Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-02-03
.HE WAS MURDERED.
PRINCE RUDOLPH'S TRAGIC DEATH.
De Was Deliberately Slain by the Wrongsd
Husband
OYERTAKEHB QUICK VENGEANCE.
The Last Intrigue Of the Heir to the Austrian
Throne.

PARIS, February Grown PRICE Ru.
dolph, Of Austria, met his death at tie
hands OF ore Of the greatest mobiles of the
Empire, who shot the Atcaduke for the
purpose Of aveDgiDg the betrayal of his
wife By the Heir Apparent.
Ga Sunday night the Crown Prince ap-
pearei at ball given by the German Am.
bassadof, Prince Reusse, in hono- of Kaiser
Wilhelm's birthday. Both the Archduke
as well as his father, the Emperor, who
VAS also present, wo:e tae uniforms of the
Prussian regiments The Archduke was
10 the highest spirits, his laughter rang
through the rooms, AID he appeared to en-
joy himself amszipgly. He, however,
aroused sone comment by paying rather
marked attention to a very beautifal
Princess, whose husband, a member Of one
Of the Oldest families OF Princely rank in
Austria, is almost as well known in Psris
as at Vienna.
At about l o'clock ia the morning the
Archduke escorted his wife, tie Crown
| Princess S.ephaDie, 20 her carriage and,
after kissing her hand and bidding her
adieu, remained for a few inmates longer
in the vestibule chatting with tie Ger
man Ambassador. Ga leaving tls En-.
/ bsssy he directed his eteps to the
Michaeler Pisa where lie had promised
10 meet his brother-iI-law, Duke Philip
OfColburg ard Count Hoyos, formerly
minister at Washington and ro8 Ambss-
sador to the French Republic. Il had
been arranged that they should drive
theuce cut to his huuting lodge a. Meyer
ling some thirty miles distant from Jhe
metropolis. The road lies through the
heart of the beautiful Wiener Wild, aud
the drive which is charming one, hsd
been planne. for The purpose of render
ing il possible to te out on the mocrs ia
the eaTly dawn.
On reeching the Michaeler Plaza, the
Crown Prize ce found his bTother-in-liw and
Count Hoyos waiting for his arrival ard
handsome drsg, drawn by four spiiled
horses, ready to convey the pariy oct TO
Meyerling.
Suddenly, however, the Grown Proce
turnsd TO his cjmpanions and begged Of
them 10 excnse him and muttering come
/ thing about being en- bOnne fortune, de-
clsred that he would Join them later in the
day, and after especially eDjoining them
TO avoid mentioning To any one that he had
;siled to keep TO the original plan Of driv-
| ing out with than 20 the shooting lodge,
he disappeared down the Herrengasse
waving in the air a psss key ard singing
snatche1 of popular ballad. The fur col
lar of his heavy military cloak was turned
up so as to conceal his features from view.
The Dake aud Count Hoyos started the
horses in the direction of Meyeiling, where
they arrived about three hours later. Ol
Monday morning at 7 o'clock one Of the
richest and most powerful mobiles of the
Empire, man of princely rank, although
not member of any of the royal or reign
ing families, was in the act OF leaving his
palace for the purpose of trying young
horse, which, reared in the Imperial
stud farms at Godollo, had just been
presented to him by the Crown
Prince, when suddenly he happened
20 catch sight OF man skulk-
ing in the shadow of the wall just under
the private staircase leading up to ms
wife's apartments The Prince sprsng for
ward to catch the intruder, who eudeayor
ed TO save himself by flight. The Prince
soon overlook him, and Clutchirg his cloak
tore it from him. To his horror he dis
covered that the rocreaut was no other than
the Crown Price. heir TO the throne. The
latter, taking advantage Of the momentary
CONSERVATION of his pursuer, fprang for
ward and, quickly jumping into the plain
two horse facre which he invariably uses
on such occasions, wss driven OFF before
the wronged husband recovered his senses.
Reaching the shooting ledge at about
II o'clock, the Crown Pnnce spent the re-
mainder of the day on the hills shooting,
but made no mention OF the unpleasant
ending Of his adventure 10 his friends. Oa
Wednesday morning the Crown Prince
avoke and called 70 Johann, his old
valet, to open the blinds and bring him his
letters
The shooting lodge at Meyerling is a
small two story building, and the Crown
P.iuce occupied an apartment on the
/ ground floor, scarcely five feet above the
/ l.vel cf the garden. On opening the blinds
| the valet remarked that there were two
strsuge men in the garden and mentioned
/ tie fsct 10 the ATchduke The latter
csrslessly replied that they were probably
some of the heaters come for orders, end
sitting up in his bed, propped the pillow
/ up against the window, and leaning his
bead agains. il, commenced TO read his
letters, evidently in state of great excite
ment aud worry.
Johann then left the room to prepare the
coffee, but meeting Count Hoyos IN the
hell said
There are two men in the garden whom
have never seen before and whose locks l
don't like"
At this moment pistol shot wae heard.
All rushed to the Crown Princes room,
where a terrible spectacle presented itself.
The window pane was emashed into
thousand piects ard the Archduke lay
dead in the bed with the back cf bis ,kull
shattered and the brains scattered on the
sheets.
The strapgers in the garden were seen TO
lump the fence and to mount horses. Like
lightning they disappeared into the forest,
not. however before Count HoyO1 had
recognized in them the husband and broth
eI OF the Princess with whom Rndolf had
danced frequently at the German Embassy
ball.
The ConnelIsville Coke Strike.
PrrTsBURG, February 2.-The Connells-
Vile coke strike spread to the works Of
J. W. Moore & Co. to-day and five hun
dred men quit work The reports from
the other works are that the situation is
unchanged. Col. Schoonmaksr denies
that work has been suspsnded at the