exchanged ducal for royal
honOTs.
Max Joseph Won Wittelsbach wa7 he
frs. King of Bavaria, the disnity be
ms conferred upon him by command
cf Napoleon at the peace OF Pres
},-,ra I'm I>05. and on January J. lsot
te formally assumed the royal title at
Munich lie is described as a PLAIN
main of very simple habits IN "hoh
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either physically o. mentally. and suf-
fered from some spinal trouble. He
died ln March. Isa. OF e-ys. .pelas
Though 50 tHa time because of the
uucxuccte.ue5s o. his death there we e.
unfouudel rumo that he had been
Tgis1ueGl, leaving two sons. Ludwig
and OTTO. both Of whom have since
come 20 The tl-oaa.
Ludwig 1T was not nineteen when he
came 90 the Jhrc0e-aud is chiefly Ia
nous as having been the friend and
patron of Richard Wagner. His grand
fathers love Of art seems Ja have man
ifesred Itself in MIN chiefly in the di-
rection OF music; and The e'de- mans
extravaganza and his exalted sense Of
his oUH r. yaI majesty and absolute
power were lrherited by and intensi-
fed !H the younger. lie planned d
magnificent opera house. % be devoted
t0 Jhe production OF Wagnerian music,
5at the Eocd people 0f Mun5ch, proud
OF having already the largest and finest
opera house IN Germany, would not
hear or auv such sinful eNrraVagauce,
though now that they see strangers
hocking each year 10 BayFeuth they
probably regret a lost business oppor-
tunity IS he grew older he LOST all
ABILITY 20 moderate his widest fancies
and his most eXtravagant desires. The
castles that lee built in his heated brain
he desired 10 see realized AT once IN
wood and stone In fact during the
last years OF his life he began two
magnificent new castles In the noun
tains between Munich and Oberammer-
gan.
Wagner is frequently blamed for
King Ludw.Es insanity But while
the musicians influence was undOuht-
edly unwholesome, and while he did
foster I'm the King that exorbitant
sense of his own royal majesty and
absolute power which was the ruCleus
Of his insanity. there can be no ques-
tion that Ludwig was tainted with
madness from his birth. Physically
he was a magnificent specimen Of
manhood, Is most Of the Wittelsbaehs
have been. Both he and his brother.
the present unfortunate mad" King.
were over six feet IN height, and
broad shouldered IN proportion. His
face was as handsome as his figure
was commanding Indeed he was ac-
knowledged-aEd il was no fiottery-
tee hanosomest man In his kingdom.
otto. his brother. must have been
handsome man in the days of hts
youth and promise, as the cut shows
For that, though 1t is from his latest
photograph. is from one taken many
years ago, before his mind gave way.
AS samples OF Ludwig's eNtrava-
ganCe. it is told how ne caused to he
constructed on the roof of his palace
at Munich miniature lake bordered
with overhanging and sweetly scented
shTuhberv An artificial sky contain
ing q luminous moon which could be
made TO rise or set. formed a canopy
over the lake rendering any Interrupt
ton Of the Kings pleasure by wet or
stormy weather impOsslh BIZ. IL was
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his delight 70 float on the placid sur
face Of this romantic bathuh IN
luxurious Eond0Ia, surrounded hy a
bevy Of stately swans and 10 listen
20 arias from his favor4te operas, sung
by famous prima donuas hidden in the
bushes ,n the waters edge II IS
even recorded that on the occasion Of
one OF these famous Keats-Nig ghuugale
sort Of concerts. the singer. in her
anxiety 10 reach a high note pushed
over the enormous flower not near
which she was crouchinE and tumbled
into the pond The King gallantly
rescued her and, 10 atone for the in
jury done her gown by the indigo with
which, IN order 10 give IL deep-sea-
like color. the lake had been lavishlv
Salted. presented her with a trous-
seau more elaborate than that OF any
bride.
Again IL Is told how for many years
before his death ne had been in the
habit Of taking possession Of the Royal
Opera House at Munich. and insist
upon The giving Of a complete oper-
attic performance for his exclusive ben
NJ; paving handsomely for the fun. on
such occasions the auditorium was
daTkeHed and no one but the perform
crs and the King permitted 10 enter
tie building. the latter establishing
himself I'm some dark corner Of the
great house where none of those en-
gagged upon the stage could see him
Certainly n he was msd-and just
before his deuth the court physicians
had declared him so. he was royalty
mad, On June l0 1855, he was depOsed
and his uncle, Prince LuitpOld, was de-
clared regent, He was removed 10 Bers
Castle on Lake Starnberg. and there
three DAYS later he was drowned.
There was bat one known witness to
his death. DR.. Gudden, his devoted
physician, and as his body was also
found in the lake, no details of the
tragedy have ever been known though
the suicide theory has been accepted
without question.
Prince Lultpold's regency, which had
heen declared a few days before Lud-
wigs Death. has continued ever since
King otto's meEtal condition has been
growing gradually worse for tho last
few years, but physically he Is prob
ably stronger than the average man
who Is verging On 10 sixty and is like
ly 70 live ten or twenty years longer
lie has the best medical attention and
although his death would be a relief
10 BaV2ria-and 10 the German empire
OF which II Is a part-his physicians do
all in their power 10 prolong his eX-
isteNce.
He occupies q suite OF apartments
on the ground floor OF the palace the
doors OF which. as well as the outside
door leading into the garden, are al
ways left open in the daytime, as a
closed door Immediately excites his
rage. He seems suspicious Of restraint.
and his attendants conceal as much
as possible an appearance OF authority
ever his movements TvO OF the most
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correctly done, and the books
spirited away. But the cursed
newspapers will be on every clue
by tomorrow, as well as detectives.
and these tell-tale books must be
securely hidden somewhere now
at. once!"
you mean TO hide them here?"
gasped Mrs. Hartley. 'in my
house? Why, many people know
of your visits TO me, and 1 shall
be suspected"
'Yes-yes! l know-but we
must risk that. You viii be clever
enough to deal with anyone who
may come here 10 question you!"
but the books are so large, /
have no safe place for thei- con-
cealment."
Il think you have" he went on,
grimly. DO you remember how l
joked you about the enormous
amount of coal you were having
put in two weeks ago, when you
acknowledged YOU still had some
of the old supply? Well, that coal
is my hope now!"
Ten minutes later she had but
toned him up in a percale wrap
per TO protect his clothing, had
given him an old pair of bedroom
slippers, which burst as he walk
ed, but were noiseIess, and the two
lighted themselves down into the
cellar by the aid of a single candle.
As he clambered over the coal to
get to the back of a bin, she whis-
pered:
''Wait-that's the old coal. Let
me get these awful s'vaying cob
webs down, before you go further" "
But he caught her arm firmly,
whispering back: You idiot-let
them alone-they are more prec-
ious than gold! They will bear
witness that no one has passed
this way for months!"
Then, with dripping faces, they
worked moving the coal with unac-
customed and almost blistered
hands Then Mrs. Hartley, tear
ing a facing from a black dress
with which 10 wrap the books, they
were laid at the bottom of the
bin. and the coal replaced, Miller
always carefully lodging the
swaying cobvebs.
When all WAS done, they stood
painting for breath and looked
into each others blackened face
but terror made them blind to the
ludicrous. There was nothing
funny to them in the situation
Before they left, the woman took
up a handful Of ashes and dust and
carefully blew 1t over the coal
they had handled. Then. thank
ing heaven that the servant slept
az the top of the house. and as
soundly as the dead. they crept
back to Mrs Hartley's room,
where he washed his hands and
face and resumed his shoes and
coat.
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"Now," said he, - trust entirely
to you. You are brave and you
are clever. I only make one sug-
gestion. Should any one desire 10
search the house. don't make a
fight over it-for that would arouse
keener suspicions."
She smiled little, and answer
ed: Il can manage best by my
self. / know Imprisonment and
disgrace await me. if / am found
out-but III face them TO prove
to you that legal bonds are not
necessary always to secure a wo-
mans loyalty. Better get away
now, as quickly as possible"
AS he was about to slip out, he
saw a policeman approaching, and
hastily drew back. They had bare
ly turned the key VIXEN the police
man paused before the house,
glanced upward, and then heavily
mounted the steps and tried the
y
ed. and Marcus Miller whispered:
Can they suspect, already?" Their
guilty knowledge blotted out all
remembrance of the burglar scare
of a week before, when Mrs. Hart
ley had requested this extra atten-
tion of the streets guardian. After
he was out of sight, Miller slipped
out and disappeared, leaving Mrs.
Hartley 10 walk the floor in ner-
vOus excitement the remainder Of
the night BY o'clock next after
noon the newspaper reporters
were calling. inquiring into the
length and nature of her acquaint-
ance with Marcus Hilicr. whose of
fee had been so mysteriously
robbed, and the rented upper floor
and the unquestiDnable good char
acter of its tenants had quite a
subduing effect upon upon their
spirits. They semed 10 think they
were on a cold scent and withdrew.
But next day came t.vo policemen,
and the woman knew that, fig
uratively speaking, now was the
time for her TO grid her loins for
the struggle. The actual girding
being a bayrum-soaked handker-
chief about her head, and her
weapon a cut-glass smelling bottle.
She was too clever to despise de-
tail, and she knew this suggestion
of suffering might have a certain
value.
So, 10 two burlv, uncomfortable
men in the front hall, entered Mrs.
Hartley with gentle dignity. her
courteous greeting just touched
with surprise: Would they not
enter?"
"Oh, no. That is--er-yes yes; "
then they shambled into the draw
ing room, but declined seats. They
asked if she knew Marcus Miller.
"Oh, yes" with wide-eyed hon
esty. She knew him well-indeed
with a little confidential lowering
of her tone). he had charge of her
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T% HE woman in the case was,
though quite sub rosa,
the black sheep of her
family. She was good
looking, well bred, we'll
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