Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-10

peror His majesty was extremely an
CRY, and ordered that his brother
should be placed under house arrest"
For the next three weeks Ludwig Vic
tor was not permitted TO leave his pal
ace. At the expiration of this period
the emperOr, after fully acquainting
himself with the details Of the affair AT
the Centralbad, formally banished his
brother from the precincts OF the court,
and also from the capital Ludwig
Victor was sent into the country, and
II Is said that he will never be per-
mitted to return so long as Francis
Joseph Is alive, He has been deprived
OF most Of the insignia OF his impe-
rial rank. The officers Of his house
hold. his chamberlain and others. have
all been taken away, with tho eXcep-
ton OF a couple of aids de camp He
was also forced TO resign the post OF
patron 10 the White Cross society, one
of the most aristocratic and Influential
charitable organizations IN Austria.
Virtually ostracized from society, tho
emperor's only brother now spends his
summers at a castle In Bohemia and
his winters I'm Mcran or some other
southern resort For the archduke
the scandal came at n most unfortun-
ate moment. when the emperor was
exceedingly wroth over another out
lageous escapade OF his nephew, tho
Archdukc Otto. who, after Franz Fer
dinand, tx the Lext heir to the throne.
Although many years younger than his
uncle, Ludwig Victor. Otto has prob
nbly figured In many more scandals.
This particular one brought him into
deep disgrace.
BUMPED THE AMBASSADOR
II appears that he was dining one
evening at the Hotel Sacher In Vienna,
where the cuisine is famous through
out Europe-with q very pretty mem
her Of the opera ballet. They dined
uncommonly well. and the archduke
In particular seems to have found the
champagne much TO his taste. He
became noisily hilarious and ready for
any mad frolic Finally he Invested
himself Of his cavalry generals uni
form, and a few other garments be-
sides Then SELLING his sword he OPEN
ed the door Of the private dining room
and ran out into the public corridor.
Here, unfortunately, he came fun tilt
Into al ambassador. who with the
ambassadress and another lady OF the
diplomatic corps, was going into the
restaurant for supper after the opera.
Naturally enough the ambassador
was exceedingly angry but at the same
time he was too experienced and tact
full a diplomat To make any great fuss
over the incident. There were other
witnesses, however, and the story soon
reached the court aud tho emperor
His majesty had had enough of otto's
little frolics, and this time being serI-
ously vexed sent his nephew out of tho
country, He spent some months In
Paris, and long time elapsed before
the emperor relented sufficiently TO
permit him to return TO Vienna
According 20 the latest reports the
emperor Is going TO let his favorite
daughter, Marie Valerie, occupy tho
Ludwig Victor palace. The archduch-
ess married one OF her Tuscany cOus-
sin. Archduke Franz Salvador and rs
they have no Vienna residence. the
palace on the Schwarzenbergplata
would be a welcome gift Marie Va
lcrie IS not popular among the liberal
elements In Austria who regard her
as a hopeless clerical reactionarN
But another story has Il that the
next occupant OF the palace IS 20 be
the future emporor-king, the Archduko
Karl Franz, elder son OF the Archduke
Otto. He is now I'm his nineteenth year, |
and in view Of his proximity to the
throne, Il f. probable that he soon will
be set UP with an establishment Of his
NUN