Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-12
SWITZERLAND MOURNS
With Emperor Joseph and Austria in
the Great Loss Sustained.

Berne. Switzerland Sept. 1.-THE fed
eral council met this morning, and sent
the following telegram TO Emperor Fran
els Joseph:
'.The Swiss federal council has the
honor to express to Your Majesty its pro-
foundest grief and deepest indignation at
the horrible crime to which Her Majesty.
Empress Elizabeth. has fallen victim.
Our pain and indignation are all the
greater owing to the foul crime having
been committed on Swiss territory. where
fore, was seeking recovery from bodily
slons, she had every hope Of finding.
1.-The council hastens to assure Your
warmest sympathy and that of the whole
Swiss people in the irreparable loss Your
Majesty. the imperial house and the peo-
PIE Of Austria and Hungary have hays, suffered
The flag on the federal building Is at
half-mast. The council re-assembled. this
afternoon. to receive reports regarding
the crime and to consider the steps to be
taken. 1t is expected that the judicial
authorities Of the Canton of Vaud will
conduct the inquiry and the trial.
The Geneva cantOnal government met.
today. and decided to issue a proclama-
ton expressing the horror of the govern
nent and people Of Geneva and a decree
directing a popular demonstration. to-
past the Hotel Beaurivage, all of whom
are invited to participate. During the
procession the great bell of the cathedral,
associated with all Swiss national demon
STATIONS of grief and joy. will be tolled.
Emperor Francis Joseph telegraphed
the Austrian minister. Count Won Kuef-
stein. to consent to post mortem exam,
nation. Dr. Reverdin. DIR. Megevaus and
NJ. GOlday. mayor of Geneva. were in
structed with the examination of the
wounds on behalf Of the judicial authori-
Hotel Beaurivage, where they carried out
their instructions.
AT the close of the examination they
announced that death was caused by '.in-
cised wound" They decided that the in
jury was of such character as to leave
no grounds for the theory which had been
advanced. that the Empress. who suffered
from weakness of heart. might have sue
cumbed simply to the shock of the blow.
The autopsy showed that the lung as
we'll as the heart was pierced.
The Geneva council will place upon the
coffin wreaths intertwined with the Aus
TRAN and Genevan colOrs and bearing the
inscriptions: "A token of sorrowful sym
pathy from the people of Geneva"
Throughout yesterdays examination of
the assassin. his demeanor was one of re-
voting cynicism.
Empress Elizabeth was about returning
to Caux. France, when she was murdered.
Her suite had preceded her by train.
leaving with her onay her maid of honor,
Baroness Won ROthschild. and man SER
Want. The ol,cials to visited the hotel to
| afilx their seals upon the baggage. ac-
| cordinE 10 the strict law in force, found
that the suites luggage had accompanied
the suite. r. Icy -
The last words of the Empress were ad-
dressed to the attendants on the steamer.
Recovering consciousness for the mo-
ment she feobly asked what had hap-
pened. / fs F4ss =
AS yet the authorities have found no
confirmation of the report that the muir
derer was part ..Of an Anarchist con-
| spiracy. but a dozen persons with whom
| the assassin associated have been arrest
| ed for examination.