The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-17
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the effect Of rendering Victor more inn
possible than before.
J., ; ,nnoth ,, Of the Thurn and 1axis
/ nrlnre A!cAanncr, who is the mead Of
INC second Inc. and who at one time
", e, cns 90 in large land enterprises
bringing him frequently 10 the United.
states He IS. however. TO-DAY badly
; crippled In FORTUNE and reputation. at
any rate as q business man, by his IN
Fortunate Siberian mining company
Cnterpr!scs lie chrainco from tho
G gar, large concessions of M
.jShts on crown property III Tho Altai
Nertchinak district OF Siberia. and
formed tne so-calicd Domains Company.
WIN !. CAPITA or some se.coo,ooo IN
ms nc persuaded tho widowed .Arcl-
duchess Maria Theresa OF Austria
a .lso e ne hsir paGsunp'iv
5wdsWer Of Iiah %hfa sin ne p ona of
the sewing machine helrcsscs.) Lord
h is.,dS ana number OF The digni-
aries OF the court OF King Edward. 70
invest #Ihc company came to grief
owing 10 us being found that li,tlc
gold had been lctt by those who form
uriN Worried the. mines, and with re-
t .S 70 any OF the precious metal
that might possibly remain. 1t was
TOO remote from all means OF trans
portat:on, and would involve 100 heavy
character, IN the way OF costly macnin-
tFS. 20 admit or the concessions be-
lHS WORKED 10 advantage.
me company was wound ,ir ana so
neavE were The losses Of the stock
holders, the list, OF whom read like
naScs Of the Almanach dc Gotlia, that
uhRindly feeling toward Prince Alex
ander Thurn and 'FnNis, who had per-
smaded them TO put their money into
mos. important anf. wcai,licat Of Of t tte
hl',l, e! houses Of Europe. The
p Don: ot -; Aipefi nmte Of Worth and
duchess Marguerite, OF the impcrial
austrian family, and his mother WAS
tho, eldest Sister Of Empress Eliza
bctil OF Austria. namely. that princess
Helen " Ravaria whom E,mperoT
francis Joseph Tilted. in order 10 ucd
only, sister is The witc Of Prince Fred
crick OF liohenzollern while Prince
Charles Thurn and TaAis has q roya
WY, III the pcrson Of Princess Marie
IhoreSc q BraGanZa. Jnfanta Of Por-
iugal. The head OF tho house still
bears the title Of Hereditary Postmas-
.G;r-General Of the HOLY Roman En-
rirc. conferred on his house 800 yeara
ESQ and he is also titular Postmaster
General to the Crown OF Bavaria.
o, snaons 1 In. many; ,rromances OF tho
most extraordinary is that Of it's chief,
VINO towards the end OF the eighteenth
century. finding that his wife. Ga mem
llaly) had been faithles8 TO her mar
rage vows, caused her to be decapi-
lated privately. a his palace of Lud
Wigiust, by the public eXecutioner OF
StraaSsburg The exception took place
ip lie great hall of the castle, where
stood scaffold hung with black, and
m the middle of 1t n low backed chair.
Inc princess was led in dressed in
deep mourning. She was seated, and
her attendants proceeded to bind her
90 the chair. When this was accom-
plishcu. her husband gave a sign. tho
e%ccutioner swung his great sword, and
the shapely head Of tic princess roll
co to the ground. Those who wish for
more complete description Of this
tragic incident, will find it in tho works
Of Thackeray, who makes his hero.
barry Lyndon" tell the story, as he
lady's husband himself.
Copyright 1911, BY the Brentwood
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