The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-08-13

! Amused at the sight OF ara
mayed. she derisively toasted nm. s
IN glass OF champagne. and at,
olates while watching their ryr.,i.
On another occasion. with ,,
ible rashness and magnincrn,
age, she deliberately went ~, '
The street 10 meet her enepi.. ~"
TO race She was received .,...s
groaas and insults. Very We'll, .t'
cried, / will have the ~. s
closed. This naughty threa, ,g
dened the crowd of students s
was made for her" and II vas a
greatest difficulty that Lola ws
10 retreat into neighboring church
Al this time Lola Montez WAS ,-s-
tcaily uncrowned Queen of ps..ris
and. although the majority of a.,.',
We're incensed against her. the d,rt..
ald adventures really used hon, ..',..
Tor their benefit. for she succeeded n.
advocating certain policies i'm ,n...
pating the country from its clerlr,f ~
pressors.
The King raised her 10 tho noe-,r.
with the titles of Countess of
field and Baroness Rosenthaf 81.
was made "A Canoncss of IA a.rs,o
cratic order OF st. Theresa. of of..h
the Queen was the head and o IN.
able her 10 support this dignity fha
King endowed her with an annufv Il,
10000 forins and ordered paara ~
be built for her. Her portrait o.s
painted By royal command and racaI
In the Gallery OF Beauties
WANING place I'm the councils n,
tho u inc In A Of
position OF ministers. this remal.aila
woman for the best part OF "A y,ar d.
rected the fortunes OF Bavaria n
will not give up Lola" King f0h;
declared. when il came 10 question
OF dismissing her or the old ministers
who refused 10 sign her papers on HAT.
uralization. Il will never give mo ibs,
noble princely being. My kingdom for
Lola"
But there came a time whom his
majesty was put 10 the test-and ha
failed He carried out the threat
which Lola had made In regard 90 The
closing of the university. and scnni
a decree ordering all students NOT ma.
ti'es OF the CITY 10 leave Munich WITH.
In "a hours That decree WIS tha ~.
ginning Of the downfall of King Louis
and Lola MOntez. for IL caused such
tumult in the city that his MAJESTY
became frightened and amended lie
decree. which announced that th, ul-
versity would remain closed ous Tor
the summer term.
In this act Of weakness the r.,olr.
tionary party perceived favorable OH
portunity To strike The KIM hli
yielded. the students were ,Nlfaat
and conscious Of their strength THE
townsfolk were weary Of this ceasa-
less conflict between the Count, arf
her foes. Your good old-ushuael
burgher cares nothing for the sights
and wrongs OF a public dispute be
wishes 10 be left in peace 90 torn
penny into three halfpenCe. and 20
achieve that end is as ready to sac-
rifice the innocent as The guilty.
The next day Munich Was in .a lr-
rection. Students and citizens f.w
10 arms and mustered IN dense mass
before the palace and in the squares.
loudly demanding The eNpulsioa 0f Jhs
Countess Of Laldsfeld and The iume.
diate rcOpening OF the University The
situation. ministers thought. was cHt.
ical The King summoned cabinet
council. and was prevailed uu1n 10
accede 10 the demands Of his nsur.
gent subjects lie who had sworn Dr.
fore all the world that he would i SIR
give up Lola now signed deci.s for
her Punishment from Munich"
And Lola was escorted acrO the
frontier into switzerland
This. however. was not tho end n
this amazing episode in the nfa q,
Lola Monte. The sequel came
month later. when the spirit ~ rer0.
luton spread from State 70 state az.
ter the hurting Of the King az France
from his throne Real and imaginary
grievances innamcd The popu,ace u
Munich. and the report circulated hat
the Countess Of Landsfeld had ~
turned 10 the city brought matters 70
a climax. To calm the tumuli Tie
King published a decree Withdrawing
the rights Of citizenship from lola.
and forbidding her TO enter his Joe
minions. Growing sick and tired oi
the disturbances. Louis announce lis
and in less than six weeks
after the downfall OF Lola M0ntez be
was dethroned.
Such is the amazing part which
Lola Moatez. Countess Of Lands/ Ii.
Baroness Rosenthal. Canoness OF -he
Order Of St Theresa. sometime ruler
Of the kingdom Of Bavaria. who iiei
in her forty-third year in an American
and lies buried in Green
wood Cemetery. played in the great
Bavarian crisis-Tit Bits.