The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-06
Prince Rudolph Rests With
His Ancestors


was gwen entirely ovrr 70 zsourning.
ENORMOUS crowas eeEnuaencea 10 IS
semhAe outside the ecrrt chapel st an
early hour In the fnornIng- Perfect
orser prevailed, however. IN contrast
with the disorder OF yesterday. The
emperor ard empress and crown
princess attended requiem mass IN the
oratory OF the palace At Ehich the
ssssse<vx Was suEg BY the court choir.
The service Vas ended At noon
The church bells then commenced
to toll The eaEfsn-iis x2s fastened ~
, O'Clock. and the key was eonhdsd 10
Prince Hohenlohe, a. c0art marshal.
soon afferward the gates of the chapel
we're closed. and members OF the i'm
rerial family gathered around the
c2taszi9ue 70 take the last farewell OF
the remains. Just before O'Clock the
members OF the imperial household
STOPPED In front OF sae side entrance Of
fhe Gapuehin church. where they .ere
received BY Prince Hohenl0he. Prince
Hunysrd. chief master OF ceremonies.
and the father guardian. accompanied
- friends OF the community. bear
ing lighted faprrs- To the right OF
the main aisle on the episcopal side
and opposite the imperial dAis, were
priedieax for the use OF Aonsignoy
tsaismbersi. who celebrated pontificzf
bishops.
On the stroke OF the coffin was
lifted from the bier. blessed and car
RED to the funeral tsar. The cortege
then started from tile Hofhurg. Upon
- s.fS D. ffs
priests assembled there placed them
were followed by the court and state
officials and municipal authorities.
When the car bearing the body ar
rived at the cloister gates, Emperor
Francis Joseph, the king and queen of
ers, entered the body of the church.
The ministers of the empire. headed
by Count kalnoky, Count Won Taafe
and Herr won Tisza, and accompanied
by the priyy councillors, took up q
position TO the right of the catafalqae.
Next 10 them. and nearer to the main
entrance. came in order various depu-
tafions-
When the services we're over. and
just as the chanaberfains were prepar-
ing 10 carry the coffin TO the vault.
The emperor, stepping TO the bier.
knelt in prayer. On arising he was
joined By Archduke Charles. Prince
Francis of Este. Prince Leopold OF
Bavaria. and Prince Philip of Cohurg,
and followed the coffin to the yauIt,
where. after the Gnal blessing,
Prince Hohenlohe delivered the re-
mains to the charge of the father
guardian. The empress, the crown
princess. Princes Gislea and the Arch
duchess Marie Valerie did not attend
the funeral. passing the time in prayer
Within the Hofburg.
vienna. Feb. 5.-Several persons
have been arrested for repeating ru-
mors that Crown Prince Rudolph met
death at the hands of -soman he had
BETRAYED.
PEsTH, Feb. s. The Eafson newspa-
per publishes letter written by
Crown Prince Rudolph short time
before his death to Won Szolgyenyi, an
attache of the imperial household. to
whom he entrusted the disposition OF
his papers. The letter reads. Dear
Szolgyenyi: send you herewith a
codicil. Execute its provisions and
those OF my will. drawn two years
ago with the assent Of my wife. In
my study AT Hoenburn stands small
bureau With the enclosed gold
key open the drawers and
you viii find NV papers. the arrange
mens OF which | enfrust to you, ieav-
ing it TO your judgment to decide
what 90 publish. can live no longer.
Remember me to all nay good friends.
Farewell God bless our beloved
fatherland RTD0LPH"
LONDON, Feb. Requiem mass for
the Austrian crown prince was cele-
brated to-day. The Prince of Wales,
Prince Christian. Prince Henry OF
Battenberg. Lord Salisbury, and
Russian, French, German, Turkish
and Belgian representatives attended
the services.
VIENNA, Feb. at a meeting of
the council having charge of the
serial publication of Rudolph's work
on Austria Hungary to-day, Won
Szolgyenyi intimated that the emperor
was in favor OF continuing and com
pleting the work. which, he said.
would probably be finished under
the patronage of Crown Princess
Stephanie.
LoSpos. Feb. s. Requiem services
for the Austrian crown prince were
held to-day in Paris. Rome. CONSTANT.
nople. Sonia and The Hague, which
were attended by representatives of
the sovereign papal nuncios, foreign
diplomatic representatives, etc.