Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-09-15
EMPRESS ASSISS|NAI[D.
The Wife of Francis Joseph of Aus
tria-Hungary Stabbed by an
Anarchist.
AMERICAS RELATIONS WITH AUSTRIA
They Are Strained Over the Refusal OF
Austria to Advance the Rank OF Hts En-
voy So That Our Minister Can BE an
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bill TO- Peace
An Island Disappears.

Geneva. Switzerland, Sept 1.-THE
Empress Elizabeth of Austria was as
sassinated here Saturday afternoon by
An Italian anarchist She was stabbed
with a stiletto. Her majesty was
walking from her hotel to the landing
place of the steamer at about one
o'clock when the anarchist suddenly
approached and stabbed her to the
heart. The empress fell. got up again,
and was carried to the steamer I'M
conscious The boat started, but, see
ing the empress had not recovered
consciousness, the captain returned and
the empress was carried to the Hotel
BeaurivargO, where she expired. The
murderer is a man named Luchoni.
He was born in Paris of Italian par
ents-
The empress of Austria was born
December "a. 1887. She was q
daughter of Duke Maximilian. of Ba-
varia, and was married to Francis Jo-
seph, emperor of Austria and king of
Hungary. April "a. 1854. They had
three children - the Archduchess
Gisola. who is married to Prince Luit-
pold, of Bavaria; the Archduke Ru-
dolph, who married Princess Ste
phanie, of Belgium, and who was
the Archduchess Maria Valeria, who
married the Archduke Franz Salvador,
of Austria-Tuscany. The late empress
was an enthusiastic horsewoman.
Americas Relations with Austria
Washington, Sept 1L.-Relations be-
tween the United States government
and Austria are reported to be strained
over the refusal of Austria to comply
with President McKinley's suggestion
to advance the rank of the imperial
envoy at Washington and the Ameri-
| can minister at Vienna to the grade of
ambassador. The president is anxious
thus to promote Mr.. Charlemagne
Tower in order that he may take a
place proportionate to the grandeur
and Importance of the United States
at all court ceremonies and official
functions in Vienna, notably at the
! festivities which are about to be held
in connection with the emperor's jubi-
| lee. But he cannot do so unless Aus
| tria agrees to give a corresponding
| status to her representative at Wash
ington.
Spanish Bill for Peace.
| London, Sept. 11.-According to the
| Madrid correspondent of the Times
| the Spanish government has thought
| it expedient to sound the cortes before
| concluding the treaty and submitted
| to the cortes the following bill, whose
| first and only article is: 1.-THE gov
eminent is authorized to renounce
| rights of sovereignty and to cede ter
ritory in the Spanish colonies in ac-
cordance with the peace preliminaries
| agreed upon with the government of
| the United States of America" The
Times correspondent says the bill is
signed by all the ministers.
An Island Disappears
| Victoria, B. c., Sept. 11.-News comes
from Suva by the steamer Miowera
that Falcon island. recently situated
midway between the Tonga Tabu and
Haafai groups and Immediately op-
| posite the Nomuka group of islands,
| aas disappeared beneath the waves,
owing to volcanic action. There were
| about 20 native fishermen on the is
| land, who have dou tless persisted.