Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-02-07
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LONDON, Feb. 4,-Dsspers,a
% vosn . n enofts TO suppress the runo,
nas crown frince Rudolph was mny.
usrea, teey have failed, and tho shasslv
s.ory rs borne IRON one end of yitpn's 1,
tne otner. rev minutes after The III,
oovefy OF the crown princes co,,,.o
stretched on the bed, and with The S slpio
OF the back OF the skull shattered r., *. Ky
outlet, Count Hoyoa, Duke Philip al ~ ~
burg, who had meanwhile entered ~,
OLD Johann, the valet, left the princsI.
room nnd locked the door b,hiud u,s,,
70 as to prevent any one from obtsinin,
access thereto. At the request on Dssss
Philip, Count Hoyos, without waitlps u
change his shoo,ing dress, mountss " y
horse and Rallored as fast "a poasihla
from the villa at Meyerline, where liz III
Tragedy had taken place, to Baden. Wharf,
no proeeeded by trRin to vienna N,
arrival ht the Hofburg Imperial nRlacnl
he demanded TO soc the emperor AZ nns1
on urgent busincss, aud on being oon
uucted 10 the presence OF his msieSty Il,
formed him of the terrible news.
Inc shock was an awful ono. and 20. :
moment Francis Joseph appeared crnsbs5
But summarizing all bis courage and tosa
tude. he exclaimed Count Hoyon ;Lasa
details must never be known. II
Thought that you had told any one, n anv
besides my son-in.law, Duke of Calm
and the valet Johann, were TO know ,bo
story, should myself feel like sbontino
You on the spot" Count Hoyop assu,eSS
the emperor that absolute secrecy MA
been maintained, and measures wore I'M,
mediately taken TO conceal the trnth
The letter which the crown prinoe va
ceiyod Treaday and which 40 aoitataJ
him ia asserted TO have been ohaIlengs
10 mortal combat from the BETRAYED hna.
band. 10 this Rudolph replied that tha
Hapsburgs could only fight with ,heir
peers. The infuriAtsd husband theronnon
took the law into his own hands ma
killed his kniBes,a heir.
Accompanied by his brother and also.
It is said, by tho brother of his wife. ia
murderer OF the Rrchdnke hns started
down the Danube on hoard steam yaoht
making for Turkey. II ia stated tina, M
pursuit will be made by the AUTHORITIES
The tragedy has aged the emuereY
twenty years. II ia felt that his power Of
reouperation is gone, and that he win
either sink under the burden OF labor
which he has drawn npon himself or ~
forced TO relinquish IT, This feeling
brings suddenly into worldwide promi.
nence tho young man who has ina.
entered upon his 26th year, and Of whom
nobody ever heard before. The uetnraj
heir would be the emperor's brother Karl
Ludwig, who Is o tall handsome. oond.
natured, uxorious aimpleton OF So was.
but IT il announced that he YESTERDAY
signed over his claims to his eldest son.
Francis, who is good looking. good,
humRfed, dull, and indolent Young follow
not Yet married, and without speoIel
reputation or any disooverable talent,
BARONESS SUICIDE.
vienna, Feb, 4-The sensational nevs
has leaked out that beautiful Young
baroness committed suicide by taking
poison vt Msyerling at the sasns Tins
that the crown pripas tnok his life, The
TWO acts were eomulitted almost Glmul-
taAeo1sly.
gHE SUICIDE THEORY,
vienna, Feb. a-1ha ooust eurseops
IN their giacial report on the death Of
urown Prince Rudolph say ihat they 4.
found q peculiar aa,tening OF thu skull
internally, @ depression OF the eefbbral
folds and an enlargement of the ventrioies
OF the brain. These abnormal conditions,
the surgeons say, justify the belief that
the crown prince was insane.
The body lies in state in tho private
chapel of the dofourg aud tomorrow II
will be taken to tho Oapuehin Church, 10
the Neuemarkst. TIE body will be de.
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laaft' " .9ls IA SILVER urn, viii aa
placed in ". GsR,stiae's ind thu ia
.Y'taes in siig9z 80, :. III. -..r.-...
Cathedral.