Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-02-04
HOW DID RUDOLF DIE?
The Official Statement Says He Shot
Himself.
WAS He SHOT IN A DUEL 2
It Is Said an Injured Husband Forced
Him to Fight-It Is strange
Anair-other News from
European Cities.
IS He SHOT IN A DUEL 2

BERLIN, Feb 4.-The attempt to suppress
the truth concerning the death of Crown
Prince Rudolf, of Austria, has not entirely
succeeded For the present it is possible to
form only srrmises, based upon well known
antecedent facts in the life of the libertine
prince
The Austrian foreign Office insists that Ru-
dolf died by his own hand. but carefully
avoids any statement as to the causes which
induced him to commit self murder beyond
stating that he was melancholy, whereas he
was one Of the gayest of men, Herr Won
Tisza, prime minister for Hungary, and
Count Kalnoky, the head of the imperial for
eign office, have both urged that the whols
truth be made known, but the emperor has
remained firm in his refusal to permit this to
he done
A dispatch from Vienna says that ON tho
night of Rudolf's death his candles were
burning until late hour He probably
paced the room for several hours nerving
himself for the desperate act When he
called his valet he said: 'What about our
shooting! Is it timer Loschel1 answered:
''It is too early yet. 1t is still quite dark
Rudolf replied: II will rest little more"
Death must have been instantaneous. He
placed the muzZle of the revolver behind his
right ear The bullet took an upward course
through the brain and emerged from the mid
die of the forehead. Some of the chambers of
the revolver were found still loaded
1t is asserted that Rudolf and Count
Hoyos sat up until o'clock Wednesday morn
ing with a cab driver named Bratinisch, who
is famous as singer of comic songs
Public opinion is not dealing tenderly with
Count Hoyos 1t is contended that the count
to whom the crown prince talked of death
and showed revolver, ought not to have left
him for moment. One account says that
when the crown prince summoned his valet
there was blood on his shirt and he said his
nose was bleeding.
AT the last meeting of contributors to his
book ON Hungary, Prince Rudolf, after OPEN
ing the meeting with eulogy of deceased
contributors, suddenly exclaimed with emo
ton, sWho will be next.n
The crown princess has frequent fainting
fits, and serious fears about her are enter
tanned.
A story which has gained some credence
here, where all the persons mentioned are well
known. is to the effect that the crown prince
was killed in duel on Tuesday last by Count
Franz Clam GalIas, whose wife Rudolf is al
legged to have wronged. The duel is said to
have been fought at 4 p. M, in a little wood
near Baden.
The crown prince was wounded and trans
ported to the nearest castle, Meyerling. He
died late in the evening just at the hour when
his coming was anxiously awaited at a state
dinner in the Hafburg
The lady in the case is a member of the
F...~
said that recently, while on shooting excur-
sion ON the estate of the lady's mother.-in-law.
Count Clam Gallas surprised his wife in a
compromising situation with the crown prince
The count at once challenged the crown
prince, and the latter asked for time in which
to consider it. At the expiration of the time.
which occurred last Tuesday, he declared that
in accordance with the unwritten rules of all
affairs of honor in Austria, he would avail
himself of the privilege of declining the chal-
lenge, but he would give satisfaction. Sub
sequently the prince changed his mind, and
the duel occurred as stated
The whole affair has been largely stip-
pressed by the Austrian court, but it has
leaked out through some aristocrats who were
compromised in the affair and had TO leave
the country.
The emperor, who knew of the whole af-
fair, it is said, fully approved of his sons be-
havior.
ENGLISH FRICTION WITH BISMARCK
LONDON, Feb. 4-That Lord Salisbury i
displeased with Germany everything proves.
Bisinarck's specious argument in the Reichs-
tag has IN no way appeased him To
say that the relations between England and
Germany are strained would be attaching
too much weight to slight differences that
doubtless viii be removed Those differ
ences arise respecting Africa and Samoa, but
the colonial policy Of the two governments
cannot possibly, for long time, be alike.
INDIGNATION At o'BRIEN's TREATMENT
The treatment of Mr.. OBrien in Clonnlel
Jail has aroused the Indignation Of not only
his followers, but of large number who are
opponents Of his party. A protest committee
has been formed headed by Mr. Samuel Plim-
sol, d cautious and honorable man. to make
re1nonsfrance against the brutality practiced
upon the Irish editor Much excitement pre-
walls in Dublin, and Mr. Balfour seems to
have lost his head, temporarily, at least, for
be is openly. accused of being .sflrunks-not
&C the banquet given IN his honor, but when
he met Lord Mayor Sections messenger,