, 1889-02-07
Theories OF the Austrian Royal
Tragedy.

LONDON, February 1.-THE Brus
se!s correspondent of the Chronicle
alleges that 4 letter from the Vienna
correspondent of that paper asserts
that when the door of Crown Prince
RudoIph's room was forced open the
body of n beautiful young Bohemian
lady was also found. The CORE
spondent asserts that the crown
prince first killed her with Il revolver
and then shot himself. and the body
of the lady was consigned secretly TO
the seat of her family in Bohemia.
Two other theories of the alleged
tragedy are current and have already
been cabled abroad, but the forego-
ing account IS most generally be
lieved.
LONDON, Feb, Another sensa-
tional story relative TO the death of
the Austrian crown prince comes
from Brussels. 1t is asserted that
the crown prince became antGngled
in an affair of honor with an Aus
trian family, and il was decided that
the prince and son of the family IN
question should fight duel accord
ing to the American plan, by which
method dice are thrown to decide
which of tho duelists shall commit
suicide. The dice were thrown and
Rudolph lost. The time specified
for the suicide of the loser was three
months, and at the expiration of the
period the crown prince fulfilled his
engagement and took his own life.
The fact that during the time men,
toned Rudolph was apparently pre-
pairing for his coming death seems to
give color to the foregoing story.
VIENNA. Feb. 4,-The sensational
news has leaked out that q beautiful
young baroness committed suicide
by taking poison at Myerling at the
same time the crown prince took his
life. The two acts were committed
almost simultaneously.
Several independent physicians
contest the view OF those who held
the autopsy that the prince could
have died from revolver shot in the
manner described.
EnorMous crowds are waiting to
view the remains of Crown Prince
Rudolph. Two battalions of infant
ry and squadron of cavalry regu
late the movements of the throng.
As the day wore on the streets be-
came more and more depsely packed
with people anxious to gain adyan-
tage point from which to view the
remains of Crown Prince Rudolph.
The crush was so great that the line
of troops formed to keep open way
to the chapel, was broken savera!
times, resulting in great confusion
and the injury of number OF per.
sons. Many women who got caugh!
in the great crush tainted and We're
with difficulty eXtricated and carried
out from the crowd.
BERLIN, Feb 4.-The FdsSishf
Zejtung says: Emperor William teIe
graphed to Vienna that it was his in
tention to waive all etiquette and at
tend Prince Rudoiph's funeral. II
reply Emperor Francis Joseph sent
! the most sincere thanks for this evi-
dence of the German emperor's kind
| ~ feeling, but repeated the hope
that Emperor William will foregC
carrying ont his intention.
ROME, Feb. 4.-The pope has re
ceived a telegram of 20G0 words from
Emperor Francis Joseph, giving ful
details of everything Of the death o
Crown Prince Rudolph. The pope
having replied TO the message. III,
emperor again telegraphed to the ef
feet that the greatest consolation b,
can have on earth Is the comforuns
words of the pontiff.
PEsTH, Feb. J. The PesiheF LlOy,
states that the report that Arehduk
| Charles has renuuuc,.d the success
sion to the throne Of Austr is
pure invention.