The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-30

- aces, and suspended across
streets and decorating towers
and arches Emperor Francis Joseph IL
% years old. and for that reason 1870
and 1900 are pat side by side. The night
Is in regatta Of fire. II IS amazing how
the most destructive element in nature
can be commanded into service, and Il
win take the shape of q crown or a
throne or scepire, or shield or
sword. or an equipage or human face
and how that element which unrestrained
IS tho terror Of the world can be COM
PEELED To express admiration and kindness
and love: how I; can be made TO write
on the black pages Of the night coronation
and hefrothal For three nights fire
hns reiened in Vienna and all Austrian
cities snd Il has been peaceful reign.
II means congrn tulatlon and victery over
the wear end tear OF seventy years,
The emperor IL unique personality,
and hnt for the peoples love for him the
empire would long ago have been divided.
Hungary Il as anxious now to he hide
perdent "a In the DAYS when Louis Kos
suth struck for freedom, and his son now
stands in the Hungarian parliament with
an influence that haits legislation con-
corning the empire whenever he VIII. hut
Emperor Francis Joseph is 80 kind. so
charitable. SO sympathetic. 90 helpful,
that while he lives Austria will remain
intact, Everyone knows some story OF
his compassion and generosity Hearing
that one Of hts officers who had be-
come blind had said that his only comfort
now was music, the emperor gives the
poor man n seat for life In the opera
house. Ry such deeds he has won all
hearts His agoni1ing bereavements have
Intensified the affection Of the people for
their ruler The suicide or murder OF
HIS only son land II stu remains a mys-
terry how he was done TO death, and
the assassination OF the empress two
years ago. have called forth loyal
love seldom seen In other nations Hav-
ing no son 10 succeed him he IL eaucat-
ing his nephew for the throne--a splendid
lad Of II or II years. Otto. the father Of
the lad. would have been the next er,-
peror. but he does not want the throne
and no one In the empire wants him Ia
take IL. He is one-half bad and one-half
imhecile. He keeps the air full OF scan.
dalixntion He goes into a restaurant or
ders all other persons to depart, and hav.
ing taken full possession OF the place he
and the group OF wild fellows with him
drink themselves drunk, and then smash
the crockery and the decan,ers and tina
tables and the windowslass, and no ana
dare protest for he belongs 10 the Imperial
family. But the next day the bill for
this registering destruciiveness is sent
to the emperor and he pays IT,
Otto Is the terror of the neishharhnods
when he Is infiamed of strong drink. RIA.
ing on horseback through the cauntry
districts, he met funeral procession ~
peasants. As Ia the custom. they were
carrying the coffin on their shoulders.
otto made them stop. and put the coffin
ON the ground. and then he with HIS HORSE
leaned over the coffin this way and that
until the drunken delrium was satisfied.
Hearing of this. or some equal offensive.
ness. the emperor called this erra,l,
specimen OF royalty into hts presence ana
severely reprimanded him. otto was aoou
after seated at his own table with Soma
roiliekins companions, and, when tho
empernr's name was mentioned Otts
said: II will show you my opinion OF this
emperor" Then the outrageous eccen-
trio lifted from the table a bowl az greens
and took II 10 a statue or bust Of the en-.
peror standing in the room. and poured
the greens over II, thus celebrating aIl
the attractiveness OF thar work OF art,
The emperor heard of this and conn
manded the recreant man into hia pres-
enee and told him that he knew Of the In.
suit offered him on that occasion. and IN
the presence Of the imperial family and
their guests, he boxed otto's ears.
This royal nuisance IL a peculiar euuea-
trian, and has one Of his horses so trained
that he can without dsmounting ride IN
the front steps OF restaurants and hotels.
and into the doorway. and through the
hall. and into the barroom. and the horse
puts hts forefeet on the counter and watts
for drink and the cup IL put TO tho
horses mouth, either by otto or the Land
lord. and the animal - compelled 10
drink. without having any choice as to