St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-03
Bloody Balfour's Brutal Treat
ment of O'Brien Will
Cause an Uprising.
Snecial Cable to the Globe.

LONDON, Feb. 2.-The Austrian Off
ciaIs have finally decided to father re-
port stating that Crown Prince Rudolph.
committed suicide in a moment of in
sanity. The report alleges that bullet
fired from revolver entered his right
temple and emerged at point directly
over his left ear and in sup
port of the insanity theory declares
that medical examination of the brain
cells revealed the fact that permanent
insanity was imminent. So far had the
disease advanced, the report sets forth.
that death from natural causes might
have ensued at any time. This state
ment is absolutely official, and no other
story of the princes death will
ever be permitted to obtain pub
lication in Vienna. Nevertheless, there
is no doubt that the whole story of the
tragedy has not been told; neither is
there any doubt that the representations
of the great grief of Archduchess Ste
phanie are very much exaggerated. A
correspondent asserts that the recent
headaches and nervous proStration
to which the crown prince is said to
have been subject would by no means
account for his suicide: besides, the
official report conspicuOusly manifeStS
a desire to diSpel doubts beforehand.
AS an instance of this it lays great
stress upon the fact that nobody heard
the report of pistol; hence, it is as
sumed that the suicide took every pre-
caution to prevent its being heard. q
great many persons, however, believe
that he was murdered by some. Jealous
Or injured enemy, and
DARK HINTS OF VENGEANCE
upon the murderer are becoming com
mon. 1t is reported in Paris that the
SLAYER of the Crown Prince Rudolph
was the eminent financier and banker
Kuranda, who had but recently become
aware OF what the gay world OF Vienna
had long discussed, the relations existing
between the prince and Nine. Kuranda.
The injured husband resigned all the
Offices to which he had attained, as he
supposed, by reason of bis ability, but
which We're really due to the secret IN
1uence of the prince. He then pro-
ceeded to avenge his honor. The cha
teau where the tragedy occurred was a
gift to Nine. Kuranda from the prince.
The Office of the crown princes cham
berlain was thronged to-day with
visitors signing coincidence sheets.
Countless wreathS have reached the
Hofburg from all parts of the empire.
and from France and Germany. A.
splendid garland, sent by Rudolph's CO.
workers in the preparation OF ''Austrl-
Hungary in Word and Picture bears
the motto: ITO our beloved and gifted
leader" The emperor gave au-
duke Franz. The interview last
ed half an hour, and is under
stood to have been in relation to the
succession. Among the letters which
Rudolph wrote when preparing for
death is a long epistle to Archd uke
Otto, whom he appeared to regard as
the probable
HEIR TO THE THRONE
He left altogether five letters adj
dressed to the emperor, empress
Stephanie, Otto and Prince Braganza.
The body lies in state in the private
chapel of the Hofburg from Monday
mornin ing until Tuesday at noon, when
it will be taken to the Capuchin church
in the Newmarket. The body will be
deposited in the vaults of the church.
The heart, enclosed in silver urn, will
be placed in st. Augustine'S sand the in
testines in silver vase in st. Stephens
cathedral. The funeral procession.
WICIOuC pOtilp. w III ~ UilC Suol lCoO lOuJC
via Michaeler Platz, Augustinerstrass
and Lobkowitz platZ Angeli has COM
pleted a sketch of Rudolph lying in
bed, with his head and brow
swathed in bandages. The sketch
is not intended for public view.
The formal announcement that Arch
duke Francis is the heir presumptive
will probably be delayed for legal rea-
sons for short time on account of the
possibility of posthumous issue of an
heir of Rudolph. The Official Gazette
announces that great consolation had
been afforded to the emperor and
empress in their bereavement
by the sympathy extended by foreign
courts, and the general public at home
and abroad. The Gazette says that the
FUNERAL WILL BE SIMPLE
and that the services will occupy only
an hour. The king and queen will be
the only royal personages present. The
emperor has sent the following reply to
President Carnot's message of SYM
pathy;
lam greatly touched by your associating
yourself with me in my grief, and beg you
to accept my grateful thanks for sharing SO
sincerely in the sorrow caused by the cruel
loss with which Providence has afflicted me.