Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-03-25
FAMOUS PALACE OF EDGMONT
II viii Probably Be The Home Of The
League Of Nations
IDENTIFIED With TRAGIC HISTORY
Records of the Past Recalled in a Man
ner that Furnishes Interesting In
formation to Those Who Are Watch
inu Presant Euants

ner that Furnishes Interesting In
formation to Those Who Are Watch
ing Present Events.
THE proposal under consideration
by Brussels that the historic Egmont
Palace be offered as the permanent
home of the league of nations recalls
the career Of that gallant and Inflated
Count Egmont, once its occupant, who
was a conspicuous figure in the sor-
rowful days Of the Spanish Inquisi-
tion," says a bulletin just issued by
the National Geographic Society.
"Egmont's name is inextricably link
ed with two other heroes of those dark
days Of the Netherlands, which then
included Belgium-the noble William
of Nassau, prince of Orange, and the
blunt Count Horn,
"Egmont's brilliant victories in the
war between Spain and France made
him a national hero, but aroused the
jealousy of the duke Of Alva. inlet
tered but of noble birth, Egmont un-
Willingly made another dangerous en-
emy in the learned, but lowly born
and sycophantic bishop of Arras, later
Cardinal Granville.
1T was while the duchess of Parma,
often called the man in petticoats'
more for her mustache, gout,and horse
manship than for any masculine quail
tiles Of craftsmanship, was regent of
the Netherlands that the cruel, fana-
tical Philip II of Spain instigated the
Wholesale burning, strangling, and
burying alive of heretics in his North
Sea domain. This pleasant lady, in
,identally, was married to her first
husband when she was twelve years
old, but only obtained second by
wedding a youngster Of thirteen.
Peter Titelman already had been
mangling and strangling persons he
suspected Of heresy, tearing out the
tongues Of some and roasting others
over a slow fire; and sort Of infor-
nal union Of executioners had adopt
ed fixed rates for torturing, burning.
and drowning victims, when Egmont,
olong with Count Horn and the prince
of Orange wrote a joint protest to
Cardinal Granville. This gave the duke
of Alva a pretext to advise Philip to
-et rid of all three.
Brussels merchants Of the sixteen
tn century lived In luxury and enter
tanned sumptuously. SO did the noble
men. AS a slight economysto meet the
rising cost Of living the prince OF
Orange, upon one occasion. dismissed
9s of his expert cooks. At dinner
,arty where wine flowed freely the
made that dice q be
thrown to choose a man who would
ct out his servants in livery to bur-
lesuue the detested cardinal. The un-
fortunate Egmont was selected. Soon
his retainers appeared in coarse gar
-nents of gray, wearing a foors-cap
on their sleeves. Hence the famous
Foors-cap livery which mobiles soon
donned.
philip was compelled to remove the
cardinal. A trip was the pretext Tor
lis going. Brussels citizens display
I'd a wit similar to that with which
the Belgians annoyed the slow-witted
German garrisons in 1915, by putting
on the Cardinals palace a sign' For
Sale Immediately
Against Williams advice Egmont
was sent on a mission to Spain 10
protest against the frightful violence.
The simple-minded envoy was dazzled
by the rosy assurance of the CRAFTY
Philip and returned proudly bearing
sealed instructions which turned out
to be the orders for even more drastic
prosecutions.
"Eemont was at the wedding Of Al
oxander, prince Of Parma when a
covenant, also disapproved by VIII
liam. was made in further protest
against the 'barbarous and violent
ino,,'sition.' During a subsequent dis
cussion of a petition to the duchess 10
send another envoy to Spain the pc
titioners were referred to as beggars.
Count Brederode, the Patrick Henry
of that period, sounded the slogan
Long live the beggars.' Again Eg-
mont appeared inopportunely and, with
William and Horn, had to drink the
toast which became a revolutionary
war cry and suggested the distinctive
costumes which fastened upon the
confederates their historical nickname
of the beggars.
1.-THE clear thinking Prince William
saw the time for resistance had come
Ezmont, Horn and others persisted In
reel,ing surcease from Philip. Will
liam left the Netherlands, returning
TO fight gloriously another day. Eg-
mont stayed and his sincere, but mis-
o,,ided.. loyalty cost him his head.
"When the duke of Alva was dis
,atched to the Netherlands with an
armed force-and with the muskets
that then were novelty-Egmont was
warned to flee. Letters from Philip
and presents from Alva again tricked
the soldiers. Horn and others also
were duped. Egmont received MS
last warning from son OF the duke
whose horne he was dining. But
he persisted In his blind trust ac-
copied an invitation to Alva's mousse
nd was thrown in prison.
Meanwhile the Infamous Council
of Blood had been set up. Vargas was
;oline about the wholesale butcheries'
.he dropsical Hessels was snoring at
the trials, occasionally aroused py
nudge from an attendant and crying
To the Gibbet' ana
o-inc off again, while the ingenuity
of Alya's parasites had devised the eA-
r,,isite torture of putting victims tom
yues through rings. then scorching
.hem. and counseling them not 10 taik
with friends while they awaited 'ie
executioners.
1.-THE most atrocious OF all lhquisi-
t,on DEGREES, practically condemnins
.bree million Netherlanders 10 deatii'