Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-06
LAID TO REST.
The Remains OF the Late Crown
Prince Rudolf of Austria.
ParnelFs Connection with the RevOlu-
tionary Party in Ireland Brought
Out Before the Commission.
The New German Minister of Justice Explains
the GeGcken Matter in the Reiehstag.
Succession to the Austrian Throne.
AUSTRIA.
Arrests for Loud Talking Concerning the
Death OF Prince Rudolf.


Arrests for Loud Talking Concerning the
Death OF Prince Rudolf.
VIENNA Feb. 5.-Seyeral persons have
been arrested in the cafes here for re-
peating the rumors that the Crown Prince
Rudolf met his death at the hands of the
husband of a woman he had betrayed.
Two gentlemen who were conversing on
the subject in loud tones were taken into
custody. 1t is asserted that the crown
prince in his last letter to his mother
said: az cannot 1--we longer. -
DENOUNCED IN BERLIN,
BERLIN, Feb 5.-The North German
Gazette publishes an article which Sc
verely denoLnces those newspapers which
have circulated reports that the crown
prince of Austria was slain on account of
his relations with a certain woman.
LETTER FROM PRINCE RUDOLF.
PEsTH, Feb. 5-Ihe Nation (newspa-
per publishes the letter written by the
Crown Prince Rudolf a short time before
his death to Herr Won SZOegyenyi, the
attache of the imperial household TO
whom he had entrusted the preparation
of his papers. The letter reads:
Dear SZoegyenyi-I send you herewith
a codicil Execute its provisions and
In my study at Hofburg stands table.
With the enclosed gold key open the
drawers and you will find my papers, the
arrangement of which L entrust TO you,
leaving to your judgment to decide what
to publish. 1 can live no longer. Re-
member me to all my good friends. Fare
well, GOD bless our beloved fatherland.
Yours, RUDOLF.
HIS LITERARY WORK
VIENNA, Feb. 5.-A great crowd gath
cred again this morning outside the court
chapel awaiting an opportunity to view
the remains of the late Crown Prince Ru-
dolf. AT meeting of the council having
charge of the publication of Rudolf's
work on Austria Hungary to-day Herr
YonsSzoegyenyi intimated that the en-
peror was III favor of continuing and
completing the work, which he said
would probably be finished under the
patronage of the Crown Princess Ste
phanie.
TIE PRINCES FUNERAL.
VIENNA, Feb. 5.-Phe funeral of the
crown prince, Rudolf, occurred to-day.
The coffin lid was fastened at clock
and the key was confided to- Prince
Hohenlohe as court marshal. Soon after
ward the gates of the chapel were closed
anu bH6 meIHDeFS- vi iilG inlpcIldt
family gathered around the catafalque
10 take last farewell of the remains.
On the strike of O'Clock the coffin was
lifted from the bier, blessed and carried
to the funeral car. The cortege then
started from Hofburg. Upon reaching
the Augustin church the priests assembled
there placed themselves at the head of
theaprocession and were followed by the
court and state officials and municipal
authorities. When the car bearing the
body arrived at the cloister gates, En-
peror Francis Joseph and the king and
queen of the Belgians, followed by other
mourners entered the body of
the church. The ministers of the
empire, headed by. Count Kalnoky
were Count Taafe and Herr Won Fisza,
and accompanied by the privy counsel
lors took positions to the right of the
catafaIque Next to them nearer the
main entrance came in order the
presidents and yiee-presidents of
the reichsrath, the Hungarian
diet and the provincial COM
mittee of Lower Austria, the burgomas
tiers of Vienna and the delegates of other
capitals and other Populations. When
the choral was over and just as the
chamberlains were preparing to carry the
coffin to the vault, the emperor, stepping
ND TO the bier, knelt in
prayer. On arising he was
joined by Arch Duke Charles, Prince
Francis of Este, Prince Leopold of Ba-
varia and Prince Philippe of Coburg,
and all followed the coffin to the vault
where, after final blessing Prince Ho-
henlohe delivered the remains to the Of
fetal guardian.