Evening journal., 1913-10-29
GOSSIP OF THE COURTS

Count Ladistaus Szoegieny-Marich,
of Azoegien and Azyelgacgyhaza the
Hungarian Magyar. who ever since
November, 1892. has represented Aus
tria Hungary, at the Court Of Berlin.
denies emphHtically the rumor that,
owing TO his advanced age-he will be
II next month"; he intends TO re-
sign his responsible post as ambassa-
dor extraordinary and envoy plenipo-
feutiary of his master. the Emperor
King Franz Josef. and yet the rumor
which emanates from Vienna main
tains itself with stubborn tenacity. In
Berlin court circles II has been a mat
ter Of common gossip that the fiery
Magyar with the long name soon will
have TO step aside. and that the pres
ent Austrian minister at Bucharest,
lRumania). Prince Karl Emil Fuer-
stenherg. brother of the kaiser
great friend and "Duzbruder," the oft
mentioned Prince Macmillan Egon
Won FuerstenberT. will be his success
sor.
Fact is that Germany has no good
cause to desire such a change Count
Szoegeny has ever been a stauncn
friend and supporter OF the
Triple Alliance and the Kaiser
thinks good deal of him.
and he also enjoys the entire
confidence of his Imperial Master
Franz Josef. since as under secretary
of the Hadsburg House Ministry years
ago he showed fine tact in the settle
ment of certain unpleasant family
matters The count also is one of tho
very fow men who know the true story
of the death Of Crown Prince Rudolf.
Furthermore, since the demise OF
Count Won der Osten -Sackenlate, Rus
sian Ambassador at Berlin. Count
Szoegeny is the dean Of the diplomat
ic corps at the Berlin court, the for
mer being left in active service, though
much older Just the same, the ques-
tion whether Vienna means to recall
the envoy or not. has been puzzli1g
Berlin ofiicialdom for a year or more.
know that, when the foreign office
in the Wilhelmstrasse was considering
the adyisability of substituting Baron
Marshall Won Bieberstein for Count
Wolff -Metternich as German ambassa-
dor in London. the late foreign sec
retary Won Kinderlen- Wacchter. hap
pened TO sit at the same table with
Count Szoegeny at diplomatic dinner
given by the Spanish Ambassador,
when twice the Count asked the for
cign secretary whether the report was
true that Metternich soon was 10 re-
tire into private life. Twice Won Kin
derlen ignored the question. But when
Szoegeny repeated tho same a third
time he was given the rather astound-
ing. but wcll-deserVed reply. uttered
'sotto voce;" "Quand vous lui aurcz
donne l'exemple!" (After you will
have set the example for HIM.
Tablcaui
The truthful Nraharaiah Of Mysore /
ioes not match the traditional type of
IN Oriental potentate-r ruling peo-
lle Of primitive habits from palace
)f barbaric splendor He has such
,plendor. hut II is modern Instead Of
an indolcnt. ignorant despot. the Ma
larrajah. young man of culture. is
refined and abreast OF the times and
anxious for his people TO profit by
the progress of Europe and America.
Think of a Hindu prince ordering a
mammoth organ for his palace in the
city of Mysore, paying $30,0O0 for 1t
to an American company. A talented
musician. he sent for samples Of
American, sheet music, and being
particularly fond OF band music.
bought to the extent Of $1,000 Hav-
Ing ecquired taste for American
goods. the Mabaraiah has added
few Injuries that are not so common
even in America. A Chicago firm
was commissioned to install COM
plete electrical cooking outfit in the
royal palace at Mysore
This modern Raiah is electrifying
his country. A telephone line con
meets The two leading cities Of Banga-
lore and Mysore and when the
prince rolls along the roads in one Of
his eighteen automobiles, he carries
q portable telephone outfit so that he
can keep in constant touch with af-