The Portland daily press., 1898-09-12
VIENNA IN MOURNING.
Arrangements Made For Funeral of Muir
dered Empress.

Arrangements Made For Funeral of Muir
dered Empress.
Vienna, September 11.-Tha plans for
the funeral of the late Empress Elizabeth
who was assassinatsd by an anarchist
yesterday at Geneva, contemplate the
bringing Of the remains to Vienna next
Thursday. lying in state on Friday and
the obse quies of Intervention Saturday.
Every flag in the city Is at half mast to-
day and the theatres, races and other
amusements are suspended indefinitely.
All the archdukes and the Archduohess
Marie Valerie, have arrived at Sohoen.
brunn. 1t is reported last evening that
Emperor Francis Joseph had gone to
Geneva by a special train, but this was
an error. At noon today he had not yet
left Sohcenbrunn. The Crown Princess
Stephanie, who has been staying at
Darmstadt, has been summoned.
The Emperor's fortitude is the topic of
universal admiration. He is bearing up
manfully despite the terrible shook
which. in view of bis age, has inspired the
grayest apprehension. Although at first
stunned and then slightly hysterical, he
soon regained his self control and dis
played remarkable calmness. Occasional
ly however, completely overpowered by
his grief, he mcaned piteously repeatedly
sobbing the name Of the Empress.
Addressing Prince Won Liechtenstein,
chief marshal of the Imperial household,
he exclaimed last evening: "It is moon
ceivable how a man could lift his hand
against one who never in her life injured
anybody, one who did nothing but good. !"
Then he moaned: Nothing is spared
to me in this world"
He managed to sleep several hours last
night and said this morning be felt COM
paratively we'll. The shock of the news
crazed one of the court servants who
rushed from the palace shrieking, "Whero
is the murderer of our Empressa"
Dispatches of coincidence are arriving
at the palace from all parts of the world,
testifying to the profound horror and
sympathy. Among them are messages
from President Mckinley, from Emperor
William and from nearly all the Euro
pean sovereigns.
CONDOLENCES FROM SWITZERLAND
The Federal Council Expresses Grief and
Indignation.
Berne, Switzerland, September 1.-THE
federal council net this morning and sent
the following telegram to Emperori Fran
els Joseph:
ssThe Swiss federal council has the hon.
or to express to our majesty its profound
est 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
the departed, AS she had often done before,
was seeking recovery from bodily suffer
ings, which, as on previous occasions, she
had every hope of finding
..The council hastens tosassure your
majesty at theFs same time of its own
warmest sympathy and. that of the whole
Swiss people. in the irreparable loss your
majesty, the imperial house and the peo-
pies OF Austria and Hungary have suf
fered through your exalted lady's death. !"
The flag on the federal building is at
this afternoon to receive reports regard
ing the crime and to consider the steps to
be taken. 1t is expected that the judicial
authorities Of the Canton will conduct
the inquiry and the trial.
The Geneva Cantonal government met
today and decided to issue q proclama-
tion expressing the horror OF. the govern
ment and people of Geneva and a decree
directing a popular demonstration to-
All the civil officers will march past
the Hotel Beaurivage, followed by the
citizens, all of whom are invited to par
ticipate.
During the procession the great bell of
the cathedral, associated with all Swiss
national demonstrations of grief and Joy.
will be tolled.
REmperor Francis Joseph telegraphed
tilo uoVi Ao11 A4iAASVoA9 SS0Ao vi
kuefstein, to consent to post mortem
examination.
DR.. Riverdein, DR.. Megevaus and NJ.
Golday, mayor of Geneva. were instruct
ed with the examination of the wound on
behalf of the judicial authorities and ac-
cordingly proceed to the hotel Beauri-
wage, where they carried out their in.
structions.
At the close of the exa amination they
announced that death was caused by
internal hemorrhage from a triangu.
lar incised wound"
They decided that the Injury was OF
character to leave no grounds for the
theory, which had been advanced, that
the Empress. who suffered from weakness
of Heart, might have succumbed simply
to the shock of the blow.
The weapon penetrated the lung as well
as the heart.
The Geneva council will place upon the
coffin wreaths intertwined with the Aus-
trian and Genevan colors and bearing