New-York tribune., 1907-07-10
IT'S ONLY KNIGHT.
Ausfria's Most Famous OIder Has a
Single NatiUe Member Left.

foreigners
end only one Of them liege Of Emperor Francis
,os.nb It is the Order Of Maria Theresa, which
IAN be won only under special circumstances on
.bs battlefield: and ss forty years have elapsed
.,ca Austria was at war with any foreign power.
ana three decades since the troublesome END san
culinary insurrecton in Bosnia and Herzegovina, II
Is not astonishing that there should be only one
Austrpn soldier left 10 wear this most fainous
military decoration Of Europe on his breast me
colder IN question is General Baron Won Fejervary,
T+o is chancellor of the order. former Minister Of
National Defence and Premier of Hungary aud
now chief Of the royal bodyguard at the court or
12ussnasr The baron. who is a wonderful old
veteran battle SCARED from head to foot, won the
order as young captain az the battle of SolferinO
in lSs 49, uo ..o
Duke of Cumberland and Of Brunswick who re-
reved II for his gsllantry the battle OF Langen-
1siza on which occasion the dukes father the
hind King Of Hanover, sacrificed his throne for
the sake Of Austria, whose cause he had espoused
against Prussia in 1866 and Prince Alphonse OF
Bourbon. Count OF Caserta, claimant 10 the throne
Of Naples. younger son OF Ferdinand II OF the
Two Sciliee who owes his cross TO the part whlch
Re PLAYED in the splendid defence Of Gaeta. the
last stronghold Of the Bourbons when their 90
ninons were incorporated into the kingdom or itaiy
IN 1852.
The sovereign is. ex of1cio. the grand master Of
the order. but save in this instance mere iustte
of birth. political influence and oftness OF rank
in the service Of the Crown count Tor no'hihs,
The award OF the crosses Is determined ny means
Of ballot the part Of the chapter since Ielo
only hfty-siK knights nave been ADMITTED, ana
since the death of old Archduke Albert there are
TO longer grand crosses or even commanders nut
Empress Maria Theresa founded the order at the
end Of June 157. in honor of the victory Of hohn'
oyer Frederick the Great. and its first knight was
the successful General Field Marshal Count Daun.
she endowed ii with n capital Of slocO.0"' "h1ch
since then increased tenfold. and its revenues
are so large as to admit OF big annuites being
maid The statutes OF the order were drawn up ny
Field Marshal Daur and by the Empresss great
Premier Prince Kaunitz. and expressly stipuiate
that wounds. long and honorable services birth ana
imperial favor shall count for nothing in the be-
sf,a- form nf
feat of conspicuous gallantry over and above
ordinary duty. In most ca ses II has been con-
ferred for deeds of daring. which In the event OF
failure would have entailed court martial and
possibly sentence Of death for disobedenCe on tho
battlefield. and which have only won comrnendation
because they happen TO nave eeen successIuI. ~
order TO win the Grand Cross It is necessary tn
have commanded in chief an army which has won
victory against overwhelming odds ana 10 nave
defeated enemy Of vastly superior strength
All told, there have been since the foundation or
the order sSS names that have figured on the roster
Baron Feiervsry. the last of the Austrian knights
left IS very old and when he is gathered TO his
fathers the order viii fall into allegiance and re-
main unrepresented until war on the part
0f Austria brings * into life once more. Many OF
tho knights of the order have been non-commis
sloaed officers. and privates when they won
the distinction. and no matter how plebean their
origin. they have al been treated to the same
picturesque and imposing military obsequies at
their death feature of the ceremony being tho
appearance in front or the hearse OF a knight
mounted on a largo black charger, and arrayed |
from head 20 foot N SUIT OF medieval armor.
HIS visor IS lowered HIS face his lance his
and his shTC'lded with Grape. and
The sombre character Of MS aspect :s enhanced b.
the fact that his own armcr ara that Of his
charger almost black. e1quisitey danlascened
with gold This t-oEcisd warrior only appears upo1
the scena 1T the funerals If the members NJ tha
order of Maria Theresa. aa5 xhen he r!ces through
The s.reess Of Venca the people know that another
Of their heroes has gone 70 his last rest.
SIR HARRY NOT A NI-RF; ADvIs:TTTcRER.
Sir Henry MncIean, the Scotch commander in
chief Of the Moorish arms, is described IN dis !
patches announcing his treaoherous capture By the
insrrgent chief Raisu soldier OF fortune
and a mere adventure. Il may ne well therefore,
10 recall that he is the scion Of ancient
and nlustrious houfr Of the Scottish aristocracv
being 4 Younger brother of the NacIaine Of Lcch !
Buie. head of the grand Old Scotch clan Of Mac
Iane. the founder OF which was Chilean Of the
Scottish annals OF the twelfth century. Junior /
branch Of the far1iy s headed b. Sir Fitzroy Mac
lean whose baronetcy dates from 1892, and the pos.
sessions the house comprise among other things,
the greater part Of the island of Null.
Sir Harry himself formsrl- captain OF the |
esth Regiment of Infantry IN the Br1ush army, |
a member OF tho Ped River expedition |
IN Canada under Lord Woiseley and left the Eng |
ish service while stationed al Gibraltar, 10 take
command Of the late Sultan Of Moroccos body |
guard being advanced in course OF time 10 the |
position of generalissTno The caid he is called
in Morocco has found Il necessary to become /
Noslem in order 20 strengthen his position. and. |
although the Moors are perhaps the most fanatical
Of all the followers OF the Prophet the fact that I
he has remained a strict Presbyterian has never |
been allowed 10 interfere with their excellent re-
latons with this fine old Scotchmsn.
Sir Harry has had good deal OF domestic |
trouble. His marriage was an unfortunate one and |
the social position of the now ex-Lady MacLean |
was such. both prior and subsequent to becoming |
his wife. that nobody At Gibraltar and none Of |
the European women at Tangier would consent |
"a hold any social intercourse with her. while in !
spite OF powerful position and the popularity |
OF heT husband. she was ignored by all the foreign
legations Three years ago Sir Harry was COM
PEELED TO divorce her, her own daughters testfyng |
against her. the correspondent being man OF the |
nsLas Of Spencer Lewis Mortimer.
clr Harry iE a or medium height with n
Keen blue left eye-he lost the right many
years sgo-snd gray hair and whskers. He invari- |
ably dresses I'm the uniform of his rank-a blue,
god embroidered Jacket. large knckerbockers. a |
mg turban and white, flowing mantle. He looks |
every inch Moor, but from the moment that he
opens his mouth TO talk English the fact that he
Is scotchman is apparent. The chief Of the clan,
should mention. has reverted TO the old way of |
spelling the name, and is known The MacLaine
OF Loeb Bue, while Sir Harry has retained the
nooern way OF writing his name-that is 10 say,
MacIean.
FAKE" PHOTOGRAPHS OF ROYALTY.
Mingled amusement and indignation prevail at
tns court OF Madrid in connection with the frauds
perpetrated on the public by unscrupulous photog-
raphers who have been selling TO various publica-
lions and 20 the foreign and American press al
tesed Photographic representations of the ceremony
OF the presentation OF the tiny Prince of the As
turas, Immediately after his birth. TO the assem-
pee oignitaries OF the realm and foreign ambas-
hsaors by his father. King Alfonso. Not only from
oals put from several friends high in office who
Nere present on that occasion. we'll from
members OF the diplomatic corps learn positive
~ thst no photograph Of the ceremony in question
t ever made Proof OF this is afforded by the
1ecI mat each picture Of the cerermony published
as an alleged photosraph represents the affair ga
having occurred fn different Several OF
me PICTURES portray the Queen mother. the Infanta
napeua End the Infant Fernando and his Wife |
me lnfsnts Maria Teresa. as being present Now
ehsr tle oresn mothar nor the Intanta Isabella