Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-04
HOW DID RUDOLPH DIE?
One Story Says He Was Assassinated-
Another That He Died In a Duel.

Paris dispatch to the New York World as
serts that Crown Prince Rudolph, Of Austria,
met his death at the hands of one Of the great
est mobiles Of the empire, who shot the Arch
duke for the purpose Of avenging the betrayal
or his wife by the heir-apparent The dispatch
says that the crown prince ON Sunday night at
tended a ball given by Prince Reuss, the Ger
man ambassador. There he danced frequently
with and paid marked attention to the wife OF
one Of the greatest princes in the empire. After
the ball Prince Rudolph had an engagement
10 meet Duke Philip Of Coburg and Count
Hoyos in the Michseler Platz and
drive thence at once with them to
Meyeriing. reaching there in time for the early
morning shooting on the moOrs. When the
crown prince met his friends. the Paris dis
patch asserts. he seemed ip high spirits. and
declared that he was ga bonnie fortune. He in
formed them that he would not drive with
them TO Meyerling. having an engagement to
keep. Both Duke Philip and Count Hoyos en-
treated Rudolph to forego his rendezvous.
warning him of the risk. However. the crown
prince, after specially enjoining them to avoid
mentioning 10 anyone that he had failed tokeep
the original plan of driving out with them TO
the shooting lodge, disappeared down the Her
rengasse,
WAVING IN THE AIR 4 PASS KEY,
and singing snatches of popular ballad. The
fur collar of his heavy military cloak was
turned up so as to conceal his features. The
dixie and Count Hoyos then started the horses
of in the direction of Meyerling, where they
arrived about three hours L. ~.
On Monday morning at o'clock one of the
most powerful mobiles of the empire was in the
act Of leaving his palace for the purpose of
trying young horse just presented to him by
the crown prince, when suddenly he happened
to cate b sight of a man skulking in the shadow
of fpax UaIl inst r1uHa rhA rNriv 20 otairp
leading up to his wife's apartments. The
prince sprang forward to catch the stranger,
who endeavored to save himself by flight. The
prince soon overlook him. and clutching his
coat tore it from him. To his horror he dis
covered that the recreant was no other than
THE HEIR To THE THRONE.
This latter, taking advantage of the moment
airy CONSERVATION of his pursuer, sprang for
ward and, quickly jumping into the plain two
horse fiacre which he invariably Uses on such
occasions, was driven off before the wronged
husband recovered his senses.
Reaching the shoOting-lodge at Meyerling at
about IL o'clock. the crown prince spent the
remainder of the day out on the hills shooting
and made no mention of the unpleasant ending
OF his adventure.
On Wednesday morning the crown prince
awoke early. and called to his old valet. Johann.
To bring him his letters. 1t should be men
toned that the shooting lodge at Meyerling is
a small two-story building. and that the crown
prince occupied an apartment on the ground
floor. scarcely i've feet above the level of the
garden. On opening the blinds the valet re-
marked that there were
TWO STRANGE MEN INsTHE GARDEN,
and mentioned the fact to the archduke The
latter carelessiy replied that they were proba-
bly, some of the heaters come for orders and
then sitting up in his bed, propped the pillow
against the window, and leaning his head
against 1t, commenced 10 read his letters evil
IDENTITY IN a state of great excitment and Worry
Johann then left the room to prepare the
coffee. but meeting Count Hoyos in the hall
said:
There are two men in the garden whom I
have never seen before and whose looks don't
like"
At this moment pistol shot was heard
AL rushed TO the crown princes room. where
a terrible spectacle presented itself The
'windOw-pane was smashed into a thousand
pieces, and the archduke lay dead in the bed
with the back of his skull shattered and the
brains scattered on the sheets.
The strangers in the garden were seen TO
jump the fence and to mount horses Like
lightning they disappeared into the forest. not
however, before Count Hoyos had recognized
IN them the husband and the brother of the
princess with whom Rudolph had danced
frequently at the German embassy ball.
story of a Duel with Count Clam Gallas.
The New York EceHing Sun prints sensa-
tional special cable from Berlin relative to the
death of the An strian crown prince. 1t is said
To have come from source above suspicion
and is as follows:
Grown Prince Rudolf. of Austria. was killed
in duel on Tuesday last by Count Franz Clam
Gallas. The crown princes witnesses were
Count HOyos and Prince Coburg. his brother
in-law. The counts witnesses were Prince Fer
dinand kinsky and another nobleman. The
duel was fought at p. m. in little wood near
n UHa1 nj
transported to the nearest castle. Meyerlug
lie died late IN the evening, just at the hour
when his coming was anXiOusy awaited at a
state dinner in the Hofburg. The crown prince
had been paying attention to the Countess
Clam Galias. nee HOyOs, for the last six months
1t Is claimed that recently. while on shoot
ing excursion on the estate OF the lady's
mother-in-law. Count Clan Gallas surprised
his wife IN a compromising situation with the
crown prince. The count at once challenged
Crown Prince Rudolph. and the latter asked
for time in which to consider in. At the expi-
ration of the time, which occurred last Tues
day, ne declared that in accordance with the
unwrltten rules OF all affairs of honor i'll Aus
tria he would avail himself of the privilege of
declining the challenge, but he would give
satisfaction Subsequently the prince changed
his mind. and the duel occurred as stated
The whole affair has been largely suppressed
by the Austrian court, but IL has leaked out
through some aristOcrats who were compro-
missed IN the affair and had to leave the coun-
try. The emperor. who knew of the whole
affair. has, it is said, fully approved his sons
behavior.
NEW HEIR PRESUMPTIvE-
Vienna special to the Philadelphia Press
says The Archduke Charles Louis, the brother
of the emperor, has disappointed Austria by
renOuncing his right to the throne in favor of
AIS son, the Archduke Francis Ferdinand In
Ike himself. his son Is not particularly pop
MAR, and nothing much is known of him. ex-
eept that he is gOod-natured and indolent He
IN his turn, has renowned the title of grand
duke OF MOdena and the enormous fortune
which he inherited with it in favor of his
brother, the Archduke Ohio. In future he will
be known as the archduke's heir and live in
vienna and get ready for his work as emperor
when the time comes. He is unmarried and
that fact will serve to a certain extent to make
him popular in Viennese society, in which he
has never as yet made any great figure. Ii is
not known whether he is a man of German
sympathies, or, like the late prince, intensely
hostile to Bismarck, which is the only fact OF
real interest to Europe in general to be ascer-
tanned
THE BUFFIAN WHO MAY INHERIT THE THRONE
The New York Tribune says: Archduke
Charles, the emperor's brother, il not likely to
survive the present monarch, as he is a man of
very poor health. In that case the next empe-
ror of Austria viii be Archduke Joseph's son
Otto The latter IA uritbouf axaanf;o,, A.. -.